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MRET/SRET Do Not Clear MPRV When Returning to a Less-Privileged Mode #252

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Bug Description:

MPRV is bit 17 of the mstatus CSR.

According to the RISC-V Privileged Specification:

An MRET or SRET instruction that changes the privilege mode to a mode less privileged than M also sets MPRV=0.

However, in NutShell, when using MRET or SRET to transition from M-mode to a lower-privilege mode, the MPRV bit remains set to 1, which violates the specification.

To Reproduce:

  1. Start in M-mode.
  2. Write mstatus with MPRV=1
  3. Execute MRET (or SRET) so that the privilege mode drops from M-mode to a lower privilege (e.g., U-mode).
  4. Compare mstatus between NutShell and Spike.

Test program and log information: test_MPRV.zip

Inconsistent information:

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sret also observed the same inconsistency.

Environment:

NutShell: commit e315a27

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