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Pull media updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab: - v4l2-core: added ISP statistics support and per-block validation - v4l2-core: Allow unknown HDR10 white point and luminance - New camera sensors: Sony IMX678 and IMX471m, Himax HM1092 IR sensor - New codec: Milos: VPU v2.0 codec support - isp driver: gained support for Dreamchip RPPX1 ISP framework - vsp1 driver: gained support for RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H - Novalake driver: gained CVS support for new NVL hardware - dvb-core: fix feed leak on failed DMX_ADD_PID - several driver fixes, cleanups and minor improvements * tag 'media/v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (308 commits) media: ipu-bridge: check all DMI entries when overriding sensor rotation media: v4l2-async: avoid deleting unlinked ASC entry on link error media: rzg2l-cru: Align bytesperline to hardware DMA stride requirement media: intel/ipu6: fix async notifier cleanup leak on parse error media: staging/ipu7: fix async notifier UAF on probe error path media: amd: isp4: fix self-deadlock in isp4sd_pwron_and_init() error path media: amd: isp4: release partial allocations in isp4if_alloc_fw_gpumem() media: rcar-isp: Fix VSPX reference leaks media: rcar-isp: Release ISPCORE resources media: i2c: imx415: Release runtime PM reference on VBLANK error media: i2c: imx415: Return test pattern write errors media: renesas: vsp1: Declare index variables in for loop statement media: renesas: vsp1: Make reset control optional to support platforms without a reset line media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,vsp1: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,fcp: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add additional 32-bit RGB format support media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add 16-bit raw Bayer format support media: nxp: imx8-isi: Implement per-stream reference counting for multiplexed streams media: nxp: imx8-isi: Use BIT_ULL() for 64-bit stream masks media: nxp: imx8-isi: Correct color map between V4L2 and ISI ...
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+.. _coding_assistants:
+
+AI Coding Assistants
+++++++++++++++++++++
+
+This document provides guidance for AI tools and developers using AI
+assistance when contributing to the Linux kernel.
+
+AI tools helping with Linux kernel development should follow the standard
+kernel development process:
+
+* Documentation/process/development-process.rst
+* Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
+* Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+
+Licensing and Legal Requirements
+================================
+
+All contributions must comply with the kernel's licensing requirements:
+
+* All code must be compatible with GPL-2.0-only
+* Use appropriate SPDX license identifiers
+* See Documentation/process/license-rules.rst for details
+
+Signed-off-by and Developer Certificate of Origin
+=================================================
+
+AI agents MUST NOT add Signed-off-by tags. Only humans can legally
+certify the Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO). The human submitter
+is responsible for:
+
+* Reviewing all AI-generated code
+* Ensuring compliance with licensing requirements
+* Adding their own Signed-off-by tag to certify the DCO
+* Taking full responsibility for the contribution
+
+Attribution
+===========
+
+When AI tools contribute to kernel development, proper attribution
+helps track the evolving role of AI in the development process.
+Contributions should include an Assisted-by tag in the following format::
+
+ Assisted-by: AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION [TOOL1] [TOOL2]
+
+Where:
+
+* ``AGENT_NAME`` is the name of the AI tool or framework
+* ``MODEL_VERSION`` is the specific model version used
+* ``[TOOL1] [TOOL2]`` are optional specialized analysis tools used
+ (e.g., coccinelle, sparse, smatch, clang-tidy)
+
+Basic development tools (git, gcc, make, editors) should not be listed.
+
+Example::
+
+ Assisted-by: Claude:claude-3-opus coccinelle sparse
+
+Procedure for finding and fixing bugs
+=====================================
+
+When an AI assistant is used to find and fix bugs, it **MUST** follow at least
+these steps:
+
+1. Before starting, read the whole process documentation listed above, as well
+ as any other document mentioned in the request. Do not rely on isolated
+ parts found by keyword search.
+2. Note the commit ID and Locate a bug as instructed.
+3. For any bug found that is not trivial, verify that it looks real by
+ attempting to create a reproducer to demonstrate it. Lacking it may cause
+ the report to be ignored, as many unverified bug reports sent to maintainers
+ happen to be invalid. Stop here if it finally looks wrong.
+4. Write a fix for the bug. This part is not optional: except in a few very
+ rare cases, an AI assistant able to find a bug is able to fix it. Note that
+ fixes written in the same session as used to find the bug will generally
+ lead to better and more accurate fixes as the LLM's reasoning context
+ remains present.
+5. Build and verify that the fix works either using the reproducer or by
+ re-running a complete analysis; drop any fix that doesn't work and try
+ another one. The fix must not add build warnings and must pass the
+ checkpatch.pl checks (see submitting-patches.rst).
+6. Commit the working fix with a detailed message describing the problem, the
+ solution and a Fixes tag. Do not add a Signed-off-by tag, and add an
+ Assisted-by tag, as described above.
+7. Identify the maintainers and lists using scripts/get_maintainer.pl.
+ Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst shows how to do that.
+8. Indicate what could not be done. If the fix could not be built or tested, or
+ if no reproducer could be produced, say so explicitly: maintainers currently
+ waste too much time analyzing unverified reports and untested fixes.
+9. Read Documentation/process/threat-model.rst to determine whether the bug is
+ a vulnerability or a regular bug, and leave the result to the reporter for
+ review (the assistant must never send anything itself). Regular bugs are
+ submitted as described in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst,
+ vulnerabilities as described in Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst.