X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=726b11801f8e53185edc813ce1cd37d7bbf95d10;hb=0450759c86862c1aae5fb8416630b1eb89302046;hp=1999f7033692229667ea30bb5df30aab22620b1b;hpb=2655ee80b0014689c2d8fffcf67e4d6b1546b298;p=pintos-anon diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index 1999f70..726b118 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,32 +1,24 @@ -*- text -*- -* The tests in tests/ don't apply the grading patches. +* Get rid of rox--causes more trouble than it's worth -* We need better example programs. +* Reconsider command line arg style--confuses everyone. - - Need an mmap example program as a replacement for the crappy mmap FAQ - question. +* pintos script doesn't (always?) delete temp disks + +* Finish writing tour. -* 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. -* Userprog project: - - Don't emphasize that stuff needs to be copied from user space to - kernel space. Instead, emphasize validation and suggest that - copying is a common solution and that it will be necessary in - project 3 and in real OSes. Also revise the grading criteria to - match. +* process_death test needs improvement - - Move `join' implementation here, from `threads' project, to help - normalize the project difficulties. +* Internal tests. - - The semantics of the join system call should change so that it - only returns the exit code once. +* Improve automatic interpretation of exception messages. + +* Userprog project: - Mark read-only pages as actually read-only in the page table. Or, since this was consistently rated as the easiest project by the @@ -38,34 +30,15 @@ Alternately we could just remove the synchronization on pid selection and check that students fix it. -* VM project: - - - Discuss the perils of mixing dirty bits between kernel and user virtual - memory. - - - Sample solution. - * Filesys project: - - Increase maximum disk size from 8 MB to something that actually - requires doubly indirect nodes. There is a negative pressure here - from the bitmap object--perhaps we need a specialized bitmap that - doesn't have to be all in-memory at once. - - Alternatively, shrink the inode size. - - - Add mkdir and ls example user programs. - - - 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 + cache. Some students reported that their system was slower with + cache--likely, Bochs doesn't simulate a disk with a realistic + speed. * Documentation: - - Finish writing tour. - - Add "Digging Deeper" sections that describe the nitty-gritty x86 details for the benefit of those interested. @@ -82,18 +55,6 @@ . Other good ideas. - - Add src/testcases/vm, src/testcases/filesys and make it clear to use - them? - -* Tests: - - - Release some of them. - - - The threads, userprog, vm test source files could use - factorization and cleanup along the lines of fslib in the filesys - tests. - - - The p1-4.c testcase needs significant tuning. Currently it takes - too long (especially when SHOW_PROGRESS is turned on) and doesn't - show significant improvement. + . opendir/readdir/closedir + . everything needed for getcwd()