Documentation/gpu: Add acronyms for some firmware components

Users can check the file "/sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/amdgpu_firmware_info"
to get information on the firmware loaded in the system. This file has
multiple acronyms that are not documented in the glossary. This commit
introduces some missing acronyms to the AMD glossary documentation. The
meaning of each acronym in this commit was extracted from code
documentation available in the following files:

- drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v7_0.c
- drivers/gpu/drm/amd/include/amd_shared.h

Changes since v1:
- Expand acronym meanings based on Alex Deucher suggestions.

Cc: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Rodrigo Siqueira <siqueira@igalia.com>
Signed-off-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@amd.com>
This commit is contained in:
Rodrigo Siqueira 2025-02-19 11:53:45 -07:00 committed by Alex Deucher
parent d6e6ea5efb
commit 2df30ae0ba

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@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
The number of CUs that are active on the system. The number of active
CUs may be less than SE * SH * CU depending on the board configuration.
CE
Constant Engine
CP
Command Processor
@ -68,6 +71,9 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
IB
Indirect Buffer
IMU
Integrated Management Unit (Power Management support)
IP
Intellectual Property blocks
@ -80,6 +86,12 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
KIQ
Kernel Interface Queue
MC
Memory Controller
ME
MicroEngine (Graphics)
MEC
MicroEngine Compute
@ -92,6 +104,9 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
MQD
Memory Queue Descriptor
PFP
Pre-Fetch Parser (Graphics)
PPLib
PowerPlay Library - PowerPlay is the power management component.
@ -99,7 +114,10 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
Platform Security Processor
RLC
RunList Controller
RunList Controller. This name is a remnant of past ages and doesn't have
much meaning today. It's a group of general-purpose helper engines for
the GFX block. It's involved in GFX power management and SR-IOV, among
other things.
SDMA
System DMA
@ -110,14 +128,35 @@ we have a dedicated glossary for Display Core at
SH
SHader array
SMU
System Management Unit
SMU/SMC
System Management Unit / System Management Controller
SRLC
Save/Restore List Control
SRLG
Save/Restore List GPM_MEM
SRLS
Save/Restore List SRM_MEM
SS
Spread Spectrum
TA
Trusted Application
TOC
Table of Contents
UVD
Unified Video Decoder
VCE
Video Compression Engine
VCN
Video Codec Next
VPE
Video Processing Engine