On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 02:07:19PM +0800, Tito Mari Francis Escaqo wrote: > I tried googling for real-time computing with OpenBSD and all I found > was reference to RTMX. > In http://openbsd.org/products.html, it read: They (RTMX) have > graciously donated the source code for these extensions, and these > changes will be integrated into OpenBSD soon. > In http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2004-01/1001.html, > it stated it was supposed to have been already implemented in OpenBSD > release 3.2. > It sure would be great knowing the OS we love is already for real-time > as it's already enjoying great reputation as a secure platform.
no, it isn't realtime. Processes cannot be preempted while running in kernel mode. Nethertheless, it is quite usable for applications that need few millisecond latency (such as audio/midi). -- Alexandre
