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+ | As of Xenomai 3, there are two possible kernel configurations available: Cobalt and Mercury. | ||
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+ | The Cobalt core configuration is the traditional co-kernel configuration and it the evolution of the Xenomai 2 architecture. | ||
+ | The Linux kernel is patched to allow the Cobalt core to deal with real-time activities including interrupts and scheduling. | ||
+ | The RTOS APIs provide an interface to the Cobalt core from user-space. | ||
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+ | The Mercury core is a single kernel configuration that relies on the Linux kernel for the real-time capabilities. | ||
+ | Typically this requires PREEMPT-RT support to be enabled in the kernel to meet timing requirements. | ||
+ | The non-POSIX real-times APIs are emulated over a native threading library preferably NPTL. | ||
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Revision as of 14:07, 6 October 2015
Xenomai
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Background
General Information
As of Xenomai 3, there are two possible kernel configurations available: Cobalt and Mercury.
The Cobalt core configuration is the traditional co-kernel configuration and it the evolution of the Xenomai 2 architecture. The Linux kernel is patched to allow the Cobalt core to deal with real-time activities including interrupts and scheduling. The RTOS APIs provide an interface to the Cobalt core from user-space.
The Mercury core is a single kernel configuration that relies on the Linux kernel for the real-time capabilities. Typically this requires PREEMPT-RT support to be enabled in the kernel to meet timing requirements. The non-POSIX real-times APIs are emulated over a native threading library preferably NPTL.