Compressed instructions are also for microcontroller use. RISC-V -rightly or wrongly- is trying to be an ISA that can handle the whole stack from embedded micro

Compressed instructions are also for microcontroller use. RISC-V -rightly or wrongly- is trying to be an ISA that can handle the whole stack from embedded microcontrollers to a top-end server. As such, there are compromises for both aims.