From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from ws5-mx01.kavi.com (ws5-mx01.kavi.com [34.193.7.191]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B807CC4167B for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:02:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis.ws5.connectedcommunity.org [10.110.1.242]) by ws5-mx01.kavi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D957E33584 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:02:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE0359868B6 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:02:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from host09.ws5.connectedcommunity.org (host09.ws5.connectedcommunity.org [10.110.1.97]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with QMQP id C0D779866A4; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:02:03 +0000 (UTC) Mailing-List: contact virtio-comment-help@lists.oasis-open.org; run by ezmlm List-ID: Sender: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A957D98669E for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:02:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at kavi.com X-MC-Unique: qLsOwSG7PdqHtVJkb06RVg-1 From: Cornelia Huck To: Haixu Cui , virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org, virtio-comment@lists.oasis-open.org, harald.mommer@opensynergy.com, broonie@kernel.org, qiang4.zhang@linux.intel.com, viresh.kumar@linaro.org Cc: quic_ztu@quicinc.com In-Reply-To: Organization: "Red Hat GmbH, Sitz: Werner-von-Siemens-Ring 12, D-85630 Grasbrunn, Handelsregister: Amtsgericht =?utf-8?Q?M=C3=BCnchen=2C?= HRB 153243, =?utf-8?Q?Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer=3A?= Ryan Barnhart, Charles Cachera, Michael O'Neill, Amy Ross" References: <20231130092242.17303-1-quic_haixcui@quicinc.com> <20231130092242.17303-3-quic_haixcui@quicinc.com> <87r0k7lbd2.fsf@redhat.com> User-Agent: Notmuch/0.37 (https://notmuchmail.org) Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:01:52 +0100 Message-ID: <87leaekwyn.fsf@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.11.54.6 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [virtio-comment] Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH V6 2/2] virtio-spi: add the device specification On Fri, Dec 01 2023, Haixu Cui wrote: >>> +Note: chipselect is an electrical signal controlled by the SPI control= ler, used to select the >>> +SPI slaves connected to the controller. >>=20 >> I wonder whether another term is now more commonly used... the Wikipedia >> article uses main/sub, is there a term that is usually used together >> with "controller"? > > In Wikipedia, > > "Historically, this arrangement has been called master/slave. But to=20 > avoid referencing slavery, alternative names discussed in =C2=A7 Alternat= ive=20 > namings have been used." > > I am not quite sure if main/sub is widely used, but in latest Linux,=20 > still use master/slave but master is gradually replaced by "controller". > > So I think "controller" here does make sense. What is your suggestion? "controller" is fine, I'm just wondering if "slave" has started to be replaced with something else as well... if it hasn't, we probably need to stick with it to avoid confusing readers. This publicly archived list offers a means to provide input to the=0D OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC.=0D =0D In order to verify user consent to the Feedback License terms and=0D to minimize spam in the list archive, subscription is required=0D before posting.=0D =0D Subscribe: virtio-comment-subscribe@lists.oasis-open.org=0D Unsubscribe: virtio-comment-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org=0D List help: virtio-comment-help@lists.oasis-open.org=0D List archive: https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-comment/=0D Feedback License: https://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/feedback_license.pdf=0D List Guidelines: https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/mailing-lists=0D Committee: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/=0D Join OASIS: https://www.oasis-open.org/join/ From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from ws5-mx01.kavi.com (ws5-mx01.kavi.com [34.193.7.191]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 392EDC4167B for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:01:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis.ws5.connectedcommunity.org [10.110.1.242]) by ws5-mx01.kavi.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73C572B056 for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:01:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 580D098687E for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:01:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from host09.ws5.connectedcommunity.org (host09.ws5.connectedcommunity.org [10.110.1.97]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with QMQP id 3A2F798669D; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:01:58 +0000 (UTC) Mailing-List: contact virtio-dev-help@lists.oasis-open.org; run by ezmlm List-ID: Sender: Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: Received: from lists.oasis-open.org (oasis-open.org [10.110.1.242]) by lists.oasis-open.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29EAE98669E for ; Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:01:58 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at kavi.com X-MC-Unique: qLsOwSG7PdqHtVJkb06RVg-1 From: Cornelia Huck To: Haixu Cui , virtio-dev@lists.oasis-open.org, virtio-comment@lists.oasis-open.org, harald.mommer@opensynergy.com, broonie@kernel.org, qiang4.zhang@linux.intel.com, viresh.kumar@linaro.org Cc: quic_ztu@quicinc.com In-Reply-To: Organization: "Red Hat GmbH, Sitz: Werner-von-Siemens-Ring 12, D-85630 Grasbrunn, Handelsregister: Amtsgericht =?utf-8?Q?M=C3=BCnchen=2C?= HRB 153243, =?utf-8?Q?Gesch=C3=A4ftsf=C3=BChrer=3A?= Ryan Barnhart, Charles Cachera, Michael O'Neill, Amy Ross" References: <20231130092242.17303-1-quic_haixcui@quicinc.com> <20231130092242.17303-3-quic_haixcui@quicinc.com> <87r0k7lbd2.fsf@redhat.com> User-Agent: Notmuch/0.37 (https://notmuchmail.org) Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:01:52 +0100 Message-ID: <87leaekwyn.fsf@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 3.4.1 on 10.11.54.6 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH V6 2/2] virtio-spi: add the device specification On Fri, Dec 01 2023, Haixu Cui wrote: >>> +Note: chipselect is an electrical signal controlled by the SPI control= ler, used to select the >>> +SPI slaves connected to the controller. >>=20 >> I wonder whether another term is now more commonly used... the Wikipedia >> article uses main/sub, is there a term that is usually used together >> with "controller"? > > In Wikipedia, > > "Historically, this arrangement has been called master/slave. But to=20 > avoid referencing slavery, alternative names discussed in =C2=A7 Alternat= ive=20 > namings have been used." > > I am not quite sure if main/sub is widely used, but in latest Linux,=20 > still use master/slave but master is gradually replaced by "controller". > > So I think "controller" here does make sense. What is your suggestion? "controller" is fine, I'm just wondering if "slave" has started to be replaced with something else as well... if it hasn't, we probably need to stick with it to avoid confusing readers. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: virtio-dev-unsubscribe@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: virtio-dev-help@lists.oasis-open.org