MIT 6.1810 Lab: locks (Fall 2026)

Measure lock contention in the kernel memory allocator, reduce it with per-CPU free lists, and implement a readers-writer lock.

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The exercise happens on MIT 6.1810. Canonical link: https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.1810/2026/labs/lock.html. Link check: link responded (5 Oct 2026). Opened from this app 0 times; opening is not counted as an attempt.

Supports: Contention-driven redesign, the core skill behind scalable locking.

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