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...
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?
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk