Go: RISC-V Assembler Documentation Update
Mark Ryan updated documentation for the Go RISC-V assembler to reflect recent enhancements to the FENCE instruction, including support for predecessor and successor sets and FENCE.TSO.
Duration: PT1M43S
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- Show: Go
- Published: 2026-04-18T00:00:00Z
- Audio duration: PT1M43S
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Good morning, this is your Go development briefing for April 18th, 2026.
Mark Ryan committed documentation updates for the RISC-V assembler's FENCE instruction support. The Go RISC-V assembler recently gained the ability to use predecessor and successor sets with the FENCE instruction, along with new FENCE.TSO support. Ryan's commit updates the assembler documentation in…
The FENCE instruction is crucial for memory ordering in RISC-V architecture, controlling how memory operations are observed by other processors or devices. The predecessor and successor sets allow developers to specify which types of memory operations the fence should order relative to each other. FENCE.TSO provides…
This documentation update ensures that Go developers working with RISC-V targets have accurate information about the assembler's current capabilities. The commit went through standard review process with approval from multiple Go team members including Meng Zhuo, Mark Freeman, Joel Sing, and David Chase.
What's next: Watch for potential follow-up documentation or examples demonstrating the enhanced FENCE instruction usage. Additional RISC-V assembler improvements may continue as the architecture gains…
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