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 E30782EBB8D; Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:56:03 +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=1767736565; cv=none; b=cYohnTja6hJ6P9QkGekUfEPI/cbEip/8i6DoOaSH/W4ktI3JC5orKUp1es3Dw5Sl69EqxPQalj8Xtyh8o72nN7LAj3uf0FNdDHnYBsHGneK5HWheazBxDqV8FQlNTA4vbzmMmXGLIaE/M4M2CRukwTZk5lk5g4YHb1c/EY1k1X0= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1767736565; c=relaxed/simple; bh=F/AWx8Lvi4mdlyDHJ8IS3m8JD9lYINu7+N6+IZXdZ9k=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=Kv7qBEUIAXfoeC0gvuje29pjoC7DiNSMO9fbQ30mW+X5cKREBQbaqHzFJkpsZzUxxkFkB2ps0NV/D+aiOTelXU4JlHW+a6KGMVg2Dze1kaJggimaNZNSqh3eDgqSKNSArBqMWz5+gOnr3bcMOPo/NryLbSnoRYHMS18P/5Zb1PI= 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=SDN1pbM/; 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="SDN1pbM/" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 3514E40C7D DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1767736563; bh=jirJp99tyTHjGa9d87GR5YxT42rF6qY//ImlDgG6UtA=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=SDN1pbM/wZNTKSqGpC1dJl70zT/YHBxnqGl1elqxpb+x7hp/UDc+oNpQ+b5t1nJAh 2PBxfjEDHB/wVOQ70zqNqOuDLlPJL3p4aa0wHGkOm2eLHS5X2pUKhjdjQGhhfOcZTZ +O7xgS4K1lwRNL7c9J1bFA50fjfZoHYAvrkiygvGSaDJr14gqih6UAvRXRWwMPXbK4 aL7zTqwKaQojiQJzU1tIZ7dAMGIlLr8Qn0DItiaw4ZoS1xyyFc5pSpnzpDt31iS7mu cxmphyK93FbO//9YiNSISbYFxbOc2djp3wfYri8rm2V2rsnwXWQU7ZyZTDZE2CenHj QJkKN0kk+K0zg== Received: from localhost (c-71-229-227-126.hsd1.co.comcast.net [71.229.227.126]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3514E40C7D; Tue, 6 Jan 2026 21:56:03 +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: <87a4z9xlst.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> References: <877bue18ch.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> <20251223122110.2496946-1-sashal@kernel.org> <87a4z9xlst.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:56:02 -0700 Message-ID: <87ms2qcsnh.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 Jonathan Corbet writes: > 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. Nobody screamed ... applied, thanks. jon