Re: Fedora 10 as basis for RT?

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

Al,

On Thu, 9 Apr 2009, Al Dorrington wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am working on a proof of concept project where we are going to try moving an
> application that runs on VxWorks to Linux. I believe with what I've read on this
> mailing list, and the RTwiki site that Linux is definitely up to the task with
> these kernel patches.
> 
> However, I am not really sure which distribution of Linux we should use as the
> base, nor am I sure if it would be better to stick with the 'i386' distribution
> or go with the x86_64 variant.
> 
> I am considering Fedora 10, either i386 or x86_64. 
> 
> Does anyone have any comments or recommendations for which might be better to
> use, or if we would be better off using another distribution?

We have the preempt-rt kernels running on various distros and I can't
tell a difference. It's up to your personal preference.

32 vs. 64bit: if your cpu has 64 bit then using a 64bit distro is the
natural choice, but it works with 32bit equally well.

Thanks,

	tglx