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From: Dmitry Krivoschekov <dmitry.krivoschekov@gmail.com>
To: ian <spyro@f2s.com>
Cc: Paul Sokolovsky <pmiscml@gmail.com>,
	kernel-discuss@handhelds.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.arm.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Kernel-discuss] Re: [RFC, PATCH 0/4] SoC base drivers
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 20:38:44 +0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46376D14.9060803@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1178034935.15769.3.camel@wirenth>

ian wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 17:53 +0400, Dmitry Krivoschekov wrote:
>> Hi Paul,
>
>> I think your referring to the term "SoC (system-on-chip)" is confusing
>> (at least for me). You rather consider companion chips than SoCs.
>
> A 'System' does not imply a CPU. A 'Computer System' would but the word
> system itself doesnt even imply electronic.
>
>
A "system" means something complete. Yes I agree it doesn't imply a CPU,
but acronym SoC traditionally imply something different than you propose.
Adding another meaning for SoC will confuse people because they will have
to distinguish if it is a processor or just a slave IC.


Thanks,
Dmitry


Thanks,
Dmitry

  reply	other threads:[~2007-05-01 16:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-05-01  5:08 [RFC, PATCH 0/4] SoC base drivers Paul Sokolovsky
2007-05-01  8:39 ` Ben Dooks
2007-05-01 10:11   ` Paul Sokolovsky
2007-05-01 10:33   ` ian
2007-05-01 13:53 ` Dmitry Krivoschekov
2007-05-01 14:36   ` Paul Sokolovsky
2007-05-01 15:01     ` Richard Purdie
2007-05-01 17:18       ` Paul Sokolovsky
2007-05-01 18:58         ` Richard Purdie
2007-05-01 19:27         ` Russell King
2007-05-01 16:29     ` Dmitry Krivoschekov
2007-05-01 18:08       ` [Kernel-discuss] " ian
2007-05-01 19:08         ` Dmitry Krivoschekov
2007-05-01 20:09           ` Paul Sokolovsky
2007-05-01 21:17             ` Dmitry Krivoschekov
2007-05-02 13:39               ` Paul Sokolovsky
2007-05-01 15:55   ` ian
2007-05-01 16:38     ` Dmitry Krivoschekov [this message]
2007-05-01 17:12       ` Paul Sokolovsky

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