Sept. 10, 2024
1:25 a.m.
Apparently it stands for "Thomas, Ingo, Peter" because it started out as a shared tree for Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar and Peter Anvin.
Interesting! If anyone else stumbles upon the 'TIP' acronym in future, it might be helpful to add it to the Kernel Glossary[1]. I would appreciate hearing the community's thoughts on this idea. [1]: https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelGlossary Josh