Apparatus and method for sharing resources in a real-time processing system

摘要

Disclosed herein are apparatus and methods for sharing resources in a real-time processing system. According to an advantageous embodiment, a real-time processing system is introduced that (i) executes application, kernel and interrupt-service processes utilizing processor resources selectively allocated thereto and (ii) handles interrupt-service requests received from interrupt sources associated with the real-time processing system. The real-time processing system comprises a controller that operates to monitor resource-utilization limits associated with each of the interrupt sources.