[PATCH 01/10] ALSA: Replace the word "slave" in vmaster API

[Takashi Iwai]

On Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:52:30 +0200,
Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
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> On 7/14/20 12:26 PM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > Follow the recent inclusive terminology guidelines and replace the
> > word "slave" in vmaster API.  I chose the word "replica" at this time
> > since it seems fitting for the purpose.
> 
> Thanks Takashi for starting this.
> 
> For the HDaudio Volume widgets, the spec says they may have different
> step size but use the same number of steps, so they are not copy-exact
> versions in the usual 'replica' sense but rather follow or track the
> master configuration.
> 
> The internal guidance I see at Intel is to use 'replica' mainly in a
> database/configuration management context.
> 
> If the idea is that the 'replicas' use the same configuration as the
> 'master', that'd be fine indeed but we may want to add a clarifying
> comment that the end-result may be different for each 'replica'?

I don't mind to pick up another word.
What could be another better alternative?

> [...]
> 
> >   /*
> > - * link slave - this contains a slave control element
> > + * link replica - this contains a replica control element
> >    *
> >    * It fakes the control callbacsk with additional attenuation by the
> 
> unrelated typo here that maybe we can fix while we are at it?

Indeed, will correct it.


thanks,

Takashi