How to disable PS 2024 creates new layers on top of smart obj when brush on it

I know from the beta forum that this is intentional behavioir but I find it extremely annoying and is a time suck.

Behavioir: When a intending to brush on a mask connected to a smart layer, adjustment layer, solid color layer or any other layer that cannot be painted on, but the mask layer is not currently active, a new pixel layer is created somewhere in the layer stack unbeknownst to the user and all brushstrokes are applied there.

Expected behavior: A dismissable dialog that serves to remind me to reselect the mask.

Disadvantages:

- The placement of the new layer seems arbitrary. It's not immediately above, nor is it at the top, though it always seems to land somewhere above. Occasioanlly it unclips a layer. This is a workflow disaster when it happens if not immediately noticed.

- The effect of the unintended brushstrokes may actually mimic the intended brushing on the mask (almost always true in the case of a solid color layer) causing the user to continue unaware of the new layer and its effect in the file. In a files with dozens or hunderds of layers, this is a real problem.

- The circumstance of having the mask layer not be active can itself be caused by Photoshop behavioir and not that of the user. Example: user is brushing on a layer mask whilst having a selection active, user temporarily goes into quick mask to alter the selection and then leaves quick mask. This causes the mask to be unselected. Photoshop does not return from quick mask in the same state it entered quick mask. 

Advantages: 

- Developers are intending to "reduce friction" for users who intended to brush where they could not by automatically creating a layer for them to do that. 


Proposed solution:

- Can we have a dialog box with words to the effect of "This layer is not directly editable - Create new pixel layer? or Edit mask instead?" with the familar "don't show again" checkbox at the bottom. This would reduce fritcion in both cases.


Photoshop 25.0.0
Ventura 13.5.1
Studio Max M1 2022