POSIX realtime and thread extensions

Since the QNX Neutrino RTOS implements the majority of the realtime and thread services directly in the microkernel, these services are available even without the presence of additional OS modules.

In addition, some of the profiles defined by POSIX suggest that these services be present without necessarily requiring a process model. In order to accommodate this, the OS provides direct support for threads, but relies on its process manager portion to extend this functionality to processes containing multiple threads.

Note that many realtime executives and kernels provide only a nonmemory-protected threaded model, with no process model and/or protected memory model at all. Without a process model, full POSIX compliance cannot be achieved.