linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [v2] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated content

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Message-ID: <2025110753-affront-antarctic-8695@gregkh>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 17:47:10 +0900
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>,
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v2] Documentation: Provide guidelines for
 tool-generated content

On Wed, Nov 05, 2025 at 03:15:14PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> In the last few years, the capabilities of coding tools have exploded.
> As those capabilities have expanded, contributors and maintainers have
> more and more questions about how and when to apply those
> capabilities.
> 
> The shiny new AI tools (chatbots, coding assistants and more) are
> impressive.  Add new Documentation to guide contributors on how to
> best use kernel development tools, new and old.
> 
> Note, though, there are fundamentally no new or unique rules in this
> new document. It clarifies expectations that the kernel community has
> had for many years. For example, researchers are already asked to
> disclose the tools they use to find issues in
> Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst. This new document
> just reiterates existing best practices for development tooling.
> 
> In short: Please show your work and make sure your contribution is
> easy to review.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> Cc: Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
> Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
> 

Looks good, thanks for doing this:

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>