On Thu, Jul 02, 2026 at 05:49:01PM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > Both of these guidelines are complimentary to one another - one specifying > guidelines on AI coding assistants, and the other specifying those for > tool-generated content. > > Since they are complimentary to one another, provide a link to each in the > other. > > Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]> > --- > Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst | 4 ++++ > Documentation/process/generated-content.rst | 7 +++++++ > 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > b/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > index 899f4459c52d..6125ee4914c5 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > @@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ kernel development process: > * Documentation/process/coding-style.rst > * Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > > +For guidelines on content generated by AI coding assistants see: > + > +* Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > +
It could be worth it checking if this increases the likelyhood that an agent would include a disclosure statement in patches. I would have assumed that the "Attribution" section in this file to be enough. Has anyone ever tried to understand why it doesn't work and if it can be improved ? Maybe a stronger statement would help here: "Furthermore, AI tools must follow the guidelines for generated content documented in Documentation/process/generated-content.rst." > Licensing and Legal Requirements > ================================ > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > b/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > index 08621e50a462..aad2caad9f8b 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst > @@ -107,3 +107,10 @@ the resulting changes. > > If you do so anyway, maintainers are entitled to reject your series > without detailed review. > + > +References > +========== > + > +For specific guidelines on AI coding assistants, see: > + > +* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst -- Regards, Laurent Pinchart
