Section outline

• Select section Day 1: Understanding Linux User Space Architecture & System Calls (7 hours)

  Day 1: Understanding Linux User Space Architecture & System Calls (7 hours)

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  • Module 1: Introduction to Linux User Space (1 hour)

    • User space vs. kernel space
    • System calls interface overview
    • Linux programming tools introduction

  • Module 2: System Calls in Linux (2 hours)

    • Definition and usage of system calls in C
    • Common system calls: read, write, open, close, fork, exec
    • Practical: Writing system call programs

  • Module 3: User Space and Kernel Space Interactions (2 hours)

    • Memory management comparison
    • Context switching and kernel modules interaction
    • Hands-on: Using strace for system call inspection

  • Module 4: Debugging and Tracing Tools (2 hours)

    • Tools: strace, ltrace, gdb
    • Hands-on: Debugging user space programs with gdb
• Select section Day 2: Process, Threads, and Memory Management (7 hours)

  Day 2: Process, Threads, and Memory Management (7 hours)

  • Module 5: Process Management in Linux (2 hours)

    • Process creation: fork(), exec()
    • Process states and scheduling
    • Signal handling
    • Lab: Writing process management programs

  • Module 6: Thread Management (2 hours)

    • POSIX threads (pthreads)
    • Thread synchronization (mutexes, semaphores)
    • Lab: Multi-threaded program implementation

  • Module 7: Memory Management (3 hours)

    • Virtual memory overview
    • Memory allocation: malloc, free, brk, mmap
    • Memory mapping and shared memory
    • Lab: Exploring memory allocation
• Select section Day 3: Inter-Process Communication (IPC) and Advanced Topics (7 hours)

  Day 3: Inter-Process Communication (IPC) and Advanced Topics (7 hours)

  • Module 8: Inter-Process Communication (3 hours)

    • IPC mechanisms: Pipes, message queues, shared memory, semaphores
    • Socket programming for process communication
    • Lab: Implementing various IPC mechanisms

  • Module 9: Signals in Linux (1 hour)

    • Signal generation and handling (kill, signal, sigaction)
    • Lab: Signal handling programs

  • Module 10: Performance Optimization and Profiling (2 hours)

    • Tools: perf, valgrind
    • Code optimization techniques
    • Lab: Profiling and optimizing user space applications

  • Module 11: Final Project & Wrap-Up (1 hour)

    • Final project integrating core concepts
    • Course review and certificate distribution