Re: [PATCH] docs: remove Assisted-by references

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>]

On 13/10/2026 14:59, Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2026 at 02:31:32PM +0200, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 04:42:46PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) wrote:
> 
>>> The tag's useful for push back on review,
>>
>> That's the point I raised during the maintainer summit. It's actually
>> the *absence* of a tag that helps me push back on review. It allows me
>> to ask submitters if they forgot to add the tag, and in many cases (so
>> far) they simply don't reply.
> 
> While the tag's useful for pushback, pushing back is the issue.
> 
> The asymmetry between submitter volume/reviewer bandwidth is the MOST
> CRITICAL issue we face.
> 
> If reviewers are required to reply to all of these people, the project's
> dead, AFAIC.
> 
> Ignoring is the only workable long-term solution.

That was also mentioned by a few people according to Jon's report on LWN:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1099594/

and I think I could agree with that "ignore". IOW, we should change the
contract offer we give to people (see Greg's commitment in "I don't want
your code": "Review your patch within 1-2 weeks") to "if I suspect LLM
waste of my time, I might never respond".

Best regards,
Krzysztof