Nachos: A Peek Under the Hood

user space

MIPS instructions

executed by SPIM

Nachos kernel

SPIM

MIPS emulator

shell

cp

Machine

object

fetch/execute

examine/deposit

SaveState/RestoreState

examine/deposit

Machine::Run()

ExceptionHandler()

SP

Rn

PC

registers

memory

page table

process page tables

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