liiboot

liiboot is a bootloader for Linux systems, primarily designed for embedded devices. It aims to be lightweight and highly configurable, offering a flexible approach to the boot process. Unlike more complex bootloaders, liiboot focuses on providing essential boot functionalities with minimal overhead.

Its design emphasizes simplicity and ease of integration into custom hardware. This makes it suitable for situations where resources are constrained and a full-featured bootloader might be unnecessarily large or complex. liiboot typically handles the initialization of hardware, loading the kernel into memory, and then passing control to the kernel to begin the operating system's startup sequence.

Configuration of liiboot is usually done through text files, allowing developers to specify parameters such as kernel image location, boot arguments, and memory map details. This configuration-driven approach simplifies customization without requiring recompilation of the bootloader itself for minor changes.

The project is often found in open-source repositories, contributing to its use in a variety of embedded Linux projects. Its modular nature allows developers to select only the necessary components, further reducing its footprint and enhancing its suitability for resource-limited environments.