Re: [PATCH 5/6] hw/pci-host/q35: Rename PCI 'black hole as '(memory) hole'

["Daniel P. Berrangé" <berrange@redhat.com>]

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 09:15:02AM +0200, Thomas Huth wrote:
> On 10/09/2020 09.01, Philippe Mathieu-Daudé wrote:
> > In order to use inclusive terminology, rename "blackhole"
> > as "(memory)hole".
> 
> A black hole is a well-known astronomical term, which is simply named
> that way since it absorbes all light. I doubt that anybody could get
> upset by this term?

In this particular case I think the change is the right thing to do
simply because the astronomical analogy is not adding any value in
understanding. Calling it a "memoryhole" is more descriptive in what
is actually is.

> 
> > Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  include/hw/pci-host/q35.h |  4 ++--
> >  hw/pci-host/q35.c         | 38 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> >  tests/qtest/q35-test.c    |  2 +-
> >  3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/hw/pci-host/q35.h b/include/hw/pci-host/q35.h
> > index 070305f83df..0fb90aca18b 100644
> > --- a/include/hw/pci-host/q35.h
> > +++ b/include/hw/pci-host/q35.h
> > @@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ typedef struct MCHPCIState {
> >      PAMMemoryRegion pam_regions[13];
> >      MemoryRegion smram_region, open_high_smram;
> >      MemoryRegion smram, low_smram, high_smram;
> > -    MemoryRegion tseg_blackhole, tseg_window;
> > -    MemoryRegion smbase_blackhole, smbase_window;
> > +    MemoryRegion tseg_hole, tseg_window;
> > +    MemoryRegion smbase_hole, smbase_window;
> 
> Maybe rather use smbase_memhole and tseg_memhole?
> 
>  Thomas
> 
> 

Regards,
Daniel
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