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Device Tree Ownership Is Moving Up Into Firmware
Under Arm SystemReady and EBBR, a firmware-provided device tree moves board ownership to the platform and makes firmware update a requirement, not…
RB Aug 20 · 11 min
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Your 32-bit Product Will Fail in 2038. Your Build Will Not Stop It.
A 32-bit time_t stops working in 2038. OE-core fixes it by default only since Yocto 4.3, and the QA check that would…
RB Aug 13 · 13 min
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SoC Kernel Support: How to Tell If Yours Has Already Lapsed
SoC kernel support runs on three clocks: upstream LTS EOL, vendor branch head, silicon longevity. Check all three before choosing an SoC…
RB Aug 10 · 21 min
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The Kernel Maintainer Bottleneck and What It Means for Upstreaming
The kernel maintainer bottleneck is slowing patch review even as contributions hit record highs. What it means for embedded teams upstreaming code.
RB Aug 6 · 8 min
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Safety-Critical Linux: What Certifying It Actually Takes
Safety-critical Linux is moving into cars, robots, and medical devices. How Linux gets certified to ISO 26262, and the skills the shift…
RB Jul 30 · 7 min
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Upstream-First BSP: Why Vendors Are Moving to Mainline
Qualcomm and Android are moving to an upstream-first BSP that tracks the mainline kernel. Here is what the shift means for embedded…
RB Jul 23 · 9 min
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Kernel CVEs and the EU Cyber Resilience Act: What Device Makers Must Do Now
The Linux kernel now issues more CVEs than anyone, with no severity scores. What that means for device makers facing EU Cyber…
RB Jul 16 · 8 min
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Your SBOM Is Ready. Your Kernel CVE Triage Is Not.
CRA reporting starts 11 September 2026. Kernel CVE triage, not SBOM generation, is the hard part. How to filter false positives and…
RB Jul 16 · 13 min
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Rust in Kernel and Embedded Stacks: When Does It Make Sense?
In December 2025 the kernel project ended the Rust experiment and made Rust a core kernel language alongside C and assembly. For…
RB Jul 14 · 17 min
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The Shorter Kernel LTS Support Window: What It Means for Embedded Products
The default kernel LTS support window is now two years. What the shorter, then partly extended, timelines mean for embedded product planning.
RB Jul 9 · 7 min
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RISC-V Embedded Linux: What’s Real, What’s Not
Where RISC-V embedded Linux actually stands in 2026: which layers are usable today, which are still immature, and why the BSP, not…
RB Jul 8 · 13 min
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What Is a CVE, and What Is the Cyber Resilience Act? A Plain Guide for Engineers
A plain guide to CVEs and the EU Cyber Resilience Act: what each is, why they exist, and how vulnerability naming and…
RB Jul 7 · 7 min
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The Cyber Resilience Act Turns Security Into a Core Embedded Linux Skill
The EU Cyber Resilience Act starts applying from September 2026. What it means for embedded Linux engineers: SBOMs, kernel CVEs, and update…
RB Jul 2 · 10 min
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Rust in the Linux Kernel: What It Means for Embedded Engineers
Rust in the Linux kernel is now official, not experimental. An evidence-based look at what changed and what embedded engineers should actually…
RB Jun 25 · 7 min
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AI Writes the Code. You Make It Work.
The software industry is witnessing one of its biggest transformations. AI can now generate functions, classes, scripts, and even entire applications in…
RB Jun 11 · 2 min
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