That’s actually a very common realtime scheduling algorithm: execute the highest-priority task ready to run at any time, and discard the lower-priority tasks if you don’t have time for them. It’s popular because of situations exactly like the one the Apollo Guidance Computer ran into.
That’s actually a very common realtime scheduling algorithm: execute the highest-priority task ready to run at any time, and discard the lower-priority tasks if you don’t have time for them. It’s popular because of situations exactly like the one the Apollo Guidance Computer ran into.