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Problem Set 1

Problem Set 1 description. Full problem set now posted.
Marking guide.
Due Jan 19 by 11:59pm.

Project 1

Project 1 description.
Marking guide.
Due Jan 28th by 11:59pm.
Assignment solution and test code.

Problem Set 2

Problem Set 2 description.
Marking guide.
Due Feb 18th by 11:59pm.

Project 2

Project description.
Marking guide.
Sample shell exec [runs only on linux. After downloading. Make it an executable by running chmod +x ./shell. Then you can invoke the executable ./shell]: shell and Makefile.
Sample shell [DO NOT USE THIS CODE. ALL CODE HAS TO BE YOUR OWN]: Shell description
Guide to signals.
Video Tutorials

Dynamic memory debugging with valgrind.

Due Feb 25th by 11:59pm.
To test your program's memory access, run valgrind:
$ valgrind ./shell
See video link above. To install valgrind on a computer you have root access on, run: sudo apt-get install valgrind
Sample outputs: showing errors , showing history.
Assignment solution.

Problem Set 3

Problem Set 3 description.
Due Mar 18th by 11:59pm.
Video: Synchronization using mutex.
Assignment solution.

Project 3

Due Wednesday, March 18th by 11:59pm.

Assignment solution.

Project 4

Problem Set 4 description.
Due April 7th by 11:59pm. (Nope, this is not a joke!)
Guide to building a custom kernel.
Archive of Linux-Stable v3.19.1.

Assignment description: Sys-Calls.
Marking guide.
Due April 12th by 11:59pm. No possibility of late submission.
Guides
- Guide to building a custom kernel.
- Guide to creating a custom sys-call.
- Guide to creating a patch for the Linux kernel.
- Qemu Startup (Already working framework for QEMU) [Link]
- Other Qemu helpers available on this page. [link]
- Chapters from Robert Love "Linux Kernel Textbook". See Syscall section : [link] (Need to be within SFU network or set up a socks proxy. [link]