15-213: Introduction to Computer Systems
Recitations
Fall 2003

Sept 08: A bit about bits

• Notes ( txt, ps )

Sept 15: GDB + Emacs, Assembly and Source Debugging

• Quick GDB Reference ( pdf, ps, txt )
• Source Debugging example ( tar )
• Assembly Problems ( pdf, ps )
• Assembly Problem Solutions ( txt )
• Online Manuals:
  - Emacs (text editor)
  - GDB (debugger)
  

Sept 22: Stack Frame, Alignment, Structured Data

• Outline ( txt, ps )
• Solutions ( txt, ps )

Sept 29: Buffer Overflow, Floating Point

• Problems/Solutions ( pdf )

Oct 7: Exam Review

Oct 13: Cache, Optimization

• Cache Problems ( pdf ps )
• Cache Problems Solutions ( txt ps )
• Also see: Practice Problem 5.8 from text.

Oct 20: Exceptional Control Flow, Races

• Fork Problem( pdf )
• Jump Problem( pdf )
• Signal Problem( pdf )
• Race Problem( pdf )
• Solutions( txt )

Oct 27: Error Handling, File Descriptors

• Error Handling Notes( pdf )
• File Descriptor Puzzles( txt )

Nov 3: Debugging, Pointer Puzzles

• Useful Debugging Macros( txt )

Nov 10: Virtual Memory

• Virtual Memory Problems( pdf )
• Virtual Memory Problems Solutions( txt )

Exam Review

• Cache Problem 6.15( ppt )