linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation

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Message-ID: <87a4z9xlst.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:25:22 -0700
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Sasha Levin
 <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation

Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org> writes:

> Add guidance for AI assistants and developers using AI tools for kernel
> contributions, per the consensus reached at the 2025 Maintainers Summit.
>
> Create Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst with detailed guidance
> on licensing, Signed-off-by requirements, and attribution format. The
> README points AI tools to this documentation.
>
> This will allow coding assistants to easily parse these instructions and
> comply with guidelines set by the community.
>
> Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/1049830/
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
> ---
> v2: Move guidance to Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst (Jon)
>
>  Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++
>  Documentation/process/index.rst             |  1 +
>  README                                      | 12 +++++
>  3 files changed, 72 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

Thanks, this looks good to me.  If nobody screams, I'll apply it before
too long.

jon