From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
To: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>, dev@dpdk.org
Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [RFC] doc: change to diverse and inclusive language
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2020 09:35:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200605083503.GB1552@bricha3-MOBL.ger.corp.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <d0e25d4500cd92112b19f009166177fb1b60d242.camel@debian.org>
On Fri, Jun 05, 2020 at 08:54:47AM +0100, Luca Boccassi wrote:
> On Thu, 2020-06-04 at 14:02 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > For diversity reasons, the DPDK should take every effort
> > to eliminate master and slave terminology. The actual code change
> > is just syntax, but it has bigger impacts.
> >
> > Lets announce this now and do it in the next API changing
> > release.
> > ---
> > doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > index 0bee924255af..6b5cbf8d0b0c 100644
> > --- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > +++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
> > @@ -138,3 +138,30 @@ Deprecation Notices
> > driver probe scheme. The legacy virtio support will be available through
> > the existing VFIO/UIO based kernel driver scheme.
> > More details at https://patches.dpdk.org/patch/69351/
> > +
> > +* eal: To be more inclusive in choice of naming, the DPDK project
> > + will follow established diversity guidelines.
> > + The code base will be changed to replace references to sexist
> > + and offensive terms used in function, documentation and variable
> > + names. This change will be progressive across several releases.
> > +
> > + The immediate impact to the API/ABI is that references to
> > + master and slave related to DPDK lcore will be changed to
> > + primary and secondary.
> > +
> > + For example: ``rte_get_master_lcore()`` will be renamed
> > + to ``rte_get_primary_lcore()``. For the 20.11, release
> > + both names will be present and the old function will be
> > + marked with the deprecated tag.
> > +
> > + The macros related to primary and secondary lcore will also
> > + be change: ``RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE`` will be replaced
> > + with ``RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SECONDARY``.
> > +
> > + Drivers and source not governed by API/ABI policy will change
> > + as soon as practical.
> > +
> > + This change aligns DPDK with the MIT diversity guidelines:
> > + https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mjw/Language/NonSexist/vuw.non-sexist-language-guidelines.txt
> > + and follows precedent of other open source projects: Django, Gnome,
> > + ISC, Python, Rust
>
> Acked-by: Luca Boccassi <bluca@debian.org>
>
Acked-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
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2020-06-04 21:02 Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 1:04 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC] replace master/slave with primary/secondary Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 10:43 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2020-06-05 11:14 ` Ananyev, Konstantin
2020-06-05 16:33 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 17:10 ` Wiles, Keith
2020-06-05 17:45 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 19:23 ` Wiles, Keith
2020-06-05 19:53 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 20:09 ` Wiles, Keith
2020-06-05 11:28 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-06-05 12:15 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2020-06-05 15:27 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 7:54 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC] doc: change to diverse and inclusive language Luca Boccassi
2020-06-05 8:35 ` Bruce Richardson [this message]
2020-06-05 21:40 ` Aaron Conole
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 00/26] Change references to master/slave to Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 01/26] eal: rename terms used for DPDK lcores Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-29 17:04 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 02/26] kni: fix reference to master/slave process Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 03/26] bbdev: rename master to initial lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 04/26] librte_power: change reference to rte_master_lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 05/26] drivers: replace master/slave terminolgy Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 06/26] examples/distrutor: rename master to initial Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 07/26] examples/bond: replace references to master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 08/26] examples/ethtool-app: replace references to slave with worker Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 09/26] examples/ip_pipeline: replace references to master_lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 10/26] examples/qos_{meter/sched}: replace references to master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 11/26] examples/l3fwd: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 12/26] examples/l2fwd: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 13/26] examples/multi_process: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 14/26] examples/performance-thread: replace reference " Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 15/26] examples/ptpclient: replace references " Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 16/26] examples/ipcsec-secgw: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 17/26] examples: replace reference " Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 18/26] app/test-pmd: change references to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 19/26] test-eventdev: replace references to slave with worker lcores Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 20/26] app/test: repalce refernces to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 21/26] doc: fix incorrect reference to master process Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 22/26] doc: update references to master/slave lcore in samples Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 23/26] doc: replace master lcore terminology Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 24/26] app/pdump: replace references to master/slave lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 25/26] app/test-XXX: replace reference to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-06-05 22:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [RFC v2 26/26] eal: mark old naming as deprecated Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 00/27] Replace references to master and slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 01/27] eal: rename terms used for DPDK lcores Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 02/27] kni: fix reference to master/slave process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 03/27] bbdev: rename master to initial lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 04/27] librte_power: change reference to rte_master_lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 05/27] drivers: replace master/slave terminolgy Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 06/27] examples/distrutor: rename master to initial Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 07/27] examples/bond: replace references to master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 08/27] examples/ethtool-app: replace references to slave with worker Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 09/27] examples/ip_pipeline: replace references to master_lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 10/27] examples/qos_{meter/sched}: replace references to master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 11/27] examples/l3fwd: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 12/27] examples/l2fwd: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 13/27] examples/multi_process: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 14/27] examples/performance-thread: replace reference " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 15/27] examples/ptpclient: replace references " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 16/27] examples/ipcsec-secgw: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 17/27] examples: replace reference " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 18/27] app/test-pmd: change references to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 19/27] test-eventdev: replace references to slave with worker lcores Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20/27] app/test: replace refernces to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 21/27] doc: fix incorrect reference to master process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 22/27] doc: update references to master/slave lcore in documentation Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 23/27] app/pdump: replace references to master/slave lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 24/27] app/test-XXX: replace reference to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 25/27] eal: mark old naming as deprecated Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 26/27] memif: replace master/slave with server/client Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 19:46 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 27/27] vhost: rename SLAVE to CLIENT Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/27] Replace references to master and slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 01/27] eal: rename terms used for DPDK lcores Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-17 14:07 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 02/27] kni: fix reference to master/slave process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 12:23 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 03/27] bbdev: rename master to initial lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 12:26 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 04/27] librte_power: change reference to rte_master_lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 12:37 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 05/27] drivers: replace master/slave terminology Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 12:52 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 06/27] examples/distributor: rename master to initial Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 12:53 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 07/27] examples/bond: replace references to master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 12:56 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 08/27] examples/ethtool-app: replace references to slave with worker Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 12:59 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 09/27] examples/ip_pipeline: replace references to master_lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-13 13:01 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-09-10 9:52 ` Dumitrescu, Cristian
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 10/27] examples/qos_{meter/sched}: replace references to master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 11:31 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 11/27] examples/l3fwd: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 11:46 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 12/27] examples/l2fwd: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 11:51 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 13/27] examples/multi_process: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 11:53 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 14/27] examples/performance-thread: replace reference " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 12:09 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 15/27] examples/ptpclient: replace references " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 12:24 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 16/27] examples/ipcsec-secgw: " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 12:27 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 17/27] examples: replace reference " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 12:33 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 18/27] app/test-pmd: change references to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 12:39 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 19/27] test-eventdev: replace references to slave with worker lcores Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 12:41 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 20/27] app/test: replace refernces to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 13:23 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 21/27] doc: fix incorrect reference to master process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 13:24 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 22/27] doc: update references to master/slave lcore in documentation Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-17 14:01 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 23/27] app/pdump: replace references to master/slave lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 13:25 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 24/27] app/test-XXX: replace reference to master/slave Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-17 12:56 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 25/27] eal: mark old naming as deprecated Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-15 13:28 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-15 20:29 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-16 13:41 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-16 22:04 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-17 15:21 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-17 15:35 ` Dmitry Kozliuk
2020-07-17 15:43 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-17 15:44 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-18 2:22 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-20 12:32 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-20 18:51 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-22 9:05 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-22 10:07 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-22 13:53 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-16 22:05 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 26/27] memif: replace master/slave with server/client Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-17 13:01 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-18 2:23 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-01 20:23 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 27/27] vhost: rename SLAVE to CLIENT Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-02 11:17 ` Xia, Chenbo
2020-07-03 7:36 ` Adrian Moreno
2020-07-13 11:05 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v4 00/27] Replace references to master and slave Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-13 12:33 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-27 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 0/6] Inclusive language fixes and deprecation notices Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-27 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 1/6] doc: announce deprecation of master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-29 9:23 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-27 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 2/6] kni: fix reference to master/slave process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-27 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 3/6] doc: fix incorrect reference to master process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-29 9:24 ` Burakov, Anatoly
2020-07-27 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 4/6] doc: announce deprecation blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-27 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 5/6] rte_ethdev: change comment to rte_dev_eth_mac_addr_add Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-27 19:20 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 6/6] check_maintainers: change variable names Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-28 5:16 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH 20.08 0/6] Inclusive language fixes and deprecation notices Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-30 0:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 0/6] inclusive " Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-30 0:57 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 1/6] doc: announce deprecation of master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-30 8:42 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-08-06 16:49 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-08-06 17:00 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-06 17:14 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-07-30 0:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 2/6] kni: fix reference to master/slave process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-30 8:42 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-07-30 0:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 3/6] doc: fix incorrect reference to master process Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-30 0:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 4/6] doc: announce deprecation blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-30 8:45 ` Bruce Richardson
2020-07-30 15:10 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-07-30 0:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 5/6] rte_ethdev: change comment to rte_dev_eth_mac_addr_add Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-06 16:53 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-07-30 0:58 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 6/6] check_maintainers: change variable names Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-06 16:55 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-08-06 16:56 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v2 20.08 0/6] inclusive language fixes and deprecation notices Thomas Monjalon
2020-08-07 10:45 ` Mcnamara, John
2020-08-06 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 " Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-06 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20.08 1/6] doc: announce deprecation of master lcore Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-07 0:10 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-08-06 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20.08 2/6] kni: fix reference to master/slave process Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-06 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20.08 3/6] doc: fix incorrect reference to master process Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-06 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20.08 4/6] doc: announce deprecation blacklist/whitelist Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-07 0:15 ` Thomas Monjalon
2020-08-07 8:43 ` Gaëtan Rivet
2020-08-06 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20.08 5/6] rte_ethdev: change comment to rte_dev_eth_mac_addr_add Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-06 17:19 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20.08 6/6] check_maintainers: change variable names Stephen Hemminger
2020-08-07 10:45 ` [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3 20.08 0/6] inclusive language fixes and deprecation notices Mcnamara, John
2020-08-07 10:56 ` Thomas Monjalon
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