This talk explores the options when trying to bing up a device using an Android Board Support Package (BSP) or AOSP. In particular the options when you don't want to ship a traditional Android device or you have an existing Embedded Linux code base, but all you have available is Android. Headless can mean both be an Android without Java and a device without a display, both are discussed.
Android Things is the latest attempt from Google to connect the dots between the cloud and devices by introducing an OS that is exclusively built for IoT devices. Initially announced as project Brillo, Android Things helps developers to build devices faster and enable them integrate with cloud services. This presentation traces the architectural aspects of Android Things by connecting it back with Embedded Linux, Embedded Android and Brillo.
For new age touch-based embedded devices, Android is becoming a popular OS going beyond mobile phones. With its roots from Embedded Linux, Android framework offers benefits in terms of rich libraries, open-source and multi-device support. Emertxe’s hands-on Embedded Android Training Course is designed to customize, build and deploy custom Embedded OS on ARM target. Rich set of projects will make your learning complete.
Embedded Android System Development - Part II talks about Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). HAL is an interfacing layer through which Android service can place a request to device. Uses functions provided by Linux system to service the request from android framework. A C/C++ layer with purely vendor specific implementation. Packaged into modules (.so) file & loaded by Android system at appropriate time
Android Things is the latest attempt from Google to connect the dots between the cloud and devices by introducing an OS that is exclusively built for IoT devices. Initially announced as project Brillo, Android Things helps developers to build devices faster and enable them integrate with cloud services. This presentation traces the architectural aspects of Android Things by connecting it back with Embedded Linux, Embedded Android and Brillo.
For new age touch-based embedded devices, Android is becoming a popular OS going beyond mobile phones. With its roots from Embedded Linux, Android framework offers benefits in terms of rich libraries, open-source and multi-device support. Emertxe’s hands-on Embedded Android Training Course is designed to customize, build and deploy custom Embedded OS on ARM target. Rich set of projects will make your learning complete.
Embedded Android System Development - Part II talks about Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). HAL is an interfacing layer through which Android service can place a request to device. Uses functions provided by Linux system to service the request from android framework. A C/C++ layer with purely vendor specific implementation. Packaged into modules (.so) file & loaded by Android system at appropriate time
Embedded Android system development workshop is focused on integrating new device with Android framework. Our hands-on approach makes Emertxe as the best institute to learn android system development training. This workshop deep dives into Android porting, Android Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), Android Services and Linux device driver ecosystem. This workshop based training program will enable you to efficiently integrate new hardware with Android HAL / Framework.
There is a surge in number of sensors / devices that are getting connected under the umbrella of Internet-Of-Things (IoT). These devices need to be integrated into the Android system and accessed via applications, which is covered in the course. Our Android system development course curriculum over weekends with practicals ensures you learn all critical components to get started.
Shell: A Command-Line Interpretor that connects a user to Operating System and allows to execute the commands or by creating text script.
Process: Any task that a user run in the system is called a process. A process is little more complex than just a task.
File: It resides on hard disk (hdd) and contains data owned by a user.
X-windows aka windows: A mode of Linux where screen (monitor) can be split in small “parts” called windows, that allow a user to do several things at the same time and/or switch from one task to another easily and view graphics in a nice way.
Text terminal: A monitor that has only the capability of displaying text stuff, no graphics or a very basic graphics display.
Session: Time between logging on and logging out of the system.
In order to understand HAL layers of Android Framework, having Linux device driver knowledge is important. Hence Day-2 of the workshop focuses on the same.
Have a quick overview of most of the embedded linux components and their details. How ti build Embedded Linux Hardware & Software, and developing Embedded Products
An introduction to the linux kernel and device drivers (NTU CSIE 2016.03)William Liang
This lecture is for a 3-hours class -- Open Source System Software & Practice -- in Dept. Computer Science and Information Engineering of National Taiwan University, organized and hosted by Prof. Shih-Hao Hung.
The slides give an introductory overview on the Linux kernel and device drivers. It covers introductions and references for the Linux kernel, boot process overview, basics for system integration, character device drivers, and preliminary description and in-class issue discussion about memory management, multitask and concurrency control, interrupt handling, and waiting queue control, etc.
Making a Headless Android Device (Oslo Embedded Meetup 2018)Patricia Aas
This talk explores the options when trying to bing up a device using an Android Board Support Package (BSP) or AOSP. In particular the options when you don't want to ship a traditional Android device or you have an existing Embedded Linux code base, but all you have available is Android. Headless can mean both be an Android without Java and a device without a display, both are discussed.
Embedded Android system development workshop is focused on integrating new device with Android framework. Our hands-on approach makes Emertxe as the best institute to learn android system development training. This workshop deep dives into Android porting, Android Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), Android Services and Linux device driver ecosystem. This workshop based training program will enable you to efficiently integrate new hardware with Android HAL / Framework.
There is a surge in number of sensors / devices that are getting connected under the umbrella of Internet-Of-Things (IoT). These devices need to be integrated into the Android system and accessed via applications, which is covered in the course. Our Android system development course curriculum over weekends with practicals ensures you learn all critical components to get started.
Shell: A Command-Line Interpretor that connects a user to Operating System and allows to execute the commands or by creating text script.
Process: Any task that a user run in the system is called a process. A process is little more complex than just a task.
File: It resides on hard disk (hdd) and contains data owned by a user.
X-windows aka windows: A mode of Linux where screen (monitor) can be split in small “parts” called windows, that allow a user to do several things at the same time and/or switch from one task to another easily and view graphics in a nice way.
Text terminal: A monitor that has only the capability of displaying text stuff, no graphics or a very basic graphics display.
Session: Time between logging on and logging out of the system.
In order to understand HAL layers of Android Framework, having Linux device driver knowledge is important. Hence Day-2 of the workshop focuses on the same.
Have a quick overview of most of the embedded linux components and their details. How ti build Embedded Linux Hardware & Software, and developing Embedded Products
An introduction to the linux kernel and device drivers (NTU CSIE 2016.03)William Liang
This lecture is for a 3-hours class -- Open Source System Software & Practice -- in Dept. Computer Science and Information Engineering of National Taiwan University, organized and hosted by Prof. Shih-Hao Hung.
The slides give an introductory overview on the Linux kernel and device drivers. It covers introductions and references for the Linux kernel, boot process overview, basics for system integration, character device drivers, and preliminary description and in-class issue discussion about memory management, multitask and concurrency control, interrupt handling, and waiting queue control, etc.
Making a Headless Android Device (Oslo Embedded Meetup 2018)Patricia Aas
This talk explores the options when trying to bing up a device using an Android Board Support Package (BSP) or AOSP. In particular the options when you don't want to ship a traditional Android device or you have an existing Embedded Linux code base, but all you have available is Android. Headless can mean both be an Android without Java and a device without a display, both are discussed.
This presentation was used during a lecture I delivered in Hive Pilani 2015 on Firefox OS and Firefox OS App Development for newbies.
The presentation aims to educate the audience enough to smooth the move to actual Firefox OS Development. The presentation therefore covers topics such as - Architecture, Bootstrap Process, Layer View of the OS etc.
I used this deck to give an overview on Android development for Android Development professional training in DyCode Edu.
More information on the training, please refer to http://edu.dycode.co.id
Add the power of the Web to your embedded devices with WPE WebKitIgalia
The Web engine is the most important component of a Web Browser: it makes it possible to fetch and interpret web content, allowing users to interact with it. WebKit, the Open Source Web engine used in Web browsers like Safari, provides an architecture particularly well-designed for embedded platforms, making it popular not just for Apple devices, but for all sorts of Linux-based environments too (e.g. set-top-boxes, smart home appliances..). However, a Web engine is a complex piece of software and often not optimized for low-power computers.
This is where WPE, a Linux-based Open Source “port” of WebKit for embedded devices, comes in. Its low memory footprint and focus on simplicity, flexibility, and performance allows for the kind of customization needed to run on bespoke hardware and integrate with a wide variety of requirements. WPE is also developed upstream as part of the WebKit project and regularly published every 6 months via stable releases, guaranteeing that it’s up-to-date with the latest developments in the WebKit community.
In this talk, we will explore WPE in detail, see how the project has evolved, and look at where it’s heading next, highlighting some of its most popular use cases and some experiments that open up brand-new possibilities for this port of WebKit.
(c) Embedded Recipes 2023
5th Edition
September 2023, 28 to 29
Paris - France
https://embedded-recipes.org/2023/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdiETUGD6dg
NDC TechTown 2023_ Return Oriented Programming an introduction.pdfPatricia Aas
Return Oriented Programming (ROP) is an exploitation technique that folks have often heard of, but don't know the mechanics of. In this talk you will learn how it works, and we will go through some examples to show how it can be used to execute code in contexts where the stack is not executable.
Return Oriented Programming, an introductionPatricia Aas
Return Oriented Programming (ROP) is an exploitation technique that folks have often heard of, but don't know the mechanics of.
In this talk you will learn how it works, and we will go through how it can be used to execute code in contexts where the stack is not executable.
I can't work like this (KDE Academy Keynote 2021)Patricia Aas
Making software products can be fraught with conflicts, where people in different roles may feel sabotaged by others. In this talk I present a model for thinking about the problems we solve and how we solve them, and using that I hope to convince you that team excellence comes from our differences, rather than in spite of them. Hopefully you'll walk away with a deeper understanding of that colleague that never writes tests, or the one that constantly complains that all you do is "make bugs".
Dependency Management in C++ (NDC TechTown 2021)Patricia Aas
C++ has been slow to settle on standardized tools for building and dependency management. In recent years CMake has emerged as the de facto standard for builds, but dependency management still has no clear winner. In this talk I will look into what dependency management might look like in modern C++ projects and how that relates to security.
Introduction to Memory Exploitation (Meeting C++ 2021)Patricia Aas
Stack based exploitation has gotten all the fame, but many platform and compiler mitigations have made it very hard to exploit stack vulnerabilities. Heap based exploits are still very relevant, and since this is black magic for most developers I will here give an introduction to the field.
We keep on thinking we are living in the future, but native exploitation has a rich history, and many times the vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques are decades old. We'll look at some of these, how they have surfaced in recent years and how prepared we are today, armed with modern tooling, to find and fix "classic" vulnerabilities.
We keep on thinking we are living in the future, but native exploitation has a rich history, and many times the vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques are decades old.
We'll look at some of these, how they have surfaced in recent years and how prepared we are today, armed with modern tooling, to find and fix "classic" vulnerabilities.
Introduction to Memory Exploitation (CppEurope 2021)Patricia Aas
Stack based exploitation has gotten all the fame, but many platform and compiler mitigations have made it very hard to exploit stack vulnerabilities. Heap based exploits are still very relevant, and since this is black magic for most developers I will here give an introduction to the field.
Thoughts On Learning A New Programming LanguagePatricia Aas
How should we teach a new language to folks that already know how to program?
How do we use what we already know to leapfrog the learning process?
Based on my personal experience and snippets of natural language theory, we will try to explore the cheats and pitfalls when learning a new programming language, but also dig into how we can make it easier.
Trying to build an Open Source browser in 2020Patricia Aas
A lot of things have been developed over the last 15 years that should make the process of making a browser easier. In this talk we will explore a bunch of different tools, platforms and libraries that could go into making a browser in 2020.
We will also see a live demo of a simple browser built with these OSS projects. We will also discuss the limitations and future work needed to make this work in practice.
Trying to build an Open Source browser in 2020Patricia Aas
A lot of things have been developed over the last 15 years that should make the process of making a browser easier. In this talk we will explore a bunch of different tools, platforms and libraries that could go into making a browser in 2020.
We will also see a live demo of a simple browser built with these OSS projects. We will also discuss the limitations and future work needed to make this work in practice.
DevSecOps for Developers, How To Start (ETC 2020)Patricia Aas
How can you squeeze Security into DevOps? Security is often an understaffed function, so how can you leverage what you have in DevOps to improve your security posture?
Often the culture clash between Security and Development is even more prominent than between Development and Operations. Understanding the differences in how these functions work, and leveraging their similarities, will reveal processes already in place that can be used to improve security. This fine tuning of tools and processes can give you DevSecOps on a shoestring.
The Anatomy of an Exploit (NDC TechTown 2019)Patricia Aas
Security vulnerabilities and secure coding is often talked about in the abstract by programmers, but rarely understood. In this talk we will walk through simple exploit attempts, and finally a simple stack buffer overflow exploit, how it’s developed and how it’s used.
The goal is to try to get a feeling for the point of view of an "attacker", and to slowly start looking at exploitation as just another programming practice. We will mainly be looking at C and x86_64 assembly, so bring snacks.
Elections: Trust and Critical Infrastructure (NDC TechTown 2019)Patricia Aas
Free and correct elections are the linchpin of democracy. For a government to be formed based the will of the people, the will of the people must be heard. Across the world election systems are being classified as critical infrastructure, and they face the same concerns as all other fundamental systems in society.
We are building our critical infrastructure from hardware and software built by nations and companies we can’t expect to trust. How can this be dealt with in Election Security, and can those lessons be applied to other critical systems society depends on today?
The Anatomy of an Exploit (NDC TechTown 2019))Patricia Aas
Security vulnerabilities and secure coding is often talked about in the abstract by programmers, but rarely understood. In this talk we will walk through simple exploit attempts, and finally a simple stack buffer overflow exploit, how it’s developed and how it’s used.
The goal is to try to get a feeling for the point of view of an "attacker", and to slowly start looking at exploitation as just another programming practice. We will mainly be looking at C and x86_64 assembly, so bring snacks.
Elections, Trust and Critical Infrastructure (NDC TechTown)Patricia Aas
Free and correct elections are the linchpin of democracy. For a government to be formed based the will of the people, the will of the people must be heard. Across the world election systems are being classified as critical infrastructure, and they face the same concerns as all other fundamental systems in society.
We are building our critical infrastructure from hardware and software built by nations and companies we can’t expect to trust. How can this be dealt with in Election Security, and can those lessons be applied to other critical systems society depends on today?
Survival Tips for Women in Tech (JavaZone 2019) Patricia Aas
Being the only woman on your team can be hard. Many times it’s difficult to know what is only your experience and what is common. In this talk we’ll go through 24 tips (and a few bonus tips) based on well over a decade of experience being the only woman in several teams. If you’re a woman hopefully you’ll walk out with some ideas you can put to work right away, if you’re a man hopefully you’ll walk out with a new perspective and start noticing things in your day-to-day that you didn’t notice before.
https://patricia.no/2018/09/06/survival_tips_for_women_in_tech.html
More and more we see technology, both hardware and software, intersect with fundamental issues like privacy, democracy and human rights. The opaqueness of tech makes it a handy instrument of oppression and manipulation. We have taught the population to trust us. We have constructed a world in which they have to exist, with little to no oversight or transparency. We build critical infrastructure on hardware and software that even we cannot audit. How can we wield that responsibility? How do we protect those that speak up? How do we protect the population?
Chromium Sandbox on Linux (NDC Security 2019)Patricia Aas
The Linux Security and Isolation APIs have become the basis of some of the most useful features server-side, providing the isolation required for efficient containers.
However, these APIs also form the basis of the Chromium Sandbox on Linux, and we will study them in that context in this talk.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Generative AI Deep Dive: Advancing from Proof of Concept to ProductionAggregage
Join Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, in this new session where he'll share a practical framework to transform Gen AI prototypes into impactful products! He'll delve into the complexities of data collection and management, model selection and optimization, and ensuring security, scalability, and responsible use.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
A tale of scale & speed: How the US Navy is enabling software delivery from l...sonjaschweigert1
Rapid and secure feature delivery is a goal across every application team and every branch of the DoD. The Navy’s DevSecOps platform, Party Barge, has achieved:
- Reduction in onboarding time from 5 weeks to 1 day
- Improved developer experience and productivity through actionable findings and reduction of false positives
- Maintenance of superior security standards and inherent policy enforcement with Authorization to Operate (ATO)
Development teams can ship efficiently and ensure applications are cyber ready for Navy Authorizing Officials (AOs). In this webinar, Sigma Defense and Anchore will give attendees a look behind the scenes and demo secure pipeline automation and security artifacts that speed up application ATO and time to production.
We will cover:
- How to remove silos in DevSecOps
- How to build efficient development pipeline roles and component templates
- How to deliver security artifacts that matter for ATO’s (SBOMs, vulnerability reports, and policy evidence)
- How to streamline operations with automated policy checks on container images
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
3. Patricia Aas
Vivaldi Technologies
Cisco Systems
Opera Software
Twitter: @pati_gallardo
Johan Herland
Cisco Systems
Opera Software
Git Dev Community
Twitter: @jherland
7. And why should you care?
Full Android
Using Google’s AOSP, or a more
customized Android Board Support
Package (BSP) from a chip vendor.
Embedded Linux
No Android parts.
Typically based on
glibc, busybox, etc.
9. Important questions
Do you have:
- Existing codebase?
- Upstream BSP?
- 3rd party dependencies?
What kind of device:
- Display?
- Single or multiple apps?
- Custom H/W?
11. Full Stack Android
- Java App ecosystem
- Graphics infrastructure
- Supported by modern SoCs
- Linux kernel w/Android features
- Libc : Bionic
Embedded Linux
- Stable/well-known components
- “Mix-and-match”
- C/C++ or web apps
- “Vanilla” kernel (or not...)
- Libc : GNU glibc
12. Bionic
- Developed specifically for Android
- Focus: small size and speed
- Compatibility:
- Almost all of C11 and POSIX
- Some GNU/BSD extensions
- C++ : “It’s complicated”
GNU glibc
- Used “everywhere”
- Focus:
- Application support
- Standards compliance
- Completeness
- Compatibility: Yes ☺
13. Platform Architecture - Embedded Linux
Linux kernel
Device drivers GNU glibc
Libraries (SSL, SQLite, etc.) System utils (systemd, busybox)H/W abstraction (OpenGL, alsalib, etc.)
Compositor (XServer, Wayland)
Application framework (Qt, GTK, Chromium)
Apps
Services/daemons (sshd, httpd)
Your application
22. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
No bionic dependencies
23. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
OpenWRT et al
24. Single full-screen app
Single-purpose device :
- Digital signage
- Kiosk-style device
- Videoconferencing endpoint
Needs Graphics Integration
No Complex Composition
25. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service
One “home screen” app EGL Window/Framebuffer
C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
SurfaceFlinger/HWC SurfaceFlinger/HWC via
e.g. Hybris
Needs glibc/bionic bridge
for graphics integration
26. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service
One “home screen” app EGL Window/Framebuffer
C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
SurfaceFlinger/HWC SurfaceFlinger/HWC via
e.g. Hybris
Cisco Sparkboard Cisco Spark Room Series
Cisco TelePresence MX/SX
Tesla Car OS?
OpenWRT et al
27. Multiple Apps
Consumer Device :
- Phone
- Tablet
- Smart TV
Needs App Store (e.g. Google Play)
Needs Complex Composition
28. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service
One “home screen” app
App Store (Google’s Play
Store if CDD-compliant)
Multiple apps composited
by XServer/Wayland
EGL Window/Framebuffer
C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
via e.g. Hybris
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
SurfaceFlinger/HWC SurfaceFlinger/HWC via
e.g. Hybris
Needs glibc/bionic bridge
Needs complex composition
29. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service
One “home screen” app
App Store (Google’s Play
Store if CDD-compliant)
Multiple apps composited
by XServer/Wayland
EGL Window/Framebuffer
C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
via e.g. Hybris
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
SurfaceFlinger/HWC SurfaceFlinger/HWC via
e.g. Hybris
Kindle Fire Boot2Qt (1st version) Sailfish (Jolla), Ubuntu Touch
Cisco Sparkboard Cisco Spark Room Series
Samsung Tizen, LG webOS
Cisco TelePresence MX/SX
Tesla Car OS?
OpenWRT et al
31. Composition
Need to get pixels on screen
- Compose just one window
with OpenGL
- Compose multiple windows
using external composer /
Hardware Composer
32. The Hardware Composer
Standardized Android porting
API for rendering to the screen.
Takes a set of surfaces and
composes them to the full frame
for the screen.
34. What is LibHybris?
Dynamically loads and links
bionic libc and bionic linked libs
into a glibc process
Gives access to the bionic libs in
a glibc process
Creator : Carsten Munk
35. Linux kernel (w/Android features: binder, wakelocks, etc.)
Headless Glibc Android using LibHybris
Your Compositor / GUI App
LibHybris
Bionic
SurfaceFlinger / HWC
OpenGL shared lib
GUI lib
GNU glibc
Other libs
36. A bionic GPU process?
Pipe GPU commands over a
local pipe to a bionic process
that does the composition.
37. Linux kernel (w/Android features: binder, wakelocks, etc.)
Headless Glibc Android using a Bionic GPU Process + IPC
GUI AppCompositor
GUI lib
GNU glibc
IPC-GL client
SurfaceFlinger / HWC
OpenGL shared lib
Bionic
IPC
Other libs
IPC-GL server
39. Composing With Chromium
- Single App : Single
fullscreen webapp
(e.g. Electron model)
- Multi App : Browser model,
several webapps composed
together
42. Existing Codebase
Porting to Java?
Porting from glibc to Bionic?
Rewrite to Android APIs?
What about other APIs you use?
- Do they exist in Android?
43. 3rd-party dependencies?
Port to Bionic? Really !?
Will upstream accept the port?
Remove deps if possible!
What about alternative deps?
Push towards glibc platform!
44. Bringup & Maintenance
Minimize custom hardware!
Decouple customizations from
upstream BSP/platform
Keep changes out of the BSP
- Above the Android APIs
- Or below user space
(kernel drivers, device tree)
46. Avoid patches when you can!
Minimize changes to the BSP itself
Decouple your changes from the guts of
Android
47. Structure your patches!
Patches across many different repos:
- Common scheme for maintenance
- Enumerate your current patchset
- Integrating new upstream release:
- Remove and Refresh
52. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service
One “home screen” app
App Store (Google’s Play
Store if CDD-compliant)
Multiple apps composited
by XServer/Wayland
EGL Window/Framebuffer
C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
via e.g. Hybris
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
SurfaceFlinger/HWC SurfaceFlinger/HWC via
e.g. Hybris
Your code + 3rd-party
dependencies built
against Bionic
Your code +
3rd-party
dependencies
built against
glibc
Bionic / Glibc
bridge
needed for
graphics &
composition
53. No display
Multi app
Single app
Embedded LinuxFull stack Android Headless GlibcHeadless Bionic
Java app/service
One “home screen” app
App Store (Google’s Play
Store if CDD-compliant)
Multiple apps composited
by XServer/Wayland
EGL Window/Framebuffer
C/C++ app/service C/C++ app/daemon C/C++ app/daemon
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
via e.g. Hybris
Multiple apps composited
by SurfaceFlinger/HWC
SurfaceFlinger/HWC SurfaceFlinger/HWC via
e.g. Hybris