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Use when running PVS-Studio static analysis (SAST + MISRA C:2023 / C++:2008) on TinyUSB for a given board. Builds the examples with an exported compile_commands.json, runs pvs-studio-analyzer against .PVS-Studio/.pvsconfig, and emits readable + SARIF output.

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PVS-Studio Static Analysis

run_pvs.sh <BOARD> builds all examples for the board (with compile_commands.json exported), runs pvs-studio-analyzer against .PVS-Studio/.pvsconfig, then writes pvs-<board>.log and pvs-<board>.sarif plus printed errorfile findings. Needs a license file or $PVS_STUDIO_CREDENTIALS.

.claude/skills/pvs/run_pvs.sh raspberry_pi_pico       # whole project for a board

# Scope to specific files — -S takes a plaintext list (one path per line),
# NOT a source file directly. Extra args pass through to the analyzer.
printf 'src/tusb.c\nsrc/class/cdc/cdc_device.c\n' > /tmp/files.txt
.claude/skills/pvs/run_pvs.sh stm32f407disco -S /tmp/files.txt

Notes

  • Board: raspberry_pi_pico mirrors CI (needs Pico SDK deps); stm32f407disco is fastest (no external SDK). Any board works once its deps are fetched (python3 tools/get_deps.py -b <board>).
  • .pvsconfig already excludes vendored code and suppresses accepted MISRA deviations — don't re-add those on the command line. Surviving src/ findings are genuinely new.
  • Timing is dominated by the build (deps may push it past a minute); the analysis pass is ~10-30 s. Use a timeout ≥ 10 min when deps must be fetched first.
  • --dump-files is intentionally omitted — it scatters .PVS-Studio.i/.cfg dumps across the tree (FP-debugging only); add it back via the passthrough args.

After a run, summarize findings by rule/severity from the errorfile output and point the user at pvs-<board>.sarif.