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rtker Initialization



int rtker_init(struct sched_info *sched);
This is the function for initialization of the Real Time Kernel. The arguement passed is the poiner to the scheduler structure. This scheduler structure is used by the thread library for making scheduling decisions.8.2.

Apart from initlializing the thread library, the rtker_init function is responsible for setting up the interupt tables, setting up the timer, registering the timer interrupt service routine etc.


Soumyadeb Mitra 2002-08-07