Operating Systems Courses and Certifications

USENIX

Every Mapping Counts in Large Amounts - Folio Accounting

Innovative folio accounting technique for Linux enhances memory management, improving performance in fork and unmap operations. Demonstrates significant speedup in fork-intensive workloads like Redis.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Harvesting Memory-bound CPU Stall Cycles in Software with MSH

Innovative software system for efficiently harvesting memory-bound CPU stall cycles, offering configurable latency and high concurrency to improve datacenter workload performance.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

IntOS: Persistent Embedded Operating System for Multi-threaded Intermittent Computing

Innovative embedded OS for battery-less devices, enabling efficient multi-threaded computing with crash consistency and simplified programming through novel replay-and-bypass approach.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

Nomad: Non-Exclusive Memory Tiering via Transactional Page Migration

Innovative memory management strategy for tiered systems, improving performance under pressure through non-exclusive page retention and transactional migration.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

StreamCache - Revisiting Page Cache for File Scanning on Fast Storage Devices

StreamCache: A new page cache system for fast storage devices, improving I/O performance through stream tracking, efficient reclaiming, and accelerated page allocation. Enhances scientific apps and large language model operations.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

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Sculpt OS - A Novel Operating System for Truly Trustworthy Computing

Explore Sculpt OS, a showcase of the Genode Operating System Framework. Learn about microkernels, Genode features, and the SDK through a live system demonstration.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

USENIX

From Global to Local Quiescence: Wait-Free Code Patching of Multi-Threaded Processes

Explore wait-free code patching for multi-threaded processes, enabling gradual application of updates without disrupting service. Learn about WfPatch's implementation and its impact on system performance.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

DevConf

Customizing OS Images Using Container Technology

Explore customizing OS images using container technology, enabling modifications without creating a new distribution. Learn about Fedora variants and innovative projects leveraging this approach.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hussein Nasser

Comparing Kernel System Calls Across Runtimes - Performance Analysis

Explore system call usage across runtimes using strace. Compare file reading performance in Node.js, Bun, Python, and C. Analyze kernel mode switches and their impact.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Dave's Garage

Kernel Mode vs User Mode: Why it Matters, What You Need to Know

Explore kernel mode's critical role in OS security and performance. Understand vulnerabilities, system structures, and real-world impacts on gaming and stability.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ACM SIGPLAN

PinIt: Influencing OS Scheduling via Compiler-Induced Affinities in Embedded Media - LCTES 2023

Explore PinIt, a compiler-directed methodology optimizing OS scheduling for embedded media applications. Learn how it enhances performance by minimizing harmful thread migrations and maintaining data locality.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linux Plumbers Conference

The UAPI Kernel API Wishlist

Explore Lennart Poettering's vision for improving the Linux kernel's user-space API, addressing current limitations and proposing enhancements for better system integration.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linux Plumbers Conference

Power, Thermal, and Performance Interfaces

Explore power, thermal, and performance interfaces in Linux systems with insights from Daniel Lezcano at the Linux Plumbers Conference.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linux Plumbers Conference

State of the Bloat

Explore the current state of software bloat in Linux systems and its impact on performance and efficiency.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Linux Plumbers Conference

No More Bootloader: Please Use the Kernel Instead

Explore kernel-based booting techniques, eliminating the need for traditional bootloaders in Linux systems.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video