Re: [Linuxptp-devel] Question regarding terminology of Master and Slave

2022-05-16 Thread Richard Cochran
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 12:02:22PM +0200, Erez wrote: > Hi, > > I remember we had a discussion on the matter. > And decide to rename "Master" to "source" and "Slave" to "sink". > > My questions are: > >1. I see in the code "client", for example "clientOnly" mode. >When do we use "client"

Re: [Linuxptp-devel] Question regarding terminology of Master and Slave

2022-05-16 Thread Greg Armstrong
We should be following the guidelines being set by the IEEE 1588 working group – on this topic, specifically IEEE SA - P1588g This amendment adds an optional alternative suitable and inclusive terminology to the terms “master” and “slave” but it do