Standard disclaimer: dates are subject to change.
| Date | Lecture | Homework | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 01/26 | Class Cancelled - Snow Emergency | ||
| Thu 01/28 | Introduction and Roles of the Operating System | HW1 assigned | Section 1.1 - 1.2; Sections 1.3 - 1.11 |
| Tue 02/02 | System Calls | Sections 2.1 - 2.7 | |
| Thu 02/04 | Processes | Sections 3.1 - 3.3 | |
| Tue 02/09 | File Descriptors | HW1 due at 11:59:59 PM; HW2 assigned | Sections 11.1 - 11.2, Linux File Descriptors |
| Thu 02/11 | Interprocess Communication | Sections 3.4 - 3.6, Linux Signals Overview | |
| Tue 02/16 | Parallelism | Sections 4.1 - 4.5 | |
| Thu 02/18 | Synchronization | Sections 4.6, 5.1-5.4 | |
| Tue 02/23 | Thread Synchronizations | HW2 due at 11:59:59 PM; HW3 assigned | Sections 5.5-5.7, POSIX Threads Tutorial |
| Thu 02/25 | Advanced Synchronizations | Sections 5.7-5.9, 6.1 | |
| Tue 03/01 | Scheduling | Sections 6.2-6.3 | |
| Thu 03/03 | Advanced Scheduling | Sections 6.5-6.7 | |
| Tue 03/08 | Memory Systems | HW3 due at 11:59:59 PM; HW4 assigned | Sections 8.1-8.3, 9.7, Linux mmap |
| Thu 03/10 | Paging | Sections 8.4-8.5 | |
| Tue 03/15 | Spring Break | ||
| Thu 03/17 | Spring Break | ||
| Tue 03/22 | Review Session | ||
| Thu 03/24 | Midterm | ||
| Tue 03/29 | Virtual Memory | Sections 8.6, 9.1-9.3 | |
| Thu 03/31 | Paging Strategies | HW4 due at 11:59:59 PM; Proj1 assigned | Sections 9.4-9.6, 9.8 |
| Tue 04/05 | Introduction to Linux Kernel | LDD chapter 1, chapter 2 | |
| Thu 04/07 | Device Drivers | LDD chapter 3 | |
| Tue 04/12 | Kernel Memory | LDD chapter 8, chapter 11 | |
| Thu 04/14 | Kernel Synchronizations | LDD chapter 5, chapter 7 | |
| Tue 04/19 | Interrupt Handling | LDD chapter 10 | Thu 04/21 | Mass Storage | Proj1 due at 11:59:59 PM; Proj2 assigned | Sections 10.1-10.5 |
| Tue 04/26 | Filesystems | Sections 11.3-11.4, 12.1-12.3 | |
| Thu 04/28 | Filesystem Implementations | Sections 12.4-12.7 | |
| Tue 05/03 | Networking | Sections 17.5-17.6, Linux NAPI Design | |
| Thu 05/05 | Security | Sections 14.1-14.5, Linux Kernel Security | |
| Tue 05/10 | Review Session | ||
| Thu 05/12 | Final Exam (6:00pm – 8:00pm) | Proj2 due at 11:59:59 PM | |