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Wed, 27 May 2026 10:45:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Cody Zuschlag To: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Cc: andrew.cooper3@citrix.com, anthony.perard@vates.tech, michal.orzel@amd.com, jbeulich@suse.com, julien@xen.org, roger.pau@citrix.com, sstabellini@kernel.org, Cody Zuschlag Subject: [PATCH v3] docs/process: document AI-assisted patch tags Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 19:45:28 +0200 Message-ID: <20260527174528.27903-1-cody.zuschlag@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.45.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-purgate-ID: tlsNG-d62444/1779903943-B735AFF4-90173066/0/0 X-purgate-type: clean X-purgate-size: 2447 X-ZohoMail-DKIM: pass (identity @gmail.com) X-ZM-MESSAGEID: 1779903969736158500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Add documentation for the Assisted-by tag to clarify how AI-assisted tooling may be disclosed in Xen patches. The guidance follows the Linux kernel documentation. Assisted-by: ChatGPT:gpt-5.5 Signed-off-by: Cody Zuschlag Acked-by: Anthony PERARD Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini --- Changes in v3: - Align wording more closely with Linux kernel guidance. - Use verbatim Linux wording where practical. - Use MUST NOT wording for AI agents adding Signed-off-by tags. Changes in v2: - Drop unintended executable bit change. docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc b/docs/process/sending-pat= ches.pandoc index 798ecceb..79e24af1 100644 --- a/docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc +++ b/docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc @@ -195,6 +195,27 @@ E.g.: =20 Requested-by: Jane Doe =20 +### Assisted-by: + +When AI tools contribute to Xen 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 + ### Signed-off-by: =20 This mandatory tag specifies the author(s) of a patch (for each author a @@ -209,6 +230,15 @@ E.g.: The author must be a natural person (not a team or just a company) and the `Signed-off-by:` tag must include the real name of the author (no pseudony= m). =20 +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 + By signing the patch with her/his name the author explicitly confirms to h= ave made the contribution conforming to the `Developer's Certificate of Origin= `: =20 --=20 2.45.0