linux.git/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst, branch master Linux kernel source tree docs: add AI Coding Assistants documentation 2026-01-06T21:55:06+00:00 Sasha Levin sashal@kernel.org 2025-12-23T12:21:10+00:00 78d979db6cef557c171d6059cbce06c3db89c7ee Add guidance for AI assistants and developers using AI tools for kernel contributions, per the consensus reached at the 2025 Maintainers Summit. Create Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst with detailed guidance on licensing, Signed-off-by requirements, and attribution format. The README points AI tools to this documentation. This will allow coding assistants to easily parse these instructions and comply with guidelines set by the community. Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/1049830/ Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Message-ID: <20251223122110.2496946-1-sashal@kernel.org> 
Add guidance for AI assistants and developers using AI tools for kernel
contributions, per the consensus reached at the 2025 Maintainers Summit.

Create Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst with detailed guidance
on licensing, Signed-off-by requirements, and attribution format. The
README points AI tools to this documentation.

This will allow coding assistants to easily parse these instructions and
comply with guidelines set by the community.

Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/1049830/
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Message-ID: <20251223122110.2496946-1-sashal@kernel.org>