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MontaVista's achievement of one second Linux boot time on Freescale processors based on Power Architecture® technology is a significant achievement. Industrial embedded real-time applications will see immediate benefits from this capability enabled by MontaVista Linux.”
Bruno Baylac, Global Director of Industrial Marketing, Freescale Semiconductor
- Migrating RTOS device drivers to Linux - Bill Weinberg, analyst and consultant, Linuxpundit.com
Recorded webinar that sheds light on the path to migrate legacy VxWorks device drivers to Linux and analyzes the challenges and choices that
engineers face. The webinar provides useful, actionable information to ease migration efforts.
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- Migrating RTOS device drivers to Linux - Slides for the above presentation
- Migrating VxWorks applications to Linux - Jim Ready, CTO and founder, MontaVista Software
Recorded webinar explores migration options and considerations when moving from Wind River VxWorks to embedded Linux. Gives the information engineers need to build a plan for code migration and to explore alternative approaches. Covers when NOT to move your project to embedded Linux. Tells how to determine whether you should migrate your existing code, use virtualization, or start fresh. Describes common barriers and how to overcome them. Discusses development and run-time considerations, including general programming model, memory model, real-time, debugging and instrumentation, API migration, and free migration tools you can use. Tells where you can get help with VxWorks-to-Linux migration.
- Migrating VxWorks applications to Linux - with notes - Slides for the above presentation
- MontaVista white paper by Bill Weinberg: "Migrating legacy VxWorks applications to Linux" (32 pages)
This technical white paper helps embedded developers understand the VxWorks-to-Linux transition process and how to assess the challenges and risks involved. It tells how to map legacy VxWorks-based architectures onto Linux, gives options for migrated application execution, discusses VxWorks API and IPC translation, and tells of application-specific migration challenges and solutions.
- Posts comparing VxWorks to Linux
- OpenSUSE email inquiry and answer
- Linux vs. VxWorks
- PowerPoint presentation: Cross-compiling VxWorks and Linux; includes URL for code
- [Feb. 2008] IEEE performance comparison of VxWorks, Linux, RTAI, and Xenomai
- [Oct. 1, 2004] Bill Weinberg article: "Porting RTOS device drivers to embedded Linux"
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