17/09/2021 15:54, Ashwin Sekhar Thalakalath Kottilveetil:
> From: Thomas Monjalon <tho...@monjalon.net>
> > 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

Please add details in the commit log so we understand they are Marvell acronyms.

One more question: why is useful to add? Some people forget uppercases?




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