asm: Improve documentation and code quality for RISC-V instructions #341

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-08T12:11:26Z

Improve documentation and code quality for RISC-V assembly instructions

Summary

This PR enhances the documentation and code quality of RISC-V assembly instruction wrappers in asm.rs while maintaining full backward compatibility.

Changes Made:

Documentation Improvements:

Enhanced safety documentation: Added comprehensive safety sections explaining when and why instructions like ebreak and ecall are unsafe, including specific warnings about exception handling and stack pointer management.
Expanded behavioral descriptions: Provided detailed explanations of instruction behavior, including privilege mode effects for ecall and power management implications for wfi.
Added practical use cases: Documented appropriate use cases for fence operations, including multiprocessor considerations and performance implications.
Improved function parameter documentation: Enhanced documentation for sfence_vma() with clear parameter descriptions and usage examples.

Code Quality Enhancements:

Removed redundant code: Eliminated unnecessary unimplemented!() calls on non-RISC-V targets since functions are already properly gated with cfg attributes.
Added missing assembly options: Included preserves_flags option for instructions that do not modify processor flags (nop, wfi, ebreak, ecall).
Fixed assembly template syntax: Updated sfence_vma() to use idiomatic {} placeholder syntax instead of explicit numbering.
Improved code organization: Restructured the delay() function implementation for better readability.

Enhanced Warning Documentation:

Strengthened timing accuracy warnings: Added comprehensive warnings about the delay() function's limitations, including interrupt interference and architecture dependencies, with strong recommendations to use proper timer peripherals for precise timing requirements.
Added performance guidance: Documented the performance implications of fence operations and recommended using specific sfence_vma() over sfence_vma_all() when possible.

Testing:

All existing functionality remains unchanged. The modifications only affect documentation and non-functional code improvements.

Compatibility

This PR maintains full backward compatibility. All existing APIs and behaviors are preserved.

romancardenas

Thank you for your contributions! Please, check my comments. A second round of review would be highly appreciated in case I'm missing something @MabezDev @rmsyn

CHANGELOG.md

riscv/src/asm.rs

romancardenas

Hi! I noticed that the git history is quite dirty (9 commits), and you included a few unnecessary/wrong indentation/space changes.

Please, start from a fresh, clean fork of this repo, include only the changes in the documentation and preserves_flags, and open a new PR with only the changes needed. Otherwise, it is very difficult to review, as there are changes everywhere and I cannot easily keep track of what has actually changed and what has not.

CHANGELOG.md

riscv/CHANGELOG.md

riscv/src/asm.rs

riscv/src/register.rs

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-11T09:40:47Z

@romancardenas Thanks for putting time to my PR! I have cleanly rebased this entire branch with fixed indentations, and the CHANGELOG.md is completely fixed, aswell.

riscv/CHANGELOG.md

riscv/src/asm.rs

romancardenas

Thanks! This looks good to me. Please, handle the requests I added to this PR and, once you are done, squash commits to a single commit.

riscv/CHANGELOG.md

romancardenas

Just another last minute change :)

Once it is done, remember to squash all your commits to a single one and I'll add it to the merge queue

romancardenas · 2025-09-16T15:13:48Z

riscv/CHANGELOG.md

+- Improved assembly macro handling in asm.rs
+- 


Sorry! just noticed that this is not within the Added subsection. Please, move it just below the "Add miselect CSR" line.

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-16T15:21:34Z

Hey @romancardenas I have successfully squashed all the commits as you have requested, along with the changes in the CHANGELOG.md file. I hope the changes resolve all the issues you pointed out. Please let-me know if there I still more improvements remaining, I'll be happy to fix them.

romancardenas

There are still some issues with where the changes are reported. Please, add my suggestions and let me know when you are done.

riscv/CHANGELOG.md

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-17T06:23:28Z

Hey @romancardenas , I have resolved everything related to the CHANGELOG.md as you suggested. Can you please clear out that do I need to squash the changes once again?

romancardenas · 2025-09-17T06:33:36Z

Your PR currently shows 17 commits. Please, squadh them to only one.

Adds a basic unit test for the `miselect` CSR. asm: Improve documentation and code quality for RISC-V instructions - Remove redundant unimplemented!() calls on non-RISC-V targets since functions are already properly gated with cfg attributes - Add comprehensive safety documentation explaining when and why instructions are unsafe (ebreak, ecall) - Enhance behavior descriptions with practical use cases and performance considerations for fence operations - Add preserves_flags option to instructions that don't modify flags (nop, wfi, ebreak, ecall) - Fix sfence_vma() assembly template to use idiomatic {} syntax - Strengthen delay() function warnings about timing accuracy limitations and recommend proper timer peripherals for precise delays - Add examples for sfence_vma() showing ASID and address targeting - Improve multiprocessor considerations documentation for fence_i - Standardize documentation format with consistent Safety, Behavior, and Use Cases sections These changes maintain full backward compatibility while significantly improving developer experience and preventing common usage mistakes. Add CHANGELOG.md register: add dcsr CSR support Re-added unimplemented!(), and removed SAFETY comments Fixed CHANGELOG.md Resolve merge conflict Update CHANGELOG.md Resolve merge conflict Added back spaces Removed unneeded files Delete CHANGELOG.md Resolve merge conflict Fix indentations Refactor unimplemented!() calls and update documentation for EBREAK instruction. Added the initial sections of the CHANGELOG.md Added a changelog to document notable changes and adhere to versioning standards. Fix formatting in asm! macro usage Update CHANGELOG.md

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-17T06:49:57Z

Hey @romancardenas I hope these changes are fine now.

riscv/CHANGELOG.md

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-17T14:21:59Z

Hey @romancardenas I have accepted the changes as you suggested :) Should I squash the commits? or 3 commits are fine?

romancardenas · 2025-09-17T16:33:15Z

Check your new changelog file. It still has duplicates! Please, make sure that you addressed all the mentioned issues before asking for a new review.

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-17T17:23:50Z

@romancardenas I hope the changes I made are fine you. I am sorry for causing lots of inconvenience.

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-18T05:30:01Z

Hey @romancardenas I have fixed the CHANGELOG.md completely, with a clear Unreleased section which describe my changes in 1 line while keeping the rest of the CHANGELOG intact.

9names · 2025-09-18T05:36:06Z

riscv/CHANGELOG.md

 - Export `riscv::register::macros` module macros for external use
 - Add `riscv::register::mcountinhibit` module for `mcountinhibit` CSR
 - Add `Mcounteren` in-memory update functions 
+- Add `Mcounteren` in-memory update functions


This changelog line is still duplicated.
As previously requested, please fix this.

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Hi @9names

Apologies for the inconvenience earlier with the CHANGELOG. I’ve cleaned things up by:

Removing the duplicate v0.15.0 section

Consolidating all the fixes into a single, neat commit

Ensuring the CHANGELOG is consistent and conflict-free

Thank you for your patience — the PR should now be ready for review.

Fix CHANGELOG.md, remove duplicates, resolve conflicts Fix CHANGELOG.md

romancardenas · 2025-09-18T08:23:14Z

Look at your changes:

Why do you remove the "Add miselect CSR" entry from the Unreleased section? This contribution has not been released yet!
Why do you add the "Add miselect CSR" entry to the v0.15.0 section? The v0.15.0 version is already out and cannot be changed! You must NOT touch that part of the changelog file.
Why do you duplicate the Added subsection within the v0.15.0 section? There is already an added section! Plus, you are supposed to only include new changes in the Unreleased section and leave the rest of the file untouched!
Even this is not a big deal, why do you remove the final blank line from the file? When contributing to an open source project with Git, we have to be very careful to change only what is needed and leave the rest untouched. This way, we ensure a clean commit history and make it easier to keep track of the evolution of the project.

Please, when working on a PR, always take a thorough look at the changes you are proposing: https://github.com/rust-embedded/riscv/pull/341/files

For every change, ask yourself: Is this change REALLY necessary?. If not, revert the change. Once you are sure the PR is clean and good to go, ask for a review.

Removed duplicate entry for 'Add `miselect` CSR' in the changelog.

KushalMeghani1644 · 2025-09-18T11:50:09Z

I apologize for breaking the CHANGELOG.md way more than expected, now this time, I have updated the entry as you requested! And have thoroughly reviewed them before committing them too, to ensure everything is appropriate, and matches the expectations + resolves all the issues.

I am including a screenshot of the diff and a screenshot of the preview of the CHANGELOG.md as well:

Thanks allot for putting time to my PR and appreciate your patience :)

romancardenas

Now, this does look good to me. Thanks!

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Improve documentation and code quality for RISC-V assembly instructions

Summary

Changes Made:

Documentation Improvements:

Code Quality Enhancements:

Enhanced Warning Documentation:

Testing:

Compatibility

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