Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: socinfo: add missing soc_id sysfs entry
From: Stephen Boyd
Date: Thu Sep 26 2019 - 13:57:43 EST
Quoting Jeffrey Hugo (2019-09-24 20:54:41)
> On Mon, Sep 16, 2019 at 3:44 PM Stephen Boyd <swboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Quoting Srinivas Kandagatla (2019-09-12 02:10:19)
> > > looks like SoC ID is not exported to sysfs for some reason.
> > > This patch adds it!
> > >
> > > This is mostly used by userspace libraries like SNPE.
> >
> > What is SNPE?
>
> Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine. Pronounced "snap-e". Its
> basically the framework someone goes through to run a neural network
> on a Qualcomm mobile SoC. SNPE can utilize various hardware resources
> such as the applications CPU, GPU, and dedicated compute resources
> such as a NSP, if available. Its been around for over a year, and
> much more information can be found by just doing a simple search since
> SNPE is pretty much a unique search term currently.
I wouldn't mind if it was still spelled out instead of just as an
acronym. Who knows, a few years from now it may not be a unique acronym
and then taking the extra few seconds to write it out once would have
saved future effort.