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Acronyms for random things

lingo

Acronyms for random things

When auditing a codebase, I tend to come across acronyms and then forget them years later. This repo is to store some of them.

• qcacld
  • QualComm Atheros Chipset Lan (?) Driver
  • QualComm Atheros Converged Linux Driver
• scm
  • Secure Channel Manager (Qualcomm) link
  • Source Control Management (git, svn)
• scr
  • Secure Configuration Register (determines ARM EL and Normal/Secure)
• smc
  • Secure Monitor Call (ARM instruction used by SCM)
• qseecom
  • Qualcomm Secure Execution Environment Communication
• xbl
  • eXtensible BootLoader (Qualcomm) link
• pbl
  • Primary BootLoader (Qualcomm) link, in ROM
• sbl
  • Secondary BootLoader (Qualcomm) link
• lk
  • Little Kernel, used for some Qualcomm bootloaders link
• avc
  • Access Vector Cache (SELinux)
• edl
  • Emergency Download Mode (Qualcomm)
    • Sahara and DLOAD and DM / QCDM protocols
• qdm, qcdm
  • Qualcomm Diagnostic Monitor (/dev/diag?)
• qxdm
  • Qualcomm eXtensible Diagnostic Monitor
• laf
  • LG Advanced Flasher
• qfprom
  • Qualcomm Fuse Programmable ROM
• gdsc
  • Global Distributed Switch Controllers (Qualcomm)
• msm
  • Mobile Station Modem (Qualcomm)
• qsd
  • Qualcomm SnapDragon
• sdm
  • SnapDragon Mobile (Qualcomm)
• spm
  • Subsystem Power Management (Qualcomm)
• wcnss
  • Wireless Connectivity Network SubSystem (Qualcomm) link
• smem
  • Shared Memory (Qualcomm)
• smemsm, smsm
  • SMEM State Machine (Qualcomm) link link2
• smp2p
  • Shared Memory Point-to-Point (Qualcomm) link
• gsbi
  • General Serial Bus Interface (Qualcomm)
• qup
  • Qualcomm Universal Peripheral Engine link
• spi
  • Serial Peripheral Interface
• smd, qsmd
  • Qualcomm Shared Memory Driver
• bam
  • Bus Access Manager / Module (Qualcomm] link
• blsp
  • BAM Low Speed Peripheral (Qualcomm) link
• caf
  • Code Aurora Forums (Qualcomm FOSS)
• sps
  • Smart Peripheral Ssystem (Qualcomm) link
• uart
  • Universal Asynchronous Receiver Trasnmitter
• cts
  • Clear To Send (UART pin)
• rts
  • Receive To Send (UART pin)
• dsp
  • Digital Signal Processor (e.g. Hexagon)
• aDSP
  • Application DSP
• slim
  • Sensor Location Interface Module
• slimbus
  • Serial Low-power Inter-chip Media Bus link qualcomm link
• tdm
  • Time Division Multiplexing
• qpst
  • Qualcomm Product Support Tools
• qfil
  • Qualcomm Flash Image Loader
• qcat
  • Qualcomm Commercial Analysis Toolkit
• qmi
  • Qualcomm Messaging Interface
• ssr
  • SubSystem Restart
• mbn
  • Qualcomm image format with signatures link
• mdtp
  • Mobile Device Theft Prevention (Qualcomm)
• avb
  • Android Verified Boot, specifically 2.0 which uses an avbmeta partition
• ipa
  • Internet Packe Accelerator (Qualcomm) link
• ssbi
  • Single-wire Serial Bus Interface
• mtp
  • Modem Test Platform link

TEE

• tcb
  • Trusted Ccomputing Base
• tcg
  • Trusted Ccomputing Group
• pcr
  • Platform Configuration Registers
• rtm
  • Root of Trust for Measurements
• drtm
  • Dynamic RTM
• rts
  • Root of Trust for Storage
• rtr
  • Root of Trust for Reporting
• ek
  • Endorsement Key
• aik
  • Attestation Identity Key
• srk
  • Storage Root Key
• txt
  • Trusted Execution Technology (Intel)
• svm
  • Secure Virtual Machine (AMD)
• mle
  • Measured Launch Environment
• acm
  • Authenticated Code Metrics
• sgx
  • Software Guard eXtensions
• epc
  • Enclave Page Cache
• ssa
  • Save State Area
• aex
  • Asynchronous Enclave Exit
• trts
  • Trusted Run Time System
• urts
  • Untrusted Run Time System
• le
  • Launch Enclave
• pe
  • Provisioning Enclave
• qe
  • Quoting Enclave
• sme
  • Secure Memory Encryption
• tsme
  • Transparent SME
• sev
  • Secure Encrypted Virtualization
• asid
  • Adress Space ID
• pek
  • Platform Endorsement Key
• cek
  • Chip Endorsement Key
• pdh
  • Platform Diffie Hellman Key

Random Dump

Taken from here

• acr
  • Access Control Register
• amss
  • Advanced Mobile Subscriber Software (Qualcomm)
• apq
  • Application Processor Qualcomm
• asm
  • Antenna Switch Module
• bsp
  • Board Support Package
• bimc
  • Bus Integrated Memory Controller
• blob
  • Binary Large Object
• cdt
  • Configuration Data Table
• ce
  • Crypto Engine
• ffbm
  • Fast Factory Boot Mode
• flcb
  • Fast Low Current Boot
• fsg
  • File System Gold
• ipo
  • Instant Power On
• tcm
  • Tightly Coupled Memory
• kdf
  • Key Derivation Function
• lpm
  • Low Power Mode
• lpass
  • Low Power Audio SubSystem
• mba
  • Modem Boot Authenticator
• mdss
  • Mobile Display SubSystem
• mmss
  • MultiMedia SubSystem
• mp
  • Modem Processor
• mpm
  • MSM Power Manager
• msa
  • Modem Self Authentication
• mvbar
  • Monitor Vector Base Address (ARM)
• pbm
  • Phone Book Manager
• phk
  • Primary Hardware Key
• pil
  • Peripheral Image Loader link
• pmi
  • Primary Modem Image
• qca
  • QualComm Atheros
• qfe
  • Qualcomm Front End
• qhee
  • Qualcomm Hypervisor Execution Environment
• qcril
  • Qualcomm Radio Interface Layer
• hlos
  • High Level OS (e.g. Android)
• qrib
  • QuAC Re-Initialization Block
• qsapps
  • Qualcomm Secure Apps
• qsc
  • Qualcomm Single Chip
• quac
  • Qualcomm Access Control
• rffe
  • Radio Frequency Front-End
• rpm
  • Resource Power Manager
• rtr
  • Radio Transceiver
• sac
  • Secure Access Control
• sdi
  • System Debug Image
• sfr
  • Subsystem restart Failure Reason
• sgi
  • Software Generated Interrupt
• shk
  • Secondary Hardware Key
• ssd
  • Secure Software Download
• surf
  • Subscriber Unit Reference Framework (platform?)
• tlmm
  • Top Level Mode Multiplexer
• tzbsp
  • TrustZone Board Support Package
• vmidmt
  • Virtual Machine ID Mapping Table
• unipro
  • Universal Protocol
• vbif
  • Video Bus InterFace
• vfe
  • Video Front End
• wcd
  • Wafer CoDec
• wcn
  • Wireless Connectivity Network
• wtr
  • Wafter Transceiver
• xpu
  • Embedded memory protected unit
• cdp
  • Core Development Platform
• mtp
  • Mobile Test Platform
• qrd
  • Qualcomm Reference Design
• qti
  • Qualcomm Technologies Inc
• qtl
  • Qualcomm Technologies Licensing division
• qct
  • QualComm Technologies (??)
  • Qualcomm CDMA Technologies