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<karim.allah.ahmed@gmail.com>

Egypt.

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#GSoC: 2010 Project
Goal:

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#Roadmap

##Progress

###Preparation Phase:
Understanding how gnumach ticks [ at least the parts related to the project ]
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####28th of April - 5th of May:
* Reading the paging in code in gnumach.
* Reading the libpager code, and the multipage patch.
* Reading the translators code, only the part implementing the external pager interface.

####5th of May - 12th of May:
* Reading the paging out code in gnumach.
* Understanding IPC in gnumach and reading some code.
* Reading "[gnu_src]/kern/sched_prim.c"

####12th of May - 19th of May:
* Finishing the leftover code in some of the previous phases.
* Building a big and a more clear picture of how gnumach ticks [ wiring things together ].

####19th of May - 23th of May:
* Off [College related-activities].
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###Coding Phase:
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####24th of May - 28th of May:
* modifying vm_fault_page(..) in [gnumach_src]/vm/vm_fault.c to pagein multi-pages.
* Add a new attribute to memory_object called "cluster_size" and allow pager to set/modify it.
* Send in the initial patch.

####28th of May - 31st of May:
* Code review of the initial patch, discussing the implementation ,and modificiations if necessary.


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* Modify the API of the libpager to support multipages.
* Modify one of the translators ( ext2fs ) to implement the new libpager interface.

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* Testing period of the current code.

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* Modify the rest of the translators to implement the new libpager API.

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* Modify vm_pageout_page(..) in [gnumach_src]/vm_pageout.c to pageout multi-pages.

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### Exams Schedule:

* Oral exams : unscheduled, It depends on the professor :-).
* Final exams : Starts at 12th of June for two weeks [maybe 2 or 3 days longer than this , not sure]