Dear Michal,
In message 541334D0.80109@monstr.eu you wrote:
But creating separate repository for every SoC in u-boot seems to me just too much.
We're not talking about one repo for every SoC here.
Definitely I also really appreciate that Marek volunteers to be responsible for socfpga. But that means that guys who are responsible for socfpga failed and they are not responding for patches which others are sending to mailing list for review. I am not closely following them but did this really happen?
I think the problem is that so far nobody feels responsible for systematically mainlining the code. There are some patches here and there, but usually you cannot build a useful and working U-Boot image from the existing mainline code.
If they don't want to maintain their socfpga in mainline and Marek wants to do it I will definitely support Marek in this new possition to get things done properly but also I just want to make sure that this is really happen and isn't it just the part of misunderstanding how u-boot community is working.
Probably both.
Having arm SOC sub maintainers is definitely good concept but I am just not sure that creating separate repository fully solve this.
You are right - the repository is just one necessary step. A custodian who knows how the community works and who is willing to collect patches and synchronize efforts is also needed - this is where Marek volunteered for now. If someone from Altera is willing to take over, such a switch would be trivial to perform.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk