Linux 5.15 To Allow Reading From The Nintendo OTP Memory Area

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 5.15 To Allow Reading From The Nintendo OTP Memory Area

For hobbyists that enjoy tinkering around with Linux running on the Nintendo Wii or Wii U game consoles, a new driver coming for Linux 5.15 allows accessing the specialized OTP read-only memory area that contains the encryption/decryption keys and other data...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.15-Nintendo-Wii-OTP

[eydee]

OTP is a bank in Europe. Why did anyone think it's a good idea to call anything kernel related the same thing? Will Linux 5.16 also feature some new driver called Erste Bank? Why ? WTF?

[Vistaus]

OTP is a bank in Europe. Why did anyone think it's a good idea to call anything kernel related the same thing?

I'm European and I've never heard of that bank.

[Vorpal]

Most TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) are heavily overloaded. It is not a big deal.

Oh and I'm European and have never heard of that bank either.

[robimarko]

OTP is a hungarian bank, its also in Croatia where I live but its a small one compared to the others.

[keit99]

I only know OTP from fandoms. There it stand for "one true pairing".

[CochainComplex]

small private bank for rich? I have never heard of that bank ...

btw DB (Database or Deutsche Bahn)

edit wiki : OTP stands for Országos Takarék Pénztár (National Savings Bank)
The bank is serving clients in 10 countries, namely Hungary, Bulgaria, Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Ukraine, Montenegro, Albania and Russia

[kaidenshi]

OTP is a bank in Europe. Why did anyone think it's a good idea to call anything kernel related the same thing? Will Linux 5.16 also feature some new driver called Erste Bank? Why ? WTF?

It's also an acronym for "one time password" used in 2FA, guess we should just dump that one too.

Are you the kind of person who, when she can't find something to complain about, she makes something up out of thin air that is of no consequence, just to be butthurt over?

[skeevy420]

OTP is a bank in Europe. Why did anyone think it's a good idea to call anything kernel related the same thing? Will Linux 5.16 also feature some new driver called Erste Bank? Why ? WTF?

What's the Water Task Force going to accomplish here?

Opiate Treatment Program
One Time Password
One True Pairing
Over That P*ssy
On The Phone
Ornery Taco Pessimist
One Time Programming

[Myownfriend]

OTP is a bank in Europe. Why did anyone think it's a good idea to call anything kernel related the same thing? Will Linux 5.16 also feature some new driver called Erste Bank? Why ? WTF?

Who do you think that's going to confuse? Is this the first time you've ever run into to things sharing the same acronym? It's not even it's name, its an acronym to describe a type of memory: One-Time Programmable.