Re: [PATCH] signal: clear JOBCTL_PENDING_MASK for caller in zap_other_threads()

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 03:03:35PM +0200, Aleksandr Nogikh wrote:
> (+Greg)
> 
> Hi Christian and Oleg,
> 
> Thanks for reviewing and accepting the patch!
> 
> However, it seems that we first need to clarify how these types of
> patches should be submitted to ensure we don't violate the Linux
> kernel rules regarding AI-assisted contributions.

The documentation is very clear on this, what is missing?

> In a discussion under another patch by syzbot [1], Greg noted that
> syzbot cannot be listed as the author. The official documentation [2]
> isn't very specific about how to handle this exact scenario.

A "tool" can not sign off on a patch.  That's always been the case, a
person has to take ownership and responsibility for it from a legal and
technical point of view.  Again, nothing new here, been this way for a
very long time.

thanks,

greg k-h