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# (Optional) Lab4: File Systems

<mark style="color:red;background-color:red;">**Note: Lab 4 is not required for all the students**</mark><mark style="color:red;background-color:red;">.</mark>

**In the previous two assignments, you made extensive use of a file system without actually worrying about how it was implemented underneath.** For this last assignment, you will **improve the implementation of the file system**.

You will be working primarily in the `filesys/` directory.

**You may build project 4 on top of project 2 or project 3.**

* In either case, all of the functionality needed for project 2 must work in your filesys submission.
* If you build on project 3, then all of the project 3 functionality must work also, and you will need to edit `filesys/Make.vars` to **enable VM functionality**. You can receive up to 10% extra credit if you do enable VM.

**Here are the sections in this chapter:**

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[Background](/pintos/project-description/optional-lab4-file-systems/background.md)
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[Suggestions](/pintos/project-description/optional-lab4-file-systems/suggestions.md)
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[Your Tasks](/pintos/project-description/optional-lab4-file-systems/your-tasks.md)
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[FAQ](/pintos/project-description/optional-lab4-file-systems/faq.md)
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