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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
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Subject: Re: Ada and linux real time
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On Thu, 8 Mar 2012 02:38:53 +0000 (UTC), Eilie 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?

Don't get me wrong, It just happened that I am using VxWorks. But I am sure
it is possible to achieve 1ms or 0.1ms cycles under Linux too.

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