Version 1.1 of the Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) has significantly enhanced its support for multiprocessor platforms. This chapter discusses the rationale for the approach adopted and presents details of the impact on the specification. In particular, it considers the new dispatching and processor affinity models, issues of cost enforcement and the affinity of external events.
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@incollection{Wellings2012,
 affiliation = {Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, UK},
 author = {Andy J. Wellings and  Peter Dibble and  David Holmes},
 booktitle = {Distributed, Embedded and Real-time Java Systems},
 editor = {M. Teresa Higuera-Toledano and  Andy J. Wellings},
 isbn = {978-1-4419-8158-5},
 keyword = {Engineering},
 link = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8158-5_1},
 note = {10.1007/978-1-4419-8158-5_1},
 pages = {1-22},
 publisher = {Springer US},
 title = {Supporting Multiprocessors in the Real-Time Specification for Java Version 1.1},
 year = {2012}
}