Standard disclaimer: dates are subject to change.
| Date | Lecture | Homework | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 08/26 | Introduction | HW1 assigned | Sections 1.1 - 1.2 |
| Mon 08/31 | Roles of the Operating System | Sections 1.3 - 1.11 | |
| Wed 09/02 | System Calls | Sections 2.1 - 2.8 | |
| Mon 09/07 | Labor Day - No Classes | ||
| Wed 09/09 | Processes | Sections 3.1 - 3.3 | |
| Mon 09/14 | File Descriptors | HW1 due at 11:59:59 PM; HW2 assigned | Sections 11.1 - 11.2, Linux File Descriptors |
| Wed 09/16 | Interprocess Communication | Sections 3.4 - 3.6, Linux Signals Overview | |
| Mon 09/21 | Parallelism | Sections 4.1 - 4.5 | |
| Wed 09/23 | Synchronization | Sections 4.6, 5.1-5.4 | |
| Mon 09/28 | Thread Synchronizations | HW2 due at 11:59:59 PM; HW3 assigned | Sections 5.5-5.7 |
| Wed 09/30 | Advanced Synchronizations | Sections 5.7-5.9, 6.1 | |
| Mon 10/05 | Scheduling | Sections 6.2-6.3 | |
| Wed 10/07 | Advanced Scheduling | Sections 6.5-6.7 | |
| Mon 10/12 | Memory Systems | HW3 due at 11:59:59 PM; HW4 assigned | Sections 8.1-8.3, 9.7 |
| Wed 10/14 | Paging | Sections 8.4-8.5 | |
| Mon 10/19 | Review Session | ||
| Wed 10/21 | Midterm | ||
| Mon 10/26 | Virtual Memory | Sections 8.6, 9.1-9.3 | |
| Wed 10/28 | Paging Strategies | HW4 due at 11:59:59 PM; Proj1 assigned | Sections 9.4-9.6, 9.8 |
| Mon 11/02 | Introduction to Linux Kernel | LDD chapter 1, chapter 2 | |
| Wed 11/04 | Device Drivers | LDD chapter 3 | |
| Mon 11/09 | Kernel Memory | LDD chapter 8, chapter 11 | |
| Wed 11/11 | Kernel Synchronizations | LDD chapter 5, chapter 7 | |
| Mon 11/16 | Interrupt Handling | LDD chapter 10 | Wed 11/18 | Mass Storage | Sections 10.1-10.5 |
| Mon 11/23 | Filesystems | Proj1 due at 11:59:59 PM; Proj2 assigned | Sections 11.3-11.4, 12.1-12.3 |
| Wed 11/25 | Filesystem Implementations | Sections 12.4-12.7 | |
| Mon 11/30 | Networking | Sections 17.5-17.6, Linux NAPI Design | |
| Wed 12/02 | Security | Sections 14.1-14.5, Linux Kernel Security | |
| Mon 12/07 | Embedded I/O | Sections 13.2-13.3, Raspberry Pi Serial Communication | |
| Wed 12/09 | Review Session | ||
| Mon 12/14 | Final Exam (6:00pm – 8:00pm) | Proj2 due at 11:59:59 PM | |