diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c
index 21958269f743..91969ce039cf 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/main.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	int worker_idx = 0;
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (lcore_id >= MAX_NUM_CORE)
 			break;
 
diff --git a/examples/flow_classify/flow_classify.c b/examples/flow_classify/flow_classify.c
index 433e64d3f901..e8d23225c4b8 100644
--- a/examples/flow_classify/flow_classify.c
+++ b/examples/flow_classify/flow_classify.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to add rules\n");
 	}
 
-	/* Call lcore_main on the master core only. */
+	/* Call lcore_main on the initial core only. */
 	lcore_main(cls_app);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/main.c b/examples/helloworld/main.c
index 968045f1b042..029bee26cba2 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/main.c
+++ b/examples/helloworld/main.c
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		rte_panic("Cannot init EAL\n");
 
-	/* call lcore_hello() on every slave lcore */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	/* call lcore_hello() on every worker lcore */
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		rte_eal_remote_launch(lcore_hello, NULL, lcore_id);
 	}
 
-	/* call it on master lcore too */
+	/* call it on initial lcore too */
 	lcore_hello(NULL);
 
 	rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore();
diff --git a/examples/ioat/ioatfwd.c b/examples/ioat/ioatfwd.c
index 53de231795f7..6a646d657065 100644
--- a/examples/ioat/ioatfwd.c
+++ b/examples/ioat/ioatfwd.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ tx_main_loop(void)
 			ioat_tx_port(&cfg.ports[i]);
 }
 
-/* Main rx and tx loop if only one slave lcore available */
+/* Main rx and tx loop if only one worker lcore available */
 static void
 rxtx_main_loop(void)
 {
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	cfg.nb_lcores = rte_lcore_count() - 1;
 	if (cfg.nb_lcores < 1)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-			"There should be at least one slave lcore.\n");
+			"There should be at least one worker lcore.\n");
 
 	if (copy_mode == COPY_MODE_IOAT_NUM)
 		assign_rawdevs();
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		assign_rings();
 
 	start_forwarding_cores();
-	/* master core prints stats while other cores forward */
+	/* initial core prints stats while other cores forward */
 	print_stats(argv[0]);
 
 	/* force_quit is true when we get here */
diff --git a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
index 4afb97109fed..13b9f3ca0b66 100644
--- a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
@@ -1072,8 +1072,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	check_all_ports_link_status(enabled_port_mask);
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
index 494d7ee77641..01d89eef2f70 100644
--- a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
@@ -1201,8 +1201,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index 7e255c35a301..52dee9f68bcf 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -801,8 +801,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot build the multicast hash\n");
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/kni/main.c b/examples/kni/main.c
index 80dd0353e773..24653ca6cab8 100644
--- a/examples/kni/main.c
+++ b/examples/kni/main.c
@@ -954,8 +954,7 @@ kni_alloc(uint16_t port_id)
 		conf.mbuf_size = MAX_PACKET_SZ;
 		/*
 		 * The first KNI device associated to a port
-		 * is the master, for multiple kernel thread
-		 * environment.
+		 * is special, for multiple kernel thread environment.
 		 */
 		if (i == 0) {
 			struct rte_kni_ops ops;
@@ -1103,8 +1102,8 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 			"Could not create link status thread!\n");
 
 	/* Launch per-lcore function on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(i) {
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(main_loop, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(i) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(i) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
index 25efe2b09a20..21a60353c9cd 100644
--- a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
+++ b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ lsi_main_loop(void)
 				/* if timer has reached its timeout */
 				if (unlikely(timer_tsc >= (uint64_t) timer_period)) {
 
-					/* do this only on master core */
-					if (lcore_id == rte_get_master_lcore()) {
+					/* do this only on initial core */
+					if (lcore_id == rte_get_initial_lcore()) {
 						print_stats();
 						/* reset the timer */
 						timer_tsc = 0;
@@ -733,8 +733,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	check_all_ports_link_status(nb_ports, lsi_enabled_port_mask);
 
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(lsi_launch_one_lcore, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(lsi_launch_one_lcore, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c b/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c
index eba8ebf9fab0..c60b6f3f944b 100644
--- a/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c
+++ b/examples/ntb/ntb_fwd.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ cmd_quit_parsed(__rte_unused void *parsed_result,
 	uint32_t lcore_id;
 
 	/* Stop transmission first. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		conf = &fwd_lcore_conf[lcore_id];
 
 		if (!conf->nb_stream)
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ assign_stream_to_lcores(void)
 	uint8_t lcore_num, nb_extra;
 
 	lcore_num = rte_lcore_count();
-	/* Exclude master core */
+	/* Exclude initial core */
 	lcore_num--;
 
 	nb_streams = (fwd_mode == IOFWD) ? num_queues * 2 : num_queues;
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ assign_stream_to_lcores(void)
 	sm_id = 0;
 	i = 0;
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		conf = &fwd_lcore_conf[lcore_id];
 
 		if (i < nb_extra) {
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ assign_stream_to_lcores(void)
 	}
 
 	/* Print packet forwading config. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		conf = &fwd_lcore_conf[lcore_id];
 
 		if (!conf->nb_stream)
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ start_pkt_fwd(void)
 	assign_stream_to_lcores();
 	in_test = 1;
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		conf = &fwd_lcore_conf[lcore_id];
 
 		if (!conf->nb_stream)
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ cmd_stop_parsed(__rte_unused void *parsed_result,
 	struct ntb_fwd_lcore_conf *conf;
 	uint32_t lcore_id;
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		conf = &fwd_lcore_conf[lcore_id];
 
 		if (!conf->nb_stream)
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ cmdline_parse_ctx_t main_ctx[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-/* prompt function, called from main on MASTER lcore */
+/* prompt function, called from main on initial lcore */
 static void
 prompt(void)
 {
diff --git a/examples/packet_ordering/main.c b/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
index b397b318e651..bcf3cbf89af2 100644
--- a/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
+++ b/examples/packet_ordering/main.c
@@ -348,10 +348,10 @@ print_stats(void)
 {
 	uint16_t i;
 	struct rte_eth_stats eth_stats;
-	unsigned int lcore_id, last_lcore_id, master_lcore_id, end_w_lcore_id;
+	unsigned int lcore_id, last_lcore_id, initial_lcore_id, end_w_lcore_id;
 
 	last_lcore_id   = get_last_lcore_id();
-	master_lcore_id = rte_get_master_lcore();
+	initial_lcore_id = rte_get_initial_lcore();
 	end_w_lcore_id  = get_previous_lcore_id(last_lcore_id);
 
 	printf("\nRX thread stats:\n");
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ print_stats(void)
 	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id <= end_w_lcore_id; lcore_id++) {
 		if (insight_worker
 			&& rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore_id)
-			&& lcore_id != master_lcore_id) {
+			&& lcore_id != initial_lcore_id) {
 			printf("\nWorker thread stats on core [%u]:\n",
 					lcore_id);
 			printf(" - Pkts deqd from workers ring:		%"PRIu64"\n",
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret;
 	unsigned nb_ports;
-	unsigned int lcore_id, last_lcore_id, master_lcore_id;
+	unsigned int lcore_id, last_lcore_id, initial_lcore_id;
 	uint16_t port_id;
 	uint16_t nb_ports_available;
 	struct worker_thread_args worker_args = {NULL, NULL};
@@ -748,32 +748,32 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	}
 
 	last_lcore_id   = get_last_lcore_id();
-	master_lcore_id = rte_get_master_lcore();
+	initial_lcore_id = rte_get_initial_lcore();
 
 	worker_args.ring_in  = rx_to_workers;
 	worker_args.ring_out = workers_to_tx;
 
-	/* Start worker_thread() on all the available slave cores but the last 1 */
+	/* Start worker_thread() on all the available worker cores but the last 1 */
 	for (lcore_id = 0; lcore_id <= get_previous_lcore_id(last_lcore_id); lcore_id++)
-		if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore_id) && lcore_id != master_lcore_id)
+		if (rte_lcore_is_enabled(lcore_id) && lcore_id != initial_lcore_id)
 			rte_eal_remote_launch(worker_thread, (void *)&worker_args,
 					lcore_id);
 
 	if (disable_reorder) {
-		/* Start tx_thread() on the last slave core */
+		/* Start tx_thread() on the last worker core */
 		rte_eal_remote_launch((lcore_function_t *)tx_thread, workers_to_tx,
 				last_lcore_id);
 	} else {
 		send_args.ring_in = workers_to_tx;
-		/* Start send_thread() on the last slave core */
+		/* Start send_thread() on the last worker core */
 		rte_eal_remote_launch((lcore_function_t *)send_thread,
 				(void *)&send_args, last_lcore_id);
 	}
 
-	/* Start rx_thread() on the master core */
+	/* Start rx_thread() on the initial core */
 	rx_thread(rx_to_workers);
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
index 54d124b00bc9..562abb87d7ff 100644
--- a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
+++ b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/main.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		printf("\nWARNING: Too much enabled lcores - "
 			"App uses only 1 lcore\n");
 
-	/* call lcore_main on master core only */
+	/* call lcore_main on initial core only */
 	lcore_main();
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/server/main.c b/examples/server_node_efd/server/main.c
index 05f961cff5d0..912dcd06c70f 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/server/main.c
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/server/main.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ get_printable_mac_addr(uint16_t port)
 /*
  * This function displays the recorded statistics for each port
  * and for each node. It uses ANSI terminal codes to clear
- * screen when called. It is called from a single non-master
+ * screen when called. It is called from a single worker
  * thread in the server process, when the process is run with more
  * than one lcore enabled.
  */
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ do_stats_display(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * The function called from each non-master lcore used by the process.
+ * The function called from each worker lcore used by the process.
  * The test_and_set function is used to randomly pick a single lcore on which
  * the code to display the statistics will run. Otherwise, the code just
  * repeatedly sleeps.
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ process_packets(uint32_t port_num __rte_unused, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[],
 }
 
 /*
- * Function called by the master lcore of the DPDK process.
+ * Function called by the initial lcore of the DPDK process.
  */
 static void
 do_packet_forwarding(void)
@@ -330,8 +330,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* clear statistics */
 	clear_stats();
 
-	/* put all other cores to sleep bar master */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(sleep_lcore, NULL, SKIP_MASTER);
+	/* put all other cores to sleep  */
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(sleep_lcore, NULL, SKIP_INITIAL);
 
 	do_packet_forwarding();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
index 72ba85fa1fe5..3062ac2f596c 100644
--- a/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
+++ b/examples/skeleton/basicfwd.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (rte_lcore_count() > 1)
 		printf("\nWARNING: Too many lcores enabled. Only 1 used.\n");
 
-	/* Call lcore_main on the master core only. */
+	/* Call lcore_main on the initial core only. */
 	lcore_main();
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/examples/tep_termination/main.c b/examples/tep_termination/main.c
index ab956ad7ce96..0a49e4238d5f 100644
--- a/examples/tep_termination/main.c
+++ b/examples/tep_termination/main.c
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ init_data_ll(void)
 {
 	int lcore;
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore) {
 		lcore_info[lcore].lcore_ll =
 			malloc(sizeof(struct lcore_ll_info));
 		if (lcore_info[lcore].lcore_ll == NULL) {
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ destroy_device(int vid)
 	rm_data_ll_entry(&ll_root_used, ll_main_dev_cur, ll_main_dev_last);
 
 	/* Set the dev_removal_flag on each lcore. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore) {
 		lcore_info[lcore].lcore_ll->dev_removal_flag =
 			REQUEST_DEV_REMOVAL;
 	}
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ destroy_device(int vid)
 	 * the device removed from the linked lists and that the devices
 	 * are no longer in use.
 	 */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore) {
 		while (lcore_info[lcore].lcore_ll->dev_removal_flag
 			!= ACK_DEV_REMOVAL)
 			rte_pause();
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ new_device(int vid)
 	vdev->remove = 0;
 
 	/* Find a suitable lcore to add the device. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore) {
 		if (lcore_info[lcore].lcore_ll->device_num < device_num_min) {
 			device_num_min = lcore_info[lcore].lcore_ll->device_num;
 			core_add = lcore;
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* Launch all data cores. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		rte_eal_remote_launch(switch_worker,
 			mbuf_pool, lcore_id);
 	}
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			"failed to start vhost driver.\n");
 	}
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id)
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id)
 		rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/examples/timer/main.c b/examples/timer/main.c
index 0259022f104e..50a0f60951e2 100644
--- a/examples/timer/main.c
+++ b/examples/timer/main.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	rte_timer_init(&timer0);
 	rte_timer_init(&timer1);
 
-	/* load timer0, every second, on master lcore, reloaded automatically */
+	/* load timer0, every second, on initial lcore, reloaded automatically */
 	hz = rte_get_timer_hz();
 	lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
 	rte_timer_reset(&timer0, hz, PERIODICAL, lcore_id, timer0_cb, NULL);
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	lcore_id = rte_get_next_lcore(lcore_id, 0, 1);
 	rte_timer_reset(&timer1, hz/3, SINGLE, lcore_id, timer1_cb, NULL);
 
-	/* call lcore_mainloop() on every slave lcore */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	/* call lcore_mainloop() on every worker lcore */
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		rte_eal_remote_launch(lcore_mainloop, NULL, lcore_id);
 	}
 
-	/* call it on master lcore too */
+	/* call it on initial lcore too */
 	(void) lcore_mainloop(NULL);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index ab649bf147e1..6ddfc936a3d9 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ destroy_device(int vid)
 
 
 	/* Set the dev_removal_flag on each lcore. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore)
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore)
 		lcore_info[lcore].dev_removal_flag = REQUEST_DEV_REMOVAL;
 
 	/*
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ destroy_device(int vid)
 	 * we can be sure that they can no longer access the device removed
 	 * from the linked lists and that the devices are no longer in use.
 	 */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore) {
 		while (lcore_info[lcore].dev_removal_flag != ACK_DEV_REMOVAL)
 			rte_pause();
 	}
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ new_device(int vid)
 	vdev->remove = 0;
 
 	/* Find a suitable lcore to add the device. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore) {
 		if (lcore_info[lcore].device_num < device_num_min) {
 			device_num_min = lcore_info[lcore].device_num;
 			core_add = lcore;
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* Launch all data cores. */
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id)
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id)
 		rte_eal_remote_launch(switch_worker, NULL, lcore_id);
 
 	if (client_mode)
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id)
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id)
 		rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/examples/vmdq/main.c b/examples/vmdq/main.c
index d08826c868f8..25fb6fd62f1b 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq/main.c
+++ b/examples/vmdq/main.c
@@ -656,8 +656,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* call lcore_main() on every lcore */
-	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(lcore_main, NULL, CALL_MASTER);
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(lcore_main, NULL, CALL_INITIAL);
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		if (rte_eal_wait_lcore(lcore_id) < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c b/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
index f417b2fd9b91..e1c8ed0c381a 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
+++ b/examples/vmdq_dcb/main.c
@@ -702,12 +702,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot initialize network ports\n");
 	}
 
-	/* call lcore_main() on every slave lcore */
+	/* call lcore_main() on every worker lcore */
 	i = 0;
-	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_SLAVE(lcore_id) {
+	RTE_LCORE_FOREACH_WORKER(lcore_id) {
 		rte_eal_remote_launch(lcore_main, (void*)i++, lcore_id);
 	}
-	/* call on master too */
+	/* call on initial too */
 	(void) lcore_main((void*)i);
 
 	return 0;
