CSE 420
Design of Operating Systems
Spring 2025

Announcements:

All announcements will be posted on BlackBoard and will also be immediately emailed to you.

Technology and Logistics Requirements:

A working computer where Ubuntu Linux (24.04 LTS) installed.

MS Teams:

This course will be utilizing MS Teams to facilitate class discussion.
Rather than emailing your questions to the course staff, please post them on MS Teams by making sure that they do not reveal your solution.
All registered students are automatically signed up at the beginning of the semester. If you are not on MS Teams until the first class, then please let the instructor know after the class.

Syllabus

Instructor: Dr. Nihat Altiparmak - nihat.altiparmak@louisville.edu

Office Hours and Method: Tue 1:00-2:00 pm & Thu 1:00-2:00 pm in-person (DC 209), or by appointment (in-person or through MS Teams).
Office: DC 209.

TA 1: Adam Porter - adam.porter.1@louisville.edu

Office Hours and Method: Wed 4:00-5:00 pm & Thu 4:00-5:00 pm in-person (DC 242), or by appointment (in-person or through MS Teams).
Office: DC 242.

TA 2: Stephanie Sithu - stephanie.sithu@louisville.edu

Office Hours and Method: Mon 1:00-2:00 pm & Tue 4:00-5:00 pm in-person (DC 242), or by appointment (in-person or through MS Teams).
Office: DC 242.

Please direct your grading-related questions to the TAs.

Useful Textbooks and Their Web Materials

Operating System Concepts

Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces

The C Programming Language

Learn C the Hard Way

Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment

Schedule:

Slides and Lecture Videos

Posted on BlackBoard.

Sample Exams

Posted on BlackBoard.

Projects

Project descriptions and necessary files are posted on BlackBoard.
How to run Black-Box tests when provided:
- Unzip the provided BlackBoxTesting.zip file
- Copy your C file(s) inside the unzipped BlackBoxTesting folder
- Using the command prompt, change the current directory to the unzipped BlackBoxTesting folder and run the test.sh script (./test.sh)

Source Code Examples

3: Processes

Fork

newproc-posix.c, Makefile

POSIX Shared Memory

shm-posix-producer.c, shm-posix-consumer.c, Makefile

System V Message Queues (See this for a tutorial on message queues.)

sender.c, receiver.c, Makefile

A Bash Script to Clean the Unclosed Shared Memories, Message Queues, and Semaphores in the OS

clean_os.sh

4: Threads

Pthreads

thrd-posix.c, Makefile

6: Synchronization

mythreads.h
critical-section-problem.c
lock-incorrect-solution.c
lock-correct-solution.c
solution-mutex.c
sem-pc.c
file_locking_problem.c
file_locking_solution.c (See this for a tutorial on file locking.)
Makefile

Useful Links and Resources

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