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[5/5] RISC-V: Document the syntax of -march

Message ID 20240108134738.998804-6-kito.cheng@sifive.com
State Unresolved
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Series RISC-V: Relax the -march string for accept any order |

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Kito Cheng Jan. 8, 2024, 1:47 p.m. UTC 
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 gcc/doc/invoke.texi | 16 ++++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index 68d1f364ac0..81ee7ac758a 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -30037,6 +30037,22 @@  Generate code for given RISC-V ISA (e.g.@: @samp{rv64im}).  ISA strings must be
 lower-case.  Examples include @samp{rv64i}, @samp{rv32g}, @samp{rv32e}, and
 @samp{rv32imaf}.
 
+The syntax of the ISA string is defined as follows:
+
+@table @code
+@item The string must start with @samp{rv32} or @samp{rv64}, followed by
+@samp{i}, @samp{e}, or @samp{g}, referred to as the base ISA.
+@item The subsequent part of the string is a list of extension names. Extension
+names can be categorized as multi-letter (e.g.@: @samp{zba}) and single-letter
+(e.g.@: @samp{v}). Single-letter extensions can appear consecutively,
+but multi-letter extensions must be separated by underscores.
+@item An underscore can appear anywhere after the base ISA. It has no specific
+effect but is used to improve readability and can act as a separator.
+@item Extension names may include an optional version number, following the
+syntax @samp{<major>p<minor>} or @samp{<major>}, (e.g.@: @samp{m2p1} or
+@samp{m2}).
+@end table
+
 When @option{-march=} is not specified, use the setting from @option{-mcpu}.
 
 If both @option{-march} and @option{-mcpu=} are not specified, the default for