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From: Kurt Wall <kurt.wall@timesys.com>
To: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: What does Montavista Linux gives you in addition to standard Linux ?
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 16:22:27 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20020423202227.GD3066@timesys.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7754BDCF5E4.AAA217C@hermes17.si.c-s.fr>


Speaking anonymously, LEROY Christophe told us:
>
> Hi,
>
> I thought that Montavista had really improved the realtime of Linux,
> but i've been told that Montavista has only improved realtime for threads
> and for SMP.

I guess you'd have to try it and see for yourself.

> It means it is only interesting if you have only one process per CPU, with
> a lot of threads inside it.
>
> Is that right ?
>
> If it is right, I can't see any interest of using Linux for embedded
> systems.

As someone else wrote, Montavista Linux isn't the only real-time or
embedded Linux. You might have a look at TimeSys Linux:
http://www.timesys.com/.

Kurt (not speaking for my employer)
--
The cow is nothing but a machine which makes grass fit for us people to
eat.
		-- John McNulty

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-04-23 20:22 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-04-23 19:15 What does Montavista Linux gives you in addition to standard Linux ? LEROY Christophe
2002-04-23 19:23 ` Cort Dougan
2002-04-23 20:22 ` Kurt Wall [this message]
2002-04-23 21:28 ` Todd Poynor

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