An application-oriented Linux kernel customization for embedded systems

Journal of Information Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1093-1097

  Lee, Chi Tai ^a   Lin, Jim Min ^a   Hong, Zeng Wei ^a   Lee, Wei Tsong ^b  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Call graph; Dead code; Embedded operating system; General purpose operating system; Linux kernel customization; Redundant code; Unreachable code

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; GRAPH THEORY;

EMBEDDED OPERATING SYSTEMS; GENERAL PURPOSE OPERATING SYSTEMS (GPOS); LINUX KERNEL CUSTOMIZATION; REDUNDANT CODES;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 9944258035     PISSN: 10162364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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