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Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/16] dt-bindings: arm: qcom: add SM8550 AIM300
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On 11/21/23 08:18, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 21/11/2023 01:30, Tengfei Fan wrote:
>>
>>
>> 在 11/20/2023 4:53 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski 写道:
>>> On 17/11/2023 11:22, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 17/11/2023 11:18, Tengfei Fan wrote:
>>>>> Add board compatible for SM8550 AIM300.
>>>>
>>>> Subject, commit msg and compatible tell basically the same... and none
>>>> of them tell me what is AIM300.
>>>
>>> Due to lack of explanation it is difficult to judge what's this. However
>>> based on pieces of information I got, it looks like it is not a board,
>>> so it is not suitable to be DTS, but DTSI. You still need a board...
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>> Krzysztof
>>>
>>
>> Hi Krzysztof,
>> AIM (Artificial Intelligence Module). This hardware platform can be used
>> to develop AI related software based on Qualcomm chipset. I also will
>> update this message to patch commit message.
> 
> Does "Module" means it is physical module?
Moreover, does it have anything specific that makes it different from
a MTP/QRD/regular 8550 SoM?
In general, you can develop AI software on any computer, there are no
runtime checks for "AI" presence in the naming ;)

Or is it perhaps like QRB5165N [1], a base soc with what seems to
be a fat AI accelerator connected to it?

Konrad

[1] https://www.thundercomm.com/product/qualcomm-robotics-rb6-development-kit/#specifications