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15-410 Schedule (Spring 2024)


Reading Assignments

This table is a guide to the expected reading sequence and approximate dates. You can use it to read ahead, which is an excellent idea.

Assignment OS:P+P
2nd edition
OS:P+P
1st edition
OSC:
10th edition
OSC:
9th edition
OSC:
8th edition
OSC:
7th edition
OSC:
6th edition
2024-01-17
First wave
Chapter 1 (Intro) Chapter 1 (Intro) Chapter 1 (Intro)
Chapter 2 (Computer-System Structures)
Chapter 2 (The Kernel Abstraction) Chapter 2 (OS Structures) Chapter 3 (OS Structures)
Section 3.0 [Chapter Intro]
Section 3.5 (OS Structure)
Section 11.3
(Software Layers)
Chapter 12.1 (I/O Overview) Chapter 13.1 (I/O Overview)
Chapter 12.2 (I/O Hardware) Chapter 13.2 (I/O Hardware)
Chapter 12.3 (I/O Interface) Chapter 13.3 (I/O Interface)
2024-01-26
Second wave
Sections 3.1 (Process Management),
3.2 (I/O), 3.3 (Shell)
Chapter 3 (Process)
Skip: 3.4-3.8 (IPC)
Chapter 3 (Process)
Skip: 3.4-3.5 (IPC), 3.6 (Client-Server)
Chapter 3 (Process)
Skip: 3.4 (IPC), 3.5 (Client-Server)
Chapter 4 (Process)
Skip: 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server)
Chapter 4
(Concurrency & Threads)
Chapter 4 (Threads) Chapter 5 (Threads)
Chapter 5 (Synchronization),
Section 3.4 (Producer/Consumer)
Chapter 6 (Synchronization Tools)
Chapter 7 (Synchronization Examples)
Chapter 5 (Synchronization) Chapter 6 (Synchronization)
Skip: 6.9 (Transactions)
Chapter 7 (Synchronization)
Skip: 7.9 (Transactions)
2024-01-31
Third wave
Sections 6.4, 6.5 (Deadlock) Chapter 6 (Advanced Synchronization) Section 6.8.1 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) Section 5.6.3, 5.7.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) Chapter 6.5.3, 6.6.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2) Chapter 7.4.3, 7.5.3 (Deadlock intro, assigned in Wave 2)
Chapter 8 (Deadlock) Chapter 7 (Deadlock) Chapter 8 (Deadlock)
Chapter 8 (Address Translation) Chapter 9 (Main Memory) Chapter 8 (Main Memory) Chapter 9 (Memory Management)
Chapter 9 (Caching & VM); Sections 10.1, 10.2 Chapter 10 (Virtual Memory) Chapter 9 (Virtual Memory) Chapter 10 (Virtual Memory)
Chapter 7 (Scheduling) Chapter 5 (Scheduling) Chapter 6 (Scheduling) Chapter 5 (Scheduling) Chapter 6 (Scheduling)
2024-02-28
Fourth wave
Chapter 12 (Storage Devices) Chapter 11 (Mass-Storage Structure) Chapter 10 (Mass-Storage Structure) Chapter 12 (Mass-Storage Structure) Chapter 14 (Mass-Storage Structure)
Chapter 11 (File System Intro) Chapter 13 (File-System Interface) Chapter 11 (File-System Interface) Chapter 10 (File-System Interface) Chapter 11 (File-System Interface)
Chapter 13 (Files & Directories) Chapter 14 (File-System Implementation) Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation) Chapter 11 (File-System Implementation) Chapter 12 (File-System Implementation)
2024-03-15
Fifth wave
(see lecture) Section 3.4-3.8 (IPC, Client-Server) Section 3.4-3.5 (IPC), 3.6 (Client-Server) Section 3.4 (IPC), 3.5 (Client-Server) Section 4.5 (IPC), 4.6 (Client-Server)
(see lecture) Chapter 17 (Protection) Chapter 14 (Protection) Chapter 18 (Protection)
(see lecture) Chapter 16 (Security) Chapter 15 (Security) Chapter 19 (Security)
Web page: Designing an Authentication System (optional, but fun)
OSDI 2021 keynote speech: It's Time for Operating Systems to Rediscover Hardware (optional, but fun)
(see lecture) Section 19.6-19.9 (Distributed File Systems) Section 17.9 (Distributed File Systems) Chapter 17 (Distributed File Systems) Chapter 16 (Distributed File Systems)
Chapter 14 (Reliable Storage) Section 14.7 (Recovery) Sections 12.7.2, 18.7.3 (see lecture)

Important Dates

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Item Out Due
Project 0 January 19 (Friday) January 26 (Friday)
Project 1 January 29 (Monday) February 5 (Monday)
Book Report January 31 (Wednesday) April 26 (Friday)
Partner registration deadline February 7 (Wednesday)
Project 2 February 7 (Wednesday) February 21 (Wednesday)
Project 3 February 23 (Friday) April 10 (Wednesday)
Mid-term Exam (evening) February 27/28/29 (T/W/R) - 18:30-22:30 TBD
Project 3 Checkpoint 1 demo (Wean 5207) March 1 (Friday)
Spring Break March 4 (Monday) March 8 (Friday)
Mid-term Grades March 11 (Monday)
Project 3 Checkpoint 2 demo (Wean 5207) March 15 (Friday)
Project 3 due April 10 (Wednesday)
Spring Carnival April 11 (Thursday) April 14 (Sunday)
Project 4 April 15 (Monday) April 26 (Friday)
Project 3 overtime due date April 22 (Monday)
Project 3 Interviews April 22 (Monday) April 24 (Wednesday)
Project 4 due April 26 (Friday)
Book Report due

Homework 2 due

Last day of class
April 26 (Friday)

Exam Conflicts

Final exam

You are responsible for checking the official CMU final exam schedule and immediately notifying instructors of all affected courses about any conflicts.


[Last modified Sunday January 21, 2024]