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+# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners.
+# Code owners will be automatically tagged as reviewers when a pull request is opened
+
+yjit* @maximecb @xrxr
+doc/yjit/* @maximecb @xrxr
+bootstraptest/test_yjit* @maximecb @xrxr