Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 09:16:48 +0200 From: Eduardo <nec556@retena.com> To: freebsd-small@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Embedded FreeBSD Presentation... Message-ID: <6.2.3.4.0.20060514091549.01e2a4d8@pop3.retena.com>
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Sorry, i reply it directly to gnn, not to the list. At 05:23 12/05/2006, you wrote: >Hi, > >I gave the following short talk at the BSDCan DevSummit. This is the >first attempt at a list of things to do in getting us better >represented in the embedded systems space. > >The slides are at: > >http://people.freebsd.org/~gnn/EFreeBSD.pdf > >Comments welcome. Is this really possible:? Sorry for be a bit unoptimist, but in the embeded space the o.s.must follow some rules that freebsd (nor linux, *bsd, windows, etc..) can't: - size: The o.s. must be minimal. Freebsd kernel, now, is a bit huge. - realtime: The o.s. must do some tasks at fixed times, this tasks can't wait for nothing. The size one can be fixed, but the realtime not. It needs a new scheleude, irq manager,...; so a great kernel rework. Also, you forget the PowerPC chips. They are in a lot of embedded devices and now freebsd has support for them (6.x). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Useful Acronymous : FAQ = Frequently 'Answered' Questions
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