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From: yoram@cs.columbia.edu (Yoram Eisenstadter)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Query: Real-time facilities in AIX?
Message-ID: <1990Oct3.201418.2057@cs.columbia.edu>
Date: 3 Oct 90 20:14:18 GMT
Reply-To: yoram@cs.columbia.edu
Organization: Columbia University Department of Computer Science
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I have heard conflicting reports as to the
existence of real-time processing extensions in
AIX.  Items of interest would include things like
non-preemptable processes or asynchronous I/O.

Do such facilities exist?  If so, what constructs
are available?  Can somebody cite the relevant
piece of documentation?

Related questions: Does anybody wish to comment
on the the general suitability of an IBM RS6000
workstation and AIX for real-time signal
processing applications?  Is writing an AIX device
driver significantly different from writing a
driver under more standard flavors of Unix?

Please e-mail replies; I'll post a summary if
there's interest.

Thanks..Y
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