Recently, I needed to create a simple network configuration observer in Linux environment. The decision was made to use libnl. However, due to the fact that the project is conducted in C++, a simple facade to this library was cretated. Now, the questions arises: how to test this facade? Since…
Automation is an important part of every software project. If you need to do something repeatedly, chances are, that it can be easily put in a script and done for you. It is especially important in build systems, that is why I would like to automate all the steps, that…
Raspberry Pi has a fairly complicated boot process with two bootloaders. The first one resides in built-in ROM and is responsible for starting the GPU. The GPU executes bootcode.bin, the second bootloader, which in the end runs the kernel. Although, there is a possibility to have the root file…
Recently, I started to dig into the topic of Linux kernel, especially from the embedded point of view. I got a chance to explore the operating system, its configuration and build process at Nokia, where I currently work. I decided to shift this exploration to a different kind of hardware.…