Re:Minoca RTOS
by ddddddddq on Thursday December 22, 2016 @09:16AM
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From the FAQ[0]
> Is it real-time?
> The term "real-time" is often misused or misunderstood. We'll define it as "a provable guarantee of meeting an execution deadline when scheduling a task". In this sense, no, it is not a real-time system. If you have hard deadlines like controlling the robotic arm in an assembly line, this is not the OS for you. On the other hand, if by real time you mean "snappy performance", that we've got in spades. Our interrupt overhead is next to nothing, and there is so little background activity going on that our response time might often rival that of a real-time system.
> Is it real-time?
> The term "real-time" is often misused or misunderstood. We'll define it as "a provable guarantee of meeting an execution deadline when scheduling a task". In this sense, no, it is not a real-time system. If you have hard deadlines like controlling the robotic arm in an assembly line, this is not the OS for you. On the other hand, if by real time you mean "snappy performance", that we've got in spades. Our interrupt overhead is next to nothing, and there is so little background activity going on that our response time might often rival that of a real-time system.
So... not an RTOS.
[0] http://www.minocacorp.com/support/faq/