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|    Re: multitasking vs multiple interpreter    |
|    29 Jul 25 06:03:56    |
      From: minforth@gmx.net              Am 29.07.2025 um 05:32 schrieb Paul Rubin:       > albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl writes:       >> The other situation is that you take advantage of multiple cores       >> to speed up the calculation. There you use the fork system call.       >       > The idea here is to multitask on an MCU with around 2kB of memory, so no       > OS. Just a few tasks to monitor a pushbutton, control a LED, and some       > similar things.              The scheduler will require a base clock interrrupt, say every       10 millisecs. Other interrupts can fill a request queue which is       handled by the scheduler. Details are VERY hardware specific.              You may be interested in:       https://codeberg.org/clausecker/mecrisp-stellaris              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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