Dne 03. 09. 20 v 22:10 Pierre-Louis Bossart napsal(a): > The SOF (Sound Open Firmware) tree contains a lot of references in > topology files to 'codec_slave'/'codec_master' terms, which in turn > come from alsa-lib and ALSA/ASoC topology support at the kernel > level. These terms are no longer compatible with the guidelines > adopted by the kernel community [1] and need to change in > backwards-compatible ways. > > The main/secondary terms typically suggested in guidelines don't mean > anything for clocks, this patchset suggests instead the use of > 'provider' and 'follower' terms, with the 'codec' prefix kept to make > it clear that the codec is the reference. The CM/CF suffixes are also > replaced by CP/CF. Only my 2 cents: It's just another word combo. See bellow for sources for others. I would prefer probably provider/consumer . It sounds more technic. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master/slave_(technology) [2] https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-team-approves-new-terminology-bans-terms-like-blacklist-and-slave/ Jaroslav -- Jaroslav Kysela <perex@xxxxxxxx> Linux Sound Maintainer; ALSA Project; Red Hat, Inc.
