docs: netdev: clarify expected interactions with LLMs

The official documentation has not captured yet the current impact of
AI-generated reviews on the patch process.

Explicitly state the status quo and expectations.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/83360de7addb13a3b5f4d5e722148f248fdb2ae0.1784884817.git.pabeni@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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Paolo Abeni
2026-07-24 11:24:05 +02:00
committed by Jakub Kicinski
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@@ -203,6 +203,22 @@ For RFC postings specifically, if nobody responded in a week - reviewers
either missed the posting or have no strong opinions. If the code is ready,
repost as a PATCH.
There are 2 services actively providing LLM-generated review on posted patches:
- https://sashiko.dev/
- https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/
both use the Sashiko infrastructure on top of different models. Reviews are
available after 24h. Patch authors are expected to proactively look into the
AI-generated reviews and handle such feedback as any other kind of review:
either debate it or address it. In both cases a reply on the mailing list is
expected.
Authors are strongly encouraged to run LLM reviews on the posted patches in
advance of the actual post. Large series triggering a significant amount of
AI-generated feedback will likely get little attention from maintainers and
reviewers.
Emails saying just "ping" or "bump" are considered rude. If you can't figure
out the status of the patch from patchwork or where the discussion has
landed - describe your best guess and ask if it's correct. For example::