Open source FreeRTOS as a case study in real-time operating system evolution

•Propose qualitative and quantitate benchmark suit for RTOS test.•Perform performance tests and behavior tests to character FreeRTOS evolution process.•Draw conclusions related to FreeRTOS's evolution which can be useful for the FreeRTOS group, other RTOS developments, and RTOS users. This pape...

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Published in:The Journal of systems and software 2016-08, Vol.118, p.19-35
Main Authors: Guan, Fei, Peng, Long, Perneel, Luc, Timmerman, Martin
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Evolution
FreeRTOS
Freeware
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Software
Software evolution
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