MontaVista Delivers First Linux Trace Toolkit for PowerPC; Toolkit Significantly Accelerates Embedded Application Development on Linux.Business Editors/Technology Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000 MontaVista Software MontaVista Software develops systems software, development tools and Embedded Linux-based software targeting embedded systems such as automotive electronics, communications equipment, and television set-top boxes and other connected devices and infrastructure. , Inc., developer of the Hard Hat(TM) Linux(R) operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for embedded applications, today announced availability of the Linux Trace Toolkit The Linux Trace Toolkit (LTT) is a set of tools that is designed to log program execution details from a patched Linux kernel and then perform various analyses on them, using console-based and graphical tools. for PowerPC developers. The Linux trace toolkit is a suite of tools designed to extract and interpret execution details of multiple programs from the Linux operating system. Specifically, it enables users to extract processor utilization and allocation information over specified periods of execution. Embedded Linux The Linux operating system configured and enhanced to work in a wide variety of applications, including handheld devices, network appliances, industrial machines and consumer electronics devices. The modularity of the Linux kernel makes it well suited to embedded systems. is the operating system of choice for a rapidly growing market of pervasive-computing devices. For its part, MontaVista is committed to bringing cutting- edge tools and comprehensive services to the Linux open-source development community. "Embedded-system designers need superior development and debugging tools for both applications and system software," comments Jim Ready, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MontaVista software and embedded Linux pioneer. "The Linux Trace Toolkit helps engineers visualize and measure the detailed timing of their application in the embedded Linux environment." MontaVista's Linux Trace Toolkit builds on Karim Yaghmour's- open source IA-32/x86 Linux Trace Toolkit and offers the first kernel tracing tool for PowerPC processors General-purpose PowerPC processors IBM/Motorola
Availability Both the x86 and the PowerPC versions function with Hard Hat Linux, based on the version 2.2.14 Linux kernel The nucleus of the Linux operating system. The Linux kernel, which was developed by Linus Torvalds, was integrated with software from the GNU Project and other sources to create the actual Linux operating system. See Linux, GNU/Linux and kernel. . Linux Trace Tool source code is available for immediate download at ftp://ftp.mvista.com/pub/LTT. Support for Linux kernel 2.4.0 and other Hard Hat Linux target CPUs is forthcoming. About MontaVista Software, Inc. MontaVista Software Inc., founded in 1999 by real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. pioneer James Ready, delivers open-source software solutions for the worldwide embedded software market. MontaVista's principal offering is the Linux(R) operating system tailored for embedded software applications. MontaVista products include Hard Hat(TM) Linux(R), a standard off-the-shelf binary distribution of Linux for x86, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. and other microprocessor architectures. Hard Hat Linux offers developers a mix of open source and standard APIs, as well as unique open source solutions for embedded design including the MontaVista real-time scheduler and Hard Hat Net CompactPCI back-plane networking. Hard Hat Linux is supported by a comprehensive tool suite including optimizing compilers for C, C++ and other languages; high-level language debuggers; and performance monitoring tools. The company's Subscription Plans also provide Linux support, porting and customization services to customers worldwide. MontaVista headquarters are in Sunnyvale, Calif., in the heart of the Silicon Valley. For more information visit http://www.mvista.com Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Hard Hat is a trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. |
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