linux-kernel - Re: [Tech-board-discuss] [PATCH] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology

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Message-ID: <717030b7-ecba-2ca4-39ff-6a5a04a732d4@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 7 Jul 2020 01:17:47 +0300
From:   Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@...il.com>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        tech-board-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        Chris Mason <clm@...clm>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [Tech-board-discuss] [PATCH] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology

On 07/07/2020 01:10, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 00:31:49 +0300
> Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@...il.com> wrote:
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
>>> index 2657a55c6f12..4b15ab671089 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
>>> +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
>>> @@ -319,6 +319,18 @@ If you are afraid to mix up your local variable names, you have another
>>>  problem, which is called the function-growth-hormone-imbalance syndrome.
>>>  See chapter 6 (Functions).
>>>  
>>> +For symbol names, avoid introducing new usage of the words 'slave' and
>>> +'blacklist'. Recommended replacements for 'slave' are: 'secondary',
>>> +'subordinate', 'replica', 'responder', 'follower', 'proxy', or
>>> +'performer'.  Recommended replacements for blacklist are: 'blocklist' or
>>> +'denylist'.  
>>
>> "Subordinate" means that they are unequal, and inequality is a big issue. This
> 
> And if two objects are unequal, then that seems to be an appropriate
> term. We are not concerned about the inequality of devices.

Totally agree with you! But do we care then whether two _devices_ or _objects_
are slave-master? Can't see how it fundamentally differs.

-- 
Pavel Begunkov