On 1/19/2026 9:56 PM, Andrew Pinski via Gcc wrote:
Hi Jeff (and others),
I was looking into the MAINTAINERS file and noticed "global opt
framework" as being maintained by you. This was the first time I had
saw this even though it has been in MAINTAINERS since 1998/9.
I had to go and search and it seems to mean the cfg/basic block
infrastructure and the bitmap.{cc,h}[1]. But I could still be wrong.
Maybe it makes sense to clarify what is meant by "global opt framework".
Note I am not trying to reduce the range of "global opt framework"
areas but rather better understand what it means these days. This is
more for new folks to understand who to CC. It also will help with
labels on the forge and new folks easier who can approve which areas.
As an aside, I think we should try to clean up MAINTAINERS for folks
who are no longer active and/or don't want to contribute any more.
Especially with old emails listed.
I think the intent was to also include the RTL global cprop, pre &
hoisting bits, but it's been a long time since we put that entry together.
I think the question we need to answer is more a "where/how" to document
what a given entry means. I guess we can add clarifying text as its own
section in the MAINTAINERS file. Or a separate file. Doesn't matter
much to me as long as it's easy to find.
Jeff
