Image Terminology
This page contains the current name, abbreviated name and purpose of the various
images referred to in the Trusted Firmware project.
General Notes
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Some of the names and abbreviated names have changed to accommodate new
requirements. The changed names are as backward compatible as possible to
minimize confusion. Where applicable, the previous names are indicated. Some
code, documentation and build artefacts may still refer to the previous names;
these will inevitably take time to catch up. -
The main name change is to prefix each image with the processor it corresponds
to (for exampleAP_
,SCP_
, …). In situations where there is no
ambiguity (for example, within AP specific code/documentation), it is
permitted to omit the processor prefix (for example, just BL1 instead of