Kernel Development Learning Pipeline

KDLP Spring 2023 Midterm Presentation Guidelines

• Overview:
  • Short pre-recorded presentation about research into a topic of your choice
  • Propose topic and outline ahead of time
  • Plenty of room to be creative 🙂
• Example midpoint presentation topics (pick one of these or propose your own):
  • What is the OOM killer?
  • Why are there multiple versions of some syscalls with numbers at the end? What issue were they added to address?
    • pipe, pipe2, pipe3
    • dup, dup2, dup3
    • etc.
  • Why do some syscalls have a version ending in at? What issue were they added to address?
    • open vs openat
    • fstat vs fstatat
    • rename vs renameat
    • symlink vs symlinkat
    • etc
  • What does .config do? How does it interact with the build process for the kernel?
  • What is physical and virtual memory? Why is there a distinction between the two?
  • What are all the ways that a process running on a cpu could be interrupted and switched to running code in the kernel?
  • What is the history of git? How does it fit into the bigger picture of version control software?
  • Or pick your own!
• Select a topic and send us your proposal with a short outline by 23:59 02/27/2023 EST
• Presentation requirements:
  • 10 ± 1 minutes long
  • Must include some sort of visual component:
    • Slideshow
    • Diagrams
    • Etc.
  • Must include some sort of live demo in the terminal
    • Must include discussion of some snippet(s) kernel code that is relevant to your topic
  • Upload a recording somewhere we can access it (e.g. an unlisted video on youtube and send us a link)
    • You can use free software like OBS to record your screen or just make a meeting on zoom or google meet where you can share your screen and record it.
  • Submit a link to your presentation by 23:59 03/13/2023 EST