I'm trying to fit lots of code into an LPC2131 (32K flash) part. It looks like the symbol table is included in the download image, and if so I'd like to eliminate it. For instance my "hello world" type of test program results in: Size after: main.elf : section size addr .text 6770 0 .ctors 0 6770 .dtors 0 6770 .data 2068 1073741824 .bss 56 1073743892 .stack 1024 1073744128 .stab 5364 0 .stabstr 10351 0 .comment 594 0 Total 26227 That is, it seems that most of the download image is symbol table stuff/ What changes to the Makefile would strip this? Also, what changes to the headers would be needed for a LPC2131 so I could be warned if my resulting code or ram usage exceeds the chip capacity? thanks for any advice!
I think I've solved the first part of my problem. I added -s to the linker options in Makefile which suppresses symbol table output in the image. That cut the flash requirement by more than 50%.
Maurice Marks wrote: > Also, what changes to the headers would be needed for a LPC2131 so I > could be warned if my resulting code or ram usage exceeds the chip > capacity? It has nothing to do with any headers. You will need to do this in the linker script. Here you can set the sizes of various memory regions the various sections will be allocated to. If the total allocation exceeds the specified size the link will fail. Linker scripts are somewhat arcane and not for the faint hearted! If you are lucky, your existing script will have appropriate values that you might simply modify to match your board. If not then the gory details are in the linker manual (ld.html). Clifford
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Maurice Marks wrote: > I'm trying to fit lots of code into an LPC2131 (32K flash) part. It > looks like the symbol table is included in the download image, and if so > I'd like to eliminate it. For instance my "hello world" type of test > program results in: Do you use tools that download elf-files? I don't know of any. Usualy files in raw-binary or Intel hex-format are created for download (arm-elf-objcopy). Those files do not include debug-symbols. > Size after: > main.elf : > That is, it seems that most of the download image is symbol table stuff/ I do not know the term "download-image" but the elf-File is not a real "binary code" for the target. objcopy creates a "memory image" from the elf-file. > What changes to the Makefile would strip this? I have never used it but there is an arm-elf-strip available. > Also, what changes to the headers would be needed for a LPC2131 so I > could be warned if my resulting code or ram usage exceeds the chip > capacity? As already explained by Clifford the linker-scripts define the memory sizes. If you adjust the program-memory- and ram-size in the linker-script the linker should show an error-message if the total sizes of the sections exceed the available memory. Martin Thomas
Thanks Martin and Clifford. I get it now. The hex file will just contain the text section, and I need to update the .ld file with the RAM and ROM size for the 2131. I'm assuming I can just change the sizes in the MEMORY section and the rest of the linker directives should be unchanged from the 2138 file. Correct? thanks for your help /maurice
Maurice Marks wrote: > > [...] I need to update the .ld file with the RAM and ROM > size for the 2131. I'm assuming I can just change the sizes in the > MEMORY section and the rest of the linker directives should be unchanged > from the 2138 file. Correct? That's about it. If you want more information on exactly where the linker has placed each object, you can use the arm-elf-nm utility to output a map file. You need to do this on the linked object code (commonly given the extension .out): arm-elf-nm myProject.out >> myProject.map You might add this command to your makefile if you want to create it every time. Clifford
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