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September 11, 2019

RedHawk KVM-RT Introduced

Pompano Beach, FL

Concurrent Real-Time, a global provider of high-performance Linux® solutions, today announced RedHawk KVM-RT™, a new virtual real-time environment based on the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor. With RedHawk Linux as the host operating system, a KVM-RT installation provides guaranteed real-time performance in virtual machines. Multiple RedHawk real-time guests and multiple Windows and non-real-time Linux guests are supported. KVM-RT can achieve worst case response times of less than 10 microseconds on certified hardware platforms.

RedHawk Linux is currently the industry’s leading real-time Linux operating system for both x86 and ARM64 systems. It is widely used in mission-critical applications including simulation, training, data acquisition and process control. The release of KVM-RT allows real-time multiprocessing applications to better utilize available computing resources.

“KVM-RT is the ideal solution when one or more virtual machines need hard-real-time performance. Time-critical applications that traditionally used dedicated real-time boxes can now share hardware platforms with non-real-time.” said Ken Jackson, Concurrent Real-Time President and CEO. “Our testing indicates that KVM-RT achieves far better real-time performance than is possible with other hypervisor solutions.”

KVM is a Type 1 hypervisor that is included with RedHawk Linux. RedHawk KVM-RT leverages the unique features of the RedHawk host for memory management, process scheduling, device access and I/O. KVM-RT creates individual threads for each virtual CPU allocated to a virtual machine. Real-time performance is guaranteed through RedHawk’s shielding and scheduling mechanisms. I/O devices can be completely passed through to specific guests or para-virtualized to reduce the idle time of devices. Para-virtualized devices reduce the amount of necessary hardware without compromising throughput.

A KVM-RT configuration tool is available to assist the user in allocating a platform’s processor cores, memory, peripherals and other hardware resources to each virtual machine.


About Concurrent Real-Time

Concurrent Real-Time is a leading provider of high-performance real-time computer systems, solutions and software for commercial and government markets worldwide. The Company’s RedHawk™ Linux® solutions deliver hard real-time performance for the most sophisticated X-in-the-Loop simulation, high-speed data acquisition, process control and low-latency transaction processing applications. Through support of NVIDIA® Jetson™ platforms, RedHawk Linux is also ideally suited for complex real-time CUDA® applications.

With over 55 years of real-time expertise, Concurrent Real-Time‘s solutions enable customers to gain the competitive edge and reduce costs by accelerating innovation and reducing time-to-market. Headquartered in Pompano Beach, FL, the Company provide sales and support from offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, and is part of HBK’s Virtual Test Division.

Learn more about Concurrent Real-Time

Contacts

Lisa Thornhill
Marketing Communications Manager
Concurrent Real-Time
800 NW 33rd St.
Pompano Beach, Florida 33064
(954) 973-5112
lisa.thornhill@concurrent-rt.com

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