Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] docs: i2c: summary: document 'local' and 'remote' targets

From: Wolfram Sang
Date: Sun Jun 16 2024 - 15:14:58 EST


Hi Andi,

> I am not a big fan of the use of the word client. It's not used
> anywhere in the documentation and it's too generic as a name for
> giving it a specific meaning.
>
> I've seen already some confusion amongst reviewers and
> maintainers when Easwar sent the patch in drm.
>
> If it depends on me, I would stick to the only controller/target
> and render obsolet the use of the word "client" in the i2c
> context.

Have you read the paragraph "Synonyms" from patch 6? I don't think we
can obsolete client because:

$ git grep 'struct i2c_client \*client' | wc -l
6100

All the best,

Wolfram

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