Intel Ramps Up Linux Investment By Acquiring Linutronix (phoronix.com) 3
Intel has acquired Linutronix, the German-based Linux consulting firm that is focused on embedded Linux and real-time computing. From a report: Intel's acquisition of Linutronix appears to be primarily focused as an acqui-hire with getting Linutronix's very talented staff at Intel. Among the prominent Linutronix engineers is their CTO Thomas Gleixner as a longtime kernel maintainer and important contributor on the x86 side, including with Linux's CPU security mitigations and perhaps most notably for the real-time (PREEMPT_RT) work.
Clear Linux (Score:2)
Perhaps this is a plan to increase the profile of Intel's own Linux distro "Clear Linux".
amd better check the code for any slow downs (Score:2)
amd better check the code for any slow downs with the security mitigations that are only needed for Intel that also may slow down amd
I think this is good news. (Score:5, Interesting)
The PREEMPT_RT project is critical for many reasons. Anything non-real-time can still be done in a real-time kernel, but not vice-versa. Real-time is critical for control, and useful in other contexts too - low latency communications, high performance sound etc. I'm looking forward to seeing these patches finally mainlined into the kernel.
Thomas Gleixner should be a name recognized alongside the likes of Alan Cox for the effort put into steering this project over so many years. Much of it has effectively been funded by his consultancy work. Hopefully this acquisition allows him more time to get it over the finish line.
Please, Intel, don't make a liar of me.