From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-alma10-1.taild15c8.ts.net [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EA7B146AA60; Tue, 4 Aug 2026 15:28:41 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1785857324; cv=none; b=FmGlz3dNoKiMbvTn5rHQSJ6p8F1STGZHpFRkJXyrvRKSAW4JKycZQWfXszO02vjIY+ijRNo10GcuFxdqlHCcXyXdT8v+z/oij0KwnHjlXH4PFmq25g4F2suQDKxaNOFxtzXIa12nuLmlgwRTbBwUMBu1ITd8mCIKfvZ/M1aRVd4= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1785857324; c=relaxed/simple; bh=dDo6VHa1ky06QTyGlWzQ5/Y7hGH9J0ZjvAXCZJqiJ78=; h=Message-ID:Subject:From:To:Cc:Date:In-Reply-To:References: Content-Type:MIME-Version; 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Christian, I have applied his patch to a branch and > simplified the changelog, see below. >=20 > I'm nervous about applying it still because I don't think it's my role > to set this sort of policy; I really want to feel that there is a > consensus behind it. So there's some additional CCs here because I > would like to hear from some folks: >=20 > - This policy document originally came out of the TAB; is the TAB (on > CC) OK with this change? >=20 > - At least one maintainer (on CC) have said that they currently strip > Assisted-by tags out of patches before applying them, a practice that > would seem to undermine the whole policy. Would this change be > sufficient to end that practice? >=20 > Thanks, >=20 > jon >=20 > From c31aa376a355e3b84b9e87ae1dbe19b394d4c82c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Christian Brauner > Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2026 17:54:48 +0200 > Subject: [PATCH] coding-assistants: simplify attribution >=20 > The requirement to identify specific models used in the Assisted-by tag > provides free advertising to proprietary software companies while adding > little or no useful information. Change the requirement to simply: >=20 > Assisted-by: LLM >=20 > to capture the fact that an LLM was used without tracking which one. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner (Amutable) > Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) > Reviewed-by: Jeff Layton > Reviewed-by: Jori Koolstra > Message-ID: <20260701-work-coding-assistants-v1-1-a20a94d1d606@kernel.org= > > Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet > --- > Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst | 8 ++------ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) >=20 > diff --git a/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst b/Documentation/= process/coding-assistants.rst > index 899f4459c52d..fe34f3e7e828 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst > @@ -43,12 +43,8 @@ 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:= : > =20 > - Assisted-by: AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION [TOOL1] [TOOL2] > + Assisted-by: LLM [TOOL1] [TOOL2] > =20 > -Where: > - > -* ``AGENT_NAME`` is the name of the AI tool or framework > -* ``MODEL_VERSION`` is the specific model version used > * ``[TOOL1] [TOOL2]`` are optional specialized analysis tools used > (e.g., coccinelle, sparse, smatch, clang-tidy) > =20 > @@ -56,4 +52,4 @@ Basic development tools (git, gcc, make, editors) shoul= d not be listed. > =20 > Example:: > =20 > - Assisted-by: Claude:claude-3-opus coccinelle sparse > + Assisted-by: LLM coccinelle sparse One thing that needs to be changed in conjunction with this is checkpatch.pl. When I try to use the new format, I get: =E2=97=8F a9b9b7e55379: btrfs: pre-allocate delayed dir index for non-overw= rite rename =E2=97=8F checkpatch.pl: :2036: WARNING: Assisted-by expects 'AGENT_NAME:= MODEL_VERSION [TOOL1] [TOOL2]' format This patch fixes it for me, but I'm not sure it's restrictive enough. Jon, feel free to fold this into the Documentation patch, or I can send it separately if this seems right. -----------------------8<------------------------- [PATCH] checkpatch.pl: adapt to new Assisted-by: format Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton --- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index 2b7a42bbdd94..7961d9584bc5 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -3124,11 +3124,12 @@ sub process { } } =20 - # Assisted-by uses AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION format, not email + # Assisted-by uses a free-form value (e.g. "LLM"), not an + # email address, so skip the email format checks below. if ($sign_off =3D~ /^Assisted-by:/i) { - if ($email !~ /^\S+:\S+/) { + if ($email =3D~ /^\s*$/) { WARN("BAD_SIGN_OFF", - "Assisted-by expects 'AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION [TOOL1] [TOOL2]' = format\n" . $herecurr); + "Assisted-by requires a value\n" . $herecurr); } next; } --=20 2.55.0