BootLoader代码解析

 

ProcessorInit
    ;
    ; Copy the code image from flash to SRAM.
    ;
    movs    r0, #0x0000
    movs    r1, #0x0000
    movt    r1, #0x2000--->movt把0x2000放到r1的高16bit

    import  ||Image$$SRAM$$ZI$$Base||--->.BSS段的开始地址
    ldr     r2, =||Image$$SRAM$$ZI$$Base||
copy_loop
        ldr     r3, [r0], #4
        str     r3, [r1], #4
        cmp     r1, r2
        blt     copy_loop

    ;
    ; Zero fill the .bss section.
    ;
    movs    r0, #0x0000
    import  ||Image$$SRAM$$ZI$$Limit||
    ldr     r2, =||Image$$SRAM$$ZI$$Limit||
zero_loop
        str     r0, [r1], #4
        cmp     r1, r2
        blt     zero_loop

    ;
    ; Set the vector table pointer to the beginning of SRAM.
    ;
    movw    r0, #(NVIC_VTABLE & 0xffff)
    movt    r0, #(NVIC_VTABLE >> 16)
    movs    r1, #0x0000
    movt    r1, #0x2000
    str     r1, [r0]

    ;
    ; Set the return address to the code just copied into SRAM.
    ;

    //此刻lr寄存器中已经存放了返回地址

   // 此操作为lr=lr+SRAM address，所以程序直接返回到SRAM中继续运行
    orr     lr, lr, #0x20000000

    ;
    ; Return to the caller.
    ;
    bx      lr

;******************************************************************************
;
; The reset handler, which gets called when the processor starts.
;
;******************************************************************************
    export  Reset_Handler

程序是从这里开始的
Reset_Handler
    ;
    ; Initialize the processor.
    ;

    //bl指令会把下条指令的地址存放到lr寄存器中
    bl      ProcessorInit

    //程序运行到这里已经被拷贝到SRAM中了

    ;
    ; Call the user-supplied low level hardware initialization function
    ; if provided.
    ;
    if      :def:_BL_HW_INIT_FN_HOOK
    import  $_BL_HW_INIT_FN_HOOK
    bl      $_BL_HW_INIT_FN_HOOK
    endif

    ;
    ; See if an update should be performed.
    ;
    import  CheckForceUpdate
    bl      CheckForceUpdate

    //r0保存CheckForceUpdate函数的返回值

    //如果为0表示启动APP程序
    cbz     r0, CallApplication

 

 

 

CallApplication
    ;
    ; Copy the application's vector table to the target address if necessary.
    ; Note that incorrect boot loader configuration could cause this to
    ; corrupt the code!  Setting VTABLE_START_ADDRESS to 0x20000000 (the start
    ; of SRAM) is safe since this will use the same memory that the boot loader
    ; already uses for its vector table.  Great care will have to be taken if
    ; other addresses are to be used.
    ;

    //把APP的VTABLE拷贝到指定addr

    //一般来说_APP_START_ADDRESS == _VTABLE_START_ADDRESS==0x1000=4K

    //一般来说程序的开始是VTABLE表,所以程序开始地址肯定是VTABLE地址

 

    //处理不相等的情况

    //把APP开始处得VTABLE拷贝到指定地址
    if (_APP_START_ADDRESS != _VTABLE_START_ADDRESS)
    movw    r0, #(_VTABLE_START_ADDRESS & 0xffff)
    if (_VTABLE_START_ADDRESS > 0xffff)
    movt    r0, #(_VTABLE_START_ADDRESS >> 16)
    endif
    movw    r1, #(_APP_START_ADDRESS & 0xffff)
    if (_APP_START_ADDRESS > 0xffff)
    movt    r1, #(_APP_START_ADDRESS >> 16)
    endif

    ;
    ; Calculate the end add