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Linux Gains Native RTOS Emulation Layer

nerdyH writes to tell us that the Xenomai/SOLO project is attempting to deliver VxWorks and other RTOS emulation for any Linux kernel. "Some weeks ago, I started laying the groundwork for porting the Xenomai emulators natively over the PREEMPT_RT kernel. Unlike the co-kernel based Xenomai version, SOLO does not require any kernel support from additional modules or patches. It is fully based on the standard POSIX library, and runs as a regular process controlled by a single image Linux kernel. As a first step, a VxWorks emulator has just been rebuilt over this new framework."

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  1. Re:POS needs realtime? hahahahhaha by richpm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Why not just get a faster computer," Power consumption? Heat? Noise levels? Size? "... because if they had a clue, they would leverage Eclipse ..." I guess they've got a clue then, they've been shipping an Eclipse based IDE for 2+ years now and Wind River are /very/ active in the development of CDT. In fact the CDT project lead works for them now. Admittedly they do some stuff in a slightly non-standard way (e.g. not the way vanilla CDT does it) but that's with good reason and allows them a far more flexible build system than the standard CDT project model allows.

  2. Re:A quick search reveals by ozmanjusri · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Thanks for the spam sunshine.

    How 'bout you reformat and reinstall so the rest of us don't pay for your "everything appears fine." system?

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    "I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."