linaro-gsoc March 2014

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GSOC 2014 - student application deadline approaching

by Steve McIntyre

Hi folks, We're just 1 day away from the deadline for student applications in this year's Summer of Code. What does that mean? Deadline ======== ************************************************************** * * * STUDENT APPLICATION DEADLINE: 19:00 UTC, Friday 21st March * * * ************************************************************** At that point (just over 24 hours from now), students will no longer be able to make new applications in Google's melange web app. *Existing* applications will be editable after that deadline, but may need some mentor/admin intervention to do so. (I'm told there will be a toggle to make an application ediable again.) So: if you're a student considering applying to work with Linaro this summer, you *must* have an application posted in Melange by the deadline. If you've been holding back and have not applied yet, don't delay! Equally, if you're a mentor and you've been discussing a possible application with a prospective student, please pass this information along to them as well. Once that deadline has passed, Google will not accept any more applications for 2014. What happens beyond that point - tweaks, ranking and slots ========================================================== Mentors and admins should review all the applications posted, working out which of the applications they consider good enough. If there are any questions for the students, or suggestions on how to improve the applications or further things that should be done: this is the last possible stage for this dialogue to happen. The next deadline is the 6th of April. By this point, the admins and mentors must have worked out which of the student applications are best and marked them accordingly in Melange. As an organisation, we must then decide how many project slots to request from Google. If we have 5 really good applications for 5 different projects, then clearly we will apply for 5 slots. If we have 4 really good applications but they're only covering 2 different projects (i.e. 2 each), then we should only apply for *2* slots. There's no scope for multiple instances of a single project here. So, here's a hint to the students: if you're applying for a project then try and make your stand out. Either make it the clear *best* proposal for a project, or come up with a distinct project proposal so that it makes sense as a separate slot. Google will then review all the slot requests from all the organisations and will allocate them as they see fit. That's when we and the other orgs get to decide which student proposals to accept for the summer. Then the fun starts! Students - how to apply ======================= I was hoping to have our wiki set up for student access by now, but it's not happened yet. We *will* have something in the next few days so it's working for the summer, but don't wait for that now. Student applications should be made through Melange, ideally using our application template from https://wiki.linaro.org/SummerOfCode2014/StudentApplicationTemplate as a basis. Don't feel constrained to *only* give us the information that's requested there - please make applications as complete and as creative as possible. Suggested timelines and milestones are good here. Show us evidence that you've researched the topic of your project and you're not just regurgitating what we suggested in the posted project ideas page. Make it clear why you think *you* are the right person to work on your project. At this stage, make sure that you're responsive to feedback and questions too. Now is the time to impress your potential mentors. Join us on the mailing list or on irc and discuss things. Mentors - ranking process ========================= I'll be in touch shortly with a plan for this. Watch this space! In the meantime, please provide timely feedback and help to students. Things may be about to get very busy... :-) In the meantime, you should be able to read some more background in the (internal) wiki at https://wiki.linaro.org/Internal/SummerOfCode2014/Mentors Finally ======= Good luck to all of you, and let's hope we get some awesome student proposals that will lead to successful projects. Cheers, -- Steve McIntyre steve.mcintyre(a)linaro.org <http://www.linaro.org/> Linaro.org | Open source software for ARM SoCs

11 years, 10 months

[GSoC-2014] Introducing Myself

by Varad Gautam

Hi. I am interested in participating in Google Summer of Code - 2014 with Linaro and working on two of the ideas from Ideas page [1]: AArch64 porting of Free Software Packages - I am amazed going through the details mentioned at [2] about the use of assembly in packages. I would like to discover more, and figure out where I could contribute. Port UEFI to Low-Cost Embedded Platform - Although I have not used a system with UEFI before, I want to know more about the low level interaction that occurs between the kernel and the hardware. Please help me get started and gain a better understanding of what implementing each of these ideas would involve. About me: I can program with C, Perl, Python, Processing and Shell Scripts. I built a game for the Intel Perceptual Computing Challenge-2013 [3] and have experience with development for the Beagleboard and Pandaboard. I am currently reading Greg K-H's Linux Device Drivers to figure out how drivers work. I am also learning the x86 assembly language. I have been an open source user for a long time, and have a commit integrated into GNOME's Anjuta IDE [4] I recently worked with Red Hat on testing the effectiveness of random number generators on a virtual machine with qemu.[5] I also have a fair know-how of git. [1] https://wiki.linaro.org/SummerOfCode2014/ProjectIdeas [2] https://wiki.linaro.org/LEG/Engineering/OPTIM/Assembly [3] http://varadgautam.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/bender-a-game-using-the-intel-p… [4] https://git.gnome.org/browse/anjuta/commit/?id=eb10532632014b59505c788ffad4… [5] http://varadgautam.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/dieharder-tests-on-a-qemu-vm-1-… Thanks. Varad

11 years, 10 months

[GSoC-2014] Linux Flattened Device Tree Self-checking project

by Tülin İzer

Hi, I am a senior computer engineering student at Galatasaray University in Istanbul, Turkey. I am interested in Linux Flattened Device Tree Self-checking project. I spend my last summer working on Linux kernel as an Outreach Program for Women (OPW) intern <http://kernelnewbies.org/OPWRound6>. I worked on parallelizing x86 boot process alongside my mentor PJ Waskiewicz from Intel. I really enjoyed working on Linux kernel and I would like to keep contributing with Linaro. I have submitted my proposal, I hope I'm not too late to receive some comments. :) Thanks in advance, -- Tülin İzer

11 years, 10 months

Re: [Linaro-gsoc] GSoC 2014

by Maxim Uvarov

Hello Ramon, Please start writing your gsoc application to be included to this program. Odp info can be found here: http://www.opendataplane.org/ https://bugs.launchpad.net/linaro-odp https://git.linaro.org/lng/odp.git http://www.opendataplane.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ODPIntroductionandO… API: build Doxygen docs with make docs Mailing list: lng-odp(a)linaro.org (subscribe from www.opendataplane.org). IRC: #linaro-gsoc at irc.freenode.net or irc.linaro.org Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Maxim. On 03/10/2014 04:38 AM, Ramon Nastase wrote: > Hello, > > My name is Nastase Ramon Adrian, I am a 19 year old > student,1st year Bachelor's degree, at the Faculty of Automatic > Control and Computer Science, University "Politehnica" of Bucharest, > Romania. > > I want to participate at the Google Summer of Code 2014, > and I am interested in the project "Run Lightweight IP stack on top of > OpenDataPlane", which I find to be very interesting. Being my 1st year > as a student i don't have to much experience with programming, but I > am constantly learning and I'm trying to get better at it each and > every day(I'm a fast learner :) and also very motivated and excited > about this project) > > I've been accepted at a national project called > "Community&Development Lab" in which i'm working at an open source > project with companies like Mozilla or Intel, and getting familiar > with Git, Linux, C/C++, and other programming languages . > I am familiar with Linux (I play with it all the time :) > ), especially the networking field, where I'm actually National > Champion. I would like you to tell me, what can I do to be accepted at > this project and if a can solve some bugs or do stuff like that, i > would be happy to help. > > > > Thank you and have a nice day! :) > > > -- > > Nastase Ramon Adrian, > *---------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > *The best way to predict the future is to create it.* > * > * > *CCNP Switch, CCNA R&S, CCNA Security, CCNA Voice, HP ATA Networks > Certified* > * > * > http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ramon-nastase/7b/8a1/985 > <http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=nav_responsive_sub_nav_edit_profile>

11 years, 11 months

Re: [Linaro-gsoc] [GSOC 2014] Interested in working on "Run lightweight IP stack on top of Open Data Plane"

by Maxim Uvarov

Hello Shonali, Odp info can be found here: http://www.opendataplane.org/ https://bugs.launchpad.net/linaro-odp https://git.linaro.org/lng/odp.git http://www.opendataplane.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ODPIntroductionandO… API: build Doxygen docs with make docs Mailing list: lng-odp(a)linaro.org (subscribe from www.opendataplane.org). IRC: #linaro-gsoc at irc.freenode.net or irc.linaro.org Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Maxim. On 03/11/2014 06:13 PM, Shonali Balakrishna wrote: > Hi Maxim, > > Thank you for the response. > > I have forwarded my mail to the Linaro dev list as well, so as to > introduce myself to everybody. > > Please do get back to me as soon as it is possible. I will keep > working on the proposal in the meanwhile. > > Eagerly awaiting your email. > > Thank you for your time. > > Regards, > > > On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Maxim Uvarov > <maxim.uvarov(a)linaro.org <mailto:maxim.uvarov@linaro.org>> wrote: > > Hello Shonali, > > thanks to be interested in ODP project. I'm on vacation and will > contact to you on next week with more information. > > Best regards, > Maxim. > > > On 9 March 2014 21:19, Shonali Balakrishna > <shon.balakrishna(a)gmail.com <mailto:shon.balakrishna@gmail.com>> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am Shonali Balakrishna from Bangalore, India. I am going to > be starting graduate school(MSc.) at TU Delft this fall and > wish to participate in Google Summer of Code 2014 as a part of > Linaro. > > I am an Electronics and Telecommunications engineering > graduate(2008-2012) from PESIT, Bangalore and I'm currently > working in Oracle India, on automation/scripting for > refresh(cloning) and network related tasks in their Cloud > Division. > > I am proficient in programming/scripting in C, C++ Java and > Perl. I am also proficient in Linux networking and systems > programming and have sound knowledge of TCP/IP(have completed > CCNA certification as well). Most importantly, I enjoy > learning and am always willing to learning something new. > > I am interested in working on the project - "Run lightweight > IP stack on top of Open Data Plane" and intend to apply for > this project through GSOC 2014. I have been familiarizing > myself with the Open Data Plane project and source code. I am > working on a project proposal for the same and would like to > run it by you for feedback when I'm done. > > I would be extremely grateful for any pointers or links to > resources you could provide me with, that would help me with > this project. > > Thank you for your time. > > Best Regards, > > -- > Shonali Balakrishna > > > > > > -- > Shonali Balakrishna >

11 years, 11 months

Introduction and OpenDataPlane

by Ricardo de Freitas Gesuatto

Hello, I'm currently a Computer Science student at the Federal University of Sao Carlos, Brazil. I have some background in operating systems and (mainly) networking technologies, from academic networking projects to OpenFlow research & development. I am interested in participating in this Google Summer of Code, as one of the project ideas on the Linaro Wiki ignited my curiosity... The OpenDataPlane project is really interesting, as it can provide high-performance, hardware-offloaded throughput for networking applications. From an outsider point of view, ODP seems like the answer (from the ARM universe) to Intel's DPDK, but with the advantage of being truly open and portable. An outreach program such as GSOC allows students to leave their comfort zone, to learn something new and contribute to a project. Albeit I have no prior OpenDataPlane knowledge, I have been reading the available documentation for ODP since the mentoring organizations list was announced. In the long run, I expect to study if it's feasible to use OpenDataPlane as a lower level API for implementing OpenFlow components, and eventually port and run OpenFlow on top of ODP. However, the 12 weeks for the GSOC is likely too short for such a project. On the other hand, the "lightweight IP stack on top of OpenDataPlane" project suits the GSOC very well due to well-defined and progressive milestones. Developing this project in an iterative fashion would reduce the risks associated with the GSOC schedule. Plus, having an IP stack on top of ODP could potentially increase the project's visibility :) Despite all my interest, there's still a catch... I don't have any ODP-enabled SoC at university. I have read on the website about the Linux-based environment and API. Would it suffice for the GSOC project? It's an important question, as this may affect the performance evaluation proposal at the end of the project. I think that's it for now. Please post any questions / answers / critics / suggestions, as I would like to know if I'm on the right way, Thanks, Ricardo Gesuatto

11 years, 11 months

google summer code process

by Maxim Uvarov

Hello Steve, I got already email from 3 students which are interested to work on ODP. Still have number of issues about GSC in genneral: What is the process? Which docoments needed to be filled it? Any hints how to choose the right student? Something other then regular interview? When student can start to work? What is acountability for that work? What is the end day of project? Do you have some link for that info? Thanks, Maxim.

11 years, 11 months

GSoC 2014 underway...

by Steve McIntyre

Hi folks, You might remember me from previous mails this year talking about the Google Summer of Code program. This is going to be the last time I pester *everybody* about this, so I'll stop bothering you soon! :-) We have been accepted as a mentoring organisation for GSoC 2014, and right now we're starting to see student applications coming in for projects for the summer. If you'd like to be involved in this, please let us know and get signed up ASAP. There are pages with much more information in our wiki now: * https://wiki.linaro.org/SummerOfCode2014 contains an overview, and * https://wiki.linaro.org/Internal/SummerOfCode2014/Mentors contains much more detail for people who would like to act as mentors. Please ask on the linaro-gsoc list (see CC) if you have any questions that aren't already answered in our pages... Cheers, -- Steve McIntyre steve.mcintyre(a)linaro.org <http://www.linaro.org/> Linaro.org | Open source software for ARM SoCs

11 years, 11 months

Can gcc from linaro tool chain generate .axf files for running code on Foundation v8

by Amit Rawat

Hi, My self Amit Rawat an Engineering student from NIT Hamirpur.(H.P, India). I am interested to work on the project "SIMD support for fftw3(FFT library). I have started getting my self familiarize with tools. I am learning SIMD instruction and fftw3 library. But I am stuck at one point i.e how to generate the .axf file. My question is can I generate it using the gcc compiler provided by linaro or I have to use the armcc and armlink. I am using Foundation v8 for running the binary. I am available at iirc with nick amraw. Thanks, Amit Rawat.

11 years, 11 months

[GSoC-2014] Introducing and Data Parsing and Validation project.

by atflick

Hello Everyone, I'm a Master student in multimedia technology and I'm interested in doing the project DTS schema and linter.Out of three desirable skills listed, I have experience working with u-boot,kernel and device drivers (USB, NAND,etc).I have basic shell scripting skills learned from various day to day task on linux. I haven't done Data Parsing and validation before but this is something I'm looking forward to learn. I have started learning about DT over the last few days and understood that DT makes it easier to do embedded development around new hardware. I now plan to explore DT working through qemu. Is there other ways to learn about DT? If required i can try to explore DT workings through cstick (that's the only hardware i have around). Please let me know your thoughts/suggestions. Regards Suvir

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