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