Kernel 2.6 Real-Time Benchmarks

An anonymous reader writes "This whitepaper at LinuxDevices.com includes benchmarks comparing the real-time performance of the vers. 2.4 and 2.6 linux kernels, based on LynuxWorks' BlueCat Linux 5.0 beta. The graphs compare the results for average and worst-case measurements of both interrupt response and task switch performance for the two kernels, running on a 1GHz Pentium III under relatively heavy load. Check it out -- there's an enormous improvement. The article also includes a rundown of other features of the new kernel that seem likely to be welcomed by embedded developers."

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Wider Application?

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I'm hoping the benefits of these performance improvements aren't limited to single-purpose embedded devices.

Better interactive response (framebuffer, keyboard, mouse) would help desktop users, while some of the enterprise warehouse folks could use less interruption of important I/O tasks.

Maybe those aims can be achieved somewhat by these kernel improvements.