[Cbe-oss-dev] Real-Time Kernel for the Cell

[Geoff Levand]

Markus Weiss wrote:
> Geoff Levand schrieb:
>> Also, a cell platform suitable to run a real time OS is quite expensive if
>> you need to buy one.  If you just want to run a 'light weight' non real time
>> OS then you could use a PS3.
> 
> Why exactly is a PS3 not suitable to run a real time OS and
> another more expensive system is?

The PS3 has a non real-time hypervisor, and so it wouldn't
make much sense to try to have a real-time OS running on it.
There are other systems on the market that allow direct hardware
access, and so would be suitable to run a real-time OS, but
those systems are not in the same price range as the PS3.

-Geoff