Re: [PATCH] [v6] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated content
Jonathan Corbet <[email protected]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:44 -0700
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Dave Hansen <[email protected]> writes: > In the last few years, the capabilities of coding tools have exploded. > As those capabilities have expanded, contributors and maintainers have > more and more questions about how and when to apply those > capabilities. > > Add new Documentation to guide contributors on how to best use kernel > development tools, new and old. > > Note, though, there are fundamentally no new or unique rules in this > new document. It clarifies expectations that the kernel community has > had for many years. For example, researchers are already asked to > disclose the tools they use to find issues by > Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst. This new document > just reiterates existing best practices for development tooling. > > In short: Please show your work and make sure your contribution is > easy to review. > > Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <[email protected]> OK, it seems this is ready, so I've just applied it, thanks. jon