From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from perceval.ideasonboard.com (perceval.ideasonboard.com [213.167.242.64]) (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 1134835F8C9; Thu, 2 Jul 2026 18:26:35 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=213.167.242.64 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1783016797; cv=none; b=upxOw5iPw48+RIR9QolIvP4mRH0jxHssc3ukzhTUG3vNZUK9OhKexfofHcuLQskFRImQSiUrdtSClyj86ovfAtRoUvgzRkgXIk5XFIv01xKKbrJbD9iIswMldyQDspIL6j8kLgY+7T28mNPGGe4TnRlNBVRMBO8ll4jeOLq+p2E= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1783016797; c=relaxed/simple; bh=702n5uwlpSV1g6DnemtXU12j9s/IrN3vzdMAjbwngY8=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=QjvjOWvqsHw1aC4As2j2Vi7Bacm63JNGvl0SL3N00YZo9vA6BcxM2CY/QbUnXUW1b/9TbW6EpvbVg6afFtM7TJGQVNKVEeydbMExTIgczmcZvyg/Uzhd8B3Hgash9d8XPBZhYJ6Pby0bSgocLdURbp3sSJALNG/RdKIk20eIa0k= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=ideasonboard.com; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=ideasonboard.com; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=ideasonboard.com header.i=@ideasonboard.com header.b=iJmiFWRZ; arc=none smtp.client-ip=213.167.242.64 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=ideasonboard.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=ideasonboard.com Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=ideasonboard.com header.i=@ideasonboard.com header.b="iJmiFWRZ" Received: from killaraus.ideasonboard.com (2001-14ba-70f3-e800--a06.rev.dnainternet.fi [IPv6:2001:14ba:70f3:e800::a06]) by perceval.ideasonboard.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E75B622B; Thu, 2 Jul 2026 20:25:47 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ideasonboard.com; s=mail; t=1783016748; bh=702n5uwlpSV1g6DnemtXU12j9s/IrN3vzdMAjbwngY8=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=iJmiFWRZs2etEg/T1pnKYxd5hp/zibXGasTOyP00NWKcO2U4NEWKGvmRnw2ajt6yG WuefcF6dNx3eM0jXuTJ2b+uog4KfJM/Kwc1sMZxZfVYPZgwD6ySbrYtu/WL4cQfXEa 3ZRpfA3MTbhs70GUhrSVUBt1gz70EG4tOupJnQ2c= Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 21:26:32 +0300 From: Laurent Pinchart To: Lorenzo Stoakes Cc: Jonathan Corbet , Linus Torvalds , Justin Stitt , Carlos Maiolino , Jakub Kicinski , Jori Koolstra , Krzysztof Kozlowski , Brian Foster , Christoph Hellwig , David Disseldorp , Mark Brown , Jani Nikula , Jens Axboe , David Hildenbrand , Vlastimil Babka , Christian Brauner , Jeff Layton , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: link AI coding assistants and tool-generated content pages Message-ID: <20260702182632.GK3534761@killaraus.ideasonboard.com> References: <20260702164901.121128-1-ljs@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20260702164901.121128-1-ljs@kernel.org> On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 05:49:01PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > Both of these guidelines are complimentary to one another - one specifying > guidelines on AI coding assistants, and the other specifying those for > tool-generated content. > > Since they are complimentary to one another, provide a link to each in the > other. > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes > --- > Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst | 4 ++++ > Documentation/process/generated-content.rst | 7 +++++++ > 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst b/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > index 899f4459c52d..6125ee4914c5 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > @@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ kernel development process: > * Documentation/process/coding-style.rst > * Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > > +For guidelines on content generated by AI coding assistants see: > + > +* Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > + It could be worth it checking if this increases the likelyhood that an agent would include a disclosure statement in patches. I would have assumed that the "Attribution" section in this file to be enough. Has anyone ever tried to understand why it doesn't work and if it can be improved ? Maybe a stronger statement would help here: "Furthermore, AI tools must follow the guidelines for generated content documented in Documentation/process/generated-content.rst." > Licensing and Legal Requirements > ================================ > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst b/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > index 08621e50a462..aad2caad9f8b 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > @@ -107,3 +107,10 @@ the resulting changes. > > If you do so anyway, maintainers are entitled to reject your series > without detailed review. > + > +References > +========== > + > +For specific guidelines on AI coding assistants, see: > + > +* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst -- Regards, Laurent Pinchart