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diff --git a/c-user/multiprocessing/introduction.rst b/c-user/multiprocessing/introduction.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3a5edd5 --- /dev/null +++ b/c-user/multiprocessing/introduction.rst @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 + +.. Copyright (C) 1988, 2008 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR) + +Introduction +============ + +In multiprocessor real-time systems, new requirements, such as sharing data and +global resources between processors, are introduced. This requires an +efficient and reliable communications vehicle which allows all processors to +communicate with each other as necessary. In addition, the ramifications of +multiple processors affect each and every characteristic of a real-time system, +almost always making them more complicated. + +RTEMS addresses these issues by providing simple and flexible real-time +multiprocessing capabilities. The executive easily lends itself to both +tightly-coupled and loosely-coupled configurations of the target system +hardware. In addition, RTEMS supports systems composed of both homogeneous and +heterogeneous mixtures of processors and target boards. + +A major design goal of the RTEMS executive was to transcend the physical +boundaries of the target hardware configuration. This goal is achieved by +presenting the application software with a logical view of the target system +where the boundaries between processor nodes are transparent. As a result, the +application developer may designate objects such as tasks, queues, events, +signals, semaphores, and memory blocks as global objects. These global objects +may then be accessed by any task regardless of the physical location of the +object and the accessing task. RTEMS automatically determines that the object +being accessed resides on another processor and performs the actions required +to access the desired object. Simply stated, RTEMS allows the entire system, +both hardware and software, to be viewed logically as a single system. + +The directives provided by the Manager are: + +- :ref:`rtems_multiprocessing_announce` |