Linux System Programming Techniques & Concepts

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Introduction (0/5)

Introduction
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FREE PREVIEW
Setting Up Linux Development Environment
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Begin - Doubly Linked List as a Library
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Quick Compilation Steps
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Summary
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Understanding Header Files (0/5)

What are Header Files and their Purpose ?
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Relationship between Source and Header Files
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Text Substitution
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Text Substitution Example
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Text Substitution Demonstration
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Preprocessing Directives (0/3)

Problem Of Duplicate Inclusion of Header Files
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What are Pre-processing Directives ?
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Solution to Duplicate Inclusion of Hdr files using... tives
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Correct way of Using Structures and Functions (0/5)

Structure Definitions and Use
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Function Declaration and Use
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Recursive Dependency
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Solution to Recursive Dependency
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Summary
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Quick Creation of Static and Dynamic Libraries (0/5)

Resuming with Doubly Linked List Library
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Static and Dynamic LIbraries - Quick Creation
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Linking with Static Library
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Linking with Dynamic Library
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Summary
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Four Stages of Compilation Process (0/4)

Stage 1 of 4 - Preprocessing stage
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Stage 2 of 4 - Compilation Stage
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Stage 3 of 4 - Assembler Stage
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Stage 4 of 4 - Linking Stage
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Build Project using Makefiles (0/5)

Introducing Makefile
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Makefile Analogy - Dependency Tree
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Makefile Assignment - part1
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Makefile Assignment - part2
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Final Makefile
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Programmable Libraries - Generics (0/9)

Introduction
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Revisiting DLL
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Problem Statement
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Solution - Responsibility Delegation
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Using Programmable DLL Library - Code Walk
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Search Callback Summary
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Comparison Callback
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Comparison Callback Demo
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Summary
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Iterative Macros (0/8)

Getting Started
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For loop Semantics
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Iterative Macros For LinkedList
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Iterative Macros for Binary Trees
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Tree Iterators Prerequisites
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Tree Iterators Implementation
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Summary
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Coding Assignment
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Glue Based Data structures (0/12)

Introduction
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Glthreads Definition
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Difference - Traditional Vs Glue Based DLL
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Structure Field Offset
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Assignment
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GLNode Insertion
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API to insert a glthread node in a glthread list
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GLThread Iteration
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GLNode Removal
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Code Walk - Demo
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Traditional List Problems
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GLThread Benefits
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Opaque Pointers (0/5)

Introduction
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Typical Library Design
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Problem Statement
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Solution Strategy
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Conclusion
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Bit Programming (0/10)

Introduction to Bit Programming
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XOR Operator
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Using Bits as Flags
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Using Enums as Bits
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Assignment on Bit Programming
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Bit Pattern Matching
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Bit Pattern Matching steps
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BitMaps
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BitMap APIs and Implementation
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Assignment on BitMaps
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Machine Endianness (0/2)

Machine Endianness
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Program to find Machine Endianness
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TLV Based Communication (0/10)

TLVs Introduction
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Why we need TLVs ?
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Why we need TLVs - Another scenario
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Understanding TLVs
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TLV Addressing the problem of Heterogeneity
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TLV Addressing the problem of Software Upgrade
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Data Structure - STREAMS
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TLV De-Serialization using STREAMS
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Coding Assignment - on Streams
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Coding Assignment - on TLVs
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Working with Linux Posix Timers (0/7)

Agenda and Prerequisites
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Timer Relevance
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Timer Types
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Posix APIs for Timers
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Timer Design
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Timer Creation Steps
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Timer Implementation and Demo
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Memory Layout of Linux Process (0/5)

Agenda
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Virtual Memory Memory Basics
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Memory Layout of Linux Process
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Example : Memory Layout of Linux Process
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Exercise on size command
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Stack Memory Management (0/14)

Stack Memory Basics
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Stack Memory Contents
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Stack-Overflow and Prevention
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Stack Memory Corruption
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Procedure Call and Return - Getting Started
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Common Cpu Registers
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Procedure Call Mechanism
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Purpose of Base Pointer register (ebp)
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Formalizing Procedure Call Algorithm
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Procedure Return - Goals
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Procedure Return Explained - Step by Step
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Formalizing Procedure Return Algorithm
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Lab Session - Stack Memory Analysis
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Lab Session - Stack Memory Analysis
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Heap Memory Management (0/12)

Heap Memory Management - Goals and Introduction
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Malloc() - Quick Revision
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Break pointer
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brk and sbrk system calls
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Malloc Version 1.0
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Problem Statement
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Heap Memory Management Requirement
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MetaBlock and DataBlock
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Allocations and Deallocations
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Block Splitting
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Block Merging
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Problem of Fragmentation
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Concepts of Paging (0/25)

Introduction
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Byte Addressable Memory
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What is 32 bit Or 64 bit system ?
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Bus System
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CPU Generates Virtual Addresses
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Data bus and Address Bus
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Check your Understanding
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Mapping of Virtual Address to Physical Address
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Physical Pages and Frames
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Page Swapping
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Virtual Memory Pages
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1:1 Mapping between Physical and Virtual Page
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Virtual Address Composition
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Page Table
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Test your Understanding
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Paging in Action
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Multiple Process Scenario
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Resolve External Fragmentation
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Page Allocation to a Process - Part1
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Page Allocation to a Process - Part2
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Shared Physical Pages
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Page tables Problems
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Page Table Problem 1 - Large Page Table Size Matters
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Page Table Problem 2 - Need for Contiguous Main Memory
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Page Table Problem 3 - Page Table Hollowness
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Multi Level Paging (0/5)

Introduction
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Multi Level Paging In Action - Part1
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Multi Level Paging In Action - Part2
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Test your Understanding
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Test Your Understanding
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Page on Demand (0/3)

Problem Statement
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Demand Paging Steps
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Effective Access Time
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Memory Management for Multi-threaded Processes (0/4)

Introduction
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Virtual Memory Management
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Virtual Memory Management
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Thread Termination
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Bonus (0/1)

Bonus Lecture - Time to get some Candies !!
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ALPC-PPT.pdf

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