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docs/mm: clarify that we are not looking for LLM generated content
authorDavid Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:03:16 +0000 (23:03 +0200)
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:31:45 +0000 (14:31 -0600)
Let's make it clear that we are not looking for LLM generated content
from contributors not familiar with the details of MM, as it shifts the
real work onto reviewers.

Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Dev Jain <dev.jain@arm.com>
Acked-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>
Acked-by: Zi Yan <ziy@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka (SUSE) <vbabka@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Harry Yoo (Oracle) <harry@kernel.org>
Acked-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Message-ID: <20260420-llmdoc-v1-1-47d2091177c4@kernel.org>

Documentation/mm/index.rst

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@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ of Linux.  If you are looking for advice on simply allocating memory,
 see the :ref:`memory_allocation`.  For controlling and tuning guides,
 see the :doc:`admin guide <../admin-guide/mm/index>`.
 
+.. note::
+
+  Unfortunately, parts of this guide are still incomplete or missing.
+  While we appreciate contributions, documentation in this area is hard
+  to get right and requires a lot of attention to detail.  New contributors
+  should reach out to the relevant maintainers early.
+
+  This guide is expected to reflect reality, which requires contributors
+  to have a detailed understanding.  Documentation generated with LLMs
+  by contributors unfamiliar with these details shifts the real work onto
+  reviewers, which is why such contributions will be rejected without
+  further comment.
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1