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docs: add an Assisted-by mention to submitting-patches.rst
authorJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:25:11 +0000 (16:25 -0600)
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Tue, 7 Apr 2026 13:45:27 +0000 (07:45 -0600)
We now require disclosure of the use of coding assistants, but our core
submitting-patches document does not mention that.  Add a brief mention
with a pointer to Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Message-ID: <877bqtlzug.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>

Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

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@@ -634,6 +634,16 @@ bugzilla.kernel.org is a public place in this sense, but email addresses
 used there are private; so do not expose them in tags, unless the person
 used them in earlier contributions.
 
+Using Assisted-by:
+------------------
+
+If you used any sort of advanced coding tool in the creation of your patch,
+you need to acknowledge that use by adding an Assisted-by tag.  Failure to
+do so may impede the acceptance of your work.  Please see
+Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst for details regarding the
+acknowledgment of coding assistants.
+
+
 .. _the_canonical_patch_format:
 
 The canonical patch format