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15-410 Schedule (Fall 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 |
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| 2024-08-26 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) | ||||||
| 2024-09-04 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 2024-09-18 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) | |||
| 2024-10-02 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) | |||
| 2024-11-06 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
At present these dates are tentative. This is not an offer to buy or sell securities. Tax and title fee extra. Some restrictions apply. Void where prohibited by law.
| Item | Out | Due |
|---|---|---|
| Project 0 | August 28th (Wednesday) | September 4th (Wednesday) |
| Project 1 | September 6th (Friday) | September 13th (Friday) |
| Book Report | September 9th (Monday) | December 6th (Friday) |
| Partner registration deadline | September 16th (Monday) | |
| Project 2 | September 16th (Monday) | September 30th (Monday) |
| Project 3 | October 2nd (Wednesday) | November 18th (Monday) |
| Mid-term Exam (evening) | October 9 (Wednesday) - 18:30-21:30 | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 1 demo (Wean 5207) | October 11 (Friday) | |
| Fall Break | October 14th (Monday) | October 18th (Friday) |
| Mid-term Grades | October 24th (Thursday) | |
| Project 3 Checkpoint 2 demo (Wean 5207) | October 25th (Friday) | |
| Democracy Day (no classes before 17:00) | November 5th (Tuesday) | |
| Project 3 due | November 18th (Monday) | |
| Project 4 | November 22nd (Friday) | December 4th (Wednesday) |
| Project 3 overtime due date | November 25th (Monday) | |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 27th (Wednesday) | November 29th (Friday) |
| Project 3 Interviews | December 2nd (Monday) | December 4th (Wednesday) |
| Project 4 due | December 4th (Wednesday) | |
| Book Report due | December 6th (Friday) | |
| Homework 2 due | ||
| Last day of class | ||
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 Tuesday October 08, 2024]