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---++ Homework Assignments

Below is a tentative list of homework assignment topics. The list will be finalized as the semester progresses.

| *Topic* | *Due at 3:30 pm on* |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework1][Lots of tools and a simple program]]  | Tue Sept 2 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework2][Ultimate low-level: Boot loader splash screen]] | Tue Sept 9 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework3][A kernel-level screen saver]] | Tue Sept 16 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework4][mmap(): eager and lazy]] | Tue Sept 23 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework5][Paging and page replacement]] | Tue Oct 7 |
|  _midterm exam_  | Tue Oct 14 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework6][Kernel support for multi-threaded processes]] | Tue Oct 28 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework7][Basic mutual exclusion implementations]] | Tue Nov 4 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework8][/dev/random and /proc file system]] | Tue Nov 18 |
| [[https://www.cs.uic.edu/bin/view/CS385fall14/Homework9][authentication and protection subsystems]]  | Thu Dec 4 |
|  _final exam_  | Fri Dec 12 |
 Below are tentative homework concepts, random order. I will also entertain requests.

| VFS - mounting file systems dynamically | |
| File system implementation - ext2 or FAT? | |
| Sound card device driver | |
| User Space Access to Graphics | |
| Kernel module system | |
| Signals + Real-Time Clock Access | |
| A Fair Process Scheduler | |
| Multi-TTY implementation | |

The due date is typically firm - individual extensions are not possible as we tend to discuss the solution in class right after the due date.

---++ Bonus Projects

| *Topic* | *Due Date* |
| Port xv6 to x86-64 architecture | last day of class |
| Port tcc (tiny c compiler) to xv6 | last day of class |
| Basic USB character or block device driver | last day of class |
| Network stack (ethernet driver, basic IP and TCP implementations) | last day of class |

_Credit for bonus projects is not pre-determined - will be judged on a case by case basis. Ranging from no credit to full class credit depending on presentation, demonstrated depth of understanding, and project difficulty._

_Also, if you do well here, I will enthusiastically assist you in your job search or graduate school application process._
Topic revision: r27 - 2014-12-27 - 22:36:32 - Main.jakob
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