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From: Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
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Subject: Re: Ada and linux real time
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On 2012-03-07, Eilie <Eilie@what-are-you-looking.for> wrote:
> On 2012-03-07, Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:
>> On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 04:10:14 -0800 (PST), slos wrote:
>>
>> I cannot tell for Linux, because I didn't use it for real-time purposes
>> yet. Ideally it should derive the system time from the TSC. However
>> scheduling would likely limited when controlled by timer interrupts. The
>> minimal waiting time is then determined by the timer's period. You should
>> look for this kernel setting if you want go below 10ms, or what the actual
>> limit is.
>>
>
> And what OS do you use for real-time purposes?

Look at RTEMS. It has Ada support built in.

I recommend you read through the online documentation first to decide if
it's suitable for you.

Start at http://www.rtems.com/

Simon.

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