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Embedded Android

by Karim Yaghmour

March 2013

Intermediate to advanced

410 pages

11h 49m

English

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Learning How to Embed AndroidAudience for This BookOrganization of the MaterialSoftware VersionsConventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesSafari® Books OnlineHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
HistoryFeatures and CharacteristicsDevelopment ModelDifferences From “Classic” Open Source ProjectsFeature Inclusion, Roadmaps, and New ReleasesEcosystemA Word on the Open Handset AllianceGetting “Android”Legal FrameworkCode LicensesBranding UseGoogle’s Own Android AppsAlternative App MarketsOracle versus GoogleMobile Patent WarfareHardware and Compliance RequirementsCompliance Definition DocumentSoftwareApplication packaging compatibilityMultimedia compatibilityDeveloper tool compatibilityHardware compatibilityPerformance compatibilitySecurity model compatibilitySoftware compatibility testingUpdatable softwareCompliance Test SuiteDevelopment Setup and Tools
App Developer’s ViewAndroid ConceptsComponentsIntentsComponent lifecycleManifest fileProcesses and threadsRemote procedure calls (RPCs)Framework IntroApp Development ToolsNative DevelopmentOverall ArchitectureLinux KernelWakelocksLow-Memory KillerBinderAnonymous Shared Memory (ashmem)AlarmLoggerOther Notable AndroidismsHardware SupportThe Linux ApproachAndroid’s General ApproachLoading and Interfacing MethodsDevice Support DetailsNative User-SpaceFilesystem LayoutLibrariesInitConfiguration languageGlobal propertiesudev eventsToolboxDaemonsCommand-Line UtilitiesDalvik and Android’s JavaJava Native Interface (JNI)System ServicesService Manager and Binder InteractionCalling on ServicesA Service Example: the Activity ManagerStock AOSP PackagesSystem Startup
Development Host SetupGetting the AOSPInside the AOSPBuild BasicsBuild System SetupBuilding AndroidRunning AndroidUsing the Android Debug Bridge (ADB)Mastering the Emulator
Comparison with Other Build SystemsArchitectureConfigurationenvsetup.shFunction DefinitionsMain Make RecipesCleaningModule Build TemplatesOutputBuild RecipesThe Default droid BuildSeeing the Build CommandsBuilding the SDK for Linux and Mac OSBuilding the SDK for WindowsBuilding the CTSBuilding the NDKUpdating the APIBuilding a Single ModuleBuilding Out of TreeBuilding Recursively, In-TreeBasic AOSP HacksAdding a DeviceAdding an AppAdding an App OverlayAdding a Native Tool or DaemonAdding a Native Library
Typical System ArchitectureThe Baseband ProcessorCore ComponentsReal-World InteractionConnectivityExpansion, Development, and DebuggingWhat’s in a System-on-Chip (SoC)?Memory Layout and MappingDevelopment SetupEvaluation Boards
FilesystemThe Root Directory/system/dataMultiuser supportSD CardThe Build System and the FilesystemBuild templates and file locationsExplicitly copying filesDefault rights and ownershipadbTheory of OperationMain Flags, Parameters, and Environment VariablesBasic Local CommandsDevice Connection and StatusBasic Remote CommandsShellDumping the logsGetting a bug reportPort forwardingDalvik debuggingFilesystem CommandsState-Altering CommandsRebootingRunning as rootSwitching connection typeControlling the emulatorTunneling PPPAndroid’s Command LineThe Shell Up to 2.3/GingerbreadThe Shell Since 4.0/Ice-Cream SandwichToolboxCommon Linux commandsGlobal propertiesInput eventsControlling servicesLoggingioctlWiping the deviceOther Android-specific commandsnandreadnewfs_msdosnotifyrschedtopsetconsolesmdCore Native Utilities and DaemonslogcatnetcfgdebuggerdOther Android-specific core utilities and daemonscheck_prereqlinkerlogwrapperrun-assdcard utilityExtra Native Utilities and DaemonsFramework Utilities and DaemonsInitTheory of OperationConfiguration FilesLocationSemanticsProperty-based triggersAction commandsService declarationsService optionsMain init.rcBoard-specific .rc filesGlobal PropertiesTheory of operationNomenclature and setsStorageThe build systemAdditional property files.rc filesCode/data/propertyueventdBoot Logo
Kick-Starting the FrameworkCore Building BlocksSystem ServicesBoot Animationbootanimation.zipDisabling the boot animationDex OptimizationApps StartupInput methodsPersistent appsHome screenBOOT_COMPLETED intentAPPWIDGET_UPDATE intentUtilities and CommandsGeneral-Purpose UtilitiesservicedumpsysdumpstaterawbuService-Specific UtilitiesampmsvcimeinputmonkeybmgrstagefrightDalvik UtilitiesdalvikvmdvzdexdumpSupport DaemonsinstalldvoldnetdrildkeystoreOther Support DaemonsHardware Abstraction Layer

BasicsTheory of OperationMerging with the AOSPUsing the Combined StacksCaveats and Pending IssuesMoving Forward
The BasicsThe System ServiceThe HAL and Its ExtensionThe HAL ModuleCalling the System ServiceStarting the System ServiceCaveats and Recommendations
Overall DependenciesAssembling the Final PRODUCT_PACKAGESTrimming Packages
2.3/Gingerbread’s default init.rc4.2/Jelly Bean’s Default init Filesinit.rcinit.usb.rcinit.trace.rc
Websites and CommunitiesGoogleSoC VendorsForksDocumentation and ForumsEmbedded Linux Build ToolsOpen Hardware ProjectsBooksConferences and Events

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