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

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Message-ID: <39da84e891a8ccd4a17115ce6a399c2f6498e78f.camel@HansenPartnership.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:02:19 -0500
From: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>
To: Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>, "Serge E. Hallyn"
 <serge@...lyn.com>
Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com>, Dan Carpenter
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v3] Documentation: Provide guidelines for
 tool-generated content

On Sat, 2026-01-10 at 15:52 +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 09:25:36AM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:
> > I just don't think the word "slop" should be used, because while it
> > may be very clear to you, and may be clearly defined in some
> > communities, me, I'm just guessing what you mean by it.
> 
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-of-the-year

Just because it's the word of the year this year doesn't mean people
will remember what it means even after a few years.  "Rawdog" was the
OED word of the year in 2024 ... that's losing its resonance and who of
the under 30 crowd knows what the 2000 word of the year "chad" means? 
The point of the formulation I proposed (without mentioning slop) was
to be generic and retain its meaning over time.

Regards,

James