Contents

• Contents
• Introduction and a few definitions
• The ingredients of a real-time computer controlled system
• Processes
• What is wrong with Linux?
• Creating Processes
• Interprocess Communication
  • UNIX and POSIX 1003.1a Signals
  • POSIX 1003.1c signals
  • pipes and FIFOs
  • Message Queues
  • Counting Semaphores
  • Shared Memory
• Scheduling
• Timers
• Memory Locking
• Multiple User Threads
• Real Time Linux
• RTAI
• KURT, the Kansas University Real Time Linux
• Embedded Linux
• Conclusion
• Annex I - Annotated bibliography
• Annex II - CD-ROM sets
• Annex III -- Resume of POSIX 1003.1c definitions
• About this document ...

Abstract:

We examine the operating system support needed for a real-time application. We'll see to what extent Linux satisfies the requirements and what has been done to adapt it.