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Re: [PATCH 3/3] docs: vhost-user: replace master/slave with front-end/ba
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Stefan Hajnoczi |
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Re: [PATCH 3/3] docs: vhost-user: replace master/slave with front-end/back-end |
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Mon, 1 Mar 2021 10:23:42 +0000 |
On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 09:34:13AM -0500, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> -In the current implementation QEMU is the *master*, and the *slave* is
> -the external process consuming the virtio queues, for example a
> +In the current implementation QEMU is the *front-end*, and the *back-end*
> +is the external process consuming the virtio queues, for example a
> software Ethernet switch running in user space, such as Snabbswitch,
> -or a block device backend processing read & write to a virtual
> -disk. In order to facilitate interoperability between various backend
> +or a block device back-end processing read & write to a virtual
> +disk. In order to facilitate interoperability between various back-end
> implementations, it is recommended to follow the :ref:`Backend program
> conventions <backend_conventions>`.
The spec uses "backend" but this patch uses "back-end".
Searching the web shows that "back end", "back-end", and "backend" are
all commonly used. I don't think there is a right or wrong choice since
all spellings are popular. It would be nice to stay consistent and use
"backend"/"frontend" in this document.
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