From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1BE1C2E1C6F; Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:25:23 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1766503525; cv=none; b=H6C0DiYHPb6k+2Fzf5F0sRLk2v6aU4cZquCb7DkrDShxiKFoCbVSIhQNOR08AUsbMI37lJ7kQQqlY5+XNUHK1IlSzGpQUamVQ1NaToHyKtt7+lFFO7MixXWNxb9NIyQG3ZTLQcBER0OtfmzCopuCPYcPA9EQhrshKBl1soIV2hw= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1766503525; c=relaxed/simple; bh=ow1ocxHESDuVEVFNm4vUAmWIwqQZGSVesgyzUN8k/kc=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=H413B317rMH917s0Ooq6QvxR65iRRJarDcAtV5I19q/htFUl1BU+8/gAweZYRy20U4o1LCoyAOs5Q9B+HUcySMpzgZHE6qRiV3HwyVEQGAnIpcMhty5xrVQhVZ3f90EJQScn5OUejxchGW1axljPyk3XMeZiNLYwx2VRtVxeacI= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=Pu1W297E; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="Pu1W297E" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 5113140AFF DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1766503523; bh=zl8rJfGO0QvqtZdpOt9yPzkxQ+Y1GaWyOxp5gWOK7CM=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=Pu1W297EDh58VS127JzBnjZfVO3UKPUpB7Gzx8QjhBpNsVVMoZgNOR7kdlnu2EiRi +UXjEXC+vlus957EUezKKxT/ZeR5DfqbdHu+HzKHptLavzqh9T2TwISp79xPPHy9mN rVXIha3YCaLUVLahDWAzsv8VBGl/VZBYwP3bKwUSKT+GF8iKptVQn0H8YjAVsT/53V OrEvvuOGKbQ/BrHMhDKSBg4bU9pOPQsL5HFTd+8Ykx96FAGXASJUAouAsA4iM50BMe ePNjxr3GD7GmR4U5UIP37i5xIjyUrCcYa1iqYIVsNoXdOcbQZVkKt5GFgT0egfFPUz HTZfGDAbcYH+A== Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:280:4600:27b::1fe]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5113140AFF; Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:25:23 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Sasha Levin Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, Sasha Levin Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation In-Reply-To: <20251223122110.2496946-1-sashal@kernel.org> References: <877bue18ch.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> <20251223122110.2496946-1-sashal@kernel.org> Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:25:22 -0700 Message-ID: <87a4z9xlst.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sasha Levin writes: > Add guidance for AI assistants and developers using AI tools for kernel > contributions, per the consensus reached at the 2025 Maintainers Summit. > > Create Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst with detailed guidance > on licensing, Signed-off-by requirements, and attribution format. The > README points AI tools to this documentation. > > This will allow coding assistants to easily parse these instructions and > comply with guidelines set by the community. > > Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/1049830/ > Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin > --- > v2: Move guidance to Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst (Jon) > > Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++ > Documentation/process/index.rst | 1 + > README | 12 +++++ > 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst Thanks, this looks good to me. If nobody screams, I'll apply it before too long. jon