TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
gcc — Committed
Appointing David Faust as co-maintainer of the BPF port
Confirmation of David Faust's appointment as co-maintainer for the GCC BPF port.
This brief email confirms the appointment of David Faust as a co-maintainer for the BPF port within GCC. The proposal was initially made to the Steering Committee by Jose E. Marchesi.
In the Thread
- maintainer
Confirms the appointment of David Faust as co-maintainer for the GCC BPF port, acknowledging the proposal.
“Just to confirm we've got this!”
In Details
This discussion is a confirmation of a maintainership appointment for the GCC BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter) port. David Faust is being appointed as a co-maintainer, a decision that was formally proposed to the Steering Committee. This signifies an expansion of the maintainership team for this specific GCC target.
For Context
- BPF port
- Refers to the implementation within GCC that supports the generation of code for the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) virtual machine, used for kernel extensions and networking.
- maintainer
- A person responsible for overseeing the development, review, and merging of code within a specific subsystem or port of a project.
- Steering Committee
- A governing body within a project that makes high-level decisions, such as appointments of maintainers.