Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] README: restructure with role-based documentation and guidelines
From: Joe Perches
Date: Sun Aug 10 2025 - 12:00:59 EST
On Sat, 2025-08-09 at 19:40 -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Reorganize README to provide targeted documentation paths for different
> user roles including developers, researchers, security experts,
> maintainers, and AI coding assistants. Add quick start section and
> essential docs links.
>
> Include proper attribution requirements for AI-assisted contributions
> using Assisted-by tags with agent details and tools used.
Nicely done.
Perhaps the 'Assisted-by:' tag should not be limited to AI
assistance but could also be used when accepted notes were
given on any revised patch submission.
Oh, and maybe a checkpatch update like this?
---
scripts/checkpatch.pl | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index e722dd6fa8ef3..d17661141da79 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ our $signature_tags = qr{(?xi:
Reviewed-by:|
Reported-by:|
Suggested-by:|
+ Assisted-by:|
To:|
Cc:
)};