Hartstone: Synthetic Benchmark Requirements for Hard Real-Time Applications
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CMU/SEI-89-TR-023Topic or Tag
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to define the operational concept for a series of benchmark requirements to be used to test the ability of a system to handle hard real-time applications. Implementations of such benchmarks would be useful in evaluating scheduling algorithms, protocols, and design paradigms, as well as processors, languages, compilers, and operating systems. Several ADA programs are under development to test standard versions of the benchmark requirements and will be released into the public domain.
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Weiderman, N. (1989, June 1). Hartstone: Synthetic Benchmark Requirements for Hard Real-Time Applications. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-89-TR-023). Retrieved May 24, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/hartstone-synthetic-benchmark-requirements-for-hard-real-time-applications/.
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author={Weiderman, Nelson},
title={Hartstone: Synthetic Benchmark Requirements for Hard Real-Time Applications},
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year={{1989},
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Weiderman, Nelson. "Hartstone: Synthetic Benchmark Requirements for Hard Real-Time Applications." (CMU/SEI-89-TR-023). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, June 1, 1989. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/hartstone-synthetic-benchmark-requirements-for-hard-real-time-applications/.
N. Weiderman, "Hartstone: Synthetic Benchmark Requirements for Hard Real-Time Applications," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-89-TR-023, 1-Jun-1989 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/hartstone-synthetic-benchmark-requirements-for-hard-real-time-applications/. [Accessed: 24-May-2026].
Weiderman, Nelson. "Hartstone: Synthetic Benchmark Requirements for Hard Real-Time Applications." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-89-TR-023). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jun. 1989. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/hartstone-synthetic-benchmark-requirements-for-hard-real-time-applications/. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
Weiderman, Nelson. Hartstone: Synthetic Benchmark Requirements for Hard Real-Time Applications. CMU/SEI-89-TR-023. Software Engineering Institute. 1989. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/hartstone-synthetic-benchmark-requirements-for-hard-real-time-applications/