Operating Systems Courses and Certifications

Linux Plumbers Conference

Arm64 Live Patching - Current Status and Challenges

Explore the current state, challenges, and missing elements of Arm64 live patching in the Linux kernel architecture.

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

Linux Plumbers Conference

System Pressure on CPU Capacity and Feedback to Scheduler

Explore techniques to improve task placement and load balancing by reflecting CPU pressure in scheduler decisions, building on previous discussions and upcoming patchsets.

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

Linux Plumbers Conference

Improving CPU Isolation with Per-CPU Spinlocks - Performance Cost and Analysis

Explore CPU isolation improvements using per-CPU spinlocks. Analyze performance costs, cache coherence, and contention. Compare with current solutions and discuss strategies for optimizing time-sensitive task execution.

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

Linux Plumbers Conference

Utilization Clamping in CFS - Fairness, Latency, and Energy Efficiency

Explore utilisation clamping in CFS for Android systems, discussing fairness, latency, and energy efficiency to align expectations and implementation with upstream Linux.

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

Preempt RT - State of the Union

Explore the current state and future developments of the Preempt RT real-time Linux kernel patch set with insights from a leading developer.

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

Futexes Are Cursed - Challenges and Improvements in the FUTEX API

Explore the challenges and improvements in FUTEX API design, focusing on -RT kernel impacts and benefits for all users. Learn about corner cases and solutions in Linux kernel development.

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

Pthread Condvars: POSIX Compliance and the Priority Inheritance Gap

Explore challenges and potential solutions for implementing Priority Inheritance in pthread condvars while maintaining POSIX compliance. Gain insights from kernel, system library, and real-time application developers.

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

Using SCHED_DEADLINE: Implementation, Advantages, and Challenges

Explore Linux's SCHED_DEADLINE scheduler, its implementation of EDF and CBS, advantages for robotics and media, and practical application tips. Learn about challenges and workarounds.

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

Security in Zephyr and Fuchsia - Comparing Emerging Open Source Operating Systems

Explore security architectures and mechanisms in Zephyr and Fuchsia operating systems, comparing them to Linux. Learn about ongoing advancements and unique approaches to IoT and microkernel-based security.

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

Unikernels and Explorations - Challenges and Opportunities

Explore unikernels' potential in cloud environments, their advantages over traditional VMs and containers, and challenges in gaining widespread adoption. Insights on optimizing unikernel platforms for performance and customization.

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

Paul G. Allen School

Introduction to Computer Operating Systems - Lecture 1

Explore computer operating systems, covering fundamental concepts, architecture, and functionality in this comprehensive lecture from the Paul G. Allen School.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Container Kernel Development

Explore container kernel development with Christian Brauner from Canonical, focusing on key concepts, challenges, and advancements in this critical area of Linux technology.

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

Sundeep Saradhi Kanthety

Producer-Consumer Problem - Why Process Synchronization? - Race Condition - Operating System

Explore process synchronization, race conditions, and the producer-consumer problem in operating systems. Learn key concepts for efficient multi-process management and coordination.

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

Docker

Unikernel Technologies - A Lightning Tour with Demos

Explore unikernels: their definition, existing technologies, and practical applications through two live demonstrations in this fast-paced, informative session.

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

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History of the Incompatible Timesharing System (ITS)

Explore the influential Incompatible Timesharing System's history, its impact on free software, and the groundbreaking programs it hosted at MIT's AI lab in the 1960s.

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