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'''ADSP''' - Audio Digital Signal Processor
'''ADSP''' - Audio Digital Signal Processor
'''AOSS''' - Always-On Subsystem
'''APR''' - Asynchronous Packet Router


== B ==
== B ==
'''BAM''' - Block Address Mode


'''BLSP''' - BAM-enabled Low Speed Peripheral (I2C, SPI and UARTs)
'''BLSP''' - BAM-enabled Low Speed Peripheral (I2C, SPI and UARTs)
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'''CCI''' - (Core Cluster/Cache Coherent) Interconnect (NOT msm_bus/interconnect) OR Camera Control Interface
'''CCI''' - (Core Cluster/Cache Coherent) Interconnect (NOT msm_bus/interconnect) OR Camera Control Interface
== D ==
'''DSI''' - Display Serial Interface


== G ==
== G ==

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A

ADSP - Audio Digital Signal Processor

AOSS - Always-On Subsystem

APR - Asynchronous Packet Router

B

BAM - Block Address Mode

BLSP - BAM-enabled Low Speed Peripheral (I2C, SPI and UARTs)

C

CAMSS - Camera Subsystem

CCI - (Core Cluster/Cache Coherent) Interconnect (NOT msm_bus/interconnect) OR Camera Control Interface

D

DSI - Display Serial Interface

G

GCC - Global Clock Controller

Kernel docs: qcom,gcc.txt
DT Bindings: qcom,gcc.yaml

GENI - Generic Interface

Kernel docs: qcom,geni-se.txt

GLINK

Fifo based mechanism for communication between subsystems on Qualcomm platforms
Kernel docs: qcom,glink.txt

M

MDSS - Mobile Display Subsystem

MDP - Mobile Display Protocol

MMCC - MultiMedia Clock Controller

MSM - Mobile Station Modem

Q

QCOM - Qualcomm

QTI - Qualcomm Technologies Incorporated

QUP - Qualcomm Universal Peripheral

Kernel docs: qcom,spi-qup.txt, qcom,i2c-qup.txt,
See also: # GENI

R

RPM - Resource Power Manager

Allows each component in the system to vote for resources such as clocks, regulators, and bus frequencies
Not to be confused with RPMSG
Controlled with the "rpm_requests" SMD channel, either over #GLINK or #SMD
Kernel docs: qcom-rpm.txt

RPMCC - #RPM Clock Controller

RPMH - RPM Hardened (used in newer SoCs, like sdm845)

RPMPD - RPM Power Domains

S

SC - Snapdragon Compute(r?)

SDM - Snapdragon Mobile

SMD - Shared Memory Device

T

TLMM - Top Level Mode Multiplexer

Main SoC pin controller

TCSR - Top Control and Status Register

Provides access for configuration and mux settings for a variety of peripherals.
Kernel docs: qcom,tcsr.txt