RECITATION WEBPAGE

WEEK 1: Aug. 26th

• Syllabus
• Introduction

• Class Syllabus
• Lab Syllabus (Updated - 09/29/09)
• Introductory Slides (.ppt)
• Introductory Slides (.pdf)
• Example README
• Example Final Project Report

• Read & Understand the syllabus
• Practice with Makefiles.
• Refresh your C programming.
• Become familiar with blackboard ( campus.fsu.edu )
and course discussion board

WEEK 2: Sep. 2nd

• History of Unix/Linux
• Intermediate C-Programming
• /proc FS
• Project 1

• Slides (.ppt)
• Slides (.pdf)
• Project 1 Specification (Updated - 09/11/09)
• Project 1 Grading Sheet
• Programming Examples (tar.gz)

• Project 1: Due Sept. 14!
• Review c-examples.
• Become familiar with /proc FS.

WEEK 3: Sep. 9th

• Correction to Previous Slides
• Understanding a Shell: Basics
• Question Session: Project 1

• Slides (.ppt)
• Slides (.pdf)

• Finish project 1: Due Sept. 14th
• Experiment with your Shell
• Send partner confirmation email

WEEK 4: Sep. 16th

• Project 2

• Slides( pdf, ppt, odp ) (Updated 09/16/2009, 2:30PM)
• Project 2 Specification (Updated 10/7/2009, 4:40AM)
• Project 2 Grading Sheet (Updated 09/29/2009, 3:00PM)
• Project 2 Sample Test Cases (Updated 09/16/2009, 2:30PM)

• Due: Monday, October 5, 2009

WEEK 5: Sep. 23rd

• Parsing Gotchas
• Using Const
• Pointer Arithmetic
• I/O Redirection
• Zombies
• Parsing Multiple Pipes
• Useful Functions

• General Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )
• I/O Redirection Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )

• Continue working on Project 2

WEEK 6: Sep. 30th

• Downloading the Kernel Sources
• Configuring the Kernel
• Compiling the Kernel
• Installing the Kernel

• Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )

• Work on the Shell Project
• Required reading: Linux Journal: Proper Linux C Coding Style
• Suggested reading: Advanced Linux Programming: Writing Good GNU/LINUX Software.pdf
• Finish Project 2

WEEK 7: Oct. 7th

• Project 2: Deadline Extension
• Kernel Source Structure
• Kernel Modules

• Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )

• Finish Project 2> Due October 12, 2009
• Suggested Reading:
• Linux Device Drivers 3e: An Introduction to Device Drivers
• Linux Device Drivers 3e: Building and Running Modules
• Linux Device Drivers 3e: Debugging Techniques

WEEK 8: Oct. 14th

• Project 3
• /proc FS Programming

• Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )
• Project 3 Specification (Updated 11/02/09)
• Project 3 Grading Sheet (Updated 10/21/09)
• Consumer/Producer User-Space Drivers

WEEK 9: Oct. 21th

• Finish Project 3, Part 1
• Have a working kernel 2.6.31.1 ready
• Read LDD3, chapter 4.

• Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )

• LDD3: Chp 4: Debugging Techniques
• LDD3: Chp 5: Concurrency and Race Conditions

WEEK 10: Oct. 28th

• Concurrency and Parallelism
• Implementing System Calls (on Linux 2.6.31.1)
• Synchronizing with Mutexes

• Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )
• Implementing a system call (sample code package): kval

• LDD3: Chp 5: Concurrency and Race Conditions
• Linux Cross Reference Linux 2.6.31.1

WEEK 11: Nov. 4th

• State Machine Diagrams
• Kernel Linked List
• Project 3 Clarifications and Hints
• Consumer and Producer Drivers

• Slides( .pdf, .ppt, .odp )

• Finish project 3
• Sign-up for project 3 demo
• Useful references:
• LDD3: Chp 8: Allocating Memory
• LDD3: Chp 11: Data Types in the Kernel (pp. 295-299, Linked Lists)

WEEK 12: Nov. 11th

• Finish Project 3
• Start Project 4

• Slides( pdf, ppt, odp
• Project 4 Specification
• Project 4 Grading Sheet (Added Nov 17, 9:00PM)
• Project 4 Sample Use Cases
• Project 4 FAT32 Image Creation Guide

• Due: Monday, December 7, 2009
• Necessary references:
• Wikipedia: FAT Article
• Wikipedia: Endianness
• IBM: Writing Endian-Independent C code
• Microsoft: FAT32 Specification

WEEK 13: Nov. 18th

• FAT32 Structures
• Bit Manipulation

• Slides( pdf, ppt, odp
• bit_manip.c
• Files to add to FAT32 Image

• Wikipedia: Bit manipulation

WEEK 14: Nov. 25th

• Happy Thanksgiving!

WEEK 15: Dec. 2nd

WEEK 16: Dec. 9th