Welcome to the Linux Kernel Programming website for the winter semester 2024!
News
- 04.12.24: Due to an unforeseen dependency between labs 5 and 6, all admission tasks from lab 6 have been changed to grade tasks.
- 28.11.24: Lab 6 is available and submissions are open! Deadline: 16.12.2024 included.
- 20.11.24: Lab 5 submission is open! Deadline: 02.12.2024 included.
- 18.11.24: Lab 5 is available! The list of tasks to submit will be uploaded in the next couple of days.
- 06.11.24: Lab 4 is available!
- 04.11.24: Submission instructions available!
- 28.10.24: Lab 3 is available!
- 21.10.24: Lab 2, Matrix server info and a tentative schedule are available!
Contact
Course email address: lkp@os.rwth-aachen.de
Matrix server: If you already have a Matrix account on any Matrix server, use this form to send it to us so we can invite you.
If you don’t have an account, you can create one by following these steps:
- Create an account on https://app.element.io
- Specify the server:
matrix.os.rwth-aachen.de - Enter your username in the form
firstname.surname - Use this registration token (valid until Nov. 3):
w3PxD4rqzAJBpB9E - Use the form above to register to the LKP chat room
Matrix chat room rules:
- You can ask questions about the lecture and labs.
- You are encouraged to answer each others’ questions. We will give bonus points to students who frequently help others with proper answers.
- When answering a question, please create a thread to avoid cluttering the chat room!
- Do not provide solution code for the labs.
Schedule
Note: This is a tentative schedule. It might be updated if you need more times for some labs, because of unforeseen reasons, or if we decide to add a new lecture topic :)
Entries in red are cancelled dates due to lecture-free days in the University calendar.
| Week nr. | Tuesday (Lab) | Wednesday (Lecture) | Thursday (Lab) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kick-off + History and Architecture of the Linux Kernel | ||
| 42 | Dusting Off Your C Skills | C Bootcamp and Kernel Programming | Dusting Off Your C Skills |
| 43 | First Steps with the Kernel | Implementing Kernel Modules & Contributing to the Kernel | First Steps with the Kernel |
| 44 | My First Modules | “Tutorial” lab | My First Modules |
| 45 | Fachschaftsvollversammlung | “Tutorial” lab | Debugging in the Linux Kernel |
| 46 | Debugging in the Linux Kernel | User/Kernel Communication | Debugging in the Linux Kernel |
| 47 | User/Kernel Communication Mechanisms | Memory Management (1) | User/Kernel Communication Mechanisms |
| 48 | User/Kernel Communication Mechanisms | Memory Management (2) | Memory Management |
| 49 | Memory Management | The Virtual File System | Memory Management |
| 50 | Memory Management | Virtual File System | |
| 51 | Virtual File System | Virtual File System | |
| 52 | Weihnachtsferien | Weihnachtsferien | Weihnachtsferien |
| 1 | Weihnachtsferien | Weihnachtsferien | Weihnachtsferien |
| 2 | Virtual File System | Tracing Facilities in the Kernel | System Calls |
| 3 | System Calls | System Calls | |
| 4 | Project | Project | |
| 5 | Project | Project |
Team
This course is offered by the Operating Systems group at RWTH.
Lectures: Redha Gouicem
Labs: Jérôme Coquisart