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
- Emergency Download Mode (Qualcomm)
- qdm, qcdm
- Qualcomm Diagnostic Monitor (
/dev/diag
?)
- Qualcomm Diagnostic Monitor (
- 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
- 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
- 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
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