There's another paper from an iwp9 http://9p.io/iwp9/Real-time.pdf that might provide more detail
On Tue, 29 Aug 2023 at 18:19, <o...@eigenstate.org> wrote: > Quoth dusan3...@gmail.com: > > I was reading an article about plan9's realtime scheduler edf ( > http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/real_time/real_time_in_a_real_operating_system/real_time_in_a_real_operating_system.pdf, > page 7), and they mentioned using /dev/realtime to create realtime > processes, but /dev/realtime doesn't exist on my machine (I am using > 9front). I found a post here from 07 saying something about removing it a > long time ago, but it got no answers. > > > > In proc(3) they mention some commands for configuring realtime processes > but I don't know if that is to configure an already made realtime process > or to make one from a regular. How do i make realtime processes in these > days? > > it's the bits you found in /proc; there are no (longer?) > any special real time processes; any process can become > real time by setting up deadlines at any point. > > /dev/realtime isn't needed any more. > > unfortunately, I'm not aware of any programs using it. > > (that may be a good question for the list: where was the > real time scheduler used, and does any code using it > survive?) > ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Td0e7a4f73d1eae3b-M6b463332615f9ce69ce32d0b Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
