lowRISC / lowRISC/mocha

Update the debug ROM to be CHERI aware

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SystemVerilog
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Description

The debug ROM assumes all CSRs and registers are normal integers. Some of this needs to change so that it knows about capability versions of these and can read out the meta-data part of these values.

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Research direction

No files or tests are named in the issue. Start at the debug ROM implementation and trace how it handles CSRs and registers; determine where capability versions and their metadata must be considered. Done means the debug ROM is CHERI-aware and can read the metadata associated with capability values.

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Assessment

Domain
embedded-iot, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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