When debugging something as involved as kernel scheduler timings, you would typically use one of the software-based debugging mechanisms available. However, in cases when software is close to bare ...

The latest version of the long-awaited Linux 2.6 test kernel is being unveiled today to software developers and vendors around the world for continued testing, validation and improvements as it moves ...

The Linux Test Project (LTP) was developed to improve the Linux kernel by bringing automated testing to kernel design. Prior to the LTP, no formal testing environment was available to Linux developers ...

As is so often the case, a notable change in an upcoming Linux kernel is both historic and no big deal. What does this mean for desktop Linux? Not much. Beyond high-end audio production or replication ...

In the January/February 2002 issue of Embedded Linux Journal, we examined the fundamental issues of real time with Linux. In this article we examine efforts to bring real-time capabilities to ...

Linus Torvalds released the next Linux kernel in the night from Sunday to Monday. As is so often the case, well over half of the changes in Linux 6.12 concern new, adapted and extended drivers. Around ...

An RTOS is a specialized operating system designed to handle time-critical tasks with precision and reliability. Unlike general-purpose operating systems like Windows or macOS, an RTOS is built to ...

Even though it's still a test kernel, calling it "2.6" is a signal for programmers to get down to work testing and stamping out bugs rather than experimenting with new ideas, Torvalds said in a ...

Linux response time predictable with up to 100 times quicker interrupt response than 2.6.10 Community kernel MontaVista Software, Inc., the leading Linux provider for the telecommunications market, ...