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Show a splash screen during or just after kernel boot (before Weston starts)
I want to: Show a splash screen during or just after kernel boot (before Weston starts). Possibly write raw image data directly to framebuffer or use fbv, psplash, or something similar. Questions: Is ...
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Can Linux kernel software mechanisms track the sequence of accessed memory pages, or is hardware support required?
I want to generate a memory access trace in Linux where every fixed number of memory accesses (e.g., every 32 accesses) are grouped and recorded as one batch. Is it possible to implement this kind of "...
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how to edit vlan-id of a sub-interface directly in linux? [closed]
I want to change vlan-id directly and I don't want to delete and recreate sub-interface with new vlan-id.
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Trying to enable PWM on Pin 63 for the Colibri-IMX8X
I want to enable PWM on Pin 63 (PWM_H - ADMA.FTM.CH2) on the Toradex Colibri IMX8X. To do this I tried modifying three device tree files: imx8qxp-ss-adma.dtsi, imx8x-colibri.dtsi, imx8x-colibri-eval-...
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Failed to start load kernel modules [closed]
I upgraded my raspberry pi 2, (to fix broken OpenVG drivers), with full-upgrade. After reboot, the drivers have been fixed, but kernel modules are no longer loaded, I get the message "Failed to ...
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While s3 exit need to immediately show some splash before userspace unfreeze [closed]
I am porting Yocto into my board. Usually, system goes to blankscreen once we perform S3. When we try to wake up the system, system should show some splash before userspace unfreeze. It should be ...
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Change a linux kernel config option from y to m, including its reverse dependencies
I want to build phylink support (CONFIG_PHYLINK) as a module. In my config, some reverse dependencies of CONFIG_PHYLINK are configured as builtin (=y). Is there some tool that helps to switch all ...
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Kernel panic during ROP chain: GDB stepping mismatch and unexpected register state
I am working on a Linux x64 kernel exploitation CTF challenge. I have constructed a ROP chain to execute commit_creds(prepare_kernel_cred(0)).
However, I am encountering a major inconsistency between ...
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Creating IpSet with libipset in c,Create command keeps failing Error: Invalid create command: missing settype
I'm trying to create ipset through libipset from application layer. below i pasted the code for an function which tries to create an ipset with the help of libipset. but for some reason it's not ...
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Passing kernel lsm parameter through U-boot
I'm trying to set
lsm=landlock,lockdown,yama,integrity,apparmor,bpf
on a Arch Linux ARM system.
The options seems to be set in /boot/boot.txt. In its original form, it looks like this:
# After ...
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How to build a Yocto Linux image for i.MX8QXP MEK when NXP does not provide a BSP enable with Xen virtualisation Support?
I am trying to build a Linux image for the NXP i.MX 8QuadXPlus (i.MX8QXP) Multisensory Enablement Kit (MEK). NXP’s official BSP release (L6.x / L5.x / L5.15.x) does not provide it for Xen ...
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In-Order Delivery of UIO Interrupts for Userspace Driver [closed]
I have multiple UIO interrupts defined. I am using Linux 6.12 without the realtime config (so, using the default scheduler, CFS).
My userspace driver is using poll in a loop to watch these interrupts ...
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Enforce probe order for device tree overlay fragments
I am building a dto for a display using an Ilitek 9806e controller and a Goodix Gt911 touch controller.
These two components share a single reset line, so this reset line should only be asserted once ...
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How to reliably map glibc dynamic symbols (e.g., open@glibc) to kernel syscalls (e.g., openat)?
I am trying to build a mapping between the dynamic symbols in ELF files (from glibc) and the actual kernel syscalls they invoke.
My environment is x86_64 Ubuntu 22.04.
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Parsing man 2 ...
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Where Can I See the Mapping Flow Between .dynsym and Kernel System Calls?
I'm struggling to reconcile the difference between the symbols listed in my ELF file's dynamic symbol table (.dynsym) and the system calls observed via strace.
When I perform static analysis using ...