From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.6 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,MENTIONS_GIT_HOSTING, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DC39C433E7 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:05:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 345B020789 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2020 03:05:25 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="gUlAWRBX" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2393935AbgJPDFY (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:05:24 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:33148 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1728261AbgJPDFX (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Oct 2020 23:05:23 -0400 Received: from mail-pg1-x535.google.com (mail-pg1-x535.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::535]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 71728C061755 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-pg1-x535.google.com with SMTP id r10so539085pgb.10 for ; Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:22 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=A7m5GoB1FvabU+rFeq4ujUJpJqT2pDOIzuMLhfUgjRY=; b=gUlAWRBX4z1QXa0XfekwOx4+mm9bFDF0BT4QkzI8nc4rAxM6IOAlWT7gD+IiqST6tm W9U/V811xEXoukA4s3WvLfGQN04jtqJSRTy9IHmob8RlnC3WrCHLFi1AN5WMonJS08n0 uQaj8zwJorYQ6pJcUYAF31yz65+L4JWYNSO/imXwUzdeWGoZVICD+yefa2+pClbzfuHN 2f277fM3R9ZIp6hogU8VETkh8og0L5rFwkFKX40Cdc2QnKOrNJeJxVygu3EQfjZMmBPq 72/Q7mS8RmCjbp4ZKRnB0eznUG7AHozoMtdV1cqe3DcHLzzm+vVEfVtj/SBblPjcah25 HkgA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=A7m5GoB1FvabU+rFeq4ujUJpJqT2pDOIzuMLhfUgjRY=; b=jGRfvGpviU0wSASfS1WhfC6WOZicjl1G+NNntenof8hP3oypwD7lmQPqvVseFg1jaA GxPnTu0Gll8nz4ypsxXDtMOT5DBOLVUS3UkEg/sCn7cxDgPYMlOrUIN877LkYCz4bw7J Klo59FKPRnzDm2RS87DFXP+kmeFvxubKVEwOerzxmozqzu1v15zTRwqmcOf7o+ITIvPP 7SBFPai+wsqOqK6fL+kPfbPoUTDaM39WISIk0+6JxdXWnZ5a9lzHltif0wNcOd894qr4 ZIHkHR/i5nGiVqPlfLKKnHVwIHQkdRa0BTJB321EqaGWBQ8s6GPLvS7hW9b6bjVAI6Xp HqHw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532EEjOu41QjLt3jDxe/J2DV+gNbx6wl8Zn6oTJiqYGRswFQol8S U4FkOTblvwPEVB6d/CTp4ms= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzTsJUwAVEBVE5+h3Bmgqa7hYpwlXrlpZnM4YLlze/ylOEcmoUIOw2twCbJTJYVoRYJC0Kc5w== X-Received: by 2002:aa7:9f8d:0:b029:152:28de:812a with SMTP id z13-20020aa79f8d0000b029015228de812amr1652377pfr.65.1602817521717; Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from google.com ([2620:15c:2ce:200:a28c:fdff:fee1:cedb]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id kb15sm733935pjb.17.2020.10.15.20.05.20 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:20 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:05:18 -0700 From: Jonathan Nieder To: Amanda Shafack Cc: Emily Shaffer , git@vger.kernel.org, Developer support list for Wireshark Subject: Re: Introduction - An Outreachy 2020 Applicant Message-ID: <20201016030518.GE539114@google.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Hi Amanda, Amanda Shafack wrote: > Also, regarding my initial starter contribution, I chose the > "micro-project" titled "Avoid pipes in git related commands in test > scripts" (source https://bit.ly/3iZQcT2). Thanks, sounds good. > I plan to complete the micro-project and then move on to more research > on Git's HTTP protocol and other resources you've pointed out. > > Let me know your thoughts on this, thanks. I think that a good next step after the Git micro-project is to get to know wireshark --- this would involve building wireshark, finding something to change, and then changing it. https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/wikis/Development/ describes how to download and build wireshark. Then for something to change, I have a few different ideas: a. tighten the error handling in epan/dissectors/packet-git.c (for example, what happens when there are not exactly 4 hexdigits at the beginning of a pkt-line?). Git's Documentation/technical/protocol-common.txt describes the pkt-line format and Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt describes the Git transport dissected by packet-git. b. add tests for the Git dissector. test/README.test and the page it links to describe how wireshark's tests work c. try to parse out the service name and protocol version in epan/dissectors/packet-git.c. Git's Documentation/technical/protocol-v2.txt describes where we can find that information That would get us more comfortable with the wireshark codebase and would help prepare for fleshing out a plan for the internship. Thoughts? Sincerely, Jonathan