docs: Add documentation style guidelines

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 ```
 
 from the projects root directory.
+
+For detailed instructions on documentation guidelines please have a look at
+[DOC-GUIDELINES.md](Documentation/DOC-GUIDELINES.md).

Documentation/DOC-GUIDELINES.md

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+Documentation Style
+===================
+
+In this project, code documentation is generated using Rustdoc, which
+automatically generates interactive web documentation. Here are some
+guidelines for documenting code effectively:
+
+- Follow [Rust's official indications.](https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustdoc/how-to-write-documentation.html)
+
+- Follow standard Markdown format, e.g. variables between backticks:
+
+- When adding doc comments to your code, use triple slashes (`///`)
+  to document items; if you also want to document modules or crates, use
+  `//!` and `#[doc = ""]` for documenting fields or expressions.
+
+```rust
+/// This function does A, takes parameter of type [`M`].
+/// It returns [`B`], keep in mind C
+fn main(a: M) -> B {
+     // Some code here
+}
+```
+
+- Documenting trait implementations is optional since the generated
+  Rust core library already documents them. The exception would be if your
+  implementation does something counterintuitive to the trait's general
+  definition.
+
+- When mentioning a type (e.g. \`RWLock\`, \`WriteLockGuard\`) it's good to
+  add a link to the type with square brackets (e.g. [\`RWLock\`],
+  [\`WriteLockGuard\`]).
+
+- When documenting a function, examples of usage relying on code blocks
+  can help understand how to use your code. However, keep in mind that
+  said code will be built and ran during tests, so it also needs to be
+  maintained -- keep it simple. Here is an example of function
+  documentation with Arguments, Returns and Examples:
+
+```rust
+
+/// Compares two [`Elf64AddrRange`] instances for partial ordering. It returns
+/// [`Some<Ordering>`] if there is a partial order, and [`None`] if there is no
+/// order (i.e., if the ranges overlap without being equal).
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `other` - The other [`Elf64AddrRange`] to compare to.
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// - [`Some<Ordering::Less>`] if [`self`] is less than `other`.
+/// - [`Some<Ordering::Greater>`] if [`self`] is greater than `other`.
+/// - [`Some<Ordering::Equal>`] if [`self`] is equal to `other`.
+/// - [`None`] if there is no partial order (i.e., ranges overlap but are not equal).
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use svsm::elf::Elf64AddrRange;
+/// use core::cmp::Ordering;
+///
+/// let range1 = Elf64AddrRange { vaddr_begin: 0x1000, vaddr_end: 0x1100 };
+/// let range2 = Elf64AddrRange { vaddr_begin: 0x1100, vaddr_end: 0x1200 };
+///
+/// assert_eq!(range1.partial_cmp(&range2), Some(Ordering::Less));
+/// ```
+impl cmp::PartialOrd for Elf64AddrRange {
+    fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Elf64AddrRange) -> Option<cmp::Ordering> {
+	//(...)
+```
+
+- Add section "Safety" if necessary to clarify what is unsafe, specially in
+  public (`pub`) interfaces, when using `unsafe` blocks or in cases where
+  undefined behavior may arise. For example:
+
+```rust
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// This function is marked as `unsafe` because it uses unsafe assembly.
+/// It is the responsibility of the caller to ensure the following:
+///
+/// 1. `src` and `dst` must point to valid memory.
+/// 2. The length `len` must accurately represent the number of bytes in
+///   `data`.
+/// 3. `src` must be correctly initialized.
+///
+pub unsafe fn example_memcpy<T>(dest: *mut T, src: *const T, len: usize) {
+    // Ensure the pointers are not null
+    assert!(!dest.is_null() && !src.is_null());
+    let mut rcx: usize;
+
+    unsafe {
+        asm!(
+            "rep movsb"
+            : "={rcx}"(rcx)
+            : "0"(len), "D"(dest), "S"(src)
+            : "memory"
+        );
+    }
+}
+```
+- We can't have a section "Panic" for every place the SVSM may panic, but
+  they should be included if your code checks assertions or uses the
+  `unwrap()` method. For instance:
+
+```rust
+/// # Panics
+///
+/// The function will panic if the provided length exceeds the buffer's capacity.
+///
+pub fn my_function(buffer: &mut Vec<u8>, len: usize) {
+    if len > buffer.capacity() {
+        panic!("Length exceeds allocated capacity!");
+    }
+```
+
+- Remember that if you update code, you also have to update its related
+  documentation to ensure maintainability.
+
+- Be aware that your documentation comments have the potential to break the
+  documentation generation process (cargo doc), which can delay the merging
+  of your changes. Your new documentation should be warning-free.
+
+In general, even imperfect documentation is better than none at all.
+Prioritize documenting functions that are publicly exported, especially
+API calls, over internal helper functions.

README.md

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Contributing
 Contributing to the project is as easy as sending a pull-request via
 GitHub. For detailed instructions on patch formatting and contribution
 guidelines please have a look at [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
+For documentation guidelines consult [DOC-GUIDELINES.md](Documentation/DOC-GUIDELINES.md).
 
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