Real-time patches for the Linux kernel take a major step forward | Linux Today

Real-time patches for the Linux kernel take a major step forward

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 21, 2011

“Thomas Gleixner has released the first test version of a
real-time (RT) Linux kernel based on a current release candidate of
Linux kernel version 3.0; having been slightly delayed, version 3.0
is due to be released any day now.

With version 3.0-rc7-rt0, the developers have taken the biggest
step towards a modern basis for the RT kernel, a kernel that is
chiefly maintained by Gleixner and several other developers –
the current stable kernel with real-time capabilities is still
based on the Linux 2.6.33 series, which Greg Kroah-Hartman has
continued to maintain specifically for the RT developers.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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