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core-v-freertos-kernel is an OpenHW-hosted FreeRTOS kernel fork containing task, queue, and list management, optional co-routines, public headers, and target/compiler ports. It is useful for studying the kernel and portability layer, rather than application demonstrations. For CORE-V MCU drivers and examples, see core-v-freertos, but check its actual dependency before making kernel changes: the reviewed runtime selects pulp-platform/pulp-freertos-kernel as its submodule upstream, not this OpenHW fork.
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- Kernel core: list.c, queue.c, and tasks.c provide shared scheduler and synchronization behavior
- Optional feature: croutine.c implements co-routines for memory-constrained systems
- Portability layer: portable contains microcontroller- and compiler-specific files
- Headers: include contains the real-time kernel interfaces
- Scope boundary: kernel and ports only; application demos and quick-start flows live in core-v-freertos
- Integration boundary: being a related OpenHW fork does not make this the current kernel submodule of core-v-freertos
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