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diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst index 2657a55c6f12..1bee6f8affdb 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst @@ -319,6 +319,26 @@ 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 and documentation, avoid introducing new usage of +'master / slave' (or 'slave' independent of 'master') and 'blacklist / +whitelist'. + +Recommended replacements for 'master / slave' are: + '{primary,main} / {secondary,replica,subordinate}' + '{initiator,requester} / {target,responder}' + '{controller,host} / {device,worker,proxy}' + 'leader / follower' + 'director / performer' + +Recommended replacements for 'blacklist/whitelist' are: + 'denylist / allowlist' + '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 ----------- |