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| LLVM Qualification Group |
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| Introduction |
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| The LLVM Qualification Group is an open working group within the LLVM community. |
| It was created to coordinate efforts around enabling the use of LLVM components |
| in safety-critical applications such as those governed by ISO 26262 (automotive), |
| DO-178C (aerospace), and EN 50128 (railways). |
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| Motivation |
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| LLVM is increasingly used in safety-critical domains (e.g., automotive, aerospace, medical), |
| but currently lacks a shared structure to address the specific needs of functional safety, |
| such as systematic assurance arguments, tool qualification artifacts, and their associated |
| documentation. |
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| An more open, upstream, reusable, and collaborative approach would benefit the wider ecosystem. |
| This group serves as a public forum for those interested in improving LLVM’s suitability for |
| use in such environments. |
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| Goals |
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| The Qualification Group aims to: |
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| * Facilitate open discussion around tool confidence and qualification practices |
| * Identify areas for upstream improvements (e.g., traceability hooks, quality evidence) |
| * Share safety-relevant documentation and argumentation templates |
| * Coordinate efforts across users and vendors working toward similar goals |
| * Act as a point of contact for safety-related collaboration |
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| The group is non-enforcing and does not control any part of the codebase. |
| All technical decisions remain subject to the standard LLVM review and governance process. |
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| Participation |
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| Participation is open to anyone interested. The group currently coordinates via: |
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| * LLVM Discourse (under the "Community" category): https://discourse.llvm.org/ |
| * Public working sessions and collaborative documents |
| * [Details on working sessions will be shared soon on the GettingInvolved page] |
| * Informal discussions on the LLVM Community Discord server (channel to be announced) |
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| Initial Contributors |
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| The initial participants include community members and industry contributors with experience |
| in compiler development, tool qualification, and functional safety. (To be filled in after PR review.) |
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| Contact |
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| For more information or to get involved, please refer to the ongoing Discourse thread: |
| https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-proposal-to-establish-a-safety-group-in-llvm/86916 |
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