A protected build on the ESP32 could only use the legacy IDF image format.
Kconfig allowed simple boot to be selected with BUILD_PROTECTED, because the
legacy format is only a default and not a select, but the result did not link
and then did not boot.
Simple boot has no second-stage bootloader. __start() maps the flash itself,
so everything it reaches must already be in RAM. kernel-space.ld pinned none
of it, and it did not place esp32_start at all, so the entry point went to the
flash the code was about to map. The chip loaded the RAM segments, jumped to
0x400d0ba4 and took an IllegalInstruction on the first instruction.
So this pins the bootloader, flash, ROM, clock and log objects that
bootloader_init() and map_rom_segments() reach, along with esp32_start itself,
and defines the six _image_* symbols that __start() needs. All of it is
behind CONFIG_ESPRESSIF_SIMPLE_BOOT, so a legacy build gets the same IRAM it
had before.
kernel-space.ld also had no `#include <nuttx/config.h>'. It held no
conditionals until now, so nothing showed the omission: the new blocks
compiled away silently and the link failed as if the file had not been
changed.
The default is unchanged. A protected build still selects the legacy format
unless the user clears CONFIG_ESP32_APP_FORMAT_LEGACY.
Verified on an ESP32-DevKitC V4, ESP32-D0WD-V3 revision 3.1, with
esp32-devkitc:knsh and the legacy format turned off. The kernel flashes at
0x1000 and the user image at 0x90000, with no bootloader and no partition
table. It maps seven segments, reaches NSH, and runs ostest to the same point
as the legacy build.
Assisted-by: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Marco Casaroli <marco.casaroli@gmail.com>
This commit updates the common-source integration for Xtensa-based
Espressif devices (ESP32, ESP32-S2, and ESP32-S3). This is part of a larger
common-source update split by architecture for better maintainability.
Major components updated:
- IRQ allocator refactoring with intr_alloc integration
- Common-source drivers (GPIO, RMT, I2C, SPI, UART, etc.)
- Espressif components upgrade to release/master.b-test
- Peripheral drivers (ADC, PWM, LEDC, MCPWM, PCNT, Temperature Sensor, etc.)
- Wireless adapters (Wi-Fi and BLE)
- esp_timer migration to the common-source path for Xtensa devices
- Common-source power management implementation (auto-sleep and wakeup paths)
- Board defconfigs for all Xtensa Espressif boards
- SMP support improvements for ESP32-S3
- Critical section handling improvements
Key architectural changes:
- IRQ Allocator: The new interrupt allocator enables multiple mapping
options from interrupt sources to CPU interrupts, providing flexibility
required by modern peripherals. Although this introduces breaking changes
to the interrupt handling API, the required ARCH_MINIMAL_VECTORTABLE
Kconfig option is explicitly checked during startup to ensure proper
configuration. This validation prevents runtime issues from configuration
mismatches.
- Xtensa-specific interrupt handling via esp_xtensa_intr.c providing
NuttX-native implementations of xt_ints_on/off and interrupt handlers,
avoiding conflicts with NuttX's core Xtensa macros.
- Timer/RTC unification: ESP32/ESP32-S2/ESP32-S3 move from chip-specific
RTC/RT-timer code to common-source Espressif integration, including
esp_timer_adapter/esp_rtc paths and the required bringup/defconfig updates.
- Power management consolidation: Xtensa PM follows the common-source
implementation, including common-source auto-sleep behavior, UART/Wi-Fi
wakeup coordination, and tickless-safe sleep flow compatibility.
Note: This is a large commit to maintain bisectability. Breaking the
changes into smaller commits would result in non-building intermediate
states across the common-source infrastructure update.
Tested configurations:
- All defconfigs were tested, including `ostest`.
Signed-off-by: Tiago Medicci Serrano <tiago.medicci@espressif.com>
Updates the SPI Flash driver used for user storage MTD.
Moves ESP32 and ESP32S3 to use common driver.
Updates KConfig options to keep backwards compatibility.
Signed-off-by: Filipe Cavalcanti <filipe.cavalcanti@espressif.com>
Adds SYS_STARTUP_FN which calls constructors and init functions on
common source code. Requires compatibility changes on linker script.
Signed-off-by: Filipe Cavalcanti <filipe.cavalcanti@espressif.com>
Most tools used for compliance and SBOM generation use SPDX identifiers
This change brings us a step closer to an easy SBOM generation.
Signed-off-by: Alin Jerpelea <alin.jerpelea@sony.com>
