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Re: [lpc2000] Re: Flash Versus RAM

2005-11-14 by Ake Hedman, eurosource

>Sometimes you want some functions in RAM.  Those functions count as
 >initialized global/static variables.

How do one make a function go into ram?

/Ake

Karl Olsen wrote:

> --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "mhaines4102" <mhaines4102@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > On the 2138, there is 512K of flash and 32K of RAM. Can anyone tell
> > me what goes in flash vs. RAM (i.e. globals, stacks, heap, executing
> > code.) I have lots of assumptions, but would like a clear answer.
>
> When using gcc, you can define this in the linker script and startup
> files.  The normal setup is:
>
> Const variables (global and static) go into flash.
>
> Uninitialized global and static variables go into RAM (zeroed by the
> startup code).
>
> Initialized global and static variables go into RAM, but their
> initialization values are in flash, so they take up space both places.
>
> Heap goes into RAM.
>
> Stack goes into RAM.
>
> Code goes into flash.
>
> Sometimes you want some functions in RAM.  Those functions count as
> initialized global/static variables.
>
> You can always look at the linker map file if in doubt.  (Actually,
> you should look at it even if you aren't in doubt.)
>
> Karl Olsen
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