netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] doc: add AGENTS.md for AI coding assistants

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Message-ID: <d8fb19ef-b849-4af3-8a05-da002009f952@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:12:37 -0700
From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] doc: add AGENTS.md for AI coding assistants

On 1/24/26 3:14 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> +### Line Length
> +
> +- Preferred limit: 100 columns
> +- Longer lines are acceptable if breaking them reduces readability
> +- Never break user-visible strings (e.g., error messages) - they must be grep-able

100 columns should be a hard limit. 80 as a soft limit with some wiggle
room up to 100 for readability.