oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/hubris
Linker script fails to warn on missing section
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Description
We put BOOTSTATE into a special section of memory:
#[used]
#[link_section = ".bootstate"]
static BOOTSTATE: MaybeUninit<[u8; 0x1000]> = MaybeUninit::uninit();
Despite this fact, if sections is missing in the lpc55xpresso TOML file, it will build without complaints:
[tasks.update_server]
# ...
sections = {bootstate = "usbsram"} # <- delete this line
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Research direction
Start with the lpc55xpresso TOML configuration and the handling of the tasks.update_server sections setting. Reproduce the build with sections = {bootstate = "usbsram"} removed, then trace why the .bootstate section is not reported. Done means the missing configuration produces a warning or build failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- build-system, embedded-iot
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100