linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [v3] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated content

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Message-ID: <5a301272-31ea-44b8-9518-8151edca6c06@sr71.net>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:50:29 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
To: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>, Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
 SeongJae Park <sj@...nel.org>, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
 Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, NeilBrown <neilb@...mail.net>,
 Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
 workflows@...r.kernel.org, ksummit@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v3] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated
 content

On 1/8/26 11:23, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> I'm also not sure why we're losing the scrutiny part?
> 
> Something like:
> 
> +If tools permit you to generate series entirely automatically, expect
> +additional scrutiny.

The reason I resisted integrating this is it tries to draw too specific
a line in the sand. Someone could rightfully read that and say they
don't expect additional scrutiny because the entire series was not
automatically generated.

What I want to say is: the more automation your tool provides, the more
scrutiny you get. Maybe:

	Expect increasing amounts of maintainer scrutiny on
	contributions that were increasingly generated by tooling.