Embedded Linux nears real time
Thursday, 16 September 2004, 09:46 GMT
With new kernel updates and multiple latency-reduction options, Linux has become a viable alternative for many real-time-embedded-system designs.
Although Linux has captured the imagination of embedded-device designers worldwide, commercial operating systems continue to dominate real-time applications. With a multiuser architecture, a non-pre-emptable kernel, and a scheduler based on fairness instead of priority, Linux forced developers to rewrite portions of it or install a second kernel to gain real-time features. Responding to these deficiencies, a dedicated Linux support community has recently delivered an updated kernel that incorporates many time-sensitive features and makes Linux suitable for a larger range of real-time applications.
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