OS Reasoning Model v2.0

Model Description

It is a updated version of Operating Systems reasoning model, fine-tuned from microsoft/DialoGPT-medium specifically for educational purposes for Operating Systems course. The model can helps:

Step-by-step reasoning about OS concepts
Problem-solving for OS-related challenges
Comparative analysis of different OS mechanisms
Educational explanations suitable for students and professionals

Key Improvements (v2.0)

Architecture

Base Model: microsoft/DialoGPT-medium (state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities)
Training Strategy: Structured reasoning templates with quality scoring
Data Quality: Enhanced content extraction with concept density filtering
Response Format: Structured step-by-step reasoning format

Training Data

Total Examples: 147 high-quality reasoning examples
Content Sources: Curated from authoritative OS textbooks (OSTEP, xv6, etc.)
Reasoning Types: Concept explanation, problem-solving, comparative analysis

Training Statistics

Example Distribution by Type

Concept Explanation: 106 examples
Comparison: 41 examples

Top OS Concepts

memory: 23 examples
process: 15 examples
security: 12 examples
device: 10 examples
lock: 5 examples
task: 5 examples
authentication: 5 examples
heap: 4 examples
memory vs virtual memory: 4 examples
virtual memory: 4 examples

💻 Usage

Quick Start

from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM
import torch

# Load model and tokenizer
model_name = "jahidhasan/os_reasoning_model-v2"
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_name, trust_remote_code=True)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
    model_name,
    torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16,
    device_map="auto",
    trust_remote_code=True
)

def ask_os_question(question):
    prompt = f'''<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|>

You are an expert in Operating Systems. Provide clear, step-by-step reasoning for OS concepts and problems.

<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>

{question}

<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>

'''

    inputs = tokenizer(prompt, return_tensors="pt").to(model.device)

    with torch.no_grad():
        outputs = model.generate(
            **inputs,
            max_new_tokens=500,
            do_sample=True,
            temperature=0.7,
            top_p=0.9,
            repetition_penalty=1.1
        )

    response = tokenizer.decode(outputs[0], skip_special_tokens=True)

    # Extract assistant response
    assistant_start = response.find("<|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>")
    if assistant_start != -1:
        response = response[assistant_start + len("<|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>"):].strip()

    return response

# Example usage
question = "What is a deadlock in operating systems and how can it be prevented?"
answer = ask_os_question(question)
print(answer)

Example Outputs

Question: "What is virtual memory in operating systems?"

Response:

Let me explain virtual memory step by step:

Step 1: Definition and Context
Virtual memory is a memory management technique that provides an abstraction layer between the physical memory and the processes running on the system.

Step 2: How it Works
The mechanism involves mapping virtual addresses to physical addresses through page tables, allowing processes to have their own virtual address space that may be larger than physical RAM.

Step 3: Why it's Important
This is crucial because it enables memory isolation between processes, allows efficient memory utilization, and provides the illusion of unlimited memory to applications.

Step 4: Practical Example
In practice, when a process accesses a virtual address, the Memory Management Unit (MMU) translates it to a physical address, handling page faults when data needs to be loaded from storage.

Therefore, virtual memory is a fundamental abstraction that plays a vital role in modern operating system memory management.

Technical Details

Model Architecture

Base: microsoft/DialoGPT-medium
Fine-tuning: Full parameter fine-tuning with LoRA optimization
Context Length: 1024 tokens (optimized for detailed reasoning)
Precision: BFloat16 for numerical stability

Training Configuration

Epochs: 3 (optimal for generalization)
Batch Size: 16 (with gradient accumulation)
Learning Rate: 1e-5 (conservative for large model)
Optimizer: AdamW with cosine scheduling
Regularization: Weight decay + label smoothing

Performance Optimizations

Flash Attention 2: Efficient attention computation
Gradient Checkpointing: Memory-efficient training
Mixed Precision: BFloat16 for speed and stability

Limitations and Considerations

Domain-Specific: Optimized for OS topics, may not generalize to other domains
Training Data Bias: Based on specific textbooks and may reflect their perspectives
Computational Requirements: Requires GPU for optimal inference speed
Context Window: Limited to 1024 tokens for input context

🔄 Version History

v2.0 (Current)

Upgraded to microsoft/DialoGPT-medium architecture
Enhanced training data with quality scoring
Improved reasoning structure and templates
Better evaluation and testing framework

v1.0 (Previous)

Initial release with DistilGPT-2 base
Basic reasoning capabilities
Limited training data quality

Training Data Sources

OSTEP (Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces) - Comprehensive OS textbook
xv6 Documentation - MIT's teaching operating system
Educational Resources - Curated learning materials

All training data respects copyright and fair use guidelines.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve the model:

Issue Reports: Found a problem? Let us know!
Training Data: High-quality OS content suggestions
Evaluation: Help us test on diverse OS scenarios
Documentation: Improvements to usage examples

📄 Citation

If you use this model in your research or educational work, please cite:

@misc{os-reasoning-model-v2,
  author = {Jahid Hasan},
  title = {Operating System Reasoning Model v2.0},
  year = {2025},
  publisher = {Hugging Face},
  url = {https://huggingface.co/jahidhasan/os_reasoning_model-v2},
  note = {Fine-tuned from microsoft/DialoGPT-medium}
}

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