Instruction Encoding and Format Families: Review Checklist

Review checklist

Review Checklist for Instruction Encoding and Format Families is anchored on Decode critical-path depth, immediate-generation logic complexity, and illegal-instruction detection coverage.. Convert observations into mechanism-backed decisions with explicit ownership.

• Workload scope and KPI targets are explicit.

• Environment metadata is locked and reproducible.

• Mechanism classification is evidence-backed.

• Owner and rollback conditions are documented.

• Validation matrix covers correctness, perf, and power.

• Owners signed: frontend and decode architect, RTL implementation owner, ISA compliance lead, formal verification owner, toolchain integration owner.