On 4/6/26 9:40 PM, Nicolai Buchwitz wrote:
Add a section about Sashiko, the Linux Foundation's open-source
AI review system for kernel patches. Contributors can check review
feedback on the Sashiko website and address findings proactively,
reducing the need for maintainers to relay the same questions.
Also point to the local review tooling at netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev
for contributors who want to run AI reviews before submitting.
Signed-off-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <[email protected]>
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Sashiko [1] reviews are already being used on the list (e.g. [2])
but there's no mention of them in the netdev docs. Add a section
so contributors know they can check and respond to AI review
feedback directly.
Based on Jakub's reviewer guidance patch [3].
[1] https://sashiko.dev/
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
[3] https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
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Documentation/process/maintainer-netdev.rst | 13 +++++++++++++
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@@ -559,6 +559,19 @@ Reviewers are highly encouraged to do more in-depth review
of submissions
and not focus exclusively on process issues, trivial or subjective
matters like code formatting, tags etc.
+AI-assisted review
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Patches posted to netdev are automatically reviewed by the Sashiko
+AI review system (https://sashiko.dev/). Results are posted publicly
+on the website.
Hi Nicolai,
maybe I am missing something but [2] isn't from sashiko.dev but from
netdev AI CI instead. See:
https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/ai-review.html?id=0b114a22-9aab-4265-8bfc-ea1b5bca5514
The documentation mentioned for running the AI locally is correctly
related to netdev AI bot.
I think it would be useful to document that AI reviews are happening but
mixing AI bots might confuse people.
Check for findings on your submissions and address
+valid ones before a maintainer has to relay the same questions.
+
I wonder what would be the consequences for this. If less experienced
submitters are expected to address issues pointed out by AI bots they
might work on something that isn't valid. AFAIU, the AI output is only
forwarded to the submitter after a maintainer reviewed it and believes
it makes sense.
Thanks,
Fernando.
+You can also run AI reviews locally before submitting. Instructions
+and tooling are available at:
+
+ https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/ai-local.html
+
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