CSCE 351 Operating System Kernels

Lecture Notes

Administivia

Lecture 1: Introduction and History of OS

Lecture 2: Processes

Lecture 3: Interprocess Synchronization and Communication

Lecture 4: Unix/MINUX Interprocess Communications

Lecture 5: Intel Architecture

Supplementary Reading Material from Intel:

Basic Execution Environment

Procedure Calls, Interrupts, and Exceptions

Data Types and Addressing Modes

Instruction Set Summary

Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 1: Basic Architecture -- Most of the relevant information for this class is in the four preceding documents.

Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 2: Instruction Set Reference -- I do not thing you will need this document. The above Instruction Set Summary document should be sufficient.

Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 3: Systems Programming -- Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 are very usefull (especially Chapter 2). I would ignore the other chapters of this 658 page document for now.

Lecture 6: Systems Programming for the Intel Architecture -- Covers Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of Intel Architecture Software Developer's Manual Volume 3: Systems Programming

Lecture 7: Principles of I/O Hardware and Software

Lecture 8: Overview of MINIX I/O Software

Lecture 9: RAM Disks

Lecture 10: Hard and Floppy Disks

Lecture 11: Clocks (a.k.a. timers)

Lecture 12: Terminals

Lecture 13: MINIX System Task