On Mon, Dec 04 2023, Haixu Cui <quic_haix...@quicinc.com> wrote: > Hi Huck, > > On 12/1/2023 7:01 PM, Cornelia Huck wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 01 2023, Haixu Cui <quic_haix...@quicinc.com> wrote: >> >>>>> +Note: chipselect is an electrical signal controlled by the SPI >>>>> controller, used to select the >>>>> +SPI slaves connected to the controller. >>>> >>>> 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 >>> avoid referencing slavery, alternative names discussed in ยง Alternative >>> namings have been used." >>> >>> I am not quite sure if main/sub is widely used, but in latest Linux, >>> 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. >> > > slave is still being used, but it's better to be used along with "master". > > Here I prefer using "SPI peripherals" instead of "SPI slaves". Looking > forward to your advice. Thank you so much.
"SPI peripherals" sounds good to me. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: virtio-dev-unsubscr...@lists.oasis-open.org For additional commands, e-mail: virtio-dev-h...@lists.oasis-open.org
