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    This document describes the steps taken to create a new system call in the Linux kernel. It lists the kernel files that were modified to add an entry for the new system call and to define the system call itself. These include files for the syscall table, header files, and source code files. The Makefile was also updated to compile the new system call. The system call was then used to return schedule queue contents periodically and to modify the scheduler to assign tasks to cores based on their number.

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    This document describes the steps taken to create a new system call in the Linux kernel. It lists the kernel files that were modified to add an entry for the new system call and to define the system call itself. These include files for the syscall table, header files, and source code files. The Makefile was also updated to compile the new system call. The system call was then used to return schedule queue contents periodically and to modify the scheduler to assign tasks to cores based on their number.

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    Create A Linux System Call

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    Thiago Alves
    This document describes the steps taken to create a new system call in the Linux kernel. It lists the kernel files that were modified to add an entry for the new system call and to define the system call itself. These include files for the syscall table, header files, and source code files. The Makefile was also updated to compile the new system call. The system call was then used to return schedule queue contents periodically and to modify the scheduler to assign tasks to cores based on their number.

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    of 3

    CPE 436/536

    Homework 1 (parts a b and c)


    Thiago Rodrigues Alves
    1a Construct a system call that allows for passing blocks of data between a user program and
    kernel
    To create the system call, some files of the linux kernel had to be modified. Here is a list of the
    modified files:

    /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/kernel/syscall_table.S

    usr/src/linux/include/linux/syscalls.h

    usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386/unistd.h
    After modifying these files to
    create an entry for the new
    system call, the files for the
    system call itself had to be created:

    /usr/src/linux/include/linux/read_kernel_mem.h (user library)

    usr/src/linux/kernel/read_kernel_mem.c (system call)

    The Makefile for


    the directory

    /usr/src/linux/kernel had to be modified to compile the new system call:

    1b- Use the


    system call to
    return the
    contents of the
    schedule queues/trees at 1 second intervals
    1c- modify the scheduler to assign processes/threads to cores based on their number with odd
    numbered tasks running on odd numbered cores and even numbered tasks running on even
    numbered cores. Two cores (0,1) are sufficient for this task
    A new system call was created in order to change the processes schedule and return the contents of the
    schedule queues/trees. The procedure to create the system call was the same as the previous item.
    Below is the code for both files of the system call:

    /usr/src/linux/include/linux/read_kernel_mem.h (user library)

    usr/src/linux/kernel/read_kernel_mem.c (system call)

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