Re: [PATCH] [v3] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated content

On Wed, Jan 07, 2026 at 04:20:04PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 1/7/26 13:15, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > Thinking LLMs are 'just another tool' is to say effectively that the kernel
> > is immune from this. Which seems to me a silly position.
>
> I had a good chat with Lorenzo on IRC. I had it in my head that he
> wanted a really different document than the one I posted. After talking,
> it sounds like he had some much more modest changes in mind. I caught
> him at the end of his day, but I think he's planning to send out a small
> diff on top of what I posted so I can get a better idea of what he wants
> to see tweaked.

I enclose the suggested incremental change below.

Cheers, Lorenzo

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From ccefc4da6b929914c754c2f898b0eb17d7fb3ebd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:55:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] suggestion

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <[email protected]>
---
 Documentation/process/generated-content.rst | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst b/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst
index 917d6e93c66d..1423ed9d971d 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/generated-content.rst
@@ -95,3 +95,11 @@ choose how they handle the contribution. For example, they might:
  - Ask the submitter to explain in more detail about the contribution
    so that the maintainer can feel comfortable that the submitter fully
    understands how the code works.
+
+If tools permit you to generate series entirely automatically, expect
+additional scrutiny.
+
+As with the output of any tooling, maintainers will not tolerate 'slop' -
+you are expected to understand and to be able to defend everything you
+submit. If you are unable to do so, maintainers may choose to reject your
+series outright.
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