[U-Boot-Users] [PATCH] make the machid configurable via theenvironment (Was: [PATCH] Changed load address and entrypoint for uImage to ZRELADDR + 6MB)

[Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2008 at 01:05:44AM +0100, Wolfgang Denk wrote:
> In message <20080130154740.GA29330@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> you wrote:
> >
> > > I proposed this patch for a long time, but it was rejected by Wolfgang.
> > 
> > One solution to that problem is to have someone who maintains a separate
> > tree for uboot which does have the feature in.  Then it becomes a matter
> > of community choice whether they use the official tree or the tree with
> > sensible machine-id configurability.
> > 
> > That way, those who want the configurability can have it, and Wolfgang can
> > avoid having his tree polluted with useful features he doesn't want.
> 
> Russel, are you by chance volunteering to become  the  custodian  for
> the ARM related parts of U-Boot? Just let me know...

Wulfgage, no I am not.

> BTW: do you actually know what you are commenting about? Did you look
> up Ulf's proposal and the reject message in the U-Boot  mailing  list
> archive?

Duh.  I think everyone knows the answer to those questions who've seen
my past comments on this subject - and it's plainly obvious what the
answer to the second question is.