Re: [PATCH v2] docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation

[Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>]

On 12/23/25 4:21 AM, Sasha Levin wrote:
> +Attribution
> +===========
> +
> +When AI tools contribute to kernel development, proper attribution
> +helps track the evolving role of AI in the development process.
> +Contributions should include an Assisted-by tag in the following format::
> +
> +  Assisted-by: AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION [TOOL1] [TOOL2]

This patch requires the use of a new tag but does not add support in
checkpatch for the new tag. Checkpatch complains about this tag. An
example is available below. Does anyone plan to add support in
checkpatch for this new tag?

Thanks,

Bart.

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$ git format-patch -1 457965c13f0837a289c9164b842d0860133f6274
0001-tracing-Add-NULL-pointer-check-to-trigger_data_free.patch
$ scripts/checkpatch.pl 
0001-tracing-Add-NULL-pointer-check-to-trigger_data_free.patch
WARNING: Non-standard signature: Assisted-by:
#23:
Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro

ERROR: Unrecognized email address: 'Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro'
#23:
Assisted-by: Gemini:gemini-3.1-pro

total: 1 errors, 1 warnings, 9 lines checked

NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
       mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or 
--fix-inplace.

0001-tracing-Add-NULL-pointer-check-to-trigger_data_free.patch has style 
problems, please review.

NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report
       them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
bvanassche@bvanassche:~/software/linux-kernel$ git log 
Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst
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