Re: [pcp] Interested to contribute to PCP in GSoC 16

[Sitaram Shelke <sitaramshelke@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Nathan,

Thanks for the reply. I will take a good look into pidstat and mpstat as well and will try to write details about them in the proposal.

Yes, I have already started writing the proposal and will share it once the GSoC Proposal link opens so that I can get it reviewed multiple times.

Regards,

Sitaram Shelke

On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Nathan Scott <nathans@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Sitram,

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> Hello Nathan,
> I built htop from source and looked at the source code. I noted few key
> points which can help to understand the flow of htop.

Good stuff.

> 'Linux/LinuxProcessList.c' in my case. So the project idea proposed is to
> make htop to be able read data from the pcp APIs so that htop can display
> historical data as well.
> Does this sounds right?

Yes, spot on - that's the first part of the project. Beyond the code, it'd
be a good idea to document your work (see htop.1) and test it (looks like a
test_spec.lua exists in the htop source that may be helpful there).

> If yes what would you suggest me to do next?
> if no please correct me where am I wrong. :)

You're following the idea well, no problems at all. The project description
also goes into writing other simpler tools like pidstat and mpstat using the
PCP APIs - I think it would be a good idea to include at least these two in
your proposal also.

In terms of what to do next, I recommend you follow the timeline on the GSoC
website - the next step is for you to write a detailed proposal of everything
you intend to achieve over the summer, based on the discussions we've had.
Have a read through the docs for students there, and elsewhere on the net -
there's alot been written about how to write a good GSoC proposal.

Make sure you submit draft copies to the GSoC site; these are visible to the
project mentors and we can do some initial proof-reading, to give you early
feedback before the submission deadline arrives.

cheers.

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Nathan

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-sitaram