X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=TODO;h=726b11801f8e53185edc813ce1cd37d7bbf95d10;hb=3ddaa7092a49f2164cc41c77b142132216e8a5fe;hp=e3a3951cfde2dbfb4abfbd44546e9511b425f89d;hpb=278231fad4bbadba0c62aa09b15d28078c800f2d;p=pintos-anon diff --git a/TODO b/TODO index e3a3951..726b118 100644 --- a/TODO +++ b/TODO @@ -1,26 +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 and more 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 - - How about `diff' and `cmp' programs? +* Finish writing tour. -* Threads: - - 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 + +* Internal tests. + +* 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 @@ -32,41 +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. - - - Update grading/vm to reflect new mmap, munmap forms. - * 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 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. - - Clarify effect of remove(cwd). - * Documentation: - - Finish writing tour. - - Add "Digging Deeper" sections that describe the nitty-gritty x86 details for the benefit of those interested. @@ -86,37 +58,3 @@ . opendir/readdir/closedir . everything needed for getcwd() - - - 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. - -* Code: - - - Make threads test use a program and arguments like the other - projects. - - - Revise command-line arguments for sensibility instead of for - Nachos compatibility. - - - Get rid of all compile-time flags, e.g. MLFQS should be a runtime - command-line option. - - - Need an optimization barrier and an explanation of it in the - documentation. - - - Need to check the wait system call more thoroughly. - - - Library is not precisely standard, e.g. ptrdiff_t should not be - defined by stdlib.h.