Can't use this bootloader with a platformio firmware

[pedrorovi]

Hello,

Firstly, thank you for bringing this cool project to fruition. I'm currently working on implementing a bootloader for an application I've developed using Platformio on VSCode. However, when I attempt to integrate both firmwares, the main firmware generated in Platformio seems to be disrupting my system. Do you have any insights into why this might be happening or any suggestions for resolution?

[pedrorovi]

It's necessary to use the linker script from platformio, update the offset and remove boot2.

MEMORY
{
    FLASH(rx) : ORIGIN = 0x10000000 + 16k, LENGTH = 2048k - 16k
    RAM(rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 256k
    SCRATCH_X(rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20040000, LENGTH = 4k
    SCRATCH_Y(rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20041000, LENGTH = 4k
}
ENTRY(_entry_point)
SECTIONS
{
    .flash_begin : {
        __flash_binary_start = .;
    } > FLASH
/*    
    .boot2 : {
        __boot2_start__ = .;
        KEEP (*(.boot2))
        __boot2_end__ = .;
    } > FLASH
    ASSERT(__boot2_end__ - __boot2_start__ == 256,
        "ERROR: Pico second stage bootloader must be 256 bytes in size")
*/
    .text : {
        __logical_binary_start = .;
        KEEP (*(.vectors))
        KEEP (*(.binary_info_header))
        __binary_info_header_end = .;
        KEEP (*(.reset))
        KEEP (*(.init))
        *(.fini)
        *crtbegin.o(.ctors)
        *crtbegin?.o(.ctors)
        *(EXCLUDE_FILE(*crtend?.o *crtend.o) .ctors)
        *(SORT(.ctors.*))
        *(.ctors)
        *crtbegin.o(.dtors)
        *crtbegin?.o(.dtors)
        *(EXCLUDE_FILE(*crtend?.o *crtend.o) .dtors)
        *(SORT(.dtors.*))
        *(.dtors)
        *(.eh_frame*)
        . = ALIGN(4);
    } > FLASH
    .rodata : {
        . = ALIGN(4);
        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.flashdata*)))
        . = ALIGN(4);
    } > FLASH
    .ARM.extab :
    {
        *(.ARM.extab* .gnu.linkonce.armextab.*)
    } > FLASH
    __exidx_start = .;
    .ARM.exidx :
    {
        *(.ARM.exidx* .gnu.linkonce.armexidx.*)
    } > FLASH
    __exidx_end = .;
    . = ALIGN(4);
    __binary_info_start = .;
    .binary_info :
    {
        KEEP(*(.binary_info.keep.*))
        *(.binary_info.*)
    } > FLASH
    __binary_info_end = .;
    . = ALIGN(4);
    __etext = .;
   .ram_vector_table (COPY): {
        *(.ram_vector_table)
    } > RAM
    .data : {
        __data_start__ = .;
        *(vtable)
        *(.time_critical*)
        . = ALIGN(4);
        *(.data*)
        . = ALIGN(4);
        *(.after_data.*)
        . = ALIGN(4);
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__mutex_array_start = .);
        KEEP(*(SORT(.mutex_array.*)))
        KEEP(*(.mutex_array))
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__mutex_array_end = .);
        . = ALIGN(4);
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_start = .);
        KEEP(*(SORT(.preinit_array.*)))
        KEEP(*(.preinit_array))
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__preinit_array_end = .);
        . = ALIGN(4);
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
        KEEP(*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
        KEEP(*(.init_array))
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
        . = ALIGN(4);
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_start = .);
        *(SORT(.fini_array.*))
        *(.fini_array)
        PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__fini_array_end = .);
        *(.jcr)
        . = ALIGN(4);
        __data_end__ = .;
    } > RAM AT> FLASH
    .uninitialized_data (COPY): {
        . = ALIGN(4);
        *(.uninitialized_data*)
    } > RAM
    .scratch_x : {
        __scratch_x_start__ = .;
        *(.scratch_x.*)
        . = ALIGN(4);
        __scratch_x_end__ = .;
    } > SCRATCH_X AT > FLASH
    __scratch_x_source__ = LOADADDR(.scratch_x);
    .scratch_y : {
        __scratch_y_start__ = .;
        *(.scratch_y.*)
        . = ALIGN(4);
        __scratch_y_end__ = .;
    } > SCRATCH_Y AT > FLASH
    __scratch_y_source__ = LOADADDR(.scratch_y);
    .bss : {
        . = ALIGN(4);
        __bss_start__ = .;
        *(SORT_BY_ALIGNMENT(SORT_BY_NAME(.bss*)))
        *(COMMON)
        . = ALIGN(4);
        __bss_end__ = .;
    } > RAM
    .heap (COPY):
    {
        __end__ = .;
        PROVIDE(end = .);
        *(.heap*)
        . = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM) - 0x400;
        __HeapLimit = .;
    } > RAM
    .stack1_dummy (COPY):
    {
        *(.stack1*)
    } > SCRATCH_X
    .stack_dummy (COPY):
    {
        *(.stack*)
    } > RAM
    .flash_end : {
        __flash_binary_end = .;
    } > FLASH
    __StackTop = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
    __StackLimit = __StackTop - 0x400;
    __StackOneTop = ORIGIN(SCRATCH_X) + LENGTH(SCRATCH_X);
    __StackOneBottom = __StackOneTop - SIZEOF(.stack1_dummy);
    __StackBottom = __StackTop - SIZEOF(.stack_dummy);
    PROVIDE(__stack = __StackTop);
    ASSERT(__StackLimit >= __HeapLimit, "region RAM overflowed")
    ASSERT( __binary_info_header_end - __logical_binary_start <= 256, "Binary info must be in first 256 bytes of the binary")
}

[usedbytes]

Makes sense, thanks for the update.

I will leave this open and find some time to add something to the documentation saying that some payloads may need to use their own linker scripts if they have different sections compared to the default (unless you fancy submitting a patch for that yourself 🙂)

[pwspen]

@pedrorovi I'm trying to replicate using a platformio generated ELF but not having any luck. Flashes OK but program doesn't work. What core did you use? I'm trying with Arduino Mbed.

All you had to change was the linker file, no other platformio config?