[LITMUS^RT] Kernel Instillation

Björn Brandenburg bbb at mpi-sws.org
Fri Sep 9 12:04:49 CEST 2016


> On 08 Sep 2016, at 22:17, NICHOLAS ALLAN KLEPP <nickbk at uga.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello! Could you please explain the meaning of "plan to use Litmus^RT for development" as it is used in the instillation Wiki? If I would like to write a scheduling module should I work from the source repository or is it sufficient to simply patch as per the instillation Wiki? Thanks! - Nick 

Hi Nick,

yes, your should clone the repos; writing a new plugin is  exactly what’s meant by “development.” If you want to hack the kernel or liblitmus: clone the git repos. If you just want to compile what we’ve released, it’s fine to use the tarballs.

Best,
Björn






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