// **************************************************************************** // semihost_hardfault.c // - Provides hard fault handler to allow semihosting code not // to hang application when debugger not connected. // // **************************************************************************** // Copyright 2017-2023 NXP // All rights reserved. // // NXP Confidential. This software is owned or controlled by NXP and may only be // used strictly in accordance with the applicable license terms. // // By expressly accepting such terms or by downloading, installing, activating // and/or otherwise using the software, you are agreeing that you have read, and // that you agree to comply with and are bound by, such license terms. // // If you do not agree to be bound by the applicable license terms, then you may not // retain, install, activate or otherwise use the software. // **************************************************************************** // // ===== DESCRIPTION ===== // // One of the issues with applications that make use of semihosting operations // (such as printf calls) is that the code will not execute correctly when the // debugger is not connected. Generally this will show up with the application // appearing to just hang. This may include the application running from reset // or powering up the board (with the application already in FLASH), and also // as the application failing to continue to execute after a debug session is // terminated. // // The problem here is that the "bottom layer" of the semihosted variants of // the C library, semihosting is implemented by a "BKPT 0xAB" instruction. // When the debug tools are not connected, this instruction triggers a hard // fault - and the default hard fault handler within an application will // typically just contains an infinite loop - causing the application to // appear to have hang when no debugger is connected. // // The below code provides an example hard fault handler which instead looks // to see what the instruction that caused the hard fault was - and if it // was a "BKPT 0xAB", then it instead returns back to the user application. // // In most cases this will allow applications containing semihosting // operations to execute (to some degree) when the debugger is not connected. // // == NOTE == // // Correct execution of the application containing semihosted operations // which are vectored onto this hard fault handler cannot be guaranteed. This // is because the handler may not return data or return codes that the higher // level C library code or application code expects. This hard fault handler // is meant as a development aid, and it is not recommended to leave // semihosted code in a production build of your application! // // **************************************************************************** // Allow handler to be removed by setting a define (via command line) #if !defined (__SEMIHOST_HARDFAULT_DISABLE) __attribute__((naked)) void HardFault_Handler(void){ __asm( ".syntax unified\n" // Check which stack is in use "MOVS R0, #4 \n" "MOV R1, LR \n" "TST R0, R1 \n" "BEQ _MSP \n" "MRS R0, PSP \n" "B _process \n" "_MSP: \n" "MRS R0, MSP \n" // Load the instruction that triggered hard fault "_process: \n" "LDR R1,[R0,#24] \n" "LDRH R2,[r1] \n" // Semihosting instruction is "BKPT 0xAB" (0xBEAB) "LDR R3,=0xBEAB \n" "CMP R2,R3 \n" "BEQ _semihost_return \n" // Wasn't semihosting instruction so enter infinite loop "B . \n" // Was semihosting instruction, so adjust location to // return to by 1 instruction (2 bytes), then exit function "_semihost_return: \n" "ADDS R1,#2 \n" "STR R1,[R0,#24] \n" // Set a return value from semihosting operation. // 32 is slightly arbitrary, but appears to allow most // C Library IO functions sitting on top of semihosting to // continue to operate to some degree "MOVS R1,#32 \n" "STR R1,[ R0,#0 ] \n" // R0 is at location 0 on stack // Return from hard fault handler to application "BX LR \n" ".syntax divided\n") ; } #endif