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Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH V6 2/2] virtio-spi: add the device specification
On Fri, Dec 01 2023, Haixu Cui <quic_haixcui@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  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.
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