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Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau
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This first project is just a warmup, and thus relatively light on work. The This first project is just a warmup, and thus relatively light on work. The
goal of the project is simple: to add some system calls to xv6. The first goal of the project is simple: to add some system calls to xv6. The first
system call is called **trace(const char *pathname)** and the second is **getcount()**. system call is called `trace(const char *pathname)` and the second is `getcount()`.
The first simply tells the OS to track how many times a particular file, The first simply tells the OS to track how many times a particular file,
specified by the name **pathname**, has been opened. The second returns specified by the name `pathname`, has been opened. The second returns
that count. that count.
## Background ## Background