Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: socinfo: add missing soc_id sysfs entry

[Jeffrey Hugo]

On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 11:57 AM Stephen Boyd <swboyd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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.
>

Fair point.