Embedded Operating Systems
Jean J. Labrosse
Real-time operating systems (RTOS) are ubiquitous in embedded systems. This chapter explains what a real-time kernel is and what services it provides the product developer, and explains some of the internals of a kernel. A kernel is a component of an RTOS. In this chapter, we’ll look at task management, interrupt handling, scheduling, context switching, time management, resource management, message passing, priority inversions and much more.
Keywords
RTOS; real-time kernel; task management; interrupt handling; scheduling; context switching; time management; resource management; memory management; message passing; priority inversions
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