From 5d284c08f4d3b44c8b44e40cf5401c3b19edf20b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: lirui34 Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2019 10:56:08 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Add three new glossaries Add three new glossaries: "Hybrid Mode", "Partition Mode", "Sharing Mode". Signed-off-by: lirui34 --- doc/glossary.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/glossary.rst b/doc/glossary.rst index 83a239b62..743267573 100644 --- a/doc/glossary.rst +++ b/doc/glossary.rst @@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ Glossary of Terms High GM See :term:`Hidden GM` + Hybrid Mode + One of three operation modes (hybrid, partition, sharing) that ACRN supports. + In this mixed mode, physical hardware resources can be both partitioned to + individual user VMs and shared across user VMs. + I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit @@ -124,6 +129,10 @@ Glossary of Terms the Project ACRN architecture, pass-through devices are owned by the foreground OS. + Partition Mode + One of three operation modes (partition, sharing, hybrid) that ACRN supports. + Physical hardware resources are partitioned to individual user VMs. + PCI Peripheral Component Interface. @@ -180,6 +189,10 @@ Glossary of Terms access hardware resources directly by running native drivers and provides device sharing services to User VMs via the Device Model. + Sharing Mode + One of three operation modes (sharing, hybrid, partition) that ACRN supports. + Most of the physical hardware resources are shared across user VMs. + SOS Obsolete, see :term:`Service VM`