On Tuesday 11 December 2007 19:57, Carlos E. R. wrote: > The Tuesday 2007-12-11 at 18:56 -0500, Carl Luescher wrote: > > Out of curiosity, is > > 1 - the config file included with the source, or > > Yes. > > /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.rt > /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.rt_debug > > > 2 - what _makes_ an "rt" kernel in comparison to the "normal" kernel? > > diff -y --suppress-common-lines /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.rt > /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.default | less -S > > What it does exactly, I dunno. > > -- > Cheers, > Carlos E. R.
Carlos, explanation is close enough, makes sense, as I've been reading up on this too. Marcus, yes, I now have to agree that for the regular, the default kernels are just fine. The rt stuff I can see as being more application specific as perhaps in the medical or aeronautics fields. Thank you both for your enlightening inputs! Carl -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
