Lectures, Assignments, and Exercises
2.1 proc
2.2 ipc
2.3 vm
2.4 fs
2.5 io
2.6 virt
2.7 sec
2.8 perf
2.9 Paper
2.10 Presentation
2.11 Midterm
2.12 Final

2.6 virt

This exercise is optional. Refer to the exercise policy for details.
Download and experiment with Bochs, QEMU, Xen, and VirtualBox. Try to run them in interesting configuration. Try to run experimental operating systems inside of them. Get familiar with what one can do that the others cannot. Try to read a research paper about the design of Xen and the extensions it supports.