Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [Tech-board-discuss] [PATCH] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology
Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> Mon, 6 Jul 2020 18:10:52 -0400
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On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 00:31:49 +0300 Pavel Begunkov <[email protected]> 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. -- Steve _______________________________________________ Ksummit-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ksummit-discuss