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* [PATCH v2] Documentation: spell out what TLV actually means
@ 2026-02-16 17:34 Robert Schwebel
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From: Robert Schwebel @ 2026-02-16 17:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
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"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@pengutronix.de>
---
 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..adade8a29b 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 Length 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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