On Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 09:21:14PM +0000, Daniel Golle wrote: > Hi all, > > This RFC series adds a new boot method for OpenWrt's "uImage.FIT with > embedded rootfs" firmware model, along with the underlying infrastructure > to load FIT images on-demand directly from storage devices without copying > them entirely to RAM first. [snip] > AI tool disclosure > ================== > > Major parts of this series were developed with assistance from GitHub > Copilot (Claude Opus 4.6, Anthropic). The AI was used as a coding > partner for scaffolding boilerplate, drafting documentation and commit > messages, running checkpatch sweeps, and iterating on review feedback. > All architectural decisions, U-Boot subsystem integration, hardware > testing, and final review were done by the human author. Every line of > code was reviewed and tested on real hardware before inclusion.
First, I appreciate your honesty and explanation in the disclosure here. This topic comes up, and will keep coming up, and as a project we have not yet decided on a position. I know that the Linux Kernel has come up with: https://docs.kernel.org/next/process/generated-content.html so far. But I think that: https://docs.postmarketos.org/policies-and-processes/development/contributing-and-ai.html brings up points that are quite relevant too. Absolutely no one has been happy with when gitlab or patchwork were unusable / unreachable (and for some people are still unusable) but it's because of all the AI scrapers that things were unusable or now have anubis in front of them (blocking other humans now). With that said, I want to stress the "human is responsible" portion of what both links say, and that given where exactly these changes are aimed for, extra scrutiny is required. Things like: https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/116080909947754833 show just how bad they are about introducing security bugs these days. -- Tom
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