Please see other comments inline.

Ashwin Sekhar T K 

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> 17/09/2021 12:58, Ashwin Sekhar T K:
> > Update word list with Marvell specific acronyms.
> >
> > CPT  -> Cryptographic Accelerator Unit
> > CQ   -> Completion Queue
> > LBK  -> Loopback Interface Unit
> > LMT  -> Large Atomic Store Unit
> 
> How LMT means that?
LMT is how the Large Atomic Store Unit in the CNXK devices is referred to as.
It will be difficult to put a 1:1 mapping between the letters and actual
names.
> 
> > MCAM -> Match Content Addressable Memory
> 
> Is it specific to a device?
This is specific to Marvell CNXK devices.
> 
> > NIX  -> Network Interface Controller Unit
> 
> Where is it used? Is it different of NIC?
It is used throughout the CNXK driver code (drivers/net/cnxk). This is not same 
as
NIC.
> 
> > NPA  -> Network Pool Allocator
> > NPC  -> Network Parser and CAM Unit
> > ROC  -> Rest Of Chip
> 
> All these stuff look device-specific. Please add details.
Please suggest where to add details. 
> 
> > RQ   -> Receive Queue
> > RVU  -> Resource Virtualization Unit
> > SQ   -> Send Queue
> > SSO  -> Schedule Synchronize Order Unit TIM  -> Timer Unit
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