From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24572C433E0 for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org (smtp1.osuosl.org [140.211.166.138]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EC5BE206DF for ; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:03 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org EC5BE206DF Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=ubuntu.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=ksummit-discuss-bounces@lists.linuxfoundation.org Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8C3288F8F; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id VHVOc4IM07+2; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lists.linuxfoundation.org (lf-lists.osuosl.org [140.211.9.56]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8863988F30; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lf-lists.osuosl.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lists.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B36FC077B; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org (smtp1.osuosl.org [140.211.166.138]) by lists.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB5CBC016F; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EA6888F7E; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:01 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org Received: from whitealder.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id nQSBtiL1xj1u; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:00 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 X-Greylist: domain auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from youngberry.canonical.com (youngberry.canonical.com [91.189.89.112]) by whitealder.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 76C6B88F30; Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:24:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ip5f5af08c.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de ([95.90.240.140] helo=wittgenstein) by youngberry.canonical.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1jtCrU-0003RS-Or; Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:23:56 +0000 Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2020 18:23:56 +0200 From: Christian Brauner To: Dan Williams Message-ID: <20200708162356.nrdv7n3dkasjiyfu@wittgenstein> References: <159419296487.2464622.863943877093636532.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <159419296487.2464622.863943877093636532.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com> Cc: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman , SeongJae Park , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, tech-board-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org, Chris Mason , Dave Airlie Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [PATCH v2] CodingStyle: Inclusive Terminology X-BeenThere: ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ksummit-discuss-bounces@lists.linuxfoundation.org Sender: "Ksummit-discuss" On Wed, Jul 08, 2020 at 12:23:59AM -0700, Dan Williams wrote: > Linux maintains a coding-style and its own idiomatic set of terminology. > Update the style guidelines to recommend replacements for the terms > master/slave and blacklist/whitelist. > > Link: http://lore.kernel.org/r/159389297140.2210796.13590142254668787525.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com > Cc: Jonathan Corbet > Acked-by: Randy Dunlap > Acked-by: Dave Airlie > Acked-by: Kees Cook > Acked-by: SeongJae Park > Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson > Signed-off-by: Chris Mason > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman > Signed-off-by: Dan Williams > --- Probably got lost somewhere: Acked-by: Christian Brauner > Changes since v1 [1] > - Drop inclusive-terminology.rst, it is in the lore archives if the > arguments are needed for future debates, but otherwise no pressing > need to carry it in the tree (Linus, James) > > - Update the recommended terms to include replacement for 'master' and > 'whitelist' (Kees, Andy) > > - Add 'target' as a replacement (Andy) > > - Add 'device' as a replacement (Mark) > > - Collect acks and signed-off-bys. Yes, the sign-offs are not reflective > of a submission chain, but I kept "Signed-off-by" if people offered > it. > > - Non-change: I did not add explicit language as to what to do with > existing usages. My personal inclination is to prioritize this > coding-style cleanup higher than others, but the coding-style document > has typically not indicated policy on how cleanups are handled by > subsystems. It will be a case by case effort and consideration. > > [1]: http://lore.kernel.org/r/159389297140.2210796.13590142254668787525.stgit@dwillia2-desk3.amr.corp.intel.com > > Documentation/process/coding-style.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst > index 2657a55c6f12..a5b61e9005ac 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst > @@ -319,6 +319,19 @@ 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 'master/slave' (or > +'slave' independent of 'master') and 'blacklist/whitelist'. Recommended > +replacements for 'master/slave' are: 'main/{secondary,subordinate}', > +'primary/replica', '{initiator,requester}/{target,responder}', > +'host/{device,proxy}', or 'leader/{performer,follower}'. Recommended > +replacements for 'blacklist/whitelist' are: 'denylist/allowlist' or > +'blocklist/passlist'. > + > +Exceptions for introducing new usage is to maintain a userspace ABI/API, > +or when updating code for an existing (as of 2020) hardware or protocol > +specification that mandates those terms. For new specifications > +translate specification usage of the terminology to the kernel coding > +standard where possible. > > 5) Typedefs > ----------- > > _______________________________________________ > Ksummit-discuss mailing list > Ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ksummit-discuss _______________________________________________ Ksummit-discuss mailing list Ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ksummit-discuss