Virtual Memory and Paging in xv6
Covers virtual addressing, page tables, two-level page table structure, process address space, kernel mappings, memory allocation, and free list management.
Multithreaded Application Design
Covers multi-threaded server design, thread pools, condition variables, atomicity in wait/signal, deadlock prevention, and producer-consumer patterns.
Context Switching in xv6
Explains context switching mechanism in xv6: scheduler loop, sched function, context structure, swtch assembly function, and kernel stack management during process switches.
Trap Handling in xv6
Describes trap handling mechanisms in xv6: system calls, interrupts, program faults, CPU context saving, kernel trap handler functions, and return from trap procedures.
Transport Protocols (TCP/UDP)
Detailed coverage of TCP/UDP protocols, connection setup, segmentation, sliding window mechanism, reliability, congestion control, and bandwidth delay product calculations.