fixed typo in mmap example

[pintos-anon] / doc / threads.texi

diff --git a/doc/threads.texi b/doc/threads.texi
index 1093f335636dcc13c85e3bebe944129d97c7beae..77afeda0e17a49a0062062b16d6c9ba328c705b5 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/threads.texi
+++ b/doc/threads.texi
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ project 3.  For now, you can ignore it.
 
 @item flags.h
 Macros that define a few bits in the 80@var{x}86 ``flags'' register.
-Probably of no interest.  See @bibref{IA32-v1}, section 3.4.3, for more
-information.
+Probably of no interest.  See @bibref{IA32-v1}, section 3.4.3, ``EFLAGS
+Register,'' for more information.
 @end table
 
 @menu
@@ -511,7 +511,8 @@ must be active, but we must be able to choose the 4.4@acronym{BSD}
 scheduler
 with the @option{-mlfqs} kernel option.  Passing this
 option sets @code{enable_mlfqs}, declared in @file{threads/init.h}, to
-true.
+true when the options are parsed by @func{parse_options}, which happens
+midway through @func{main}.
 
 When the 4.4@acronym{BSD} scheduler is enabled, threads no longer
 directly control their own priorities.  The @var{priority} argument to
@@ -531,6 +532,12 @@ Here's a summary of our reference solution, produced by the
 @command{diffstat} program.  The final row gives total lines inserted
 and deleted; a changed line counts as both an insertion and a deletion.
 
+The reference solution represents just one possible solution.  Many
+other solutions are also possible and many of those differ greatly from
+the reference solution.  Some excellent solutions may not modify all the
+files modified by the reference solution, and some may modify files not
+modified by the reference solution.
+
 @verbatim
  devices/timer.c       |   42 +++++-
  threads/fixed-point.h |  120 ++++++++++++++++++
@@ -675,8 +682,8 @@ If multiple threads have the same highest priority,
 
 Priority donation only changes the priority of the donee
 thread.  The donor thread's priority is unchanged.  
-Priority donation is not additive: if thread @var{A} (with priority 5) donates
-to thread @var{B} (with priority 3), then @var{B}'s new priority is 5, not 8.
+Priority donation is not additive: if thread @var{A} (with priority 3) donates
+to thread @var{B} (with priority 5), then @var{B}'s new priority is 3, not 8.
 
 @item Can a thread's priority change while it is on the ready queue?
 
@@ -717,4 +724,12 @@ just before the first @func{printf} in @func{main}.  Then modify
 
 It doesn't have to.  We won't test priority donation and the advanced
 scheduler at the same time.
+
+@item Can I use one queue instead of 64 queues?
+
+Yes, that's fine.  It's easiest to describe the algorithm in terms of 64
+separate queues, but that doesn't mean you have to implement it that
+way.
+
+If you use a single queue, it should probably be sorted.
 @end table