KURT (KU Real-Time Linux) is a real-time modification to the Linux operating system that allows scheduling of real-time events at the resolution of 10's of microseconds. Rather than relying on priority based scheduling or strictly periodic schedules, KURT schedules are explicitly specified by the application programmer. KURT can function in two modes: focussed mode, where only real-time processes are allowed to run; and mixed mode, where the execution of real-time processes still takes precedence, but all non-real-time processes are allowed to run within the “gaps” of the real-time schedule. KURT works on any x86 compatible platform with a time-stamp counter (Pentium processors or their equivalent).

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