CSEP 551 is a PMP course on operating systems. In lectures we will cover xv6, a Unix-like teaching operating system on RISC-V. We expect you to work on labs and a project related to xv6, discuss research papers, and make a presentation of your project at the end of the quarter.

This course assumes a basic knowledge of operating systems (CSE 451 or equivalent) and proficiency in C programming.

General information

• Staff: Xi Wang, Luke Nelson, Nick Durand
• Lectures: CSE2 G10, M 6:30-9:20P
• Office hours: CSE2 152, M 5:30-6:30P, or by appointment through the staff mailing list
• Canvas

The staff mailing list is csep551-staff, but we would prefer that you use the Canvas discussion board.

Links

• CSE 451 (ugrad OS)
• CSE 481A (OS capstone)
• CSE 551 (grad OS)

You may subscribe to the course calendar using the following URL (e.g., in Apple or Google Calendar):

https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/csep551/19au/calendar.ics

Acknowledgments

This course reuses much of the material from MIT’s 6.828/6.S081. Special thanks to 6.828/6.S081 staff for xv6.