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Patrick Morwald
Associate III
September 14, 2018
Question

Linker file with SBSFU

  • September 14, 2018
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We have our application running with the SBSFU feature and are not sure if our linker files are designed correctly.

In our application linker file, the CCMRAM is used :

/* Entry Point */
ENTRY(Reset_Handler)
 
/* Specify the memory areas */
MEMORY
{
region_SLOT_0 (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08060000, LENGTH = 0x200
ISR_VECTOR : ORIGIN = 0x08060200, LENGTH = 0x200
FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08060400, LENGTH = 0x3FC00
RAM (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20001900, LENGTH = 0x1A700
SE_region_SRAM1 (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0
SE_Key_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08011800, LENGTH = 0
SE_IF_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D200, LENGTH = 0x500
CCMRAM (rw) : ORIGIN = 0x10000000, LENGTH = 64K
}
 
/* Highest address of the user mode stack */
_estack = ORIGIN(CCMRAM) + LENGTH(CCMRAM);
 
/* Generate a link error if heap and stack don't fit into CCMRAM */
_Min_Heap_Size = 0x200; /* required amount of heap */
_Min_Stack_Size = 0x400; /* required amount of stack */
 
__ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_0_start__ = ORIGIN(region_SLOT_0);
__ICFEDIT_SE_region_SRAM1_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_region_SRAM1);
__ICFEDIT_SE_Key_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_Key_region_ROM);
__ICFEDIT_intvec_start__ = ORIGIN(ISR_VECTOR);
 
/* Define output sections */
SECTIONS
{
 /* The startup code goes first into FLASH */
 .isr_vector :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* Startup code */
 . = ALIGN(8);
 } >ISR_VECTOR
 
 .SE_IF_Code :
 {
 KEEP(*se_interface_app.o (.text .text*)) /* Se Interface code */
 } >SE_IF_region_ROM
 
 /* The program code and other data goes into FLASH */
 .text :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 *(.text) /* .text sections (code) */
 *(.text*) /* .text* sections (code) */
 *(.glue_7) /* glue arm to thumb code */
 *(.glue_7t) /* glue thumb to arm code */
 *(.eh_frame)
 
 KEEP (*(.init))
 KEEP (*(.fini))
 
 . = ALIGN(8);
 _etext = .; /* define a global symbols at end of code */
 } >FLASH
 
 /* Constant data goes into FLASH */
 .rodata :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 *(.rodata) /* .rodata sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
 *(.rodata*) /* .rodata* sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
 . = ALIGN(8);
 } >FLASH
 
 .ARM.extab :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
 . = ALIGN(8);
 } >FLASH
 .ARM : {
	. = ALIGN(8);
 __exidx_start = .;
 *(.ARM.exidx*)
 __exidx_end = .;
	. = ALIGN(8);
 } >FLASH
 
 .preinit_array :
 {
	. = ALIGN(8);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(.preinit_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
	. = ALIGN(8);
 } >FLASH
 
 .init_array :
 {
	. = ALIGN(8);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
 KEEP (*(.init_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
	. = ALIGN(8);
 } >FLASH
 .fini_array :
 {
	. = ALIGN(8);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
 KEEP (*(.fini_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
	. = ALIGN(8);
 } >FLASH
 
 /* used by the startup to initialize data */
 _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);
 
 /* Initialized data sections goes into RAM, load LMA copy after code */
 .data :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 _sdata = .; /* create a global symbol at data start */
 *(.data) /* .data sections */
 *(.data*) /* .data* sections */
 
 . = ALIGN(8);
 _edata = .; /* define a global symbol at data end */
 } >RAM AT> FLASH
 
 
 /* Uninitialized data section */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 .bss :
 {
 /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss secion */
 _sbss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss start */
 __bss_start__ = _sbss;
 *(.bss)
 *(.bss*)
 *(COMMON)
 
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _ebss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss end */
 __bss_end__ = _ebss;
 } >RAM
 
 /* User_heap_stack section, used to check that there is enough RAM left */
 ._user_heap_stack :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 PROVIDE ( end = . );
 PROVIDE ( _end = . );
 . = . + _Min_Heap_Size;
 . = . + _Min_Stack_Size;
 . = ALIGN(8);
 } >RAM
 
 
 
 /* Remove information from the standard libraries */
 /DISCARD/ :
 {
 libc.a ( * )
 libm.a ( * )
 libgcc.a ( * )
 }
 
 .ARM.attributes 0 : { *(.ARM.attributes) }
}

Is it ok to use only the CCMRAM for the application or is this configuration sub optimal?

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    Patrick Morwald
    Associate III
    September 14, 2018

    The SBSFU linker file looks like this:

    /* Entry Point */
    ENTRY(Reset_Handler)
     
    /* Highest address of the user mode stack */
    _estack = 0x2001FFFF; /* end of SRAM2 */
    /* Generate a link error if heap and stack don't fit into RAM */
    _Min_Heap_Size = 0; /* required amount of heap */
    _Min_Stack_Size = 0x1000; /* required amount of stack */
     
    /* Specify the memory areas */
    MEMORY
    {
    ISR_VECTOR (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08000000, LENGTH = 0x200
    SB_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08000200, LENGTH = 0xD000
     
    SE_IF_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D200, LENGTH = 0x500
    SE_Code_region_ROM_Start (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D800, LENGTH = 0x0
    SE_Code_region_ROM_End (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08011600, LENGTH = 0x0
    SE_Startup_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D700, LENGTH = 0x12000
    SE_CallGate_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D804, LENGTH = 0x800
    SE_Key_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08011800, LENGTH = 0x200
     
    SE_region_SRAM1 (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0x1900
    SB_SRAM1_region (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20001900, LENGTH = 0x1E6FF
    SB_SRAM2_region (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x2001C000, LENGTH = 0x4000 /* 16k */
     
    region_SLOT_1 (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08020000, LENGTH = 256k /* Sector 5 & 6 - Backup Image */
    region_SLOT_0 (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08060000, LENGTH = 256k /* Sector 7 & 8 - Active Image*/
    region_SWAP (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x080A0000, LENGTH = 128k /* Sector 9, Only used temporarily when firmware get's swapped */
    }
    __ICFEDIT_region_SWAP_start__ = ORIGIN(region_SWAP);
    __ICFEDIT_region_SWAP_end__ = __ICFEDIT_region_SWAP_start__ + LENGTH(region_SWAP) - 1;
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_0_start__ = ORIGIN(region_SLOT_0);
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_0_end__ = __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_0_start__ + LENGTH(region_SLOT_0) - 1;
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_1_start__ = ORIGIN(region_SLOT_1);
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_1_end__ = __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_1_start__ + LENGTH(region_SLOT_1) - 1;
     
    __ICFEDIT_SE_IF_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_IF_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_IF_region_ROM_end__ = __ICFEDIT_SE_IF_region_ROM_start__ + LENGTH(SE_IF_region_ROM) - 1 ;
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Startup_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_Startup_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_CallGate_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_CallGate_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Key_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_Key_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Key_region_ROM_end__ = __ICFEDIT_SE_Key_region_ROM_start__ + LENGTH(SE_Key_region_ROM) - 1;
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Code_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_Code_region_ROM_Start);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Code_region_ROM_end__ = ORIGIN(SE_Code_region_ROM_End) - 1;
    __ICFEDIT_SB_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SB_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SB_region_ROM_end__ = __ICFEDIT_SB_region_ROM_start__ + LENGTH(SB_region_ROM) - 1;
     
    __ICFEDIT_SE_region_SRAM1_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_region_SRAM1);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_region_SRAM1_end__ = __ICFEDIT_SE_region_SRAM1_start__ + LENGTH(SE_region_SRAM1) - 1;
     
    __ICFEDIT_SB_region_SRAM1_start__ = ORIGIN(SB_SRAM1_region);
    __ICFEDIT_SB_region_SRAM1_end__ = __ICFEDIT_SB_region_SRAM1_start__ + LENGTH(SB_SRAM1_region) - 1;
     
    __ICFEDIT_intvec_start__ = ORIGIN(ISR_VECTOR);
     
    /* Define output sections */
    SECTIONS
    {
     /* The startup code goes first into FLASH */
     .isr_vector :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* Startup code */
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >ISR_VECTOR
     
     /* The progRAM code and other data goes into FLASH */
     .SE_IF_Code : { KEEP(*se_interface.c.obj (.text .text*))
     } >SE_IF_region_ROM
     
     SE_CORE_Bin :
     {
     SE_CORE_Bin_start = .;
     KEEP(*(SE_CORE_Bin));
     SE_CORE_Bin_end = .;
     } > SE_Startup_region_ROM
     
     .text :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     *(.text) /* .text sections (code) */
     *(.text*) /* .text* sections (code) */
     *(.glue_7) /* glue arm to thumb code */
     *(.glue_7t) /* glue thumb to arm code */
     *(.eh_fRAMe)
     
     KEEP (*(.init))
     KEEP (*(.fini))
     
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _etext = .; /* define a global symbols at end of code */
     } >SB_region_ROM
     
     
     
     /* Constant data goes into FLASH */
     .rodata :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     *(.rodata) /* .rodata sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
     *(.rodata*) /* .rodata* sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >SB_region_ROM
     
     .ARM.extab :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >SB_region_ROM
     
     .ARM : {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     __exidx_start = .;
     *(.ARM.exidx*)
     __exidx_end = .;
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SB_region_ROM
     
     .preinit_array :
     {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(.preinit_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SB_region_ROM
     
     .init_array :
     {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.init_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SB_region_ROM
     
     .fini_array :
     {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.fini_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SB_region_ROM
     
     /* used by the startup to initialize data */
     _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);
     
     /* Initialized data sections goes into RAM, load LMA copy after code */
     .data :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _sdata = .; /* create a global symbol at data start */
     *(.data) /* .data sections */
     *(.data*) /* .data* sections */
     
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _edata = .; /* define a global symbol at data end */
     } >SB_SRAM1_region AT> SB_region_ROM
     
     
     /* Uninitialized data section */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     .bss :
     {
     /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss secion */
     _sbss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss start */
     __bss_start__ = _sbss;
     *(.bss)
     *(.bss*)
     *(COMMON)
     
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _ebss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss end */
     __bss_end__ = _ebss;
     } >SB_SRAM1_region
     
     /* User_heap_stack section, used to check that there is enough RAM left */
     ._user_heap_stack :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE ( end = . );
     PROVIDE ( _end = . );
     . = . + _Min_Heap_Size;
     . = . + _Min_Stack_Size;
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >SB_SRAM1_region
     
     
     /* Remove information from the standard libraries */
     /DISCARD/ :
     {
     libc.a ( * )
     libm.a ( * )
     libgcc.a ( * )
     }
     
     .ARM.attributes 0 : { *(.ARM.attributes) }
    }
     
     

    Patrick Morwald
    Associate III
    September 14, 2018

    For the SE CoreBin the linker file is:

    /* Entry Point */
    ENTRY(SE_CallGate)
     
    /* Highest address of the user mode stack */
    _estack = 0x2001FFFF; /* end of SRAM2 */
    /* Generate a link error if heap and stack don't fit into RAM */
    _Min_Heap_Size = 0; /* required amount of heap */
    _Min_Stack_Size = 0x400; /* required amount of stack */
     
    /* Specify the memory areas */
    MEMORY
    {
     
    ISR_VECTOR (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08011600, LENGTH = 0x200
    SE_ROM_region_0 (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D800, LENGTH = 0x4
    SE_ROM_region (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800DEEC, LENGTH = 0x3500
     
    SE_IF_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D200, LENGTH = 0x500
    SE_Startup_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D700, LENGTH = 0x100
    SE_CallGate_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x0800D804, LENGTH = 0xD6E8
    SE_Key_region_ROM (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08011800, LENGTH = 0x200
    SE_region_SRAM1 (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 0x1900
    region_SRAM2 (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x2001C000, LENGTH = 0x4000 /* 16k */
    region_SLOT_1 (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08020000, LENGTH = 256k /* Sector 5 & 6 - Backup Image */
    region_SLOT_0 (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08060000, LENGTH = 256k /* Sector 7 & 8 - Active Image*/
    region_SWAP (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x080A0000, LENGTH = 128k /* Sector 9, Only used temporarily when firmware get's swapped */
     
    }
    __ICFEDIT_region_SWAP_start__ = ORIGIN(region_SWAP);
    __ICFEDIT_region_SWAP_end__ = __ICFEDIT_region_SWAP_start__ + LENGTH(region_SWAP) -1;
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_0_start__ = ORIGIN(region_SLOT_0);
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_0_end__ = __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_0_start__ + LENGTH(region_SLOT_0) -1;
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_1_start__ = ORIGIN(region_SLOT_1);
    __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_1_end__ = __ICFEDIT_region_SLOT_1_start__ + LENGTH(region_SLOT_1) -1;
    __ICFEDIT_SE_IF_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_IF_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_IF_region_ROM_end__ = __ICFEDIT_SE_IF_region_ROM_start__ + LENGTH(SE_IF_region_ROM) -1;
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Startup_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_Startup_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_CallGate_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_CallGate_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Key_region_ROM_start__ = ORIGIN(SE_Key_region_ROM);
    __ICFEDIT_SE_Key_region_ROM_end__ = __ICFEDIT_SE_Key_region_ROM_start__ + LENGTH(SE_Key_region_ROM) -1;
     
    /* Define output sections */
    SECTIONS
    {
     
     /* The startup code goes first into FLASH */
     
     .SE_Startup_Code : {
     KEEP ( *se_startup.c.obj (.text .text*))
     } > SE_Startup_region_ROM
     
     .isr_vector :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* Startup code */
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >ISR_VECTOR
     
     /* The progRAM code and other data goes into FLASH */
     
     /*.SE_IF_Code : { KEEP(*se_hardware_stm32f4xx.c.obj (.text .text*)) } > SE_IF_region_ROM*/
     .SE_CallGate_Code : { KEEP(*se_callgate.c.obj (.text .text*)) } > SE_CallGate_region_ROM
     .SE_Key_Data : { *(.SE_Key_Data) } > SE_Key_region_ROM
     
     .text :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     *(.text) /* .text sections (code) */
     *(.text*) /* .text* sections (code) */
     *(.glue_7) /* glue arm to thumb code */
     *(.glue_7t) /* glue thumb to arm code */
     *(.eh_fRAMe)
     KEEP (*(.init))
     KEEP (*(.fini))
     
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _etext = .; /* define a global symbols at end of code */
     } >SE_ROM_region
     
     /* Constant data goes into FLASH */
     .rodata :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     *(.rodata) /* .rodata sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
     *(.rodata*) /* .rodata* sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >SE_ROM_region
     
     .ARM.extab :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >SE_ROM_region
     
     .ARM : {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     __exidx_start = .;
     *(.ARM.exidx*)
     __exidx_end = .;
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SE_ROM_region
     
     
     .preinit_array :
     {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(.preinit_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SE_ROM_region
     
     .init_array :
     {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.init_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SE_ROM_region
     .fini_array :
     {
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.fini_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
    	. = ALIGN(8);
     } >SE_ROM_region
     
     /* used by the startup to initialize data */
     _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);
     
     /* Initialized data sections goes into RAM, load LMA copy after code */
     .data :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _sdata = .; /* create a global symbol at data start */
     *(.data) /* .data sections */
     *(.data*) /* .data* sections */
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _edata = .; /* define a global symbol at data end */
     } >SE_region_SRAM1 AT> SE_ROM_region
     
     /* Uninitialized data section */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     .bss :
     {
     /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss secion */
     _sbss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss start */
     __bss_start__ = _sbss;
     *(.bss)
     *(.bss*)
     *(COMMON)
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _ebss = .; /* define a global symbol at bss end */
     __bss_end__ = _ebss;
     } >SE_region_SRAM1
     
     BOOTINFO_DATA :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _sBOOTINFO_DATA = .; /* create a global symbol at BOOTINFO_DATA start */
     *(BOOTINFO_DATA) /* BOOTINFO_DATA* sections */
     *(BOOTINFO_DATA*)
     . = ALIGN(8);
     _eBOOTINFO_DATA = .; /* define a global symbol at BOOTINFO_DATA end */
     
     } >SE_region_SRAM1 AT> SE_ROM_region
     
     /* User_heap_stack section, used to check that there is enough RAM left */
     ._user_heap_stack :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE ( end = . );
     PROVIDE ( _end = . );
     . = . + _Min_Heap_Size;
     . = . + _Min_Stack_Size;
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >region_SRAM2
     
     
     
     /* Remove information from the standard libraries */
     /DISCARD/ :
     {
     libc.a ( * )
     libm.a ( * )
     libgcc.a ( * )
     }
     
     .ARM.attributes 0 : { *(.ARM.attributes) }
    }
     
     

    Patrick Morwald
    Associate III
    September 14, 2018

    It would be great to get some feedback on our linker file configuration since we are not completely sure if this is the intended or best configuration for a project using the SBSFU mechanism. We are using an STM32F407VGT.

    Tesla DeLorean
    Guru
    September 14, 2018

    Stack alignment is broken

    /* Highest address of the user mode stack */

    _estack = 0x2001FFFF; /* end of SRAM2 */

    Should be _estack = 0x20020000, that would meet 4 and 8-byte alignment requirements, and predecrements

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    Patrick Morwald
    Associate III
    September 17, 2018

    Ok thanks for this.

    Is our usage of CCMRAM in the main application correct?