----- Original Message ----- > From: "Niels de Vos" <nde...@redhat.com> > To: "Rajesh Joseph" <rjos...@redhat.com> > Cc: "Richard Wareing" <rware...@fb.com>, "Gluster Devel" > <gluster-devel@gluster.org> > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 6:30:53 PM > Subject: Re: [Gluster-devel] Tips and Tricks for Gluster Developer > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 06:41:50AM -0500, Rajesh Joseph wrote: > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Richard Wareing" <rware...@fb.com> > > > To: "Raghavendra Talur" <rta...@redhat.com> > > > Cc: "Gluster Devel" <gluster-devel@gluster.org> > > > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 8:12:53 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Gluster-devel] Tips and Tricks for Gluster Developer > > > > > > Here's my tips: > > > > > > 1. General C tricks > > > - learn to use vim or emacs & read their manuals; customize to suite your > > > style > > > - use vim w/ pathogen plugins for auto formatting (don't use tabs!) & > > > syntax > > > - use ctags to jump around functions > > > - Use ASAN & valgrind to check for memory leaks and heap corruption > > > - learn to use "git bisect" to quickly find where regressions were > > > introduced > > > & revert them > > > - Use a window manager like tmux or screen > > > > > > 2. Gluster specific tricks > > > - Alias "ggrep" to grep through all Gluster source files for some string > > > and > > > show you the line numbers > > > - Alias "gvim" or "gemacs" to open any source file without full path, eg. > > > "gvim afr.c" > > > - GFS specific gdb macros to dump out pretty formatting of various > > > structs > > > (Jeff Darcy has some of these IIRC) > > > > I also use few macros for printing dictionary and walking through the list > > structures. > > I think it would be good to collect these macros, scripts and tool in a > > common place > > so that people can use them. Can we include them in "extras/dev" directory > > under Gluster source tree? > > Yes, but please call it "extras/devel-tools" or something descriptive > like that. "extras/dev" sounds like some device under /dev :)
Yes, sure :-) > > Thanks, > Niels > > > > > > > - Write prove tests...for everything you write, and any bug you fix. > > > Make > > > them deterministic (timing/races shouldn't matter). > > > - Bugs/races and/or crashes which are hard or impossible to repro often > > > require the creation of a developer specific feature to simulate the > > > failure > > > and efficiently code/test a fix. Example: "monkey-unlocking" in the lock > > > revocation patch I just posted. > > > - That edge case you are ignoring because you think it's > > > impossible/unlikely? > > > We will find/hit it in 48hrs at large scale (seriously we will) > > > ....handle > > > it correctly or at a minimum write a (kernel style) "OOPS" log type > > > message. > > > > > > That's all I have off the top of my head. I'll give example aliases in > > > another reply. > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Jan 22, 2016, at 6:14 AM, Raghavendra Talur <rta...@redhat.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > HI All, > > > > > > > > I am sure there are many tricks hidden under sleeves of many Gluster > > > > developers. > > > > I realized this when speaking to new developers. It would be good have > > > > a > > > > searchable thread of such tricks. > > > > > > > > Just reply back on this thread with the tricks that you have and I > > > > promise > > > > I will collate them and add them to developer guide. > > > > > > > > > > > > Looking forward to be amazed! > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Raghavendra Talur > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Gluster-devel mailing list > > > > Gluster-devel@gluster.org > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gluster.org_mailman_listinfo_gluster-2Ddevel&d=CwICAg&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=qJ8Lp7ySfpQklq3QZr44Iw&m=wVrGhYdkvCanDEZF0xOyVbFg0am_GxaoXR26Cvp7H2U&s=JOrY0up51BoZOq2sKaNJQHPzqKiUS3Bwgn7fr5VPXjw&e= > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Gluster-devel mailing list > > > Gluster-devel@gluster.org > > > http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-devel > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gluster-devel mailing list > > Gluster-devel@gluster.org > > http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-devel > _______________________________________________ Gluster-devel mailing list Gluster-devel@gluster.org http://www.gluster.org/mailman/listinfo/gluster-devel
