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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