Background
On our company, we precompile our platform library into a .lib and provide these library to other developers.Till the day, we've used the default startup provided in the Standard Peripheral Library from ST.
Goal
We need to allow the user to customize the Stack and Heap Size.What we have tried
For this example we're using and STM32F103RB(Nucleo Board).
I've tried to split the startup we've been using in two; one will carry the Heap and Stack definitions and the other will be contain the vector definitions.The file with the vectors definitions(stm32f1_md_vectors.s) will be included in the .lib file and the other will be linked by the Application developer and together with hiw own code and the .lib file.These are the milestones I propose:
0) Compile the .lib and link it to an application to obtain the map.
1) Split the startup file in two
2) Assemble them and ensure they work together in the same way than the single startup
3) Assemble them and incorporate them into the .lib and ensure it works like point 2)
4) Assemble the vector stm32f1_md_vectors.s and incorporate in the .lib. Assemble the startup.s and link with the application and the .lib This is the code I'm using:Code of the startup.s:
; Amount of memory (in bytes) allocated for Stack ; Tailor this value to your application needs ; <h> Stack Configuration ; <o> Stack Size (in Bytes) <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:8> ; </h> Stack_Size EQU 0x00000400 AREA STACK, NOINIT, READWRITE, ALIGN=3 Stack_Mem SPACE Stack_Size __initial_sp ; <h> Heap Configuration ; <o> Heap Size (in Bytes) <0x0-0xFFFFFFFF:8> ; </h> Heap_Size EQU 0x00000200 AREA HEAP, NOINIT, READWRITE, ALIGN=3 __heap_base Heap_Mem SPACE Heap_Size __heap_limit PRESERVE8 THUMB ;******************************************************************************* ; User Stack and Heap initialization ;******************************************************************************* IF :DEF:__MICROLIB EXPORT __initial_sp EXPORT __heap_base EXPORT __heap_limit ELSE IMPORT __use_two_region_memory EXPORT __user_initial_stackheap __user_initial_stackheap LDR R0, = Heap_Mem LDR R1, =(Stack_Mem + Stack_Size) LDR R2, = (Heap_Mem + Heap_Size) LDR R3, = Stack_Mem BX LR ALIGN ENDIF END
; Vector Table Mapped to Address 0 at Reset AREA RESET, DATA, READONLY IMPORT __initial_sp EXPORT __Vectors EXPORT __Vectors_End EXPORT __Vectors_Size __Vectors DCD __initial_sp ; Top of Stack DCD Reset_Handler ; Reset Handler DCD NMI_Handler ; NMI Handler DCD HardFault_Handler ; Hard Fault Handler DCD MemManage_Handler ; MPU Fault Handler DCD BusFault_Handler ; Bus Fault Handler DCD UsageFault_Handler ; Usage Fault Handler DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD SVC_Handler ; SVCall Handler DCD DebugMon_Handler ; Debug Monitor Handler DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD PendSV_Handler ; PendSV Handler DCD SysTick_Handler ; SysTick Handler ; External Interrupts DCD WWDG_IRQHandler ; Window Watchdog DCD PVD_IRQHandler ; PVD through EXTI Line detect DCD TAMPER_IRQHandler ; Tamper DCD RTC_IRQHandler ; RTC DCD FLASH_IRQHandler ; Flash DCD RCC_IRQHandler ; RCC DCD EXTI0_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 0 DCD EXTI1_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 1 DCD EXTI2_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 2 DCD EXTI3_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 3 DCD EXTI4_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 4 DCD DMA1_Channel1_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 1 DCD DMA1_Channel2_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 2 DCD DMA1_Channel3_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 3 DCD DMA1_Channel4_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 4 DCD DMA1_Channel5_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 5 DCD DMA1_Channel6_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 6 DCD DMA1_Channel7_IRQHandler ; DMA1 Channel 7 DCD ADC1_IRQHandler ; ADC1 DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD EXTI9_5_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 9..5 DCD TIM1_BRK_TIM15_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Break and TIM15 DCD TIM1_UP_TIM16_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Update and TIM16 DCD TIM1_TRG_COM_TIM17_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Trigger and Commutation and TIM17 DCD TIM1_CC_IRQHandler ; TIM1 Capture Compare DCD TIM2_IRQHandler ; TIM2 DCD TIM3_IRQHandler ; TIM3 DCD TIM4_IRQHandler ; TIM4 DCD I2C1_EV_IRQHandler ; I2C1 Event DCD I2C1_ER_IRQHandler ; I2C1 Error DCD I2C2_EV_IRQHandler ; I2C2 Event DCD I2C2_ER_IRQHandler ; I2C2 Error DCD SPI1_IRQHandler ; SPI1 DCD SPI2_IRQHandler ; SPI2 DCD USART1_IRQHandler ; USART1 DCD USART2_IRQHandler ; USART2 DCD USART3_IRQHandler ; USART3 DCD EXTI15_10_IRQHandler ; EXTI Line 15..10 DCD RTCAlarm_IRQHandler ; RTC Alarm through EXTI Line DCD CEC_IRQHandler ; HDMI-CEC DCD TIM12_IRQHandler ; TIM12 DCD TIM13_IRQHandler ; TIM13 DCD TIM14_IRQHandler ; TIM14 DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD 0 ; Reserved DCD TIM5_IRQHandler ; TIM5 DCD SPI3_IRQHandler ; SPI3 DCD UART4_IRQHandler ; UART4 DCD UART5_IRQHandler ; UART5 DCD TIM6_DAC_IRQHandler ; TIM6 and DAC underrun DCD TIM7_IRQHandler ; TIM7 DCD DMA2_Channel1_IRQHandler ; DMA2 Channel1 DCD DMA2_Channel2_IRQHandler ; DMA2 Channel2 DCD DMA2_Channel3_IRQHandler ; DMA2 Channel3 DCD DMA2_Channel4_5_IRQHandler ; DMA2 Channel4 & Channel5 DCD DMA2_Channel5_IRQHandler ; DMA2 Channel5 __Vectors_End __Vectors_Size EQU __Vectors_End - __Vectors AREA |.text|, CODE, READONLY ; Reset handler Reset_Handler PROC EXPORT Reset_Handler [WEAK] IMPORT __main IMPORT SystemInit LDR R0, =SystemInit BLX R0 LDR R0, =__main BX R0 ENDP ; Dummy Exception Handlers (infinite loops which can be modified) NMI_Handler PROC EXPORT NMI_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP HardFault_Handler\ PROC EXPORT HardFault_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP MemManage_Handler\ PROC EXPORT MemManage_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP BusFault_Handler\ PROC EXPORT BusFault_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP UsageFault_Handler\ PROC EXPORT UsageFault_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP SVC_Handler PROC EXPORT SVC_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP DebugMon_Handler\ PROC EXPORT DebugMon_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP PendSV_Handler PROC EXPORT PendSV_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP SysTick_Handler PROC EXPORT SysTick_Handler [WEAK] B . ENDP Default_Handler PROC EXPORT WWDG_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT PVD_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TAMPER_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT RTC_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT FLASH_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT RCC_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT EXTI0_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT EXTI1_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT EXTI2_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT EXTI3_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT EXTI4_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA1_Channel1_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA1_Channel2_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA1_Channel3_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA1_Channel4_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA1_Channel5_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA1_Channel6_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA1_Channel7_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT ADC1_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT EXTI9_5_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM1_BRK_TIM15_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM1_UP_TIM16_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM1_TRG_COM_TIM17_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM1_CC_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM2_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM3_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM4_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT I2C1_EV_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT I2C1_ER_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT I2C2_EV_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT I2C2_ER_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT SPI1_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT SPI2_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT USART1_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT USART2_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT USART3_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT EXTI15_10_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT RTCAlarm_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT CEC_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM12_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM13_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM14_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM5_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT SPI3_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT UART4_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT UART5_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM6_DAC_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT TIM7_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA2_Channel1_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA2_Channel2_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA2_Channel3_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA2_Channel4_5_IRQHandler [WEAK] EXPORT DMA2_Channel5_IRQHandler [WEAK] WWDG_IRQHandler PVD_IRQHandler TAMPER_IRQHandler RTC_IRQHandler FLASH_IRQHandler RCC_IRQHandler EXTI0_IRQHandler EXTI1_IRQHandler EXTI2_IRQHandler EXTI3_IRQHandler EXTI4_IRQHandler DMA1_Channel1_IRQHandler DMA1_Channel2_IRQHandler DMA1_Channel3_IRQHandler DMA1_Channel4_IRQHandler DMA1_Channel5_IRQHandler DMA1_Channel6_IRQHandler DMA1_Channel7_IRQHandler ADC1_IRQHandler EXTI9_5_IRQHandler TIM1_BRK_TIM15_IRQHandler TIM1_UP_TIM16_IRQHandler TIM1_TRG_COM_TIM17_IRQHandler TIM1_CC_IRQHandler TIM2_IRQHandler TIM3_IRQHandler TIM4_IRQHandler I2C1_EV_IRQHandler I2C1_ER_IRQHandler I2C2_EV_IRQHandler I2C2_ER_IRQHandler SPI1_IRQHandler SPI2_IRQHandler USART1_IRQHandler USART2_IRQHandler USART3_IRQHandler EXTI15_10_IRQHandler RTCAlarm_IRQHandler CEC_IRQHandler TIM12_IRQHandler TIM13_IRQHandler TIM14_IRQHandler TIM5_IRQHandler SPI3_IRQHandler UART4_IRQHandler UART5_IRQHandler TIM6_DAC_IRQHandler TIM7_IRQHandler DMA2_Channel1_IRQHandler DMA2_Channel2_IRQHandler DMA2_Channel3_IRQHandler DMA2_Channel4_5_IRQHandler DMA2_Channel5_IRQHandler B . ENDP ALIGN END
LR_IROMPROGRAM1 0x08000000 0x1C800 { ; load region size_region ER_IROM1 0x08000000 0x1C800 { ; load address = execution address *.o (RESET, +First) *(InRoot$$Sections) .ANY (+RO) } RW_IRAM1 0x20000000 0x00010000 { ; RW data .ANY (+RW +ZI) } } LR_IROMDATA1 0x0801F800 0x800 { ; load region size_region ER_EMPTY1 0x0801F800 EMPTY 0x800 { ;Empty region not zero-initialized in run time } }
Outcome2) It works when I compile the files together in a sample project.
3) It succeds in incorporating them in the.lib , but when I try to link them with the application, it seems the RESET area isn't found. This is the linker output:"..\..\.\output\generated\gf_hal.sct", line 10 (column 9): Error: L6236E: No section matches selector - no section to be FIRST/LAST.Not enough information to list image symbols.Not enough information to list the image map.Finished: 2 information, 0 warning and 1 error messages.Error: Linker error 1I attach three maps: the one obtained in the steps 0, 2 and 3.
Tomorrow I'll try to reproduce the steps 2 and 3 with a minimal library(and no propetary code) so I can provide sample projects.