This course provides an introduction to Kernel Driver development for the Linux operating system. The Yocto build system is introduced, which students use to build their own custom Embedded Linux system through programming assignments.
This course is part of the Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization

About this Course
Undergraduate degree in EE or CS and successful completion of the Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot course.
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Fundamentals of Linux kernel development.
How to build a custom Linux kernel driver and deploy on an Embedded Device.
How to use the Yocto project to build Embedded Device images
Skills you will gain
- Shell Script
- C Programming
- Linux
- Embedded Systems
Undergraduate degree in EE or CS and successful completion of the Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot course.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Introduction to Device Drivers and Yocto
Linux Character Drivers and Debugging
Concurrency in the Linux Kernel
Kernel sleeping and ioctl
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