realtime kernel

honeymak · Guru Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 595

what do u guys think about this topic?

http://www.osadl.org/Home.1.0.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/

its patches are located in the mainline
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sera · Retired Dev Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 1017 Location: CET

There is no point in a RT kernel for a desktop or server(web, mail, etc.) system. Still it's an important development in the linux kernel for certain "embedded" use cases.
Or wasn't this the question?

gerard27 · Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:26 am Post subject:

sera ++
The first link already explains it.
Controlling machines and processes in industry
need rt.
Gerard.
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MaximeG · l33t Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 722 Location: Belgium

Hi,

Maybe for some music makers sound mixers, but RT is to target a very specific audience ; and therefore should be kept away for general purpose system and kept far away from servers.

More over, you can achieve a low-latency desktop with a normal kernel by activating the right options.

Regards,
Maxime
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pappy_mcfae · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:29 am Post subject:

It isn't really even needed for music production anymore. Truth to tell, the times I used it, it was an unstable mess...in some cases making X painfully slow, and in worse cases, causing program crashes. I definitely agree it should be kept WELL away from servers. I would add it should be kept from anyone who wants a computer that works.

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