Re: [PATCH] [v3] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated content

[Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com>]

On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 10:58:08AM -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Thu, 2026-01-08 at 13:56 +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> > On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 08:17:09AM -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2026-01-08 at 11:56 +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> [...]
> > > > +
> > > > +As with the output of any tooling,
> > >
> > >
> > > >  maintainers will not tolerate 'slop' -
> > >
> > > Just delete this phrase (partly because it's very tied to a non-
> > > standard and very recent use of the word slop, but mostly because
> > > it doesn't add anything actionable to the reader).
> >
> > I mean I'm not expecting this to land given Linus's position :)
> >
> > But if removing this sentence allowed the below in sure.
> >
> > However personally I think it's very important to say 'slop' here.
> > It's more so to make it abundantly clear that the kernel takes the
> > position that we don't accept it.
>
> Perhaps I can help clarify.  You're using the word "slop" to mean
> output of tools that is actually wrong ... which can happen to any
> tool, not just AI.  And you want any statement to include that
> explicitly.
>
> I'm saying anything you can't explain won't be accepted, which, I
> think, necessarily includes any output the tool gets wrong.  But I
> don't object to saying this in a more generic form, so how about this
> as the compromise
>
> ---
> +As with the output of any tooling,
>
> The result can be incorrect or inappropriate so

LGTM! :)

>
> +you are expected to understand and to be able to defend everything you
> +submit. If you are unable to do so, maintainers may choose to reject
> your
> +series outright.
> ---
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>

Cheers, Lorenzo