Priority Inheritance Protocols: An Approach to Real-Time Synchronization
IEEE Transactions on Computers
A Measurement-Based Analysis of the Real-Time Performance of Linux
RTAS '02 Proceedings of the Eighth IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium (RTAS'02)
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The possibility of using Linux as underlying operating system for real-time applications has received considerable attention by industry due to several definite advantages, such as the lack of royalties and the availability of rich and programmer-friendly software development frameworks. In addition, the real-time capabilities of the Linux kernel have recently been enhanced considerably through the development of the Linux RT Patch. This paper evaluates the real-time characteristics of the Linux kernel with the RT Patch installed, in order to help the designer understand what sort of real-time performance is to be expected, and decide whether it is adequate or not for a given class of applications.