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Linker script skill for embedded bare-metal targets. Use when writing or modifying GNU ld linker scripts, placing code and data in specific flash or RAM regions, understanding VMA vs LMA, configuring startup .bss/.data initialization, using MEMORY and SECTIONS commands, or debugging linker errors about regions. Activates on queries about linker scripts, MEMORY command, SECTIONS command, .bss init, VMA vs LMA, weak symbols, or placing functions in specific memory regions.
npx skill4agent add mohitmishra786/low-level-dev-skills linker-scripts.bss.data/* Minimal Cortex-M linker script */
ENTRY(Reset_Handler) /* entry point symbol */
MEMORY
{
FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08000000, LENGTH = 512K
RAM (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 128K
}
SECTIONS
{
.text : /* code section */
{
KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* interrupt vector must be first */
*(.text)
*(.text.*)
*(.rodata)
*(.rodata.*)
. = ALIGN(4);
_etext = .; /* end of flash content */
} > FLASH
.data : AT(_etext) /* VMA = RAM, LMA = FLASH */
{
_sdata = .;
*(.data)
*(.data.*)
. = ALIGN(4);
_edata = .;
} > RAM
.bss :
{
_sbss = .;
*(.bss)
*(.bss.*)
*(COMMON)
. = ALIGN(4);
_ebss = .;
} > RAM
/* Stack at top of RAM */
_estack = ORIGIN(RAM) + LENGTH(RAM);
}.data/* AT() sets LMA explicitly */
.data : AT(ADDR(.text) + SIZEOF(.text))
{
_sdata = .;
*(.data)
_edata = .;
} > RAM /* VMA goes in RAM */.data.textAT(_etext).data.bssmain()// startup.c or startup.s equivalent in C
extern uint32_t _sdata, _edata, _sidata; // _sidata = LMA of .data
extern uint32_t _sbss, _ebss;
void Reset_Handler(void) {
// Copy .data from flash to RAM
uint32_t *src = &_sidata;
uint32_t *dst = &_sdata;
while (dst < &_edata) *dst++ = *src++;
// Zero-initialize .bss
dst = &_sbss;
while (dst < &_ebss) *dst++ = 0;
// Call C++ constructors
// (call __libc_init_array() if using newlib)
main();
for (;;); // should never return
}_sidata.data.data : AT(_etext)
{
_sdata = .;
*(.data)
_edata = .;
} > RAM
_sidata = LOADADDR(.data); /* LMA of .data for startup code *//* Place time-critical code in RAM for faster execution */
MEMORY
{
FLASH (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x08000000, LENGTH = 512K
RAM (rwx): ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 128K
CCM (rwx): ORIGIN = 0x10000000, LENGTH = 64K /* Cortex-M4 CCM */
}
.fast_code : AT(_etext)
{
_sfast = .;
*(.fast_code) /* sections marked __attribute__((section(".fast_code"))) */
_efast = .;
} > CCM /* runs from CCM RAM */// Mark a function to go in fast_code section
__attribute__((section(".fast_code")))
void critical_isr_handler(void) {
// runs from CCM RAM
}/* KEEP — prevent garbage collection of section */
KEEP(*(.isr_vector)) /* linker gc won't remove interrupt table */
KEEP(*(.init))
KEEP(*(.fini))
/* ALIGN — advance location counter to alignment boundary */
. = ALIGN(8); /* align to 8 bytes */
/* PROVIDE — define symbol only if not already defined (weak default) */
PROVIDE(_stack_size = 0x400); /* default 1KB stack; override in code */
/* Symbols for stack */
.stack :
{
. = ALIGN(8);
. += _stack_size;
_stack_top = .;
} > RAM
/* FILL — fill unused bytes */
.text :
{
*(.text)
. = ALIGN(4);
FILL(0xFF) /* fill flash gaps with 0xFF (erased state) */
} > FLASH/* In linker script — provide weak default ISR */
PROVIDE(NMI_Handler = Default_Handler);
PROVIDE(HardFault_Handler = Default_Handler);
PROVIDE(SysTick_Handler = Default_Handler);// In C — weak default handler
__attribute__((weak)) void Default_Handler(void) {
for (;;); // spin — override this in application
}
// Override by defining a non-weak symbol with the same name
void SysTick_Handler(void) {
tick_count++;
}| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Binary too large for flash | Enable LTO, |
| Too much RAM used | Reduce stack size, use static buffers, check |
| Missing linker script symbol | Define |
| | Pass with |
| Wrong path | Use |
Data section | LMA not set | Add |
# Analyze section sizes
arm-none-eabi-size firmware.elf
arm-none-eabi-size -A firmware.elf # verbose per-section
# Show all sections and their addresses
arm-none-eabi-objdump -h firmware.elf
# Check if .data LMA is in flash range
arm-none-eabi-readelf -S firmware.elf | grep -A2 "\.data"skills/embedded/openocd-jtagskills/embedded/freertosskills/binaries/linkers-ltoskills/binaries/elf-inspection