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pca10040_s132.elf section `.dmRamBuffer' will not fit in region `UNPLACED_SECTIONS'

chethan

Hi,

i am working on sdk14.2 in SEGGER EMBEDDED STUDIO, i am trying add some file to ble_app_blinky_pca10040_s132 example at the time of compilation i am getting linking error as  section `.config' will not fit in region `UNPLACED_SECTIONS'. After going through lot of quires come to know that i need to add .config in flash_placement.xml file 

<ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".config" />

then i added above line in flash_placement.xml file it clears error and compiled successfully

then i move further adding some files after adding i start compiling again it gives similar error 

i.e, Output/Debug/Exe/ble_app_blinky_pca10040_s132.elf section `.dmRamBuffer' will not fit in region `UNPLACED_SECTIONS'

region `UNPLACED_SECTIONS' overflowed by 4096 bytes

the only difference is .config replace with .dmRamBuffer, i added 

<ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".damRamBuffer" /> in flash_placement.xml file but this time gives 'build failed'

i declare as below,

int  RAMBuffer[RAM_BUFFER_SIZE] __attribute__ ((section(".dmRamBuffer")))
__attribute__((used)); 

any one please help me, thanks in advance.

 

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  • 0

    Hi,

    Are you trying to place this section at a fixed address in RAM? Can you upload the .xml file?

  • 0 in reply to Vidar Berg

    Hi vidar Berg, thank you so much for replay.

    Fullscreen 8764.flash_placement.xml Download 
    <!DOCTYPE Linker_Placement_File>
<Root name="Flash Section Placement">
  <MemorySegment name="FLASH" start="$(FLASH_PH_START)" size="$(FLASH_PH_SIZE)">
    <ProgramSection load="no" name=".reserved_flash" start="$(FLASH_PH_START)" size="$(FLASH_START)-$(FLASH_PH_START)" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="0x100" load="Yes" name=".vectors" start="$(FLASH_START)" />
     <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".dmRamBuffer" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".config" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".init" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".init_rodata" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".text" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_soc_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_soc_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_soc_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_soc_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".pwr_mgmt_data" inputsections="*(SORT(.pwr_mgmt_data*))" address_symbol="__start_pwr_mgmt_data" end_symbol="__stop_pwr_mgmt_data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_ble_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_ble_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_ble_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_ble_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".log_const_data" inputsections="*(SORT(.log_const_data*))" address_symbol="__start_log_const_data" end_symbol="__stop_log_const_data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_req_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_req_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_req_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_req_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_state_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_state_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_state_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_state_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".sdh_stack_observers" inputsections="*(SORT(.sdh_stack_observers*))" address_symbol="__start_sdh_stack_observers" end_symbol="__stop_sdh_stack_observers" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".cli_command" inputsections="*(.cli_command*)" address_symbol="__start_cli_command" end_symbol="__stop_cli_command" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".nrf_sections" address_symbol="__start_nrf_sections" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".log_dynamic_data" inputsections="*(SORT(.log_dynamic_data*))" runin=".log_dynamic_data_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs" inputsections="*(.cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs*)" runin=".cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="Yes" name=".fs_data" inputsections="*(.fs_data*)" runin=".fs_data_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".dtors" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".ctors" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".rodata" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" name=".ARM.exidx" address_symbol="__exidx_start" end_symbol="__exidx_end" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" runin=".fast_run" name=".fast" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" runin=".data_run" name=".data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="Yes" runin=".tdata_run" name=".tdata" />
  </MemorySegment>
  <MemorySegment name="RAM" start="$(RAM_PH_START)" size="$(RAM_PH_SIZE)">
    <ProgramSection load="no" name=".reserved_ram" start="$(RAM_PH_START)" size="$(RAM_START)-$(RAM_PH_START)" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="0x100" load="No" name=".vectors_ram" start="$(RAM_START)" address_symbol="__app_ram_start__" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".nrf_sections_run" address_symbol="__start_nrf_sections_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".log_dynamic_data_run" address_symbol="__start_log_dynamic_data" end_symbol="__stop_log_dynamic_data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs_run" address_symbol="__start_cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs" end_symbol="__stop_cli_sorted_cmd_ptrs" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".fs_data_run" address_symbol="__start_fs_data" end_symbol="__stop_fs_data" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" keep="Yes" load="No" name=".nrf_sections_run_end" address_symbol="__end_nrf_sections_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".fast_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".data_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".tdata_run" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".bss" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".tbss" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".non_init" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" load="No" name=".non_init" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="4" size="__HEAPSIZE__" load="No" name=".heap" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="8" size="__STACKSIZE__" load="No" place_from_segment_end="Yes" name=".stack" address_symbol="__StackLimit" end_symbol="__StackTop" />
    <ProgramSection alignment="8" size="__STACKSIZE_PROCESS__" load="No" name=".stack_process" />
  </MemorySegment>
</Root>

    This is my .XML file,there is no requirement to have ram allocation at fixed address.

  • 0 in reply to chethan

    Hi,

    I'm not sure why you get the `UNPLACED_SECTIONS' error as your flash placement clearly shows that the program section is placed in Flash. I did not manage to replicate this here either. Maybe you can upload a stripped down version of your project here so I can try to debug it? 

    Also, I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to achieve.  RAMBuffer will only be stored to flash in this case, is that you want?  The naming made me think it was supposed to go in RAM.  

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  • 0 in reply to chethan

    Hi,

    I'm not sure why you get the `UNPLACED_SECTIONS' error as your flash placement clearly shows that the program section is placed in Flash. I did not manage to replicate this here either. Maybe you can upload a stripped down version of your project here so I can try to debug it? 

    Also, I'm not sure I understand what you're trying to achieve.  RAMBuffer will only be stored to flash in this case, is that you want?  The naming made me think it was supposed to go in RAM.  

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