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Linux Gains Native RTOS Emulation Layer

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the still-waiting-on-the-developer's-flyback-time dept.

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. A quick search reveals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Not to troll or anything, but if you just do a very quick search on the subject you will see why this emulation is a poor idea.

    - Lord Haw Haw

    1. Re:A quick search reveals by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Site seems legit, more likely the users DNS (or adsl router)is poisoned so he is directed wrong? But not the rest of us...

  2. POS needs realtime? hahahahhaha by cheekyboy · · Score: -1, Troll

    Why not just get a faster computer, 2ghz should do rather than some shit 200mhz crap with RTOS, you can get any 2ghz PC for peanuts these days.

    Theres few things that need ultra accuracy, unless they are dependent on law of physics like water pumps or flight guidance systems. But through enough cpu power in and
    it can be closer to RTOS than an expensive RTOS system I personally think.

    Any NON RTOS system can be made to be close to RTOS if you code your stuff smartly to be aware of time and make sure it doesnt use too much. I mean any one can benchmark
    array copies/sorts/inserts and then determine ahead of time if X operation will take more than 100ms. Oh yeah a little more work, but its just one cost.

    Btw, if their IDE's are that bad, then it doesnt say much about their OS really... because if they had a clue, they would leverage Eclipse or even plugin to VS.

    TEchnically even Amigas were RTOS, since you could hardware wise gurantee interrupts to be triggered.

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    Liberty freedom are no1, not dicks in suits.
  3. This was a succesful mission. by Lord+Haw+Haw · · Score: -1, Troll

    My post has more replies than the rest of the article put together.

    Awesome.

    - Lord Haw Haw