On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 04:06:12PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote: > +As with all contributions, individual maintainers have discretion to > +choose how they handle the contribution. For example, they might: > + > + - Treat it just like any other contribution. > + - Reject it outright. > + - Treat the contribution specially like reviewing with extra scrutiny, > + or at a lower priority than human-generated content. > + - Suggest a better prompt instead of suggesting specific code changes. > + - Ask for some other special steps, like asking the contributor to > + elaborate on how the tool or model was trained. > + - Ask the submitter to explain in more detail about the contribution > + so that the maintainer can be assured that the submitter fully > + understands how the code works. > + > +If tools permit you to generate a contribution automatically, expect > +additional scrutiny in proportion to how much of it was generated. > + > +As with the output of any tooling, the result may be incorrect or > +inappropriate. You are expected to understand and to be able to defend > +everything you submit. If you are unable to do so, then do not submit > +the resulting changes. > + > +If you do so anyway, maintainers are entitled to reject your series > +without detailed review.
Argh... Flip. In context, that sounds even more sinister and threatening than my over the top proposal. We have to "defend" everything? "If you do so anyway" sounds like we're jumping to a "per my last email" from the get go. What about: If tools permit you to generate a contribution automatically, expect additional scrutiny in proportion to how much of it was generated. Every kernel patch needs careful review from multiple people. Please, don't start the public review process until after you have carefully reviewed the patches yourself. If you don't have the necessary expertise to review kernel code, consider asking for help first before sending them to the main list. Ideally, patches would be tested but we understand that that's not always possible. Be transparent about how confident we can be that the changes don't introduce new problems and how they have been tested. Bug reports especially are very welcome. Bug reports are more likely to be dealt with if they can be tied to the individual commit which introduced them. With new kinds of warnings, it is better to send a few at a time at the start to see if they are a real issue or how they can be improved. regards, dan carpenter
