linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] agents: add core development references

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Message-ID: <202507272201.56FF81C25@keescook>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 22:02:39 -0700
From: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
To: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, corbet@....net,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, workflows@...r.kernel.org,
	josh@...htriplett.org, konstantin@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rostedt@...dmis.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] agents: add core development references

On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 12:52:21AM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> An an example, look at the wiki page for LF's kernel mentorship
> program[1]. The first step it lists is:
> 
> 	Complete the project prerequisite tasks assigned to you when you apply for the project:
> 	Step 1: You should have completed the A Beginner’s Guide to
> 	Linux Kernel Development e-course during the planning phase.
> 	Upload the certificate of completion.
> 
> Where the course is basically going over all the processes and rules
> around kernel development ("This course is intended for developers who
> need to know about the Linux kernel development process and the explicit
> and implicit “rules of the road”.").
> 
> This patchset is effectively the equivalent of the course for agents :)

But this just reinforces my point: if we need this for humans, write it
for humans, and the agents can follow it.

-- 
Kees Cook