Re: [PATCH v2] docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation
From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Tue Dec 23 2025 - 10:25:23 EST
Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Add guidance for AI assistants and developers using AI tools for kernel
> contributions, per the consensus reached at the 2025 Maintainers Summit.
>
> Create Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst with detailed guidance
> on licensing, Signed-off-by requirements, and attribution format. The
> README points AI tools to this documentation.
>
> This will allow coding assistants to easily parse these instructions and
> comply with guidelines set by the community.
>
> Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/1049830/
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: Move guidance to Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst (Jon)
>
> Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++
> Documentation/process/index.rst | 1 +
> README | 12 +++++
> 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst
Thanks, this looks good to me. If nobody screams, I'll apply it before
too long.
jon