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authorWolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>2024-06-21 09:30:11 +0200
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docs: i2c: summary: document use of inclusive language
We now have the updated I2C specs and our own Code of Conduct, so we have all we need to switch over to the inclusive terminology. Define them here. Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> Reviewed-by: Easwar Hariharan <eahariha@linux.microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/i2c/i2c_bus.svg15
-rw-r--r--Documentation/i2c/summary.rst23
2 files changed, 25 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/i2c_bus.svg b/Documentation/i2c/i2c_bus.svg
index 3170de976373..45801de4af7d 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/i2c_bus.svg
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/i2c_bus.svg
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
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+<!-- Updated to inclusive terminology by Wolfram Sang -->
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@@ -1120,7 +1121,7 @@
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diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst b/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst
index a1e5c0715f8b..a6da1032fa06 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@ implement all the common SMBus protocol semantics or messages.
Terminology
===========
-Using the terminology from the official documentation, the I2C bus connects
-one or more *master* chips and one or more *slave* chips.
+The I2C bus connects one or more *controller* chips and one or more *target*
+chips.
+
.. kernel-figure:: i2c_bus.svg
- :alt: Simple I2C bus with one master and 3 slaves
+ :alt: Simple I2C bus with one controller and 3 targets
Simple I2C bus
-A **master** chip is a node that starts communications with slaves. In the
+A **controller** chip is a node that starts communications with targets. In the
Linux kernel implementation it is called an **adapter** or bus. Adapter
drivers are in the ``drivers/i2c/busses/`` subdirectory.
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ whole class of I2C adapters. Each specific adapter driver either depends on
an algorithm driver in the ``drivers/i2c/algos/`` subdirectory, or includes
its own implementation.
-A **slave** chip is a node that responds to communications when addressed
-by the master. In Linux it is called a **client**. Client drivers are kept
+A **target** chip is a node that responds to communications when addressed
+by the controller. In Linux it is called a **client**. Client drivers are kept
in a directory specific to the feature they provide, for example
``drivers/media/gpio/`` for GPIO expanders and ``drivers/media/i2c/`` for
video-related chips.
@@ -57,3 +58,13 @@ video-related chips.
For the example configuration in figure, you will need a driver for your
I2C adapter, and drivers for your I2C devices (usually one driver for each
device).
+
+Outdated terminology
+--------------------
+
+In earlier I2C specifications, controller was named "master" and target was
+named "slave". These terms have been obsoleted with v7 of the specification and
+their use is also discouraged by the Linux Kernel Code of Conduct. You may
+still find them in references to documentation which has not been updated. The
+general attitude, however, is to use the inclusive terms: controller and
+target. Work to replace the old terminology in the Linux Kernel is on-going.