Re: Ada and linux real time

[Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>]

slos <new.stephane.los@gmail.com> writes:

> I have downloaded gnat-gpl-2011-src and tried to see if there was
> something that I could identify as a Linux RT runtime and I have found
> some files connected to various OSes but nothing that seemed related
> to Linux RT.

> I have seen some Xenomai, MarteOS, RTEMS stuff but well... still
> looking for that simple alternative, the kernel with the PREMPT RT
> patches.

> Although it may be less suitable than counterparts for high
> performance systems I think it deserves some attention from the Ada
> crowd isn't it ?
>
> So I am willing to help here if I can but could someone point me to
> any available documentation on how to proceed or even give some advice
> ?

I was under the impression that the PREEMPT RT kernel "just" made the
standard primitives more predictable & hence suitable for RT.

I found http://pengutronix.de/software/linux-rt/debian_en.html and was
going to have a go, but it looks as though they only support sid and I
don't plan to update just yet!