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Commit bd59f2a1 authored by Paolo Bonzini's avatar Paolo Bonzini Committed by Michael S. Tsirkin
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docs: vhost-user: replace master/slave with front-end/back-end


This matches the nomenclature that is generally used.  Also commonly used
is client/server, but it is not as clear because sometimes the front-end
exposes a passive (server) socket that the back-end connects to.

Signed-off-by: default avatarPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20210226143413.188046-4-pbonzini@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20220321153037.3622127-7-alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: default avatarMichael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarMichael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
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......@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ Introduction
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The vhost-user-gpu protocol is aiming at sharing the rendering result
of a virtio-gpu, done from a vhost-user slave process to a vhost-user
master process (such as QEMU). It bears a resemblance to a display
of a virtio-gpu, done from a vhost-user back-end process to a vhost-user
front-end process (such as QEMU). It bears a resemblance to a display
server protocol, if you consider QEMU as the display server and the
slave as the client, but in a very limited way. Typically, it will
back-end as the client, but in a very limited way. Typically, it will
work by setting a scanout/display configuration, before sending flush
events for the display updates. It will also update the cursor shape
and position.
......@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ socket ancillary data to share opened file descriptors (DMABUF fds or
shared memory). The socket is usually obtained via
``VHOST_USER_GPU_SET_SOCKET``.
Requests are sent by the *slave*, and the optional replies by the
*master*.
Requests are sent by the *back-end*, and the optional replies by the
*front-end*.
Wire format
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