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Add comprehensive help for lwp and net/sal Kconfig files
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@@ -3,85 +3,370 @@ menuconfig RT_USING_LWP
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depends on RT_USING_SMART
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default y
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help
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The lwP is a light weight process running in user mode.
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LWP (Light Weight Process) provides user-space process support in RT-Smart mode.
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Features:
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- User-space and kernel-space separation
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- Process isolation with MMU/MPU
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- POSIX process APIs (fork, exec, waitpid, etc.)
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- Inter-process communication (IPC)
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- Signal handling
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- Dynamic linking and loading (LDSO)
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Benefits:
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- Memory protection between processes
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- Fault isolation (process crash doesn't affect kernel)
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- Multi-user application support
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- Better security and stability
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Requirements:
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- RT_USING_SMART must be enabled
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- CPU with MMU or MPU support
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- DFS v2.0 for file system access
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Use cases:
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- Running untrusted user applications
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- Mixed-criticality systems
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- Applications requiring process isolation
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- POSIX application porting
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Note: LWP is the foundation of RT-Smart user-space support.
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Required for running user-space applications.
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if RT_USING_LWP
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menuconfig LWP_DEBUG
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bool "Enable debugging features of LwP"
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default n
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help
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Enable debugging and tracing features for LWP processes.
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Debug features:
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- Process state transitions logging
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- Memory allocation tracking
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- IPC operation tracing
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- Signal delivery monitoring
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Useful for:
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- Development and debugging
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- Troubleshooting process issues
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- Performance analysis
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- System behavior understanding
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Overhead:
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- Increased log output
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- Slightly slower process operations
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- Additional ROM for debug strings (~2-4KB)
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Enable during development, disable in production for performance.
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if LWP_DEBUG
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config LWP_DEBUG_INIT
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select RT_USING_HOOKLIST
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bool "Enable debug mode of init process"
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depends on LWP_USING_RUNTIME
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default y
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help
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Enable detailed debugging for init process (PID 1).
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Traces init process activities:
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- Boot script execution
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- Child process spawning
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- Signal handling
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- Shutdown sequence
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Useful for debugging system startup and shutdown issues.
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Requires LWP_USING_RUNTIME enabled.
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endif
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config LWP_USING_RUNTIME
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bool "Using processes runtime environment (INIT process)"
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default y
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help
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Runtime environment provide by init process including boot scripts,
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poweroff, shutdown, reboot, etc.
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Enable init process and runtime environment for user-space.
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Provides Linux-like init system (PID 1) that:
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- Starts as first user process
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- Executes boot scripts (/etc/rc.local, /etc/init.d/*)
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- Manages system lifecycle
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- Handles orphaned processes
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- Provides system commands (poweroff, reboot, shutdown)
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Features:
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- Boot script support for auto-starting applications
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- Graceful shutdown handling
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- Process reaping (zombie cleanup)
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- System service management
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Required for:
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- Complete RT-Smart user-space environment
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- Automatic application startup
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- System lifecycle management
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Disable only for minimal systems without init process.
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config RT_LWP_MAX_NR
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int "The max number of light-weight process"
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default 30
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help
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Maximum number of processes that can run simultaneously.
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Default: 30 processes
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Each process uses:
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- ~200-400 bytes for process control block
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- Separate page tables (MMU systems)
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- Individual memory spaces
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Total memory: RT_LWP_MAX_NR × ~300 bytes (minimum)
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Increase for:
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- Systems running many concurrent applications
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- Multi-user environments
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Decrease to save memory on constrained systems.
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Minimum recommended: 8-10 processes.
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config LWP_TASK_STACK_SIZE
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int "The lwp thread kernel stack size"
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default 16384
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help
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Kernel stack size for each LWP thread in bytes.
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Default: 16384 bytes (16KB)
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This is the kernel-mode stack used when process enters kernel via:
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- System calls
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- Exception handling
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- Interrupt processing
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Stack usage depends on:
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- System call complexity
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- Nested interrupt depth
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- Kernel function call chains
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Increase if:
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- Kernel stack overflow errors
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- Deep system call nesting
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- Complex device drivers
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Decrease to save RAM (minimum ~8KB for basic operations).
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Each LWP thread requires this much kernel stack.
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config RT_CH_MSG_MAX_NR
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int "The maximum number of channel messages"
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default 1024
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help
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Maximum number of messages in channel IPC message pool.
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Default: 1024 messages
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Channels provide RT-Thread's native IPC mechanism for LWP:
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- Higher performance than POSIX IPC
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- Direct memory-mapped communication
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- Zero-copy message passing
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Each message slot uses ~32-64 bytes depending on message size.
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Increase for:
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- High-frequency IPC between processes
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- Many concurrent channel communications
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Decrease to save memory if channel IPC not heavily used.
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config LWP_TID_MAX_NR
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int "The maximum number of lwp thread id"
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default 64
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help
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Maximum number of thread IDs available for LWP threads.
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Default: 64 thread IDs
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Each process can create multiple threads. This limits total
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thread IDs across all processes.
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Typical usage:
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- Single-threaded processes: 1 TID each
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- Multi-threaded processes: N TIDs per process
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Total threads = sum of threads in all processes
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Increase for:
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- Applications creating many threads
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- Many multi-threaded processes
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Decrease if applications mostly single-threaded.
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config LWP_ENABLE_ASID
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bool "The switch of ASID feature"
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depends on ARCH_ARM_CORTEX_A
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default y
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help
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Enable Address Space ID (ASID) for Cortex-A processors.
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ASID provides hardware-based process identification:
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- Tags TLB entries with process ID
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- Avoids TLB flush on context switch
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- Significantly faster process switching
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Performance impact:
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- 50-70% faster context switch between processes
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- Better TLB hit rate
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- Reduced MMU overhead
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Automatically enabled for Cortex-A (recommended).
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Only disable for debugging TLB-related issues.
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Note: Requires CPU with ASID support (ARMv7-A and above).
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if ARCH_MM_MMU
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config RT_LWP_SHM_MAX_NR
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int "The maximum number of shared memory"
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default 64
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help
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Maximum number of shared memory segments for inter-process communication.
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Default: 64 segments
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Shared memory provides:
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- Fastest IPC method (direct memory access)
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- POSIX shm_open()/shm_unlink() APIs
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- mmap() for memory-mapped sharing
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Each segment descriptor uses ~40-60 bytes.
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Increase for:
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- Applications using extensive shared memory
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- Multiple processes sharing data
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- High-performance IPC requirements
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Decrease to save memory if shared memory rarely used.
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config LWP_USING_MPROTECT
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bool
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default n
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help
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ARCH has the support of mprotect
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Architecture has mprotect() support for memory protection.
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mprotect() allows changing memory region permissions:
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- Read, write, execute permissions
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- Guard pages for stack overflow detection
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- Memory region isolation
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Automatically enabled by architecture support.
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User does not configure directly.
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endif
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if ARCH_MM_MPU
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config RT_LWP_MPU_MAX_NR
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int "The maximum number of mpu region"
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default 2
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help
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Maximum number of MPU regions per process.
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Default: 2 regions per process
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MPU provides memory protection without full MMU:
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- Limited number of protection regions
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- Simpler than MMU but less flexible
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Regions typically used for:
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- Code region (read-execute)
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- Data region (read-write)
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- Stack guard region
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Limited by hardware MPU region count.
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Check your CPU MPU capabilities.
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config RT_LWP_USING_SHM
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bool "Enable shared memory"
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default y
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help
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Enable shared memory support for MPU-based systems.
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Provides shared memory IPC even without MMU:
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- Processes can share memory regions
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- Requires careful MPU configuration
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- More limited than MMU-based sharing
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Enable for IPC in MPU-only systems (Cortex-M with MPU).
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Disable if not using shared memory to save ~1-2KB ROM.
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endif
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menuconfig RT_USING_LDSO
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bool "LDSO: dynamic load shared objects"
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depends on RT_USING_DFS_V2
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select RT_USING_PAGECACHE
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default y
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help
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Enable dynamic linker/loader for shared libraries and executables.
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LDSO (LD.SO - Link editor, Shared Object) provides:
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- Dynamic linking of shared libraries (.so files)
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- Runtime loading of executables (ELF files)
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- Symbol resolution and relocation
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- Lazy binding for faster startup
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Features:
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- Load executables from file system
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- Share library code between processes (saves RAM)
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- Update libraries without recompiling applications
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- Standard ELF binary support
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Requirements:
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- DFS v2.0 for file system access
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- Page cache for performance
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Use cases:
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- Running standard Linux binaries
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- Modular application architecture
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- Shared library usage
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- Dynamic plugin loading
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Essential for RT-Smart user-space applications.
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ROM overhead: ~10-15KB for LDSO implementation.
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if RT_USING_LDSO
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config ELF_DEBUG_ENABLE
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bool "Enable ldso debug"
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default n
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help
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Enable debugging output for dynamic linker/loader operations.
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Debug information includes:
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- Library loading and unloading
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- Symbol resolution process
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- Relocation details
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- Memory mapping operations
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Useful for:
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- Troubleshooting loading failures
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- Understanding dependency chains
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- Debugging symbol resolution issues
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Disable in production for reduced log output and smaller ROM.
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config ELF_LOAD_RANDOMIZE
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bool "Enable random load address"
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default n
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help
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Enable ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) for loaded binaries.
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Security feature that randomizes:
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- Executable base address
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- Shared library load addresses
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- Stack and heap positions
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Benefits:
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- Harder to exploit buffer overflows
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- Prevents return-to-libc attacks
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- Increases security against memory exploits
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Overhead:
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- Slightly slower loading
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- More complex debugging (non-deterministic addresses)
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Enable for security-critical applications.
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Disable for easier debugging or deterministic behavior.
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endif
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rsource "terminal/Kconfig"

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