Greg Kroah-Hartman, the maintainer of the stable and 'staging' branches of the Linux kernel, has announced the cessation of accepting patches for the drivers/staging section that are prepared using AI tools. It is noted that such automatically generated patches contradict the primary idea of using the drivers/staging subsystem as a training ground for new kernel developers. The code in drivers/staging is initially positioned as problematic (TAINT_CRAP) and maintainers intentionally do not conduct automated cleaning to allow novice developers to develop their skills in independently resolving minor issues in the kernel.
An exception is made only for AI-generated patches that address real security issues. Such fixes in drivers must be tested on real hardware and accompanied by a testing report. The author submitting the patch must be able to prove that the fix is correct. Manual review is necessary, as Greg estimates that about a third of potential security issue fixes created using AI models, even the most advanced ones, are incorrect or lead to problems.
Source: opennet.ru
