Comprehensive Embedded Software Interview Guide: Memory Management, IPC, DMA, Kernel Allocation, and Core Concepts
This article provides an extensive overview of embedded software fundamentals, covering heap vs. stack differences, wild pointers, DMA roles, inter‑process communication methods, memory allocation strategies, malloc vs. new, volatile usage, pointer concepts, Linux kernel locks, FreeRTOS mechanisms, stack overflow prevention, compilation stages, quick‑sort algorithm, header inclusion, CAN identifiers, struct memory optimization, STM32 interrupt handling, user‑to‑kernel transitions, and condition‑variable thundering‑herd effects.