ECE 391: Computer Systems Engineering

Summer 2025

References

Readings and Lecture References

• [ISA1] Waterman et al., The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual, Volume I: Unprivileged Architechture..
• [ISA2] Waterman et al., The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual, Volume II: Privileged Architechture.
• [ABI] Kito Cheng and Jessica Clarke (eds.), RISC-V ABIs Specification.
• [Borin] Edson Borin, An Introduction to Assembly Programming with RISC-V, 2023.
• [PLIC] RISC-V International, RISC-V Platform-Level Interrupt Controller Specification.

References for Programming Assignments

• NS16550A Datasheet
• PC16550D Datasheet
• ELF manual page
• Virtual I/O Device Version 1.2 Specification
• Red Hat - Virtqueues and virtio ring: How the data travels

(RISC-V) Assembly Language Resources

• RISC-V ISA Reference by Michael Clark
• RISC-V Assembler Reference by Michael Clark
• RISC-V Reference Card by Patterson & Waterman
• RISC-V Assembly Programmer’s Reference
• https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/gas-2.9.1/html_chapter/as_7.html

Tools

• Git Book
• GCC 13.3 Manual (or a pdf)
• GDB Documentation
• GDB Reference Card
• GNU Assembler Manual

Textbooks

• Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces by Arpaci-Dusseau and Arpaci-Dusseau (free eBook online)
• Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz, Calvin, and Gagne (eBook through University library)
• Understanding the Linux Kernel by Bovet and Cesati (eBook through University library)
• The Design and Implementation of the 4.4BSD Operating System by McKusick, Bostic, Karels, and Quarterman (eBook through University library)
• Operating Systems: Design and Implementation by Tanenbaum and Woodhull (hardcopy through University Library)
• xv6: a simple, Unix-like teaching operating system by Cox, Kaashoek, and Morris (free eBook online)

Miscellaneous

• RISC-V Advanced Core Local Interruptor Specification
• C11 Draft Standard