Re: Is an RTOS Required for Ada?

[Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>]

Robert Dewar <dewar@gnat.com> writes:

> For example, in GNORT mode, the compiler will generate an open
> loop for a block copy, to avoid calling the bcopy routine in
> the run-time. Now of course this is a trivial routine, and in
> a normal circumstance there is no reason not to include it. But
> in a certified environment, you don't want even one byte of
> non-certified code around, and GNORT meets this requirement
> inexpensively and convincingly by having no bytes of run-time
> code of any kind around.

That makes no sense to me.  Why couldn't you just certify those run-time
routines that you use?  Isn't it easier to certify the bcopy routine,
than to certify many inlined copies of the same algorithm?

- Bob
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