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DFU for nRF9160 with max possible image size

tdfilip

Hello, I develop the dfu for my application. I started testing the dfu process with maximum image size that I can build and I need some help here.

Here is my pm_static.yml:

# flash primary:

mcuboot:
  address: 0x0
  end_address: 0x10000
  placement:
    before:
    - mcuboot_primary
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x10000

mcuboot_primary:
  address: 0x10000
  end_address: 0xe8000
  orig_span: &id001
  - mcuboot_pad
  - app
  - tfm
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0xd8000
  span: *id001

tfm_secure:
  address: 0x10000
  end_address: 0x50000
  orig_span: &id008
  - mcuboot_pad
  - tfm
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x40000
  span: *id008

mcuboot_pad:
  address: 0x10000
  end_address: 0x10200
  placement:
    align:
      start: 0x8000
    before:
    - mcuboot_primary_app
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x200

mcuboot_primary_app:
  address: 0x10200
  end_address: 0xe8000
  orig_span: &id002
  - app
  - tfm
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0xd7e00
  span: *id002

tfm:
  address: 0x10200
  end_address: 0x50000
  inside:
  - mcuboot_primary_app
  placement:
    before:
    - app
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x3fe00

tfm_nonsecure:
  address: 0x50000
  end_address: 0xe7000
  orig_span: &id007
  - app
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x97000
  span: *id007

app:
  address: 0x50000
  end_address: 0xe7000
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x97000

swap_move_region:
  address: 0xe7000
  end_address: 0xe8000
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x1000

tfm_storage:
  address: 0xe8000
  end_address: 0xfc000
  orig_span: &id009
  - tfm_ps
  - tfm_its
  - tfm_otp_nv_counters
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x14000
  span: *id009

tfm_its:
  address: 0xe8000
  end_address: 0xea000
  inside:
  - tfm_storage
  placement:
    align:
      start: 0x8000
    before:
    - tfm_otp_nv_counters
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x2000

EMPTY_2:
  address: 0xea000
  end_address: 0xf0000
  placement:
    after:
    - tfm_its
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x6000

tfm_otp_nv_counters:
  address: 0xf0000
  end_address: 0xf2000
  inside:
  - tfm_storage
  placement:
    align:
      start: 0x8000
    before:
    - tfm_ps
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x2000

EMPTY_1:
  address: 0xf2000
  end_address: 0xf8000
  placement:
    after:
    - tfm_otp_nv_counters
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x6000

tfm_ps:
  address: 0xf8000
  end_address: 0xfc000
  inside:
  - tfm_storage
  placement:
    align:
      start: 0x8000
    before:
    - end
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x4000

EMPTY_0:
  address: 0xfc000
  end_address: 0x100000
  placement:
    after:
    - tfm_ps
  region: flash_primary
  size: 0x4000


# otp

otp:
  address: 0xff8108
  end_address: 0xff83fc
  region: otp
  size: 0x2f4


# sram primary

mcuboot_sram:
  address: 0x20000000
  end_address: 0x20010000
  orig_span: &id003
  - tfm_sram
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x10000
  span: *id003

sram_secure:
  address: 0x20000000
  end_address: 0x20010000
  orig_span: &id006
  - tfm_sram
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x10000
  span: *id006

tfm_sram:
  address: 0x20000000
  end_address: 0x20010000
  inside:
  - sram_secure
  placement:
    after:
    - start
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x10000

sram_nonsecure:
  address: 0x20010000
  end_address: 0x20040000
  orig_span: &id005
  - sram_primary
  - nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
  - nrf_modem_lib_tx
  - nrf_modem_lib_rx
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x30000
  span: *id005

nrf_modem_lib_sram:
  address: 0x20010000
  end_address: 0x20014568
  orig_span: &id004
  - nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
  - nrf_modem_lib_tx
  - nrf_modem_lib_rx
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x4568
  span: *id004

nrf_modem_lib_ctrl:
  address: 0x20010000
  end_address: 0x200104e8
  inside:
  - sram_nonsecure
  placement:
    after:
    - tfm_sram
    - start
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x4e8

nrf_modem_lib_tx:
  address: 0x200104e8
  end_address: 0x20012568
  inside:
  - sram_nonsecure
  placement:
    after:
    - nrf_modem_lib_ctrl
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x2080

nrf_modem_lib_rx:
  address: 0x20012568
  end_address: 0x20014568
  inside:
  - sram_nonsecure
  placement:
    after:
    - nrf_modem_lib_tx
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x2000

sram_primary:
  address: 0x20014568
  end_address: 0x20040000
  region: sram_primary
  size: 0x2ba98

# external flash:

littlefs_storage:
  address: 0x0
  end_address: 0x4000000
  region: external_flash
  size: 0x4000000

fmfu_storage:
  address: 0x4000000
  end_address: 0x4400000
  region: external_flash
  size: 0x400000

external_flash:
  address: 0x4400000
  end_address: 0x7f29000
  region: external_flash
  size: 0x3B29000

mcuboot_secondary:
  address: 0x7f29000
  end_address: 0x8000000
  region: external_flash
  size: 0xd7000

I had to limit the imgtool max slot size to 4kB less than mcuboot secondary slot size with the following configuration:

CONFIG_MCUBOOT_EXTRA_IMGTOOL_ARGS="--slot-size 0xD6000"

Otherwise, the mcuboot says that the image in secondary slot is not valid (too big). 

With such configuration, I can perform dfu for max possible image size that I can build and everything seems to work fine, but the mcuboot prints the following warning:

Non-optimal sector distribution, slot0 has 214 usable sectors (216 assigned) but slot1 has 215 assigned

That suggests the mcuboot secondary slot should be 1 sector lower (4kB) but I don't understand why. If I lower the mcuboot secondary slot by 1 sector, the warning disappears, but I also have to lower the imgtool slot size argument to 0xD5000, to make the dfu pass (which seems to be wasting 1 sector).

So my questions are:
1. Is my pm_static.yml configured okay? Is it the correct way to reserve 1 sector (4kB) for swap using move algorithm?
2. Why mcuboot warns me about non-optimal sector distribution?
3. Is it necessary to limit the imgtool output to 1 memory sector less than the mcuboot secondary slot size?

nRF9160, NCS 2.9.0

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  • 0 in reply to tdfilip

    In my experience, static partitioning is very often the source of the error. And it is often not required.

    I always recommend using dynamic partitioning, with the two exceptions:

    1. Static partitioning is required for DFU. So for your release, copy build/partitions.yml to pm_static.yml. Then you do not have to calculate sizes manually, but instead just freeze the already dynamically partitioned partitioning. 
    2. To add a custom partition. For this, do not statically partition all the device memory if it can be avoided. Instead, add only the custom partition to pm_static.yml. The dynamic partitioning will then add other partitions "around" (technically just before or after) the custom partition.

    Try to not use static partitioning, and see if your project works then?

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