Why is with a mode switch no scheduler involved since a system mode triggers the processor to be blocked. This should require the scheduler to reschedule the process
Scheduling
what is the propritionality property of the interactive system? (p. 8)
Kernel threads are at the same time uninterruptable and and work with the same execution/priority scheme as other threads. This seems contradicting?
How does Earliest Deadline First Scheduler works? When is a task interrupted?
Priorities are static?
Static Priority vs Execution Order Priority? (Slides: Schedulers p.30)
What is the difference between Index Allocation and Linked-List Allocation? Both have a list of blocks (Files 1/p.24)
How can page tables be swapped in an out (Mem/p.17)
Page Table Entry: How does linux store that a page table entry is used by multiple processes? Wouldn't this require a reference-count? (Mem/p.14)
Page Table Entry: Do both the locked bit and protected/read-only bit prevent the block from being swapped? (Mem/p.14)
Where and when is are the following list written? Are these on the fs itself and are updated by the fs?
In the same graphics, aren't these bit maps?
How are free blocks found? Are there lists of free blocks?
How can two free blocks exist?
Can both blocks free and blocks in use be 1?
Can Logical Groups contain both logical and physical volumes? What are volume groups?
What exactly are extends? And why are they needed?