8. Executables

This section discusses what an RTEMS executable is and what happens when you execute it in a target. The section discusses how an application executable is created, what happens when an executable is loaded and run, debugging an execiutable, and creating and dynamically loading code.

• 8.1. RTEMS Executable
• 8.2. Building an Application
  • 8.2.1. Machine Flags and ABI
• 8.3. Target Execution
• 8.4. BSP Initialization
• 8.5. RTEMS Initialization
  • 8.5.1. System Initialization Handlers
• 8.6. Debugging
• 8.7. Dynamic Loader
  • 8.7.1. System Design
  • 8.7.2. Loader Interface
  • 8.7.3. Symbols
    • 8.7.3.1. Base Image Symbols
    • 8.7.3.2. Embedded Symbols
    • 8.7.3.3. Loadable Symbols
  • 8.7.4. Unresolved Symbols
  • 8.7.5. Libraries
  • 8.7.6. Large Memory
  • 8.7.7. Allocator
  • 8.7.8. Languages
  • 8.7.9. Thread Local Storage
  • 8.7.10. Architectures
    • 8.7.10.1. ARM
    • 8.7.10.2. PowerPC
• 8.8. Device Tree
  • 8.8.1. Building the DTB
  • 8.8.2. Using Device Tree Overlay