Re: [RFC 0/2] Add AI coding assistant configuration to Linux kernel

[Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>]

On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 01:53:56PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> This patch series adds unified configuration and documentation for AI
> coding assistants working with the Linux kernel codebase. As AI tools
> become increasingly common in software development, it's important to
> establish clear guidelines for their use in kernel development.

I sometimes use tools like sed (just to name one) to generate a patch
plus edits. I don't think we need contribution guidelines for sed, do
we? Equally we don't need contribution guidelines for AIs because:

1. AI is not a person.
2. AI has no resposibility.
3. AI has no needs.

Basic computer science beholds to truth that for any problem there is
infinite amount of computer programs to solve it. This makes any problem
we have a moving target constrained by various corner cases, people and
many other things.

If you want to use AI to generate code, it's obviously fine. I don't
mind and I don't care, and I don't see anything wrong in that.

But that is million miles away from being enough to be called as done.
Generation is about getting up on speed, and in the best case scenario
to the ballpark.

Please, let's keep this out of the kernel tree seriously.

BR, Jarkko