Re: [PATCH 01/10] ALSA: Replace the word "slave" in vmaster API

[Pierre-Louis Bossart <pierre-louis.bossart@linux.intel.com>]

>> On 7/14/20 12:26 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
>>> Follow the recent inclusive terminology guidelines and replace the
>>> word "slave" in vmaster API.  I chose the word "replica" at this time
>>> since it seems fitting for the purpose.
>>
>> Thanks Takashi for starting this.
>>
>> For the HDaudio Volume widgets, the spec says they may have different
>> step size but use the same number of steps, so they are not copy-exact
>> versions in the usual 'replica' sense but rather follow or track the
>> master configuration.
>>
>> The internal guidance I see at Intel is to use 'replica' mainly in a
>> database/configuration management context.
>>
>> If the idea is that the 'replicas' use the same configuration as the
>> 'master', that'd be fine indeed but we may want to add a clarifying
>> comment that the end-result may be different for each 'replica'?
> 
> I don't mind to pick up another word.
> What could be another better alternative?

I don't have a suggestion that is really better. the usual suggestions 
of 'secondary' or 'subordinate' are not really great in this context, 
something like 'tracker' or 'follower' might work but are maybe more 
vague for controls.

I am really fine with 'replica', just wanted to clarify that it's not 
doing the same thing in multiple places but using the same configuration 
in multiple places.