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+# ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/56273942/202568467-0ee721bb-1424-4efd-88fc-31b4f2a59dc6.png) DEPRECATED
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+## Announcement:
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+FreeRTOS SMP feature has been merged into [FreeRTOS-Kernel](https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/commit/ae3a498e435cecdb25b889f2740ea99027dd0cb1) main branch. We recommend you to use the [FreeRTOS-Kernel](https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel/commit/ae3a498e435cecdb25b889f2740ea99027dd0cb1) main branch to develop FreeRTOS SMP applications.
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+The contents of this branch will remain available for certain period but we will no longer provide updates or accept new contributions and pull requests.
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+Have more questions? Post them in the [FreeRTOS forum](https://forums.freertos.org/).
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 ## Getting started
 This repository contains FreeRTOS kernel source/header files and kernel ports only. This repository is referenced as a submodule in [FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS](https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS) repository, which contains pre-configured demo application projects under ```FreeRTOS/Demo``` directory.