Title :
An RTOS allowing the gradual migration
Author :
Fukuda, Masahiro ; Nokubi, Hirotaka
Author_Institution :
Microcomputer Software Dev. Lab., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A description is given of a real-time operating system (RTOS) which can allow users to achieve the gradual migration from the ITRON kernel to the μITRON kernel. It has some risks for the user to migrate between the two ITRONs because each kernel has a different system call specification. The μITRON promises speed. The ITRON, on the other hand, provides functionality to make robust programs managing complex application areas. The authors are successfully developing a novel RTOS which has two system call interfaces for the user migration between the two ITRONs with no risk. This RTOS allows users to achieve functional migration from the ITRON to the μITRON while using the ITRON interface and almost achieving the μITRON speed
Keywords :
formal specification; operating systems (computers); real-time systems; software portability; ITRON kernel; RTOS; functional migration; functionality; mu ITRON kernel; real-time operating system; system call interfaces; system call specification; user migration; Automatic control; Fault tolerant systems; Joining processes; Kernel; Microcomputers; National electric code; Programming profession; Robots; Ultrasonic transducers; Ultrasonic variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
TRON Project Symposium, 1992. Proceedings., Ninth
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2990-8
DOI :
10.1109/TRON.1992.313262