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The document discusses I/O management and OS processes. It describes the I/O subsystem which includes components like a memory management component for buffering, caching and spooling. It also explains the different states a process can be in like new, ready, running, waiting and terminated and describes a process control block which contains information like program counter, memory management and accounting details to manage processes.

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Lect 2 OS

The document discusses I/O management and OS processes. It describes the I/O subsystem which includes components like a memory management component for buffering, caching and spooling. It also explains the different states a process can be in like new, ready, running, waiting and terminated and describes a process control block which contains information like program counter, memory management and accounting details to manage processes.

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CSC 224 Principles of OS

2. I/O Management and


OS Processes
I/O System Management
• The module that keeps track of the status of
devices is called the I/O traffic controller.
• Each I/O device has a device handler that
resides in a separate process associated with
that device.
• I/O is the communication between an
information processing system and the
outside world
• The I/O subsystem consists of

1. A memory management component that


includes buffering, caching and spooling.
• 2. A general device driver interface.
Assembler
• Input to an assembler is an assembly
language program.
• Output is an object program plus
information that enables the loader to
prepare the object program for execution.
Compiler
• A compilers is a program that accepts a source
program in a ―high-level language‖ and
produces a corresponding object program.
Loader
• A loader is a routine that loads an object
program and prepares it for execution.
OS Processes
• A process is a program in execution.
• A process is also defined as an entity
which represents the basic unit of work to
be implemented in the system.
• The execution of a process must progress in a
sequential fashion.
Components of a Process
• 1. Object Program
• Code to be executed.

• 2. Data
• Data to be used for executing the program

• 3. Resources
• While executing the program, it may require
some resources
• 4. Status
• Verifies the status of the process execution. A
process can run to completion only when all
requested resources have been allocated to
the process.
• Two or more processes could be executing the
same program, each using their own data and
resources.
Process Vs Program
• A program by itself is not a process. It is a
static entity made up of program statement
while process is a dynamic entity. Program
contains the instructions to be executed by
processor.
• A program takes a space at single place in
main memory and continues to stay there. A
program does not perform any action by itself.
• A process is a sequence of information
executions. Process exists in a limited span of
time.
• Two or more processes could be executing the
same program, each using their own data and
resources
Process states
• As a process executes, it changes state.
• The state of a process is defined as the current
activity of the process.
• Process can have one of the following five
states at a time:
– New
– Ready
– Running
– Waiting
– Terminated
Process state
1. New
• The process is being created.

2. Ready
• The process is waiting to be assigned to a
processor. Ready processes are waiting to
have the processor allocated to them by the
operating system so that they can run.
3. Running
• Process instructions are being executed (i.e.
The process that is currently being
executed).

4. Waiting
• The process is waiting for some event to
occur (such as the completion of an I/O
operation).

5. Terminated
• The process has finished execution.
Diagram of a Process state
PCB
• Whenever processes changes state, the
operating system reacts by placing the
process PCB in the list that corresponds to its
new state.
• Only one process can be running on any
processor at any instant and many processes
may be ready and waiting state.
Process Control Block
• Each process is represented in the operating
system by a process control block (PCB) also
called a task control block.
• PCB is the data structure used by the
operating system.
• Operating system groups all information that
needs about particular process.
• PCB contains many pieces of information
associated with a specific process e.g.
1. Pointer
• Pointer points to another process control
block. Pointer is used for maintaining the
scheduling list.

2. Process State
• Process state may be new, ready, running,
waiting and so on.
3. Program Counter
• Program Counter indicates the address of the
next instruction to be executed for this
process.

4. CPU registers
• CPU registers include general purpose register,
stack pointers, index registers and
accumulators etc. number of register and type
of register totally depends upon the computer
architecture.
5. Memory management information
• This information may include the value of
base and limit registers, the page tables, or
the segment tables depending on the memory
system used by the operating system.
• This information is useful for deallocating the
memory when the process terminates.
6. Accounting information
• This information includes the amount of CPU
and real time used, time limits, job or process
numbers, account numbers etc.

• PCB also includes the information about CPU


scheduling, I/O resource management, file
management information, priority and so on.
• Draw a diagram for process state
• Draw a PCB block
Suspended processes
• The following are characteristics of a suspended
process:
• 1. It is not immediately available for execution.
• 2. It may or may not be waiting on an event.
• 3. For preventing the execution, process is
suspend by OS, parent process, process itself and
an agent.
• 4. Process may not be removed from the
suspended state until the agent orders the
removal.
Reasons for process suspension
1. Swapping : OS needs to release required main
memory to bring in a process that is ready to
execute.

2. Timing : Process may be suspended while


waiting for the next time interval.
Reasons for process suspension
3. Interactive user request : Process may be
suspended for debugging purpose by user.

4. Parent process request : To modify the


suspended process or to coordinate the
activity of various descendants.
Revision questions
• Differentiate between a Compiler and an
Interpreter
• What is the distinction between buffering,
caching and spooling?
Process Management/Scheduling

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