[PATCH] Documentation: spell out what TLV actually means
Robert Schwebel
r.schwebel at pengutronix.de
Thu Feb 12 23:49:45 PST 2026
"barebox TLV" is used in many places, but the acronym is not explained
anywhere. Spell out what it actually stands for.
Signed-off-by: Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel at pengutronix.de>
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Documentation/user/barebox-tlv.rst | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/user/barebox-tlv.rst b/Documentation/user/barebox-tlv.rst
index 1c1abfb43a..0887194801 100644
--- a/Documentation/user/barebox-tlv.rst
+++ b/Documentation/user/barebox-tlv.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
barebox TLV - Non-Volatile Factory Data Storage
===============================================
-barebox TLV is a system to store and retrieve a device's (read-only)
-meta-data from non-volatile memory.
+barebox TLV ("Tag Linked Value" format) is a system to store and
+retrieve a device's (read-only) meta-data from non-volatile memory.
It is intended to handle information that are usually only set in
the factory - like serial number, MAC-addresses, analog calibration
data, etc.
--
2.47.3
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