Policy on use of LLM tools and bug fixes
Thomas Koenig
tkoenig@netcologne.de
Sat Apr 25 08:28:53 GMT 2026
Am 25.04.26 um 09:44 schrieb Eric Botcazou:
>> I’d also not accept big infrastructure designed by LLMs. I still hope for
>> sensible use of LLMs for GCC, like finishing long neglected partial
>> transitions. I do not think LLMs are ready to implement new compiler
>> features.
>
> Yes, that seems to be a safe and sensible middle ground, in other words to
> limit changes to the local "scope" so that any mistakes made are also local.
> Something (slightly) above mechanical, but certainly nowhere near global.
Another point:
I think that patches which contain LLM-generated code need to receive
special care from *reviewers*, as well (to be formalized how?)
Best regards
Thomas
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