Brian's Own Embedded Linux, or BOEL as it is affectionately known, was created as part of the SystemImager Project. SystemImager is a tool used for, well, imaging systems and distributing live updates ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

Linux stands at the heart of countless operating systems, driving everything from personal computers to servers and embedded systems across the globe. Its flexibility and open-source nature allow for ...

Randy Dunlap got elected as the leader of a session on kexec and fast booting. There are several approaches to speeding the Linux boot process; they include: Bypassing the firmware, particularly on ...

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In the first part of this series I looked at the TinyLinux project, a set of patches aimed at helping developers reduce both the size of their kernel images and the amount of memory they use at ...

ESET Research has discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux systems, named Bootkitty by its creators. Researchers believe this bootkit is likely an initial proof of concept, and based on ...

A proposal was posted this week to the Linux kernel mailing list by a Google engineer to make it easier for ARM64 Linux to ...