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To: Max Khon <fjoe@samodelkin.net>
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Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 18:38:49 +0200
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In message <20040405163342.GB29084@samodelkin.net>, Max Khon writes:
>Hello!
>
>On Mon, Apr 05, 2004 at 06:21:24PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>
>> >Several people asked if I will commit geom_ugz kernel module to
>> >FreeBSD CVS tree. What is the policy for adding new geom classes?
>> 
>> "go for it" is the closest we get to a policy.
>> 
>> Some specific requests:
>> 
>> 	1. Put it in a subdir under src/sys/geom.
>> 
>> 	2. Please include a regressiontest in src/tools/regression[/geom].
>
>Do I understand correctly that this regression test should not require
>anything from ports? I though about regression test and I need either
>makefs or mkisofs for it.

Create a really small compressed image, uuencode it and include it
with your regression test.  Alternatively, consider the XML format
used by the geom regression tests.

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