From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <459B7D71.40808@domain.hid> Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:54:57 +0100 From: Gilles Chanteperdrix MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Xenomai-help] recommendations for new computer References: <2571.74.57.109.247.1167253824.squirrel@domain.hid> In-Reply-To: <2571.74.57.109.247.1167253824.squirrel@domain.hid> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit List-Id: Help regarding installation and common use of Xenomai List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: vleves@domain.hid Cc: xenomai@xenomai.org vleves@domain.hid wrote: > Hello all, > > I'm about to buy a new computer and I'd like to make sure that it will > work with Xenomai (although it won't be its primary use). I'm hesitating > between building a Core 2 Duo PC or buying a Mac. Are there any > limitations with respect to Xenomai that I should be aware of? Does anyone > have experience installing Linux and Xenomai on an intel Mac? I would expect xenomai to run on a core 2 duo: I am using it on a core duo and it seems to work correctly. The only oddity I observed on this platform is the fact that all interrupts go to CPU 0, even if I disable IRQ balancing. This platform also has the option "constant_tsc" displayed in /proc/cpuinfo, it seems to mean that the tsc frequency does not change when the CPU frequency changes, so it is possible to use xenomai with cpufreq. I have no experience with intel macs. -- Gilles Chanteperdrix