Re: [PATCH 2/4] agents: add core development references

From: Kees Cook
Date: Sun Jul 27 2025 - 22:39:37 EST


On Sun, Jul 27, 2025 at 03:58:00PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/agents/core.rst | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Documentation/agents/index.rst | 3 ++-
> Documentation/agents/main.rst | 5 +++++
> 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/agents/core.rst
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/agents/core.rst b/Documentation/agents/core.rst
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..da171dde1f9d
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/agents/core.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
> +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
> +
> +========================================
> +Core Linux Kernel Development References
> +========================================
> +
> +Essential documentation for Linux kernel development:
> +
> +How to do Linux kernel development
> +----------------------------------
> +
> +The comprehensive guide for becoming a Linux kernel developer and learning to work with the kernel development community.
> +
> +See :ref:`Documentation/process/howto.rst <process_howto>`
> +
> +Submitting patches
> +------------------
> +
> +The essential guide to getting your code into the kernel, covering everything from patch formatting to the submission process.
> +
> +See :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>`
> +
> +Submission checklist
> +--------------------
> +
> +A checklist of items to review before submitting code to ensure patches are accepted more quickly.
> +
> +See :ref:`Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst <submitchecklist>`

If an Agent needs the above list, then so does a human. Everything above
should already be discoverable by the Agent. If it's not, then we need a
better summary document _for humans_ that reads like the above.

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Kees Cook