README

Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessing Systems (RTEMS)
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RTEMS, Real-Time Executive for Multiprocessor Systems, is a real-time executive
(kernel) which provides a high performance environment for embedded
applications with the following features:

 - standards based user interfaces
 - multitasking capabilities
 - homogeneous and heterogeneous multiprocessor systems
 - event-driven, priority-based, preemptive scheduling
 - optional rate monotonic scheduling
 - intertask communication and synchronization
 - priority inheritance
 - responsive interrupt management
 - dynamic memory allocation
 - high level of user configurability
 - open source with a friendly user license

Project git repositories are located at https://git.rtems.org/

 RTEMS Kernel: https  : https://git.rtems.org/rtems/
 RTEMS Source Builder : https://git.rtems.org/rtems-source-builder/
 RTEMS Tools          : https://git.rtems.org/rtems-tools/
 RTEMS Documentation  : https://git.rtems.org/rtems-docs/
 RTEMS FreeBSD        : https://git.rtems.org/rtems-libbsd/

Online documentation is available at https://docs.rtems.org/

 RTEMS User Manual : https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/user/index.html
 RTEMS RSB Manual  : https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/rsb/index.html
 RTEMS Classic API : https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/c-user/index.html
 RTEMS POSIX API   : https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/posix-users/index.html

RTEMS Doxygen for CPUKit : https://docs.rtems.org/doxygen/branches/master/

RTEMS POSIX 1003.1 Compliance Guide :
 https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/posix-compliance/index.html

 - Details the standards base functionality and profiles RTEMS supportsXo

RTEMS Developers Wiki : http://devel.rtems.org

 - Bug reporting, community knowledge and tutorials.

RTEMS Mailing Lists : https://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo

 - The RTEMS Project maintains mailing lists which are used for most
   discussions:

   * For general-purpose questions related to using RTEMS, use the rtems-users
     ml: https://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/users

   * For questions and discussion related to development of RTEMS, use the
     rtems-devel ml: https://lists.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

The version number for this software is indicated in the VERSION file.