COMP 3000 Assignment 2

Preliminary Questions (assignment is not final!)

For each of the following papers, write a brief summary (one paragraph) explaining why the paper is (or might be) interesting. If you can't understand what the paper is about, explain what you do and don't understand.

Note that all of the following papers were presented at OSDI 2010. There are video presentations available for all of these papers. Feel free to refer to these supplementary or other supplementary materials.

1. An Analysis of Linux Scalability to Many Cores