Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) has to be one of the worst possible re-uses of an acronym ever. This is the second time I've seen it used recently without an expansion of the acronym.
The GPUs themselves are named after norse mythology (utgard, midgard, bifrost, valhall), the driver names have been related to those (panfrost, panthor, and now tyr). And the whole theme comes from the fact that the GPUs originate from Norwegian company (later acquired by ARM)
In case anyone is confused, DRM refers to Direct Rendering Manager, not Digital Rights Management: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Rendering_Manager
Thanks, that's exactly what was confusing me.
Yeah that would be not a very proud thing to share
Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) has to be one of the worst possible re-uses of an acronym ever. This is the second time I've seen it used recently without an expansion of the acronym.
Both of them, "Digital Rights Management" as a term and the Direct Rendering Manager, are about the same age.
The legal term for it, from the DMCA, "Technological Protection Measures", also conflicts with another acronym :)
Direct Rendering Manager doesn't predate the concept of digital rights management, but it might predate the widespread usage of the acronym.
From I remember, back int the 90's, "copy protection", was the common term in use.
One thing that wasn't mentioned, what was the motivation for the re-write?
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The GPUs themselves are named after norse mythology (utgard, midgard, bifrost, valhall), the driver names have been related to those (panfrost, panthor, and now tyr). And the whole theme comes from the fact that the GPUs originate from Norwegian company (later acquired by ARM)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_(processor)
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