devicetree blob

English

Etymology

Blob is used in its sense of “big chunk binary data”, or “binary large object”.

Noun

devicetree blob (plural devicetree blobs)

  1. (computing) A binary representation used to encode the devicetree format, used for exchanging devicetree data between programs.
    Synonym: flattened devicetree
    On platforms that support it, a devicetree blob will be passed by the firmware to the operating system upon boot.

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