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Process Protection and Efficient Execution

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This lecture covers the concepts of process execution and protection in operating systems. It explains how the OS creates and manages processes, the importance of protecting processes from each other, and the hardware mechanisms used for efficient execution. Topics include process creation, system calls, process states, CPU virtualization, and the role of interrupts in ensuring control. The lecture also discusses the challenges of running untrusted processes, limited direct execution, and the use of system calls for requesting OS services. Overall, it provides insights into how the OS ensures security, reliability, and resource utilization in a multi-program environment.

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Computer engineering

High-performance computing: Real-time computing

Computer architecture: Topics in computer architecture

Hardware engineering: Microprocessors

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System call

In computing, a system call (commonly abbreviated to syscall) is the programmatic way in which a computer program requests a service from the operating system on which it is executed. This may include hardware-related services (for example, accessing a hard disk drive or accessing the device's camera), creation and execution of new processes, and communication with integral kernel services such as process scheduling. System calls provide an essential interface between a process and the operating system.

Interrupt

In digital computers, an interrupt (sometimes referred to as a trap) is a request for the processor to interrupt currently executing code (when permitted), so that the event can be processed in a timely manner. If the request is accepted, the processor will suspend its current activities, save its state, and execute a function called an interrupt handler (or an interrupt service routine, ISR) to deal with the event.

Process (computing)

In computing, a process is the instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads. There are many different process models, some of which are light weight, but almost all processes (even entire virtual machines) are rooted in an operating system (OS) process which comprises the program code, assigned system resources, physical and logical access permissions, and data structures to initiate, control and coordinate execution activity.

Fork (system call)

In computing, particularly in the context of the Unix operating system and its workalikes, fork is an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself. It is an interface which is required for compliance with the POSIX and Single UNIX Specification standards. It is usually implemented as a C standard library wrapper to the fork, clone, or other system calls of the kernel. Fork is the primary method of process creation on Unix-like operating systems. In multitasking operating systems, processes (running programs) need a way to create new processes, e.

Interrupt handler

In computer systems programming, an interrupt handler, also known as an interrupt service routine or ISR, is a special block of code associated with a specific interrupt condition. Interrupt handlers are initiated by hardware interrupts, software interrupt instructions, or software exceptions, and are used for implementing device drivers or transitions between protected modes of operation, such as system calls. The traditional form of interrupt handler is the hardware interrupt handler.

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