From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 1 18:27:24 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D892C84 for ; Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:27:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from symbolics@gmx.com) Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.17.21]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E5B942F15 for ; Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:27:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lemon ([80.7.17.14]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx102) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 0MXmpv-1V7fmO2gel-00Wmtb for ; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 19:27:15 +0100 Received: by lemon (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 1E0DBEB372; Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:27:15 +0000 (GMT) Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 18:27:15 +0000 From: symbolics@gmx.com To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GEOM mentor request Message-ID: <20131101182715.GA1762@lemon> References: <20131101103158.GA35397@lemon> <20131101160734.GL58155@funkthat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20131101160734.GL58155@funkthat.com> X-Provags-ID: V03:K0:56NKOwx3FbF/DG+smPsC0oRqF0ambzCrd+HaMi7QdeGDJTKJrdF UwgAlY/7BiKmwG//kzJT57ZFNaPgoILgUW+wwhrBQwuzJs8/pkQnaIhkO4VY2h5xWYhJL2V j2vP3QKVCfZ0ReB7fBqOc560mMoGSQc1w6DqBJ1w3I5L/nmAQXdR4bou+8KLpaa4LxvhJO4 YXmjkrKnpz8JcQyBYuwkg== Cc: geom@freebsd.org, hackers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 18:27:24 -0000 On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 09:07:34AM -0700, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > symbolics@gmx.com wrote this message on Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 10:31 +0000: > > [...] > > > I need someone more experienced in kernel programming who can review my > > ideas and work and guide my patches into the tree. Given that lots of > > the GEOM PRs don't seem to be moving, I don't really want to do the work > > for it to rot in GNATS. > > > > Any volunteers please get in touch. > > If a better candiate doesn't come forward, I'm willing to work w/ you > on these items. A number of the items you listed I've been wanting to > do myself or I have been anoyed by them and wanted to fix. > > Though I'm volunteering to help, don't forget that most patches should > still be reviewed publicly, so you'll want to keep working on the -geom > mailing list. > > Thanks for your interest and work. > Great. I'll start work on a plan then and submit the bits to geom@. Thanks a lot! --sym