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@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ First, change to the `uefi-test-runner` directory:
 cd 'uefi-test-runner'
 ```
 
+Please take a quick look at the README for an overview of the system requirements
+of the test runner.
+
 Make some changes in your favourite editor / IDE:
 I use [VS Code][code] with the [RLS][rls] extension.
 
@@ -24,6 +27,14 @@ Test your changes:
 
 The line above will open a QEMU window where the test harness will run some tests.
 
+Any contributions are also expected to pass [Clippy][clippy]'s static analysis,
+which you can run as follows:
+
+```shell
+./build.py clippy
+```
+
+[clippy]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rust-clippy
 [code]: https://code.visualstudio.com/
 [rls]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/rls-vscode
 
@@ -31,4 +42,35 @@ The line above will open a QEMU window where the test harness will run some test
 
 This repository follows Rust's [standard style][style], the same one imposed by `rustfmt`.
 
+You can apply the standard style to the whole package by running `cargo fmt --all`.
+
 [style]: https://github.com/rust-lang-nursery/fmt-rfcs/blob/master/guide/guide.md
+
+## UEFI pitfalls
+
+Interfacing with a foreign and unsafe API is a difficult exercise in general, and
+UEFI is certainly no exception. This section lists some common pain points that
+you should keep in mind while working on UEFI interfaces.
+
+### Enums
+
+Rust and C enums differ in many way. One safety-critical difference is that the
+Rust compiler assumes that all variants of Rust enums are known at compile-time.
+UEFI, on the other hand, features many C enums which can be freely extended by
+implementations or future versions of the spec.
+
+These enums must not be interfaced as Rust enums, as that could lead to undefined
+behavior. Instead, integer newtypes with associated constants should be used. The
+`newtype_enum` macro is provided by this crate to ease this exercise.
+
+### Pointers
+
+Pointer parameters in UEFI APIs come with many safety conditions. Some of these
+are usually expected by unsafe Rust code, while others are more specific to the
+low-level environment that UEFI operates in:
+
+- Pointers must reference physical memory (no memory-mapped hardware)
+- Pointers must be properly aligned for their target type
+- Pointers may only be NULL where UEFI explicitly allows for it
+- When an UEFI function fails, nothing can be assumed about the state of data
+  behind `*mut` pointers.