diff --git a/src/target/riscv/gdb_regs.h b/src/target/riscv/gdb_regs.h
index ea0c0145d7..570c50845c 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/gdb_regs.h
+++ b/src/target/riscv/gdb_regs.h
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ enum gdb_regno {
 	GDB_REGNO_COUNT
 };
 
-const char *gdb_regno_name(enum gdb_regno regno);
+const char *gdb_regno_name(struct target *target, enum gdb_regno regno);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c b/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c
index dd7676ee78..c958c88026 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv-011.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ static int read_remote_csr(struct target *target, uint64_t *value, uint32_t csr)
 	uint32_t exception = cache_get32(target, info->dramsize-1);
 	if (exception) {
 		LOG_WARNING("Got exception 0x%x when reading %s", exception,
-				gdb_regno_name(GDB_REGNO_CSR0 + csr));
+				gdb_regno_name(target, GDB_REGNO_CSR0 + csr));
 		*value = ~0;
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	}
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ static int register_read(struct target *target, riscv_reg_t *value, int regnum)
 
 	uint32_t exception = cache_get32(target, info->dramsize-1);
 	if (exception) {
-		LOG_WARNING("Got exception 0x%x when reading %s", exception, gdb_regno_name(regnum));
+		LOG_WARNING("Got exception 0x%x when reading %s", exception, gdb_regno_name(target, regnum));
 		*value = ~0;
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	}
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ static int register_write(struct target *target, unsigned int number,
 	uint32_t exception = cache_get32(target, info->dramsize-1);
 	if (exception) {
 		LOG_WARNING("Got exception 0x%x when writing %s", exception,
-				gdb_regno_name(number));
+				gdb_regno_name(target, number));
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c b/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
index 04c39a11fc..5b84aadc8c 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv-013.c
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ static uint32_t access_register_command(struct target *target, uint32_t number,
 			break;
 		default:
 			LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "%d-bit register %s not supported.",
-					size, gdb_regno_name(number));
+					size, gdb_regno_name(target, number));
 			assert(0);
 	}
 
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ static int prep_for_register_access(struct target *target,
 		return ERROR_OK;
 
 	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Preparing mstatus to access %s",
-			gdb_regno_name(regno));
+			gdb_regno_name(target, regno));
 
 	assert(target->state == TARGET_HALTED &&
 			"The target must be halted to modify and then restore mstatus");
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ static int prep_for_register_access(struct target *target,
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 
 	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Prepared to access %s (mstatus=0x%" PRIx64 ")",
-			gdb_regno_name(regno), new_mstatus);
+			gdb_regno_name(target, regno), new_mstatus);
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ static int register_read_progbuf(struct target *target, uint64_t *value,
 		return csr_read_progbuf(target, value, number);
 
 	LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "Unexpected read of %s via program buffer.",
-			gdb_regno_name(number));
+			gdb_regno_name(target, number));
 	return ERROR_FAIL;
 }
 
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ static int register_write_progbuf(struct target *target, enum gdb_regno number,
 		return csr_write_progbuf(target, number, value);
 
 	LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "Unexpected write to %s via program buffer.",
-			gdb_regno_name(number));
+			gdb_regno_name(target, number));
 	return ERROR_FAIL;
 }
 
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ static int register_write_direct(struct target *target, enum gdb_regno number,
 		riscv_reg_t value)
 {
 	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Writing 0x%" PRIx64 " to %s", value,
-			gdb_regno_name(number));
+			gdb_regno_name(target, number));
 
 	if (target->state != TARGET_HALTED)
 		return register_write_abstract(target, number, value);
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ static int register_write_direct(struct target *target, enum gdb_regno number,
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 
 	if (result == ERROR_OK)
-		LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "%s <- 0x%" PRIx64, gdb_regno_name(number),
+		LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "%s <- 0x%" PRIx64, gdb_regno_name(target, number),
 				value);
 
 	return result;
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ static int register_write_direct(struct target *target, enum gdb_regno number,
 static int register_read_direct(struct target *target, riscv_reg_t *value,
 		enum gdb_regno number)
 {
-	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Reading %s", gdb_regno_name(number));
+	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Reading %s", gdb_regno_name(target, number));
 
 	if (target->state != TARGET_HALTED)
 		return register_read_abstract(target, value, number);
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ static int register_read_direct(struct target *target, riscv_reg_t *value,
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 
 	if (result == ERROR_OK)
-		LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "%s = 0x%" PRIx64, gdb_regno_name(number),
+		LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "%s = 0x%" PRIx64, gdb_regno_name(target, number),
 				*value);
 
 	return result;
@@ -2372,7 +2372,7 @@ static int riscv013_get_register_buf(struct target *target,
 		} else {
 			LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target,
 					"Failed to execute vmv/vslide1down while reading %s",
-					gdb_regno_name(regno));
+					gdb_regno_name(target, regno));
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -4671,7 +4671,7 @@ struct target_type riscv013_target = {
 static int riscv013_get_register(struct target *target,
 		riscv_reg_t *value, enum gdb_regno rid)
 {
-	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "reading register %s",	gdb_regno_name(rid));
+	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "reading register %s",	gdb_regno_name(target, rid));
 
 	if (dm013_select_target(target) != ERROR_OK)
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
@@ -4688,7 +4688,7 @@ static int riscv013_set_register(struct target *target, enum gdb_regno rid,
 		riscv_reg_t value)
 {
 	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "writing 0x%" PRIx64 " to register %s",
-			value, gdb_regno_name(rid));
+			value, gdb_regno_name(target, rid));
 
 	if (dm013_select_target(target) != ERROR_OK)
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv.c b/src/target/riscv/riscv.c
index 7c72a66217..3d605c19e1 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv.c
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv.c
@@ -488,6 +488,21 @@ static void riscv_free_registers(struct target *target)
 	}
 }
 
+static void free_reg_names(struct target *target);
+
+static void free_custom_register_names(struct target *target)
+{
+	RISCV_INFO(info);
+
+	if (!info->custom_register_names.reg_names)
+		return;
+
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < info->custom_register_names.num_entries; i++)
+		free(info->custom_register_names.reg_names[i]);
+	free(info->custom_register_names.reg_names);
+	info->custom_register_names.reg_names = NULL;
+}
+
 static void riscv_deinit_target(struct target *target)
 {
 	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "riscv_deinit_target()");
@@ -524,7 +539,7 @@ static void riscv_deinit_target(struct target *target)
 		free(entry);
 	}
 
-	free(info->reg_names);
+	free_reg_names(target);
 	free(target->arch_info);
 
 	target->arch_info = NULL;
@@ -2678,7 +2693,8 @@ static int riscv_run_algorithm(struct target *target, int num_mem_params,
 				riscv_reg_t reg_value;
 				if (riscv_get_register(target, &reg_value, regno) != ERROR_OK)
 					break;
-				LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "%s = 0x%" PRIx64, gdb_regno_name(regno), reg_value);
+
+				LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "%s = 0x%" PRIx64, gdb_regno_name(target, regno), reg_value);
 			}
 			return ERROR_TARGET_TIMEOUT;
 		}
@@ -5019,7 +5035,7 @@ static int riscv_set_or_write_register(struct target *target,
 		assert(!target_was_examined(target));
 		LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target,
 				"No cache, writing to target: %s <- 0x%" PRIx64,
-				gdb_regno_name(regid), value);
+				gdb_regno_name(target, regid), value);
 		return r->set_register(target, regid, value);
 	}
 
@@ -5114,7 +5130,7 @@ int riscv_get_register(struct target *target, riscv_reg_t *value,
 	if (!target->reg_cache) {
 		assert(!target_was_examined(target));
 		LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "No cache, reading %s from target",
-				gdb_regno_name(regid));
+				gdb_regno_name(target, regid));
 		return r->get_register(target, value, regid);
 	}
 
@@ -5151,7 +5167,7 @@ int riscv_save_register(struct target *target, enum gdb_regno regid)
 {
 	if (target->state != TARGET_HALTED) {
 		LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "Can't save register %s on a hart that is not halted.",
-				 gdb_regno_name(regid));
+				 gdb_regno_name(target, regid));
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	}
 	assert(gdb_regno_cacheable(regid, /* is write? */ false) &&
@@ -5330,7 +5346,7 @@ static int disable_trigger_if_dmode(struct target *target, riscv_reg_t tdata1)
  * something.
  * Disable any hardware triggers that have dmode set. We can't have set them
  * ourselves. Maybe they're left over from some killed debug session.
- * */
+ */
 int riscv_enumerate_triggers(struct target *target)
 {
 	RISCV_INFO(r);
@@ -5389,188 +5405,174 @@ int riscv_enumerate_triggers(struct target *target)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-const char *gdb_regno_name(enum gdb_regno regno)
+static char *init_reg_name(const char *name)
 {
-	static char buf[32];
+	const int size_buf = strlen(name) + 1;
 
-	switch (regno) {
-		case GDB_REGNO_ZERO:
-			return "zero";
-		case GDB_REGNO_RA:
-			return "ra";
-		case GDB_REGNO_SP:
-			return "sp";
-		case GDB_REGNO_GP:
-			return "gp";
-		case GDB_REGNO_TP:
-			return "tp";
-		case GDB_REGNO_T0:
-			return "t0";
-		case GDB_REGNO_T1:
-			return "t1";
-		case GDB_REGNO_T2:
-			return "t2";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S0:
-			return "s0";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S1:
-			return "s1";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A0:
-			return "a0";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A1:
-			return "a1";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A2:
-			return "a2";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A3:
-			return "a3";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A4:
-			return "a4";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A5:
-			return "a5";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A6:
-			return "a6";
-		case GDB_REGNO_A7:
-			return "a7";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S2:
-			return "s2";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S3:
-			return "s3";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S4:
-			return "s4";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S5:
-			return "s5";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S6:
-			return "s6";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S7:
-			return "s7";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S8:
-			return "s8";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S9:
-			return "s9";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S10:
-			return "s10";
-		case GDB_REGNO_S11:
-			return "s11";
-		case GDB_REGNO_T3:
-			return "t3";
-		case GDB_REGNO_T4:
-			return "t4";
-		case GDB_REGNO_T5:
-			return "t5";
-		case GDB_REGNO_T6:
-			return "t6";
-		case GDB_REGNO_PC:
-			return "pc";
-		case GDB_REGNO_FPR0:
-			return "fpr0";
-		case GDB_REGNO_FPR31:
-			return "fpr31";
-		case GDB_REGNO_CSR0:
-			return "csr0";
-		case GDB_REGNO_TSELECT:
-			return "tselect";
-		case GDB_REGNO_TDATA1:
-			return "tdata1";
-		case GDB_REGNO_TDATA2:
-			return "tdata2";
-		case GDB_REGNO_MISA:
-			return "misa";
-		case GDB_REGNO_DPC:
-			return "dpc";
-		case GDB_REGNO_DCSR:
-			return "dcsr";
-		case GDB_REGNO_DSCRATCH0:
-			return "dscratch0";
-		case GDB_REGNO_MSTATUS:
-			return "mstatus";
-		case GDB_REGNO_MEPC:
-			return "mepc";
-		case GDB_REGNO_MCAUSE:
-			return "mcause";
-		case GDB_REGNO_PRIV:
-			return "priv";
-		case GDB_REGNO_SATP:
-			return "satp";
-		case GDB_REGNO_VTYPE:
-			return "vtype";
-		case GDB_REGNO_VL:
-			return "vl";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V0:
-			return "v0";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V1:
-			return "v1";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V2:
-			return "v2";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V3:
-			return "v3";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V4:
-			return "v4";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V5:
-			return "v5";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V6:
-			return "v6";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V7:
-			return "v7";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V8:
-			return "v8";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V9:
-			return "v9";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V10:
-			return "v10";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V11:
-			return "v11";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V12:
-			return "v12";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V13:
-			return "v13";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V14:
-			return "v14";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V15:
-			return "v15";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V16:
-			return "v16";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V17:
-			return "v17";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V18:
-			return "v18";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V19:
-			return "v19";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V20:
-			return "v20";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V21:
-			return "v21";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V22:
-			return "v22";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V23:
-			return "v23";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V24:
-			return "v24";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V25:
-			return "v25";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V26:
-			return "v26";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V27:
-			return "v27";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V28:
-			return "v28";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V29:
-			return "v29";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V30:
-			return "v30";
-		case GDB_REGNO_V31:
-			return "v31";
-		default:
-			if (regno <= GDB_REGNO_XPR31)
-				sprintf(buf, "x%d", regno - GDB_REGNO_ZERO);
-			else if (regno >= GDB_REGNO_CSR0 && regno <= GDB_REGNO_CSR4095)
-				sprintf(buf, "csr%d", regno - GDB_REGNO_CSR0);
-			else if (regno >= GDB_REGNO_FPR0 && regno <= GDB_REGNO_FPR31)
-				sprintf(buf, "f%d", regno - GDB_REGNO_FPR0);
-			else
-				sprintf(buf, "gdb_regno_%d", regno);
-			return buf;
+	char * const buf = calloc(size_buf, sizeof(char));
+	if (!buf) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate memory for a register name.");
+		return NULL;
 	}
+	strcpy(buf, name);
+	return buf;
 }
 
+static char *init_reg_name_with_prefix(const char *name_prefix,
+	unsigned int num)
+{
+	const int size_buf = snprintf(NULL, 0, "%s%d", name_prefix, num) + 1;
+
+	char * const buf = calloc(size_buf, sizeof(char));
+	if (!buf) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate memory for a register name.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	int result = snprintf(buf, size_buf, "%s%d", name_prefix, num);
+	assert(result > 0 && result <= (size_buf - 1));
+	return buf;
+}
+
+static const char * const default_reg_names[GDB_REGNO_COUNT] = {
+	[GDB_REGNO_ZERO] = "zero",
+	[GDB_REGNO_RA] = "ra",
+	[GDB_REGNO_SP] = "sp",
+	[GDB_REGNO_GP] = "gp",
+	[GDB_REGNO_TP] = "tp",
+	[GDB_REGNO_T0] = "t0",
+	[GDB_REGNO_T1] = "t1",
+	[GDB_REGNO_T2] = "t2",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FP] = "fp",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S1] = "s1",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A0] = "a0",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A1] = "a1",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A2] = "a2",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A3] = "a3",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A4] = "a4",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A5] = "a5",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A6] = "a6",
+	[GDB_REGNO_A7] = "a7",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S2] = "s2",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S3] = "s3",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S4] = "s4",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S5] = "s5",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S6] = "s6",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S7] = "s7",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S8] = "s8",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S9] = "s9",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S10] = "s10",
+	[GDB_REGNO_S11] = "s11",
+	[GDB_REGNO_T3] = "t3",
+	[GDB_REGNO_T4] = "t4",
+	[GDB_REGNO_T5] = "t5",
+	[GDB_REGNO_T6] = "t6",
+	[GDB_REGNO_PC] = "pc",
+	[GDB_REGNO_CSR0] = "csr0",
+	[GDB_REGNO_PRIV] = "priv",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT0] = "ft0",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT1] = "ft1",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT2] = "ft2",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT3] = "ft3",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT4] = "ft4",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT5] = "ft5",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT6] = "ft6",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT7] = "ft7",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS0] = "fs0",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS1] = "fs1",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA0] = "fa0",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA1] = "fa1",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA2] = "fa2",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA3] = "fa3",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA4] = "fa4",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA5] = "fa5",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA6] = "fa6",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FA7] = "fa7",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS2] = "fs2",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS3] = "fs3",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS4] = "fs4",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS5] = "fs5",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS6] = "fs6",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS7] = "fs7",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS8] = "fs8",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS9] = "fs9",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS10] = "fs10",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FS11] = "fs11",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT8] = "ft8",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT9] = "ft9",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT10] = "ft10",
+	[GDB_REGNO_FT11] = "ft11",
+
+	#define DECLARE_CSR(csr_name, number)[(number) + GDB_REGNO_CSR0] = #csr_name,
+	#include "encoding.h"
+	#undef DECLARE_CSR
+};
+
+static void free_reg_names(struct target *target)
+{
+	RISCV_INFO(info);
+
+	if (!info->reg_names)
+		return;
+
+	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < GDB_REGNO_COUNT; ++i)
+		free(info->reg_names[i]);
+	free(info->reg_names);
+	info->reg_names = NULL;
+
+	free_custom_register_names(target);
+}
+
+static void init_custom_csr_names(struct target *target)
+{
+	RISCV_INFO(info);
+	range_list_t *entry;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(entry, &info->expose_csr, list) {
+		if (!entry->name)
+			continue;
+		assert(entry->low == entry->high);
+		const unsigned int regno = entry->low + GDB_REGNO_CSR0;
+		assert(regno <= GDB_REGNO_CSR4095);
+		if (info->reg_names[regno])
+			return;
+		info->reg_names[regno] = init_reg_name(entry->name);
+	}
+}
+
+const char *gdb_regno_name(struct target *target, unsigned int regno)
+{
+	RISCV_INFO(info);
+
+	if (regno >= GDB_REGNO_COUNT) {
+		assert(info->custom_register_names.reg_names);
+		assert(regno - GDB_REGNO_COUNT <= info->custom_register_names.num_entries);
+		return info->custom_register_names.reg_names[regno - GDB_REGNO_COUNT];
+	}
+
+	if (!info->reg_names)
+		info->reg_names = calloc(GDB_REGNO_COUNT, sizeof(char *));
+
+	if (info->reg_names[regno])
+		return info->reg_names[regno];
+	if (default_reg_names[regno])
+		return default_reg_names[regno];
+	if (regno <= GDB_REGNO_XPR31) {
+		info->reg_names[regno] = init_reg_name_with_prefix("x", regno - GDB_REGNO_ZERO);
+		return info->reg_names[regno];
+	}
+	if (regno <= GDB_REGNO_V31 && regno >= GDB_REGNO_V0) {
+		info->reg_names[regno] = init_reg_name_with_prefix("v", regno - GDB_REGNO_V0);
+		return info->reg_names[regno];
+	}
+	if (regno >= GDB_REGNO_CSR0 && regno <= GDB_REGNO_CSR4095) {
+		init_custom_csr_names(target);
+		info->reg_names[regno] = init_reg_name_with_prefix("csr", regno - GDB_REGNO_CSR0);
+		return info->reg_names[regno];
+	}
+	assert(!"Encountered uninitialized entry in reg_names table");
+
+	return NULL;
+}
 
 /**
  * This function is the handler of user's request to read a register.
@@ -5670,14 +5672,54 @@ static struct reg_arch_type riscv_reg_arch_type = {
 	.set = register_set
 };
 
-struct csr_info {
-	unsigned number;
-	const char *name;
-};
+static int init_custom_register_names(struct list_head *expose_custom,
+		struct reg_name_table *custom_register_names)
+{
+	unsigned int custom_regs_num = 0;
+	if (!list_empty(expose_custom)) {
+		range_list_t *entry;
+		list_for_each_entry(entry, expose_custom, list)
+			custom_regs_num += entry->high - entry->low + 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!custom_regs_num)
+		return ERROR_OK;
 
-static int cmp_csr_info(const void *p1, const void *p2)
+	custom_register_names->reg_names = calloc(custom_regs_num, sizeof(char *));
+	if (!custom_register_names->reg_names) {
+		LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate memory for custom_register_names->reg_names");
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
+	custom_register_names->num_entries = custom_regs_num;
+	char **reg_names = custom_register_names->reg_names;
+	range_list_t *range;
+	unsigned int next_custom_reg_index = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(range, expose_custom, list) {
+		for (unsigned int custom_number = range->low; custom_number <= range->high; ++custom_number) {
+			if (range->name)
+				reg_names[next_custom_reg_index] = init_reg_name(range->name);
+			else
+				reg_names[next_custom_reg_index] =
+					init_reg_name_with_prefix("custom", custom_number);
+
+			if (!reg_names[next_custom_reg_index])
+				return ERROR_FAIL;
+			++next_custom_reg_index;
+		}
+	}
+	return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+static bool is_known_standard_csr(unsigned int csr_num)
 {
-	return (int) (((struct csr_info *)p1)->number) - (int) (((struct csr_info *)p2)->number);
+	static const bool is_csr_in_buf[GDB_REGNO_CSR4095 - GDB_REGNO_CSR0 + 1] = {
+		#define DECLARE_CSR(csr_name, number)[number] = true,
+		#include "encoding.h"
+		#undef DECLARE_CSR
+	};
+	assert(csr_num < ARRAY_SIZE(is_csr_in_buf));
+
+	return is_csr_in_buf[csr_num];
 }
 
 int riscv_init_registers(struct target *target)
@@ -5687,32 +5729,27 @@ int riscv_init_registers(struct target *target)
 	riscv_free_registers(target);
 
 	target->reg_cache = calloc(1, sizeof(*target->reg_cache));
-	if (!target->reg_cache)
+	if (!target->reg_cache) {
+		LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "Failed to allocate memory for target->reg_cache");
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
+	}
 	target->reg_cache->name = "RISC-V Registers";
-	target->reg_cache->num_regs = GDB_REGNO_COUNT;
 
-	if (!list_empty(&info->expose_custom)) {
-		range_list_t *entry;
-		list_for_each_entry(entry, &info->expose_custom, list)
-			target->reg_cache->num_regs += entry->high - entry->low + 1;
+	if (init_custom_register_names(&info->expose_custom, &info->custom_register_names) != ERROR_OK) {
+		LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "init_custom_register_names failed");
+		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	}
 
+	target->reg_cache->num_regs = GDB_REGNO_COUNT + info->custom_register_names.num_entries;
 	LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "create register cache for %d registers",
 			target->reg_cache->num_regs);
 
 	target->reg_cache->reg_list =
 		calloc(target->reg_cache->num_regs, sizeof(struct reg));
-	if (!target->reg_cache->reg_list)
+	if (!target->reg_cache->reg_list) {
+		LOG_TARGET_ERROR(target, "Failed to allocate memory for target->reg_cache->reg_list");
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
-
-	const unsigned int max_reg_name_len = 12;
-	free(info->reg_names);
-	info->reg_names =
-		calloc(target->reg_cache->num_regs, max_reg_name_len);
-	if (!info->reg_names)
-		return ERROR_FAIL;
-	char *reg_name = info->reg_names;
+	}
 
 	static struct reg_feature feature_cpu = {
 		.name = "org.gnu.gdb.riscv.cpu"
@@ -5844,152 +5881,45 @@ int riscv_init_registers(struct target *target)
 	info->type_vector.type_class = REG_TYPE_CLASS_UNION;
 	info->type_vector.reg_type_union = &info->vector_union;
 
-	struct csr_info csr_info[] = {
-#define DECLARE_CSR(name, number) { number, #name },
-#include "encoding.h"
-#undef DECLARE_CSR
-	};
-	/* encoding.h does not contain the registers in sorted order. */
-	qsort(csr_info, ARRAY_SIZE(csr_info), sizeof(*csr_info), cmp_csr_info);
-	unsigned csr_info_index = 0;
-
-	int custom_within_range = 0;
-
 	riscv_reg_info_t *shared_reg_info = calloc(1, sizeof(riscv_reg_info_t));
 	if (!shared_reg_info)
 		return ERROR_FAIL;
 	shared_reg_info->target = target;
 
+	int custom_within_range = 0;
+
 	/* When gdb requests register N, gdb_get_register_packet() assumes that this
 	 * is register at index N in reg_list. So if there are certain registers
 	 * that don't exist, we need to leave holes in the list (or renumber, but
 	 * it would be nice not to have yet another set of numbers to translate
 	 * between). */
-	for (uint32_t number = 0; number < target->reg_cache->num_regs; number++) {
-		struct reg *r = &target->reg_cache->reg_list[number];
+	for (uint32_t reg_num = 0; reg_num < target->reg_cache->num_regs; reg_num++) {
+		struct reg *r = &target->reg_cache->reg_list[reg_num];
 		r->dirty = false;
 		r->valid = false;
 		r->exist = true;
 		r->type = &riscv_reg_arch_type;
 		r->arch_info = shared_reg_info;
-		r->number = number;
+		r->number = reg_num;
 		r->size = riscv_xlen(target);
 		/* r->size is set in riscv_invalidate_register_cache, maybe because the
 		 * target is in theory allowed to change XLEN on us. But I expect a lot
 		 * of other things to break in that case as well. */
-		if (number <= GDB_REGNO_XPR31) {
-			r->exist = number <= GDB_REGNO_XPR15 ||
+		r->name = gdb_regno_name(target, reg_num);
+		if (reg_num <= GDB_REGNO_XPR31) {
+			r->exist = reg_num <= GDB_REGNO_XPR15 ||
 				!riscv_supports_extension(target, 'E');
 			/* TODO: For now we fake that all GPRs exist because otherwise gdb
 			 * doesn't work. */
 			r->exist = true;
 			r->caller_save = true;
-			switch (number) {
-				case GDB_REGNO_ZERO:
-					r->name = "zero";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_RA:
-					r->name = "ra";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_SP:
-					r->name = "sp";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_GP:
-					r->name = "gp";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_TP:
-					r->name = "tp";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_T0:
-					r->name = "t0";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_T1:
-					r->name = "t1";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_T2:
-					r->name = "t2";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FP:
-					r->name = "fp";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S1:
-					r->name = "s1";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A0:
-					r->name = "a0";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A1:
-					r->name = "a1";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A2:
-					r->name = "a2";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A3:
-					r->name = "a3";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A4:
-					r->name = "a4";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A5:
-					r->name = "a5";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A6:
-					r->name = "a6";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_A7:
-					r->name = "a7";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S2:
-					r->name = "s2";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S3:
-					r->name = "s3";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S4:
-					r->name = "s4";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S5:
-					r->name = "s5";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S6:
-					r->name = "s6";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S7:
-					r->name = "s7";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S8:
-					r->name = "s8";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S9:
-					r->name = "s9";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S10:
-					r->name = "s10";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_S11:
-					r->name = "s11";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_T3:
-					r->name = "t3";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_T4:
-					r->name = "t4";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_T5:
-					r->name = "t5";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_T6:
-					r->name = "t6";
-					break;
-			}
 			r->group = "general";
 			r->feature = &feature_cpu;
-		} else if (number == GDB_REGNO_PC) {
+		} else if (reg_num == GDB_REGNO_PC) {
 			r->caller_save = true;
-			sprintf(reg_name, "pc");
 			r->group = "general";
 			r->feature = &feature_cpu;
-		} else if (number >= GDB_REGNO_FPR0 && number <= GDB_REGNO_FPR31) {
+		} else if (reg_num >= GDB_REGNO_FPR0 && reg_num <= GDB_REGNO_FPR31) {
 			r->caller_save = true;
 			if (riscv_supports_extension(target, 'D')) {
 				r->size = 64;
@@ -6003,119 +5933,14 @@ int riscv_init_registers(struct target *target)
 			} else {
 				r->exist = false;
 			}
-			switch (number) {
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT0:
-					r->name = "ft0";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT1:
-					r->name = "ft1";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT2:
-					r->name = "ft2";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT3:
-					r->name = "ft3";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT4:
-					r->name = "ft4";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT5:
-					r->name = "ft5";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT6:
-					r->name = "ft6";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT7:
-					r->name = "ft7";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS0:
-					r->name = "fs0";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS1:
-					r->name = "fs1";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA0:
-					r->name = "fa0";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA1:
-					r->name = "fa1";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA2:
-					r->name = "fa2";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA3:
-					r->name = "fa3";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA4:
-					r->name = "fa4";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA5:
-					r->name = "fa5";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA6:
-					r->name = "fa6";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FA7:
-					r->name = "fa7";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS2:
-					r->name = "fs2";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS3:
-					r->name = "fs3";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS4:
-					r->name = "fs4";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS5:
-					r->name = "fs5";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS6:
-					r->name = "fs6";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS7:
-					r->name = "fs7";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS8:
-					r->name = "fs8";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS9:
-					r->name = "fs9";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS10:
-					r->name = "fs10";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FS11:
-					r->name = "fs11";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT8:
-					r->name = "ft8";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT9:
-					r->name = "ft9";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT10:
-					r->name = "ft10";
-					break;
-				case GDB_REGNO_FT11:
-					r->name = "ft11";
-					break;
-			}
 			r->group = "float";
 			r->feature = &feature_fpu;
-		} else if (number >= GDB_REGNO_CSR0 && number <= GDB_REGNO_CSR4095) {
+		} else if (reg_num >= GDB_REGNO_CSR0 && reg_num <= GDB_REGNO_CSR4095) {
 			r->group = "csr";
 			r->feature = &feature_csr;
-			unsigned csr_number = number - GDB_REGNO_CSR0;
+			const unsigned int csr_num = reg_num - GDB_REGNO_CSR0;
 
-			while (csr_info[csr_info_index].number < csr_number &&
-					csr_info_index < ARRAY_SIZE(csr_info) - 1) {
-				csr_info_index++;
-			}
-			if (csr_info[csr_info_index].number == csr_number) {
-				r->name = csr_info[csr_info_index].name;
-			} else {
-				sprintf(reg_name, "csr%d", csr_number);
+			if (!is_known_standard_csr(csr_num)) {
 				/* Assume unnamed registers don't exist, unless we have some
 				 * configuration that tells us otherwise. That's important
 				 * because eg. Eclipse crashes if a target has too many
@@ -6124,7 +5949,7 @@ int riscv_init_registers(struct target *target)
 				r->exist = false;
 			}
 
-			switch (csr_number) {
+			switch (csr_num) {
 				case CSR_DCSR:
 				case CSR_MVENDORID:
 				case CSR_MCOUNTINHIBIT:
@@ -6314,67 +6139,60 @@ int riscv_init_registers(struct target *target)
 			if (!r->exist && !list_empty(&info->expose_csr)) {
 				range_list_t *entry;
 				list_for_each_entry(entry, &info->expose_csr, list)
-					if ((entry->low <= csr_number) && (csr_number <= entry->high)) {
-						if (entry->name) {
-							*reg_name = 0;
-							r->name = entry->name;
-						}
-
-						LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Exposing additional CSR %d (name=%s).",
-								csr_number, entry->name ? entry->name : reg_name);
-
+					if (entry->low <= csr_num && csr_num <= entry->high) {
+						LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Exposing additional CSR %d (name=%s)",
+								csr_num, r->name);
 						r->exist = true;
 						break;
 					}
 			} else if (r->exist && !list_empty(&info->hide_csr)) {
 				range_list_t *entry;
 				list_for_each_entry(entry, &info->hide_csr, list)
-					if (entry->low <= csr_number && csr_number <= entry->high) {
-						LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Hiding CSR %d (name=%s).", csr_number, r->name);
+					if (entry->low <= csr_num && csr_num <= entry->high) {
+						LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Hiding CSR %d (name=%s).", csr_num, r->name);
 						r->hidden = true;
 						break;
 					}
 			}
 
-		} else if (number == GDB_REGNO_PRIV) {
-			sprintf(reg_name, "priv");
+		} else if (reg_num == GDB_REGNO_PRIV) {
 			r->group = "general";
 			r->feature = &feature_virtual;
 			r->size = 8;
 
-		} else if (number >= GDB_REGNO_V0 && number <= GDB_REGNO_V31) {
+		} else if (reg_num >= GDB_REGNO_V0 && reg_num <= GDB_REGNO_V31) {
 			r->caller_save = false;
 			r->exist = (info->vlenb > 0);
 			r->size = info->vlenb * 8;
-			sprintf(reg_name, "v%d", number - GDB_REGNO_V0);
 			r->group = "vector";
 			r->feature = &feature_vector;
 			r->reg_data_type = &info->type_vector;
 
-		} else if (number >= GDB_REGNO_COUNT) {
+		} else if (reg_num >= GDB_REGNO_COUNT) {
 			/* Custom registers. */
+			const unsigned int custom_reg_index = reg_num - GDB_REGNO_COUNT;
+
 			assert(!list_empty(&info->expose_custom));
+			assert(custom_reg_index < info->custom_register_names.num_entries);
 
 			range_list_t *range = list_first_entry(&info->expose_custom, range_list_t, list);
 
-			unsigned custom_number = range->low + custom_within_range;
+			const unsigned int custom_number = range->low + custom_within_range;
 
 			r->group = "custom";
 			r->feature = &feature_custom;
 			r->arch_info = calloc(1, sizeof(riscv_reg_info_t));
-			if (!r->arch_info)
+			if (!r->arch_info) {
+				LOG_ERROR("Failed to allocate memory for r->arch_info");
 				return ERROR_FAIL;
-			((riscv_reg_info_t *) r->arch_info)->target = target;
-			((riscv_reg_info_t *) r->arch_info)->custom_number = custom_number;
-			sprintf(reg_name, "custom%d", custom_number);
-
-			if (range->name) {
-				*reg_name = 0;
-				r->name = range->name;
 			}
+			((riscv_reg_info_t *)r->arch_info)->target = target;
+			((riscv_reg_info_t *)r->arch_info)->custom_number = custom_number;
 
-			LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Exposing additional custom register %d (name=%s).",
-					number, range->name ? range->name : reg_name);
+			char **reg_names = info->custom_register_names.reg_names;
+			r->name = reg_names[custom_reg_index];
+
+			LOG_TARGET_DEBUG(target, "Exposing additional custom register %d (name=%s)", reg_num, r->name);
 
 			custom_within_range++;
 			if (custom_within_range > range->high - range->low) {
@@ -6383,12 +6201,6 @@ int riscv_init_registers(struct target *target)
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (reg_name[0]) {
-			r->name = reg_name;
-			reg_name += strlen(reg_name) + 1;
-			assert(reg_name < info->reg_names + target->reg_cache->num_regs *
-					max_reg_name_len);
-		}
 		r->value = calloc(1, DIV_ROUND_UP(r->size, 8));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/target/riscv/riscv.h b/src/target/riscv/riscv.h
index 38ef982488..f2a9d688ad 100644
--- a/src/target/riscv/riscv.h
+++ b/src/target/riscv/riscv.h
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ typedef struct {
 
 #define DTM_DTMCS_VERSION_UNKNOWN ((unsigned int)-1)
 
+struct reg_name_table {
+	unsigned int num_entries;
+	char **reg_names;
+};
+
 struct riscv_info {
 	unsigned int common_magic;
 
@@ -121,9 +126,8 @@ struct riscv_info {
 	struct command_context *cmd_ctx;
 	void *version_specific;
 
-	/* Single buffer that contains all register names, instead of calling
-	 * malloc for each register. Needs to be freed when reg_list is freed. */
-	char *reg_names;
+	struct reg_name_table custom_register_names;
+	char **reg_names;
 
 	/* It's possible that each core has a different supported ISA set. */
 	int xlen;