Embedded Linux - Basic Knowledge

Common Commands

• View CPU information: cat /proc/cpuinfo
• View kernel version: cat /proc/version
• View memory usage: cat /proc/meminfo
  • You can also use the command free to get a simple understanding of memory usage
• View FLASH storage usage: cat /proc/partitions
• View running processes: top
• View supported file systems: cat /proc/filesystems (nodev means no need to mount block devices)
• View CPU frequency: cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/cpuinfo_cur_freq

Linux Drivers

The purpose of drivers on Linux is to establish a mapping relationship between hardware devices and Linux files.

For example, when controlling LED lights and buttons, we don't need to know their specific hardware connections. We just need to know which file represents which device, and then we can manipulate similar devices in the same way through files.

References and Acknowledgements

• [Wildfire] i.MX Linux Development Practical Guide

Original: https://wiki-power.com/
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