Re: [ECOS] NEWBIE: Memory Layout on AEB-1 Rev B

[Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour at redhat dot com>]

k e wrote:
> 
> sorry in advance if this starts a new thread.
> 
> --- Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour@redhat.com> wrote:
> [snip]
> > >     __reserved_for_rom = ALIGN (0x1); . = __reserved_for_rom + 0x4000;
> >
> > If you don't intend to use the GDB stubs for debugging, you could remove
> > this. Also note that exception handlers will still have been set up by the
> > GDB stub in ROM, and those handlers will use RAM in this area. So if you
> > get any exceptions it will scribble in this area anyway. So obviously
> > either don't get any exceptions, or supply new exception handlers in your
> > app.
> [snip]
> 
> If I were to try this, is it as easy as removing the line for this
> block of ram from the .h, .mlt, and .ldi files and then re-build ecos?
> I'd assume that the subsequent sections would then map down by 0x4000
> in memory.

I believe so.

Jifl
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