RISC-V Linux Development with Ubuntu 26.04: Architecture, Toolchains, Cross-Compilation, Kernel Development, Embedded Systems, and Performance Optimization (Practical RISC-V Linux Development Series)

RISC-V gives developers an unusual opportunity to understand the relationship between an instruction-set architecture, compilers, operating systems, hardware, and applications. For developers who want to work closer to the system, that makes RISC-V an especially valuable platform.
RISC-V Linux Development with Ubuntu 26.04 takes the next step by focusing on the development technologies that sit underneath and around a RISC-V Linux system.
Starting with RISC-V architecture concepts, the book progresses into toolchains, compilation, cross-compilation, debugging, native development, Linux internals, kernel development, device-tree concepts, embedded workloads, and performance optimization.
The goal is not simply to explain individual technologies. It is to show how they connect when building and debugging real software for RISC-V systems.
You will explore how compilers translate source code for the architecture, how cross-development environments are constructed, how applications can be debugged across host and target systems, and how Linux interacts with the underlying RISC-V platform.
The book also moves into deeper systems topics, including kernel-oriented development, device trees, embedded environments, architecture-aware optimization, profiling, and performance analysis.
Inside, you will learn how to:
Understand the RISC-V architecture from a Linux developer's perspective
• Work with GCC, Clang, assemblers, linkers, and related toolchain components
• Build native and cross-compilation workflows
• Develop and debug software for RISC-V targets
• Understand important Linux kernel development concepts
• Explore device trees and hardware/software integration
• Build applications for embedded and resource-constrained environments