BL1: Add linker symbol identifying end of ROM content
This patch adds a new linker symbol in BL1's linker script named
'__BL1_ROM_END__', which marks the end of BL1's ROM content. This
covers BL1's code, read-only data and read-write data to relocate
in Trusted SRAM. The address of this new linker symbol is exported
to C code through the 'BL1_ROM_END' macro.
The section related to linker symbols in the Firmware Design guide
has been updated and improved.
Change-Id: I5c442ff497c78d865ffba1d7d044511c134e11c7
diff --git a/bl1/bl1.ld.S b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
index df9a799..be36b4e 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1.ld.S
+++ b/bl1/bl1.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2014, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -139,12 +139,14 @@
__DATA_ROM_START__ = LOADADDR(.data);
__DATA_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.data);
+
/*
* The .data section is the last PROGBITS section so its end marks the end
- * of the read-only part of BL1's binary.
+ * of BL1's actual content in Trusted ROM.
*/
- ASSERT(__DATA_ROM_START__ + __DATA_SIZE__ <= BL1_RO_LIMIT,
- "BL1's RO section has exceeded its limit.")
+ __BL1_ROM_END__ = __DATA_ROM_START__ + __DATA_SIZE__;
+ ASSERT(__BL1_ROM_END__ <= BL1_RO_LIMIT,
+ "BL1's ROM content has exceeded its limit.")
__BSS_SIZE__ = SIZEOF(.bss);
diff --git a/bl1/bl1_private.h b/bl1/bl1_private.h
index 283bbb9..79dde73 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1_private.h
+++ b/bl1/bl1_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2014, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@
/*******************************************************************************
* Declarations of linker defined symbols which will tell us where BL1 lives
- * in Trusted RAM
+ * in Trusted ROM and RAM
******************************************************************************/
+extern uint64_t __BL1_ROM_END__;
+#define BL1_ROM_END (uint64_t)(&__BL1_ROM_END__)
+
extern uint64_t __BL1_RAM_START__;
extern uint64_t __BL1_RAM_END__;
#define BL1_RAM_BASE (uint64_t)(&__BL1_RAM_START__)
diff --git a/docs/firmware-design.md b/docs/firmware-design.md
index 294349d..575a822 100644
--- a/docs/firmware-design.md
+++ b/docs/firmware-design.md
@@ -1052,10 +1052,10 @@
All PROGBITS sections are grouped together at the beginning of the image,
followed by all NOBITS sections. This is true for all Trusted Firmware images
and it is governed by the linker scripts. This ensures that the raw binary
-images are as small as possible. If a NOBITS section would sneak in between
-PROGBITS sections then the resulting binary file would contain a bunch of zero
-bytes at the location of this NOBITS section, making the image unnecessarily
-bigger. Smaller images allow faster loading from the FIP to the main memory.
+images are as small as possible. If a NOBITS section was inserted in between
+PROGBITS sections then the resulting binary file would contain zero bytes in
+place of this NOBITS section, making the image unnecessarily bigger. Smaller
+images allow faster loading from the FIP to the main memory.
### Linker scripts and symbols
@@ -1110,47 +1110,42 @@
#### Common linker symbols
-Early setup code needs to know the extents of the BSS section to zero-initialise
-it before executing any C code. The following linker symbols are defined for
-this purpose:
+All BL images share the following requirements:
-* `__BSS_START__` This address must be aligned on a 16-byte boundary.
-* `__BSS_SIZE__`
+* The BSS section must be zero-initialised before executing any C code.
+* The coherent memory section (if enabled) must be zero-initialised as well.
+* The MMU setup code needs to know the extents of the coherent and read-only
+ memory regions to set the right memory attributes.
-Similarly, the coherent memory section (if enabled) must be zero-initialised.
-Also, the MMU setup code needs to know the extents of this section to set the
-right memory attributes for it. The following linker symbols are defined for
-this purpose:
+The following linker symbols are defined for this purpose:
-* `__COHERENT_RAM_START__` This address must be aligned on a page-size boundary.
-* `__COHERENT_RAM_END__` This address must be aligned on a page-size boundary.
-* `__COHERENT_RAM_UNALIGNED_SIZE__`
+* `__BSS_START__` Must be aligned on a 16-byte boundary.
+* `__BSS_SIZE__`
+* `__COHERENT_RAM_START__` Must be aligned on a page-size boundary.
+* `__COHERENT_RAM_END__` Must be aligned on a page-size boundary.
+* `__COHERENT_RAM_UNALIGNED_SIZE__`
+* `__RO_START__`
+* `__RO_END__`
#### BL1's linker symbols
-BL1's early setup code needs to know the extents of the .data section to
-relocate it from ROM to RAM before executing any C code. The following linker
-symbols are defined for this purpose:
+BL1 being the ROM image, it has additional requirements. BL1 resides in ROM and
+it is entirely executed in place but it needs some read-write memory for its
+mutable data. Its `.data` section (i.e. its allocated read-write data) must be
+relocated from ROM to RAM before executing any C code.
-* `__DATA_ROM_START__` This address must be aligned on a 16-byte boundary.
-* `__DATA_RAM_START__` This address must be aligned on a 16-byte boundary.
-* `__DATA_SIZE__`
+The following additional linker symbols are defined for BL1:
-BL1's platform setup code needs to know the extents of its read-write data
-region to figure out its memory layout. The following linker symbols are defined
-for this purpose:
-
-* `__BL1_RAM_START__` This is the start address of BL1 RW data.
-* `__BL1_RAM_END__` This is the end address of BL1 RW data.
-
-#### BL2's, BL31's and TSP's linker symbols
-
-BL2, BL31 and TSP need to know the extents of their read-only section to set
-the right memory attributes for this memory region in their MMU setup code. The
-following linker symbols are defined for this purpose:
+* `__BL1_ROM_END__` End address of BL1's ROM contents, covering its code
+ and `.data` section in ROM.
+* `__DATA_ROM_START__` Start address of the `.data` section in ROM. Must be
+ aligned on a 16-byte boundary.
+* `__DATA_RAM_START__` Address in RAM where the `.data` section should be
+ copied over. Must be aligned on a 16-byte boundary.
+* `__DATA_SIZE__` Size of the `.data` section (in ROM or RAM).
+* `__BL1_RAM_START__` Start address of BL1 read-write data.
+* `__BL1_RAM_END__` End address of BL1 read-write data.
-* `__RO_START__`
-* `__RO_END__`
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