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    Hello guys, I am trying to verify some features of ARMv7-M3 in a software simulator platform for ARM. But this simulator only support ARMv7-A ISA. Is ARMv7-M3 instructions compatible to ARMv7-A, especially...
  • Is ARMv7-M3 thumb instructions compatible to ARMv7-A thumb?
    Hello guys, I am trying to verify some features of ARMv7-M3 in a software simulator platform for ARM. But this simulator only support ARMv7-A ISA. Is ARMv7-M3 instructions compatible to ARMv7-A, especially...
  • ELF entry point in thumb mode (armv7/aarch32)
    Hi ! We are writing an OS targeting 32 bits ARM platform, where binaries can be compiled in ARM or in Thumb mode. At the moment, to execute a new process, I load the info from an ELF, set lr_usr to the...
  • ELF entry point in thumb mode (armv7/aarch32)
    Hi ! We are writing an OS targeting 32 bits ARM platform, where binaries can be compiled in ARM or in Thumb mode. At the moment, to execute a new process, I load the info from an ELF, set lr_usr to the...
  • Question about LPAE(Large Physical Address Extensions) for ARMv7
    I read the ARMv7 architecture reference manuals. The spec. says LPAE allows 32-bits VA to be translated into 40-bits PA. The 40-bits PA means the width of address bus is 40-bits or greater than 40 bits...