Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:20:35 +0200 | From | Andrew Lunn <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ARM: dts: vf610: Add ZII SSMB SPU3 board |
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> >> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/vf610-zii-ssmb-spu3.dts > >> @@ -0,0 +1,343 @@ > >> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR MIT) > >> + > >> +/* > >> + * Device tree file for ZII's SSMB SPU3 board > >> + * > >> + * SSMB - SPU3 Switch Management Board > >> + * SPU - Seat Power Unit > > > > I think this is the first Zodiac board with mutually recursive > > acronyms. > > > > Probably a question for Chris: Does SSMB specifically refer to version > > 3 of the SPU? > > > > Andrew > > SPU3 is the third generation of seat power unit. > SSMB is the SPU3 Switch Management Board. > > So, SSMB is a backronym. This naming scheme breaks down a bit though > when follow on designs (that are not the SPU3) also use the SSMB, but > that's what it is... ;-)
O.K, i was just wondering if the 3 was in the wrong place. More logically, it would be
* SSMB - SPU Switch Management Board * SPU 3 - Seat Power Unit, version 3.
But you are saying the Marketing guys messed up the naming and engineering is now stuck with it.
Andrew
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