Scheduling hard real-time systems: a review
Alan Burns · Software Engineering Journal · 1991
Recent results in the application of scheduling theory to hard real-time systems are reviewed in this paper. The review takes the form of an analysis of the problems presented by different application requirements and characteristics. Issues covered include uniprocessor and multiprocessor systems, periodic and aperiodic processes, static and dynamic algorithms, transient overloads and resource usage. Protocols that limit and reduce blocking are discussed. Consideration is also given to scheduling Ada tasks.