CS 261: Research Topics in Operating Systems

Supplementary and Background Material

Supplementary Papers

• The UNIX Time-Sharing System
• A Fast File System for UNIX
• A Trace-Driven Analysis of the UNIX 4.2 BSD File System
• The Design and Implementation of a Log-Structured File System

CS261 technical notes

• Building and Debugging NetBSD Kernels

Bibliography/Literature Search Resources

• Computing Research Repository
• Collection of CS Bibliographies

On doing research and development

• The Instrumentation of Multics
• Observations on the Development of an Operating System
• The Emperor's Old Clothes
• End-To-End Arguments in System Design
• The Back of the Envelope
• The Envelope is Back
• Considerations on the Insularity of Performance Evaluation
• No Silver Bullet
• Does Systems Research Measure Up?

On writing and reviewing papers

• How to write a paper review for CS261
• How to Write a Scientific Paper
• An Evaluation of the Ninth SOSP Submissions, or How (and How Not) to Write a Good Systems Paper
• Collected advice on research and writing
• The Task of the Referee
• Writing reviews for systems conferences
• Common Problems with Conference/Journal Papers

On giving talks

• Techniques and Suggestions for Presenters