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Timing predictability of the hard real-time systems can only be assured if every feature of them is deterministic. In this paper, various system design issues are stressed, from the system and processor architecture, to the language and exception handling. In the field of architecture, some design recommendations are given and a timing predictability study of microprocessors is carried out. Language features and exception handling are specially emphasised. For certain topics in these fields some solutions to avoid non-determinism are proposed.
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Colnarič, M. (1990). Run-Time Prediction for Hard Real-Time Programs. In: Gerth, W., Baacke, P. (eds) PEARL 90 — Workshop über Realzeitsysteme. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 262. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46725-7_6
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