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May 17, 2024
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Custom linker file for bootloader stm32f429

  • May 17, 2024
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Hi amazing community..

I have developed a custom linker file for stm32f429. 

Here there is my costum linker file  

 

/*
******************************************************************************
**
** @file : LinkerScript.ld
**
** @author : Auto-generated by STM32CubeIDE
**
** @brief : Linker script for STM32F429ZITx Device from STM32F4 series
** 2048Kbytes FLASH
** 64Kbytes CCMRAM
** 192Kbytes RAM
**
** Set heap size, stack size and stack location according
** to application requirements.
**
** Set memory bank area and size if external memory is used
**
** Target : STMicroelectronics STM32
**
** Distribution: The file is distributed as is, without any warranty
** of any kind.
**
******************************************************************************
** @attention
**
** Copyright (c) 2023 STMicroelectronics.
** All rights reserved.
**
** This software is licensed under terms that can be found in the LICENSE file
** in the root directory of this software component.
** If no LICENSE file comes with this software, it is provided AS-IS.
**
******************************************************************************
*/

/* Entry Point */
ENTRY(Reset_Handler)

/* Highest address of the user mode stack */
_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM); /* end of "RAM" Ram type memory */

_Min_Heap_Size = 0x400; /* required amount of heap */
_Min_Stack_Size = 0x800; /* required amount of stack */

_BOOTLDR_OFFSET = 0x00000000;
_APP_START_OFFSET = 0x00010000;
_APP_HEADER_OFFSET = 0x00010000; 

/* Memories definition */
MEMORY
{
 CCMRAM (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x10000000, LENGTH = 64K
 RAM (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 192K-4
 FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x8000000, LENGTH = 2048K
}

/* Sections */
SECTIONS
{
 /* The bootloader code into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
 .bootloader_section :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _bl_fw_start = .;
 KEEP(*(.bootloader_section)) /* Bootloader */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } > FLASH

 /* The startup code into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
 .isr_vector :
 {
 . = _bl_fw_start + _APP_START_OFFSET;
 _app_fw_start = .;
 KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* Startup code */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } > FLASH

 .app_header :
 {
 . = _bl_fw_start + _APP_START_OFFSET + _APP_HEADER_OFFSET;
 KEEP(*(.app_header)) /* Bootloader Header */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } > FLASH

 /* The program code and other data into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
 .text :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 *(.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(4);
 _etext = .; /* define a global symbols at end of code */
 } >FLASH

 /* Constant data into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
 .rodata :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 *(.rodata) /* .rodata sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
 *(.rodata*) /* .rodata* sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH

 .ARM.extab : {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH

 .ARM : {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 __exidx_start = .;
 *(.ARM.exidx*)
 __exidx_end = .;
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH

 .preinit_array :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(.preinit_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH

 .init_array :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
 KEEP (*(.init_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH

 .fini_array :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
 KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
 KEEP (*(.fini_array*))
 PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
 . = ALIGN(4);
 } >FLASH

 /* Used by the startup to initialize data */
 _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);

 /* Initialized data sections into "RAM" Ram type memory */
 .data :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _sdata = .; /* create a global symbol at data start */
 *(.data) /* .data sections */
 *(.data*) /* .data* sections */
 *(.RamFunc) /* .RamFunc sections */
 *(.RamFunc*) /* .RamFunc* sections */

 . = ALIGN(4);
 _edata = .; /* define a global symbol at data end */

 } >RAM AT> FLASH

 _siccmram = LOADADDR(.ccmram);

 /* CCM-RAM section
 *
 * IMPORTANT NOTE!
 * If initialized variables will be placed in this section,
 * the startup code needs to be modified to copy the init-values.
 */
 .ccmram :
 {
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _sccmram = .; /* create a global symbol at ccmram start */
 *(.ccmram)
 *(.ccmram*)

 . = ALIGN(4);
 _eccmram = .; /* create a global symbol at ccmram end */
 } >CCMRAM AT> FLASH

 /* Uninitialized data section into "RAM" Ram type memory */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 .bss :
 {
 /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss section */
 _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" Ram type memory left */
 ._user_heap_stack :
 {
 . = ALIGN(8);
 PROVIDE ( end = . );
 PROVIDE ( _end = . );
 . = . + _Min_Heap_Size;
 . = . + _Min_Stack_Size;
 . = ALIGN(8);
 } >RAM
 
.app_trailer :
{
 . = ALIGN(16);
 _app_trailer = .;
 KEEP(*(.app_trailer)) /* Application Trailer */
 . = ALIGN(4);
 _app_fw_end = .;
} >FLASH

_app_fw_size = _app_fw_end - _app_fw_start;


 /* Remove information from the compiler libraries */
 /DISCARD/ :
 {
 libc.a ( * )
 libm.a ( * )
 libgcc.a ( * )
 }

 .ARM.attributes 0 : { *(.ARM.attributes) }
}

 

When i debug the application the code is running but the ISR are not working. 

Here there is the memory map 

SGasp1_0-1715950755530.png

 

The idea is to have 64kb for the botloader and the rest for the application. 

The starting point of the application it  should be at address 0x08010000

 

as usual in the main function i do this .. 

 

SGasp1_1-1715950903795.png

Can you please tell me if you see something strange on the setting of the ISR table ? 

 

Thanks a lot

 

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    11 replies

    SGasp.1Author
    Graduate II
    May 17, 2024

    Hi @Radosław 

    Also in my case it is after interrupt.. 

    But I don't understand why the interrupts are not working 

     

     .isr_vector :
     {
     . = _bl_fw_start + _APP_START_OFFSET;
     _app_fw_start = .;
     KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* Startup code */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } > FLASH
    
     .app_header :
     {
     . = _bl_fw_start + _APP_START_OFFSET + _APP_HEADER_OFFSET;
     KEEP(*(.app_header)) /* Bootloader Header */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } > FLASH

    However i will try to not touch the isr_vector by modfing the starting address in flash i will remove the bootloader_section and maybe it should work ? 

    Visitor II
    May 17, 2024

    Bootlader section is before ISR? do not mix linker sctripts, Now we talking about aplication linker nor bootloader,

     

    Booloader need standard linker stript, as i;m notice earlier

     

    Bootloader always need info about whare aplication is start it is enough, from this info you can to everything, that why booloader need standard linker script, (or only for claryfication aplication memory region).

    SGasp.1Author
    Graduate II
    May 20, 2024

    Hi @Radosław and @Tesla DeLorean  I have changed the linker in the following way but still isr routine are not working 

     

    /*
    ******************************************************************************
    **
    ** @file : LinkerScript.ld
    **
    ** @author : Auto-generated by STM32CubeIDE
    **
    ** @brief : Linker script for STM32F429ZITx Device from STM32F4 series
    ** 2048Kbytes FLASH
    ** 64Kbytes CCMRAM
    ** 192Kbytes RAM
    **
    ** Set heap size, stack size and stack location according
    ** to application requirements.
    **
    ** Set memory bank area and size if external memory is used
    **
    ** Target : STMicroelectronics STM32
    **
    ** Distribution: The file is distributed as is, without any warranty
    ** of any kind.
    **
    ******************************************************************************
    ** @attention
    **
    ** Copyright (c) 2023 STMicroelectronics.
    ** All rights reserved.
    **
    ** This software is licensed under terms that can be found in the LICENSE file
    ** in the root directory of this software component.
    ** If no LICENSE file comes with this software, it is provided AS-IS.
    **
    ******************************************************************************
    */
    
    /* Entry Point */
    ENTRY(Reset_Handler)
    
    /* Highest address of the user mode stack */
    _estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM); /* end of "RAM" Ram type memory */
    
    _Min_Heap_Size = 0x400; /* required amount of heap */
    _Min_Stack_Size = 0x800; /* required amount of stack */
    
    _BOOTLDR_OFFSET = 0x00000000;
    _APP_START_OFFSET = 0x00010000;
    _APP_HEADER_OFFSET = 0x00010000;
    _APP_FW_START = 0x8010000; 
    
    /* Memories definition */
    MEMORY
    {
     CCMRAM (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x10000000, LENGTH = 64K
     RAM (xrw) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 192K-4
     FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x8010000, LENGTH = 2048K-64K
    }
    
    /* Sections */
    SECTIONS
    {
     /* The startup code into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
     .isr_vector :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* Startup code */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } >FLASH
    
     .app_header :
     {
     . = _APP_HEADER_OFFSET;
     KEEP(*(.app_header)) /* Bootloader Header */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } > FLASH
    
     /* The program code and other data into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
     .text :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.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(4);
     _etext = .; /* define a global symbols at end of code */
     } >FLASH
    
     /* Constant data into "FLASH" Rom type memory */
     .rodata :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.rodata) /* .rodata sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
     *(.rodata*) /* .rodata* sections (constants, strings, etc.) */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } >FLASH
    
     .ARM.extab : {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } >FLASH
    
     .ARM : {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     __exidx_start = .;
     *(.ARM.exidx*)
     __exidx_end = .;
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } >FLASH
    
     .preinit_array :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(.preinit_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } >FLASH
    
     .init_array :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.init_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } >FLASH
    
     .fini_array :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
     KEEP (*(SORT(.fini_array.*)))
     KEEP (*(.fini_array*))
     PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
     . = ALIGN(4);
     } >FLASH
    
     /* Used by the startup to initialize data */
     _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);
    
     /* Initialized data sections into "RAM" Ram type memory */
     .data :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _sdata = .; /* create a global symbol at data start */
     *(.data) /* .data sections */
     *(.data*) /* .data* sections */
     *(.RamFunc) /* .RamFunc sections */
     *(.RamFunc*) /* .RamFunc* sections */
    
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _edata = .; /* define a global symbol at data end */
    
     } >RAM AT> FLASH
    
     _siccmram = LOADADDR(.ccmram);
    
     /* CCM-RAM section
     *
     * IMPORTANT NOTE!
     * If initialized variables will be placed in this section,
     * the startup code needs to be modified to copy the init-values.
     */
     .ccmram :
     {
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _sccmram = .; /* create a global symbol at ccmram start */
     *(.ccmram)
     *(.ccmram*)
    
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _eccmram = .; /* create a global symbol at ccmram end */
     } >CCMRAM AT> FLASH
    
     /* Uninitialized data section into "RAM" Ram type memory */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     .bss :
     {
     /* This is used by the startup in order to initialize the .bss section */
     _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" Ram type memory left */
     ._user_heap_stack :
     {
     . = ALIGN(8);
     PROVIDE ( end = . );
     PROVIDE ( _end = . );
     . = . + _Min_Heap_Size;
     . = . + _Min_Stack_Size;
     . = ALIGN(8);
     } >RAM
     
    .app_trailer :
    {
     . = ALIGN(16);
     _app_trailer = .;
     KEEP(*(.app_trailer)) /* Application Trailer */
     . = ALIGN(4);
     _app_fw_end = .;
    } >FLASH
    
    _app_fw_size = _app_fw_end - _APP_FW_START;
    
     /* Remove information from the compiler libraries */
     /DISCARD/ :
     {
     libc.a ( * )
     libm.a ( * )
     libgcc.a ( * )
     }
    
     .ARM.attributes 0 : { *(.ARM.attributes) }
    }

     

    Can you help me whta i am doing wrong now ? 

     

    SGasp1_0-1716188701047.png

     

     

    Thanks