Lecture Notes

Notes (4-up)	Notes (1-up)	Relevant textbook material
Introduction	Introduction	Chapter 1
OS structure	OS structure	Chapter 2
Processes1	Processes1	Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6
Deadlock1	Deadlock1	Chapter 7
Main memory	Memory	Chapter 8
Virtual memory	Virtual memory	Chapter 9
File system	File system	Chapters 10 and 11
Protection and Security	Protection and Security	Chapters 14 and 15
Secure programming	Secure programming

My notes on C++ are available from the Web page of CSC 218 in section ``Lecture notes.'' You are likely to be interested in the ``C++ basics'' and ``Pointers'' modules, as well as the module on working with multiple files. The ``Systems'' section contains information about working in a Unix environment, compiling and running your program, and other useful information. You may also be interested in the ``Reference material'' section.

Footnotes

...Processes¹

An interesting and funny addition to the discusion on resource allocation and deadlock was recently brought to my attention by Alfred Gamulo (many thanks!). He also mentions this comment attached to the blog entry:

Handling interrupts while locking resources is not just sub-optimal but it's highly dangerous. Imagine if both parents were so careless and, for example, when she handled the drinks-for-the-boys interrupt he was in the middle of geting himself something to drink. Further imagine that while having the drink source resource locked he handled an interrupt from the boys for some cheese on their food. BLAMMO! You're deadlocked! Everyone starves and you've got a dead family on your hands.

Not only is his strategy of releasing locks before handling interrupts speed efficient, it's also important for survival. They really dodged a bullet with that cheese thing. I can't believe his wife was so reckless with the safety of her entire family.

Enjoy!