MRG Realtime Benefits
MRG Realtime provides low, predictable latency without compromising compatibility with the Red Hat operating system and programming libraries, and it has the same level of support that customers of Red Hat Enterprise Linux have come to appreciate. Here are some of the benefits of MRG Realtime:
- Low-latency determinism - The MRG Realtime kernel guarantees consistent, predictable response times, ensuring that the highest priority realtime applications get uninterrupted priority scheduling.
- Compatibility - 100% application compatibility with standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - since it is just a kernel replacement, the remainder of the standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 system installation remains unchanged. By utilizing the same glibc runtime library, compatibility is ensured. There is no need to recompile a special version of your application to run in a realtime environment.
- Real-world Value - MRG Realtime is part of Red Hat Enterprise MRG, and was developed with the needs of the most demanding applications, such as messaging middleware and realtime Java, in mind.
- Mainstream acceptance - Red Hat has openly and collaboratively developed MRG Realtime capabilities in conjunction with the overall Linux kernel community. This has led to a superior implementation. Most importantly, a mainstreamed implementation will continue to work with other new features as they emerge. Such products have more longevity and don't lead to dead ends down the road.
- Technology Leadership - Red Hat engineers are leading the mainstream community Linux implementation of realtime capabilities. The same guys who are driving the community are standing behind Red Hat's product construction. Nobody is better positioned to support an enterprise product than the crew who is making it happen upstream.
