[bootlin/training-materials updates] master: Embedded Linux: misc improvements (3e93e857)
Michael Opdenacker
michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com
Thu Aug 20 18:00:38 CEST 2020
Repository : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials
On branch : master
Link : https://github.com/bootlin/training-materials/commit/3e93e857be938753323b81406dc280b14e2466f2
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commit 3e93e857be938753323b81406dc280b14e2466f2
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
Date: Thu Aug 20 18:00:38 2020 +0200
Embedded Linux: misc improvements
- Stopped mentioning linuxfr.org for kernel release details
The most recent coverage is for Linux 5.1
- Commercial Linux providers: mentioned that Wind River Linux
can be supported for up to 15 years
- Minor improvements
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at bootlin.com>
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3e93e857be938753323b81406dc280b14e2466f2
slides/sysdev-busybox/sysdev-busybox.tex | 2 +-
slides/sysdev-kernel-building/sysdev-kernel-building.tex | 2 +-
.../sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex | 6 ++----
.../sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches.tex | 2 +-
4 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-busybox/sysdev-busybox.tex b/slides/sysdev-busybox/sysdev-busybox.tex
index 3f854e64..c5e7601c 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-busybox/sysdev-busybox.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-busybox/sysdev-busybox.tex
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
\item Rewrite of many useful UNIX command line utilities
\begin{itemize}
\item Created in 1995 to implement a rescue and installer
- system for Debian, fitting in a single floppy disk.
+ system for Debian, fitting in a single floppy disk (1.44 MB)
\item Integrated into a single project, which makes it easy to
work with
\item Designed with embedded systems in mind: highly configurable,
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-kernel-building/sysdev-kernel-building.tex b/slides/sysdev-kernel-building/sysdev-kernel-building.tex
index 67dc5a8b..4233f223 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-kernel-building/sysdev-kernel-building.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-kernel-building/sysdev-kernel-building.tex
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
\frametitle{Specifying the target architecture}
First, specify the architecture for the kernel to build
\begin{itemize}
- \item Set it to the name of a directory under \kdir{arch}:\\
+ \item Set \code{ARCH} to the name of a directory under \kdir{arch}:\\
\code{export ARCH=arm}
\item By default, the kernel build system assumes that the
kernel is configured and built for the host architecture
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex b/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex
index 9c029c26..36fb554b 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning/sysdev-linux-intro-versioning.tex
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
\frametitle{Need for long term support (2)}
\begin{itemize}
\item You could also get long term support from a commercial embedded
- Linux provider.
+ Linux provider. For example, Wind River Linux can be supported for
+ up to 15 years.
\item {\em "If you are not using a supported distribution kernel, or a stable / longterm
kernel, you have an insecure kernel"} - Greg KH, 2019\\
Some vulnerabilities are fixed in stable without ever getting a CVE.
@@ -107,8 +108,5 @@ Date: Wed Jul 13 11:29:17 2011 +0200
Coverage of the features accepted in each merge window
\item \url{https://www.linux-arm.info}\\
News about Linux on ARM, including kernel changes.
- \item \url{https://linuxfr.org}, for French readers.
- There is also a long summary of new features (different
- from the content on LinuxChanges).
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches.tex b/slides/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches.tex
index ed27fa20..faf4d7e8 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches/sysdev-linux-tarballs-and-patches.tex
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ diff -Nru a/Makefile b/Makefile
\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Contents of a patch}
-\small
+\footnotesize
\begin{itemize}
\item One section per modified file, starting with a header
\scriptsize
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