hmm hakish? Hmm... most "example codes" I have seen on those CPU:s I have worked with (CortexMx and ATXMega) takes care of multimaster mode so to me it this seems its often used that way? But I could be wrong I have not used it in any application cause as u say most time mainCPU is master but in this case it MAY be where it (should) be used. But again I could be wrong...