Re: [PATCH 2/4] dmaengine: move struct in interface to use peripheral term

[Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>]

On 19-10-20, 12:04, Peter Ujfalusi wrote:
> Hi Vinod,
> 
> one minor comment...
> 
> On 15/10/2020 10.31, Vinod Koul wrote:
> > dmaengine history has a non inclusive terminology of dmaengine slave, I
> > feel it is time to replace that.
> > 
> > This moves structures in dmaengine interface with replacement of slave
> > to peripheral which is an appropriate term for dmaengine peripheral
> > devices
> > 
> > Since the change of name can break users, the new names have been added
> > with old structs kept as macro define for new names. Once the users have
> > been migrated, these macros will be dropped.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Vinod Koul <vkoul@kernel.org>
> 
> ...
> 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
> > index f7f420876d21..04b993a5373c 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
> 
> ...
> 
> >  /**
> > - * struct dma_slave_map - associates slave device and it's slave channel with
> > + * struct dma_peripheral_map - associates peripheral device and it's peripheral channel with
> >   * parameter to be used by a filter function
> >   * @devname: name of the device
> > - * @slave: slave channel name
> > + * @peripheral: peripheral channel name
> 
> I know that this is slave -> peripheral change, but would not be better
> to call this as 'channame'?

okay have made in chan_name

-- 
~Vinod