From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14F36C04FFE for ; Fri, 17 May 2024 18:24:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s82Ef-0006WR-77; Fri, 17 May 2024 14:23:17 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s82Ec-0006Se-RW for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 17 May 2024 14:23:14 -0400 Received: from mail-ej1-x62e.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::62e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1s82Ea-0001gj-37 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Fri, 17 May 2024 14:23:14 -0400 Received: by mail-ej1-x62e.google.com with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-a59c5c9c6aeso492701266b.2 for ; Fri, 17 May 2024 11:23:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linaro.org; s=google; t=1715970189; x=1716574989; darn=nongnu.org; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:message-id:date:references :in-reply-to:subject:cc:to:from:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id :reply-to; bh=Emv5VvklMuq9eXXurzeTVDcgnuYbvDUpBwwn4e4TQks=; b=bgmuO+VXDTe4Bv7xJQLXxQmK9C4kKnSAV/cguZCKmeEyILs5eZ6tws2qsQgPpe8PFC OSsjSh2aIfscbc6ed4pbIuqz3QqkIkjkKlbvwdSXwwP0T/N38yLzxqdnGHisMkZQUAsA 8NywXDXyCISJJjPwf3r7Fx6RdN+tDskMECY7qYVaQ7r0tBKYBkm3n2B0RpMpSxfr9jNb mCH5eJNEL+S9nsdXq7jJCT+Pt3KWS6Kak6kRT3C/UyMmySKqjzk7wkeM5tUGu+/ba/o1 xQoR8C1xL+dlBoARdsuJk1dgwHI6dz7zM851CJgmkXHiq9nhU046HvQ+Zt/bsYXMo5pq D96w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1715970189; x=1716574989; h=content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:message-id:date:references :in-reply-to:subject:cc:to:from:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc :subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=Emv5VvklMuq9eXXurzeTVDcgnuYbvDUpBwwn4e4TQks=; b=LldCqSeR2VyymNHHApVr4EnMQMpQGYrKfb7LW+u7NrapB48ttJwTv14XG4yWDVlfGB T6c1WvHO67DlVVIimDokeq4k1POvI6OXV+CGj+HE9qs8aDKeVs9Yx8KBhB6eSaCn0Miv NVkqnaDL6Pzy7Z0LxYd3YsOdodL+ws/7tIi9wRBOfe4PjXyaiLchbh3gqom/+4URgI66 19GUWrJLCnbKW73F/RG4YZvjCh7njTeqaI+is0lZyHlufCKe3nVCJR163q92vB1gI0cc NhbzNSCZtMkNzmClWkVcqOoYy2k5aRYpJsDznQHrOjahaoIBTG/MdislEqKVbVuo+3HZ fH/Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0YxpJCoKle40wi/PRZE4uzi14HizmNPbmRxzfOH5a/Du6r3NlNbV IGXRDE2KWTQTUfEfrkj92B8NSgBC7ZCgvPj4clFmJWl/LwwSRrychOYbHEn9djc= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IHq4FXZNCKfBVc79FVfyT/i1FE0ropqQt60kuZ6WuFyZmW63BW1/5586P8NPqDjJjTyzoDw4w== X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:1d05:b0:a59:c9b1:cb68 with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-a5a2d55a759mr1624513566b.7.1715970189147; Fri, 17 May 2024 11:23:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from draig.lan ([85.9.250.243]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id a640c23a62f3a-a5a1781e97bsm1128056666b.32.2024.05.17.11.23.08 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 17 May 2024 11:23:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from draig (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by draig.lan (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B4D95F88D; Fri, 17 May 2024 19:23:08 +0100 (BST) From: =?utf-8?Q?Alex_Benn=C3=A9e?= To: Daniel P. =?utf-8?Q?Berrang=C3=A9?= Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Thomas Huth , "Michael S. Tsirkin" , Gerd Hoffmann , Mark Cave-Ayland , Philippe =?utf-8?Q?Mathieu-?= =?utf-8?Q?Daud=C3=A9?= , Kevin Wolf , Stefan Hajnoczi , Alexander Graf , Paolo Bonzini , Richard Henderson , Peter Maydell , Markus Armbruster Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] docs: define policy limiting the inclusion of generated files In-Reply-To: <20240516162230.937047-3-berrange@redhat.com> ("Daniel P. =?utf-8?Q?Berrang=C3=A9=22's?= message of "Thu, 16 May 2024 17:22:29 +0100") References: <20240516162230.937047-1-berrange@redhat.com> <20240516162230.937047-3-berrange@redhat.com> Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 19:23:08 +0100 Message-ID: <87v83cpab7.fsf@draig.linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::62e; envelope-from=alex.bennee@linaro.org; helo=mail-ej1-x62e.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Sender: qemu-devel-bounces+qemu-devel=archiver.kernel.org@nongnu.org Daniel P. Berrang=C3=A9 writes: > + > +IOW, using coccinelle to convert code from one pattern to another patter= n, or > +fixing docs typos with a spell checker, or transforming code using sed /= awk / > +etc, are not considered to be acts of code generation. Where an automated > +manipulation is performed on code, however, this should be declared in t= he > +commit message. Lets avoid IRC speak in documents (s/IOW/In other words/), otherwise: Reviewed-by: Alex Benn=C3=A9e > + > +At times contributors may use or create scripts/tools to generate an ini= tial > +boilerplate code template which is then filled in to produce the final p= atch. > +The output of such a tool would still be considered the "preferred forma= t", > +since it is intended to be a foundation for further human authored chang= es. > +Such tools are acceptable to use, provided they follow a deterministic p= rocess > +and there is clearly defined copyright and licensing for their output. --=20 Alex Benn=C3=A9e Virtualisation Tech Lead @ Linaro