This paper describes a real-time extension to Linux called LITMUSRT, which is being designed to support real-time workloads on multiprocessor and multicore platforms. The recent shift by chip makers to multicore designs, combined with building interest within the open-source community in supporting real-time features in Linux, makes this research quite timely. The development of LITMUSRT was driven by a desire to bridge the gap between those working on algorithmic issues pertaining to multiprocessor real-time resource allocation and operating-systems researchers working to improve real-time support within operating systems such as Linux.

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