* Richard Biener: > Another class of patches that should be "obviously" OK are when you > ask the LLM to do a specific refactoring, like "replace all PHI_RESULT > macro uses with gimple_phi_result calls". I know there are/were source > refactoring tools out there that do not use LLMs, but prompting an LLM > is easier than trying to remember and be able to operate (open source) > refactoring tools.
Absolutely. LLMs tend to work for this even when they cannot parse the code accurately, which is where other refactoring tools such as Coccinelle fail. We shouldn't forget that there is still a significant barrier, particularly for large code bases such as GCC, but it's about funding and not about knowledge. On the other hand, those of us who can afford decent development machines are still at an advantage anyway. Thanks, Florian
