DocumentCode
1731178
Title
Static-Priority Real-Time Scheduling: Response Time Computation Is NP-Hard
Author
Eisenbrand, Friedrich ; Rothvoß, Thomas
Author_Institution
Inst. of Math. EPFL, Lausanne
fYear
2008
Firstpage
397
Lastpage
406
Abstract
We show that response time computation for rate-monotonic,preemptive scheduling of periodic tasks is NP-hard under Turing reductions. More precisely, we show that the response time of a task cannot be approximated within any constant factor, unless P=NP.
Keywords
computational complexity; scheduling; NP-hard; Turing reductions; response time computation; static-priority real-time scheduling; Approximation algorithms; Delay; Mathematics; Optimal scheduling; Piecewise linear approximation; Polynomials; Processor scheduling; Real time systems; Scheduling algorithm; Testing; intractability; response time analysis;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Real-Time Systems Symposium, 2008
Conference_Location
Barcelona
ISSN
1052-8725
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3477-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/RTSS.2008.25
Filename
4700453
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