Fix riscv64 li pseudo-instruction to properly initialize registers with small immediates

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Problem

The li (load immediate) pseudo-instruction was generating incorrect code when loading small immediate values (those that fit in 12 bits, including 0) into registers. Instead of initializing the destination register to the immediate value, it was adding the immediate to the register's current uninitialized value.

For example:

builder.li(reg::X1, 0);   // Should initialize x1 to 0

This was incorrectly generating:

addi x1, x1, 0    # Adds 0 to x1's current value - doesn't initialize!

When it should generate:

addi x1, x0, 0    # Adds 0 to zero register - properly initializes x1 to 0

Root Cause

The li instruction implementation uses a two-part strategy:

1. Load upper 20 bits with lui rd, upper (when upper != 0)
2. Add lower 12 bits with addi rd, rd, lower

The bug occurred when upper == 0 (i.e., the immediate fits in 12 bits). In this case, step 1 was skipped, leaving rd uninitialized. The code then executed addi rd, rd, lower, which incorrectly used rd as both source and destination.

Solution

Modified the li function to use x0 (the hardwired zero register) as the source register when upper == 0:

if upper == 0 {
    self.addi(rd, super::reg::X0, lower as i16);  // Use x0 as source
} else {
    self.addi(rd, rd, lower as i16);              // rd was initialized by lui
}

Testing

Added comprehensive test test_li_pseudo_instruction that verifies correct behavior for:

• Zero initialization: li(x1, 0) → addi x1, x0, 0 ✅
• Small positive immediates: li(x2, 100) → addi x2, x0, 100 ✅
• Small negative immediates: li(x3, -50) → addi x3, x0, -50 ✅
• Large immediates requiring two instructions: li(x4, 0x12345678) → lui x4, 0x12345; addi x4, x4, 0x678 ✅
• Boundary values (max/min 12-bit immediates) ✅

All tests pass (81/81).

Fixes issue where li pseudo-instruction with immediate value of 0 (and other small values) was generating incorrect instructions.

Fixes #20

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>riscv64において, 疑似命令liの即値が0の時, 誤った命令が生成される</issue_title>
<issue_description>今の実装だとimm=0の時, addi rd, rd, 0となってしまい, 0初期化されない.
immが0の場合のみ, 特別扱いして, addi rd,x0, 0または, xor rd, rd, rdにする必要がある</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

Fixes #20

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[petitstrawberry]

@copilot testしたら失敗してたわ。確認して。

[Copilot]

@copilot testしたら失敗してたわ。確認して。

Fixed in commit 1fc7ea9. The test failure was due to an incorrect expectation in the test I added. For li(x4, 0x12345678), the correct encoding is lui x4, 0x12345; addi x4, x4, 0x678, not lui x4, 0x12346 as I had mistakenly written. The fix itself was correct - it properly initializes registers to 0 and other small immediate values using x0 as the source register.

[petitstrawberry]

(๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧

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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes a critical bug in the RISC-V 64 li (load immediate) pseudo-instruction that was generating incorrect code when loading small immediate values (those fitting in 12 bits) into registers. The bug caused the instruction to add the immediate to the register's uninitialized value instead of properly initializing the register.

• Fixed the li implementation to use the zero register (x0) as source when the upper 20 bits are zero
• Added comprehensive test coverage for various immediate value scenarios
• Ensures proper register initialization for small immediates including zero

Reviewed Changes

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File	Description
src/riscv64/builder.rs	Fixed li pseudo-instruction logic to use zero register for proper initialization when upper bits are zero
src/riscv64/tests.rs	Added comprehensive test suite covering zero, small positive/negative, large, and boundary value immediates

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