Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH V6 2/2] virtio-spi: add the device specification

[Haixu Cui <quic_haixcui@quicinc.com>]

Hi Huck,

On 12/1/2023 7:01 PM, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> 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.

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.

Best Regards
Haixu Cui