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[pintos-anon] / TODO

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@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
 -*- text -*-
 

-* The tests in tests/ don't apply the grading patches.
+* Remove names from synchronization primitives?  They don't seem
+  useful in practice.
+
+* debug_backtrace() in kernel should only dereference valid pointers.
+
+* Mention how to use add-symbol-file in gdb.

 
 * We need better and more example programs.
 
 
 * We need better and more example programs.
 


@@ -11,8 +16,6 @@
 
 * Threads:
 
 
 * Threads:
 

-  - join-invalid doesn't compile if tid_t is not scalar type.
-

   - mlfqs tests suck.  They aren't even correct, e.g. the amarv
     submission from win0405 is graded incorrectly.
 
   - mlfqs tests suck.  They aren't even correct, e.g. the amarv
     submission from win0405 is graded incorrectly.
 


@@ -24,12 +27,6 @@
     project 3 and in real OSes.  Also revise the grading criteria to
     match.
 
     project 3 and in real OSes.  Also revise the grading criteria to
     match.
 

-  - Move `join' implementation here, from `threads' project, to help
-    normalize the project difficulties.
-
-  - The semantics of the join system call should change so that it
-    only returns the exit code once.
-

   - Mark read-only pages as actually read-only in the page table.  Or,
     since this was consistently rated as the easiest project by the
     students, require them to do it.
   - Mark read-only pages as actually read-only in the page table.  Or,
     since this was consistently rated as the easiest project by the
     students, require them to do it.


@@ -58,12 +55,8 @@
 
     Alternatively, shrink the inode size.
 
 
     Alternatively, shrink the inode size.
 

-  - Add mkdir and ls example user programs.
-

   - Add option to disable buffer cache.
 
   - Add option to disable buffer cache.
 

-  - Get rid of "dump" commands--they're not really useful.
-

   - Sample solution.
 
   - Need a better way to measure performance improvement of buffer
   - Sample solution.
 
   - Need a better way to measure performance improvement of buffer


@@ -83,6 +76,8 @@
   - Add explanations of what "real" OSes do to give students some
     perspective.
 
   - Add explanations of what "real" OSes do to give students some
     perspective.
 

+  - GNU make 3.80 or later is required.
+

 * Assignments:
 
   - Add extra credit:
 * Assignments:
 
   - Add extra credit:


@@ -97,9 +92,6 @@
 
     . everything needed for getcwd()
 
 
     . everything needed for getcwd()
 

-  - Add src/testcases/vm, src/testcases/filesys and make it clear to use
-    them?
-

 * Tests:
 
   - Release some of them.
 * Tests:
 
   - Release some of them.


@@ -114,10 +106,7 @@
 
 * Code:
 
 
 * Code:
 

-  - Make printf() test actually check its results.
-
-  - Make threads test use a program and arguments like the other
-    projects.
+  - Need an optimization barrier and an explanation of it in the
+    documentation.

 
 

-  - Revise command-line arguments for sensibility instead of for
-    Nachos compatibility.
+  - Need to check the wait system call more thoroughly.