When debugging something as involved as kernel scheduler timings, you would typically use one of the software-based debugging mechanisms available. However, in cases when software is close to bare ...

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A newly released update to Linux delivers kernel pre-emption, improved scheduling, and a Posix (Portable Operating System Interface for Unix) for enhanced real-time performance. Depending on the ...

A real-time system must respect time constraints to ensure that its execution makes functional sense. It must be deterministic, ensuring the execution of system processes a priori. After analyzing the ...

Red Hat and Novell developers work together on improving the kernel’s real-time performance. But outside the idyllic calm of the linux-kernel mailing list, marketing bluster continues. Jonathan Corbet ...

Real-time Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now generally available. The new kernel supports low-latency requirements for industrial, telecommunications, automotive, aerospace and defense industries. The real-time ...

Linux operating system developer Canonical Ltd. today announced the general availability of Real-time Ubuntu, a new and specialized version of its operating system designed for time-bound workloads ...

As expected, the recently released Linux 6.12 will be the next Long-Term Support (LTS) version of the Linux kernel, according to Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux kernel stable maintainer. This new LTS kernel ...

Vienna, Austria: Linus Torvalds and I are both in Vienna, which is being blasted by a storm. So, instead of looking at museums, I spent my time writing, and he spent his time releasing the Linux 6.11 ...

Hard real-time Linux has been around for ages, or it may never appear. It all depends on who you talk to. It also depends on your requirements. A two-second interrupt latency may be acceptable for ...

The stable release of Linux Kernel 6.18 was officially tagged on November 30, 2025. It’s expected to become this year’s major long-term support (LTS) kernel, something many users and distributions ...

Although Linux runs almost every supercomputer, most of the web, the majority of smart phones, and a few writers’ ancient Macbooks, there’s one major weak point in the Linux world that will almost ...