diff --git a/esp-hal-common/Cargo.toml b/esp-hal-common/Cargo.toml
index 25417978f1b..dfa13ad1a8a 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/esp-hal-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ paste        = "1.0"
 riscv        = { version = "0.7", optional = true }
 void         = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
 xtensa-lx    = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
+procmacros   = { path = "../esp-hal-procmacros", package = "esp-hal-procmacros" }
 # IMPORTANT:
 # Each supported device MUST have its PAC included below along with a
 # corresponding feature.
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ esp32s2_pac = { package = "esp32s2", git = "https://github.com/jessebraham/esp32
 esp32s3_pac = { package = "esp32s3", git = "https://github.com/jessebraham/esp32s3.git", branch = "develop", optional = true }
 
 [features]
-esp32   = ["esp32_pac",   "esp32_pac/rt",   "xtensa-lx/lx6"]
+esp32   = ["esp32_pac",   "esp32_pac/rt",   "xtensa-lx/lx6", "procmacros/rtc_slow"]
 esp32c3 = ["esp32c3_pac", "esp32c3_pac/rt", "riscv"]
-esp32s2 = ["esp32s2_pac", "esp32s2_pac/rt", "xtensa-lx/lx6"] # FIXME
-esp32s3 = ["esp32s3_pac", "esp32s3_pac/rt", "xtensa-lx/lx6"] # FIXME
+esp32s2 = ["esp32s2_pac", "esp32s2_pac/rt", "xtensa-lx/lx6", "procmacros/rtc_slow"] # FIXME
+esp32s3 = ["esp32s3_pac", "esp32s3_pac/rt", "xtensa-lx/lx6", "procmacros/rtc_slow"] # FIXME
diff --git a/esp-hal-common/src/lib.rs b/esp-hal-common/src/lib.rs
index 0ce1a65f69c..0918cff6611 100644
--- a/esp-hal-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/esp-hal-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ pub use delay::Delay;
 pub use gpio::*;
 pub use serial::Serial;
 pub use timer::Timer;
+
+use procmacros;
+pub use procmacros::ram;
diff --git a/esp-hal-procmacros/Cargo.toml b/esp-hal-procmacros/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4dda205dee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp-hal-procmacros/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[package]
+name    = "esp-hal-procmacros"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = [
+    "Jesse Braham <jesse@beta7.io>",
+    "Björn Quentin <bjoern.quentin@mobile-j.de>",
+]
+edition     = "2021"
+description = "Procedural macros for ESP-HAL"
+repository  = "https://github.com/esp-rs/esp-hal"
+license     = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+
+[lib]
+proc-macro = true
+
+[dependencies]
+quote = "1.0"
+proc-macro2 = "1.0"
+darling = "0.10"
+syn = {version = "1.0", features = ["extra-traits", "full"]}
+proc-macro-error = "1.0.4"
+
+[features]
+rtc_slow = []
diff --git a/esp-hal-procmacros/src/lib.rs b/esp-hal-procmacros/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2050cbb8676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp-hal-procmacros/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use darling::FromMeta;
+use proc_macro::TokenStream;
+use proc_macro::{self, Span};
+use proc_macro_error::{abort, proc_macro_error};
+use quote::quote;
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, AttributeArgs};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, FromMeta)]
+#[darling(default)]
+struct RamArgs {
+    rtc_fast: bool,
+    rtc_slow: bool,
+    uninitialized: bool,
+    zeroed: bool,
+}
+
+/// This attribute allows placing statics and functions into ram.
+///
+/// Options that can be specified are rtc_slow or rtc_fast to use the
+/// RTC slow or RTC fast ram instead of the normal SRAM.
+///
+/// The uninitialized option will skip initialization of the memory
+/// (e.g. to persist it across resets or deep sleep mode for the RTC RAM)
+///
+/// Not all targets support RTC slow ram.
+
+#[proc_macro_attribute]
+#[proc_macro_error]
+pub fn ram(args: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
+    let attr_args = parse_macro_input!(args as AttributeArgs);
+
+    let RamArgs {
+        rtc_fast,
+        rtc_slow,
+        uninitialized,
+        zeroed,
+    } = match FromMeta::from_list(&attr_args) {
+        Ok(v) => v,
+        Err(e) => {
+            return e.write_errors().into();
+        }
+    };
+
+    let item: syn::Item = syn::parse(input).expect("failed to parse input");
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "rtc_slow"))]
+    if rtc_slow {
+        abort!(
+            Span::call_site(),
+            "rtc_slow is not available for this target"
+        );
+    }
+
+    let is_fn = matches!(item, syn::Item::Fn(_));
+    let section_name = match (is_fn, rtc_fast, rtc_slow, uninitialized, zeroed) {
+        (true, false, false, false, false) => Ok(".rwtext"),
+        (true, true, false, false, false) => Ok(".rtc_fast.text"),
+        (true, false, true, false, false) => Ok(".rtc_slow.text"),
+
+        (false, false, false, false, false) => Ok(".data"),
+
+        (false, true, false, false, false) => Ok(".rtc_fast.data"),
+        (false, true, false, true, false) => Ok(".rtc_fast.noinit"),
+        (false, true, false, false, true) => Ok(".rtc_fast.bss"),
+
+        (false, false, true, false, false) => Ok(".rtc_slow.data"),
+        (false, false, true, true, false) => Ok(".rtc_slow.noinit"),
+        (false, false, true, false, true) => Ok(".rtc_slow.bss"),
+
+        _ => Err(()),
+    };
+
+    let section = match (is_fn, section_name) {
+        (true, Ok(section_name)) => quote! {
+            #[link_section = #section_name]
+            #[inline(never)] // make certain function is not inlined
+        },
+        (false, Ok(section_name)) => quote! {
+            #[link_section = #section_name]
+        },
+        (_, Err(_)) => {
+            abort!(Span::call_site(), "Invalid combination of ram arguments");
+        }
+    };
+
+    let output = quote! {
+        #section
+        #item
+    };
+    output.into()
+}
diff --git a/esp32-hal/examples/ram.rs b/esp32-hal/examples/ram.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c21eef05fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp32-hal/examples/ram.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+use core::fmt::Write;
+
+use esp32_hal::{
+    pac::{Peripherals, UART0},
+    prelude::*,
+    ram,
+    Serial,
+    Timer,
+};
+use nb::block;
+use panic_halt as _;
+use xtensa_lx_rt::entry;
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast)]
+static mut SOME_INITED_DATA: [u8; 2] = [0xaa, 0xbb];
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast, uninitialized)]
+static mut SOME_UNINITED_DATA: [u8; 2] = [0; 2];
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast, zeroed)]
+static mut SOME_ZEROED_DATA: [u8; 8] = [0; 8];
+
+#[entry]
+fn main() -> ! {
+    let peripherals = Peripherals::take().unwrap();
+
+    let mut timer0 = Timer::new(peripherals.TIMG0);
+    let mut serial0 = Serial::new(peripherals.UART0).unwrap();
+
+    // Disable watchdog timer
+    timer0.disable();
+
+    timer0.start(10_000_000u64);
+
+    writeln!(
+        serial0,
+        "IRAM function located at {:p}",
+        function_in_ram as *const ()
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    unsafe {
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_INITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_INITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_UNINITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_UNINITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_ZEROED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_ZEROED_DATA).unwrap();
+
+        SOME_INITED_DATA[0] = 0xff;
+        SOME_ZEROED_DATA[0] = 0xff;
+
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_INITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_INITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_UNINITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_UNINITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_ZEROED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_ZEROED_DATA).unwrap();
+
+        if SOME_UNINITED_DATA[0] != 0 {
+            SOME_UNINITED_DATA[0] = 0;
+            SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] = 0;
+        }
+
+        if SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] == 0xff {
+            SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] = 0;
+        }
+
+        writeln!(serial0, "Counter {}", SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1]).unwrap();
+        SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] += 1;
+    }
+
+    writeln!(
+        serial0,
+        "RTC_FAST function located at {:p}",
+        function_in_rtc_ram as *const ()
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    writeln!(serial0, "Result {}", function_in_rtc_ram()).unwrap();
+
+    loop {
+        function_in_ram(&mut serial0);
+        block!(timer0.wait()).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+#[ram]
+fn function_in_ram(serial0: &mut Serial<UART0>) {
+    writeln!(serial0, "Hello world!").unwrap();
+}
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast)]
+fn function_in_rtc_ram() -> u32 {
+    42
+}
diff --git a/esp32-hal/memory.x b/esp32-hal/memory.x
index 0c4200e60d6..d3e0b57a662 100644
--- a/esp32-hal/memory.x
+++ b/esp32-hal/memory.x
@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@ SECTIONS {
   
   .rtc_fast.data :
   {
-    _rtc_fast_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     . = ALIGN(4);
+    _rtc_fast_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_fast.data .rtc_fast.data.*)
     _rtc_fast_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > rtc_fast_dram_seg AT > RODATA
 
  .rtc_fast.bss (NOLOAD) :
   {
-    _rtc_fast_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     . = ALIGN(4);
+    _rtc_fast_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_fast.bss .rtc_fast.bss.*)
     _rtc_fast_bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > rtc_fast_dram_seg
@@ -106,16 +106,16 @@ SECTIONS {
 
   .rtc_slow.data :
   {
-    _rtc_slow_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     . = ALIGN(4);
+    _rtc_slow_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_slow.data .rtc_slow.data.*)
     _rtc_slow_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > rtc_slow_seg AT > RODATA
 
  .rtc_slow.bss (NOLOAD) :
   {
-    _rtc_slow_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     . = ALIGN(4);
+    _rtc_slow_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
     *(.rtc_slow.bss .rtc_slow.bss.*)
     _rtc_slow_bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
   } > rtc_slow_seg
diff --git a/esp32-hal/src/lib.rs b/esp32-hal/src/lib.rs
index 1043af72b89..09d9d1cb415 100644
--- a/esp32-hal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/esp32-hal/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ pub use self::gpio::IO;
 
 pub mod gpio;
 
+pub use esp_hal_common::ram;
+
 #[no_mangle]
 extern "C" fn DefaultHandler(_level: u32, _interrupt: pac::Interrupt) {}
 
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/.cargo/config.toml b/esp32c3-hal/.cargo/config.toml
index c2b4f5e589f..ff7953215fe 100644
--- a/esp32c3-hal/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [target.riscv32imc-unknown-none-elf]
 rustflags = [
-  "-C", "link-arg=-Tesp32c3-link.x",
 ]
 
 [build]
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/Cargo.toml b/esp32c3-hal/Cargo.toml
index ce640c8790f..3b51ede7267 100644
--- a/esp32c3-hal/Cargo.toml
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ embedded-hal = { version = "0.2", features = ["unproven"] }
 nb           = "1.0"
 riscv        = "0.7"
 void         = { version = "1.0", default-features = false }
+r0           = "1.0.0"
 
 [dependencies.esp-hal-common]
 path     = "../esp-hal-common"
@@ -48,3 +49,4 @@ panic-halt = "0.2"
 [features]
 default = ["rt"]
 rt      = ["riscv-rt"]
+normalboot = []
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/bl-esp32c3-memory.x b/esp32c3-hal/bl-esp32c3-memory.x
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..94148fdc125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/bl-esp32c3-memory.x
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+MEMORY
+{
+    /*
+        https://github.com/espressif/esptool/blob/master/esptool.py#L1919
+        MEMORY_MAP = [[0x00000000, 0x00010000, "PADDING"],
+                  [0x3C000000, 0x3C800000, "DROM"],
+                  [0x3FC80000, 0x3FCE0000, "DRAM"],
+                  [0x3FC88000, 0x3FD00000, "BYTE_ACCESSIBLE"],
+                  [0x3FF00000, 0x3FF20000, "DROM_MASK"],
+                  [0x40000000, 0x40060000, "IROM_MASK"],
+                  [0x42000000, 0x42800000, "IROM"],
+                  [0x4037C000, 0x403E0000, "IRAM"],
+                  [0x50000000, 0x50002000, "RTC_IRAM"],
+                  [0x50000000, 0x50002000, "RTC_DRAM"],
+                  [0x600FE000, 0x60100000, "MEM_INTERNAL2"]]
+    */
+    /* 400K of on soc RAM, 16K reserved for cache */
+    ICACHE : ORIGIN = 0x4037C000,  LENGTH = 0x4000
+    /* Instruction RAM */
+    IRAM : ORIGIN = 0x4037C000 + 0x4000, LENGTH = 400K - 0x4000
+    /* Data RAM */
+    DRAM : ORIGIN = 0x3FC80000, LENGTH = 0x50000
+    
+
+    /* External flash */
+    /* Instruction ROM */
+    IROM : ORIGIN =   0x42000000 + 0x20, LENGTH = 0x400000 - 0x20
+    /* Data ROM */
+    DROM : ORIGIN = 0x3C000000, LENGTH = 0x400000
+
+    /* RTC fast memory (executable). Persists over deep sleep. */
+    RTC_FAST : ORIGIN = 0x50000000, LENGTH = 0x2000 /*- ESP_BOOTLOADER_RESERVE_RTC*/    
+}
+
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_TEXT", IROM);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RODATA", DROM);
+
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_DATA", DRAM);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_BSS", DRAM);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_HEAP", DRAM);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_STACK", DRAM);
+
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RWTEXT", IRAM);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RTC_FAST", RTC_FAST);
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/bl-riscv-link.x b/esp32c3-hal/bl-riscv-link.x
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed74d03844b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/bl-riscv-link.x
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+PROVIDE(_stext = ORIGIN(REGION_TEXT));
+PROVIDE(_stack_start = ORIGIN(REGION_STACK) + LENGTH(REGION_STACK));
+PROVIDE(_max_hart_id = 0);
+PROVIDE(_hart_stack_size = 2K);
+PROVIDE(_heap_size = 0);
+
+PROVIDE(UserSoft = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(SupervisorSoft = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(MachineSoft = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(UserTimer = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(SupervisorTimer = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(MachineTimer = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(UserExternal = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(SupervisorExternal = DefaultHandler);
+PROVIDE(MachineExternal = DefaultHandler);
+
+PROVIDE(DefaultHandler = DefaultInterruptHandler);
+PROVIDE(ExceptionHandler = DefaultExceptionHandler);
+
+/* # Pre-initialization function */
+/* If the user overrides this using the `#[pre_init]` attribute or by creating a `__pre_init` function,
+   then the function this points to will be called before the RAM is initialized. */
+PROVIDE(__pre_init = default_pre_init);
+
+/* A PAC/HAL defined routine that should initialize custom interrupt controller if needed. */
+PROVIDE(_setup_interrupts = default_setup_interrupts);
+
+/* # Multi-processing hook function
+   fn _mp_hook() -> bool;
+
+   This function is called from all the harts and must return true only for one hart,
+   which will perform memory initialization. For other harts it must return false
+   and implement wake-up in platform-dependent way (e.g. after waiting for a user interrupt).
+*/
+PROVIDE(_mp_hook = default_mp_hook);
+
+/* # Start trap function override
+  By default uses the riscv crates default trap handler
+  but by providing the `_start_trap` symbol external crates can override.
+*/
+PROVIDE(_start_trap = default_start_trap);
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+  .text.dummy (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    /* This section is intended to make _stext address work */
+    . = ABSOLUTE(_stext);
+  } > REGION_TEXT
+
+  .text _stext :
+  {
+    _stext = .;
+    /* Put reset handler first in .text section so it ends up as the entry */
+    /* point of the program. */
+    KEEP(*(.init));
+    KEEP(*(.init.rust));
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    (*(.trap));
+    (*(.trap.rust));
+
+    *(.text .text.*);
+    _etext = .;
+  } > REGION_TEXT
+
+  /**
+   * This dummy section represents the .text section but in rodata.
+   * Thus, it must have its alignement and (at least) its size.
+   */
+  .text_dummy (NOLOAD):
+  {
+    /* Start at the same alignement constraint than .text */
+    . = ALIGN(ALIGNOF(.text));
+    /* Create an empty gap as big as .text section */
+    . = . + SIZEOF(.text);
+    /* Prepare the alignement of the section above. Few bytes (0x20) must be
+     * added for the mapping header. */
+    . = ALIGN(0x10000) + 0x20;
+  } > REGION_RODATA
+
+  .rodata : ALIGN(4)
+  {
+    _srodata = .;
+    *(.srodata .srodata.*);
+    *(.rodata .rodata.*);
+
+    /* 4-byte align the end (VMA) of this section.
+       This is required by LLD to ensure the LMA of the following .data
+       section will have the correct alignment. */
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _erodata = .;
+  } > REGION_RODATA
+
+  .rwtext : ALIGN(4) {
+    _irwtext = LOADADDR(.rwtext);
+    _srwtext = .;
+    *(.rwtext);
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _erwtext = .;
+  } > REGION_RWTEXT
+
+  /* similar as text_dummy */
+  .ram_dummy (NOLOAD) : {
+    . = ALIGN(ALIGNOF(.rwtext));
+    . = . + SIZEOF(.rwtext);
+  } > REGION_DATA
+
+  .data : ALIGN(4)
+  {
+    _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);
+    _sdata = .;
+    /* Must be called __global_pointer$ for linker relaxations to work. */
+    PROVIDE(__global_pointer$ = . + 0x800);
+    *(.sdata .sdata.* .sdata2 .sdata2.*);
+    *(.data .data.*);
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _edata = .;
+  } > REGION_DATA
+
+  .bss (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    _sbss = .;
+    *(.sbss .sbss.* .bss .bss.*);
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _ebss = .;
+  } > REGION_BSS
+
+  /* fictitious region that represents the memory available for the heap */
+  .heap (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    _sheap = .;
+    . += _heap_size;
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _eheap = .;
+  } > REGION_HEAP
+
+  /* fictitious region that represents the memory available for the stack */
+  .stack (NOLOAD) :
+  {
+    _estack = .;
+    . = ABSOLUTE(_stack_start);
+    _sstack = .;
+  } > REGION_STACK
+
+  .rtc_fast.text : ALIGN(4) {
+    *(.rtc_fast.literal .rtc_fast.text .rtc_fast.literal.* .rtc_fast.text.*)
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST AT > REGION_RODATA
+
+  .rtc_fast.data : ALIGN(4) 
+  {
+    _rtc_fast_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.rtc_fast.data .rtc_fast.data.*)
+    _rtc_fast_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST AT > REGION_RODATA
+
+ .rtc_fast.bss (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4) 
+  {
+    _rtc_fast_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.rtc_fast.bss .rtc_fast.bss.*)
+    _rtc_fast_bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+
+ .rtc_fast.noinit (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4) 
+  {
+    *(.rtc_fast.noinit .rtc_fast.noinit.*)
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+
+  .eh_frame (INFO) : { KEEP(*(.eh_frame)) }
+  .eh_frame_hdr (INFO) : { *(.eh_frame_hdr) }
+}
+
+/* Do not exceed this mark in the error messages above                                    | */
+ASSERT(ORIGIN(REGION_TEXT) % 4 == 0, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): the start of the REGION_TEXT must be 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(ORIGIN(REGION_RODATA) % 4 == 0, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): the start of the REGION_RODATA must be 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(ORIGIN(REGION_DATA) % 4 == 0, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): the start of the REGION_DATA must be 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(ORIGIN(REGION_HEAP) % 4 == 0, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): the start of the REGION_HEAP must be 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(ORIGIN(REGION_TEXT) % 4 == 0, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): the start of the REGION_TEXT must be 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(ORIGIN(REGION_STACK) % 4 == 0, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): the start of the REGION_STACK must be 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(_stext % 4 == 0, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): `_stext` must be 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(_sdata % 4 == 0 && _edata % 4 == 0, "
+BUG(riscv-rt): .data is not 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(_sidata % 4 == 0, "
+BUG(riscv-rt): the LMA of .data is not 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(_sbss % 4 == 0 && _ebss % 4 == 0, "
+BUG(riscv-rt): .bss is not 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(_sheap % 4 == 0, "
+BUG(riscv-rt): start of .heap is not 4-byte aligned");
+
+ASSERT(_stext + SIZEOF(.text) < ORIGIN(REGION_TEXT) + LENGTH(REGION_TEXT), "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): The .text section must be placed inside the REGION_TEXT region.
+Set _stext to an address smaller than 'ORIGIN(REGION_TEXT) + LENGTH(REGION_TEXT)'");
+
+ASSERT(SIZEOF(.stack) > (_max_hart_id + 1) * _hart_stack_size, "
+ERROR(riscv-rt): .stack section is too small for allocating stacks for all the harts.
+Consider changing `_max_hart_id` or `_hart_stack_size`.");
+
+ASSERT(SIZEOF(.got) == 0, "
+.got section detected in the input files. Dynamic relocations are not
+supported. If you are linking to C code compiled using the `gcc` crate
+then modify your build script to compile the C code _without_ the
+-fPIC flag. See the documentation of the `gcc::Config.fpic` method for
+details.");
+
+/* Do not exceed this mark in the error messages above                                    | */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/build.rs b/esp32c3-hal/build.rs
index 042a451981f..b992fe241df 100644
--- a/esp32c3-hal/build.rs
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/build.rs
@@ -1,27 +1,52 @@
 use std::{env, fs::File, io::Write, path::PathBuf};
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "normalboot"))]
 fn main() {
     // Put the linker script somewhere the linker can find it
     let out = &PathBuf::from(env::var_os("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
 
     File::create(out.join("memory.x"))
         .unwrap()
-        .write_all(include_bytes!("esp32c3-memory.x"))
+        .write_all(include_bytes!("db-esp32c3-memory.x"))
         .unwrap();
 
     File::create(out.join("esp32c3-link.x"))
         .unwrap()
-        .write_all(include_bytes!("esp32c3-link.x"))
+        .write_all(include_bytes!("db-esp32c3-link.x"))
         .unwrap();
 
     File::create(out.join("riscv-link.x"))
         .unwrap()
-        .write_all(include_bytes!("riscv-link.x"))
-        .unwrap();        
+        .write_all(include_bytes!("db-riscv-link.x"))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-search={}", out.display());
+
+    // Only re-run the build script when memory.x is changed,
+    // instead of when any part of the source code changes.
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=memory.x");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Tesp32c3-link.x");
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "normalboot")]
+fn main() {
+    // Put the linker script somewhere the linker can find it
+    let out = &PathBuf::from(env::var_os("OUT_DIR").unwrap());
+    File::create(out.join("memory.x"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .write_all(include_bytes!("bl-esp32c3-memory.x"))
+        .unwrap();
+
+    File::create(out.join("bl-riscv-link.x"))
+        .unwrap()
+        .write_all(include_bytes!("bl-riscv-link.x"))
+        .unwrap();
 
     println!("cargo:rustc-link-search={}", out.display());
 
     // Only re-run the build script when memory.x is changed,
     // instead of when any part of the source code changes.
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=memory.x");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Tmemory.x");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-link-arg=-Tbl-riscv-link.x");
 }
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/esp32c3-link.x b/esp32c3-hal/db-esp32c3-link.x
similarity index 100%
rename from esp32c3-hal/esp32c3-link.x
rename to esp32c3-hal/db-esp32c3-link.x
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/esp32c3-memory.x b/esp32c3-hal/db-esp32c3-memory.x
similarity index 83%
rename from esp32c3-hal/esp32c3-memory.x
rename to esp32c3-hal/db-esp32c3-memory.x
index 8aece714c8c..4ec8f7b80ce 100644
--- a/esp32c3-hal/esp32c3-memory.x
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/db-esp32c3-memory.x
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ MEMORY
     IROM : ORIGIN =   0x42000000, LENGTH = 0x400000
     /* Data ROM */
     DROM : ORIGIN = 0x3C000000, LENGTH = 0x400000
+
+    /* RTC fast memory (executable). Persists over deep sleep. */
+    RTC_FAST : ORIGIN = 0x50000000, LENGTH = 0x2000 /*- ESP_BOOTLOADER_RESERVE_RTC*/
 }
 
 
@@ -36,4 +39,7 @@ REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RODATA", DROM);
 REGION_ALIAS("REGION_DATA", DRAM);
 REGION_ALIAS("REGION_BSS", DRAM);
 REGION_ALIAS("REGION_HEAP", DRAM);
-REGION_ALIAS("REGION_STACK", DRAM);
\ No newline at end of file
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_STACK", DRAM);
+
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RWTEXT", IRAM);
+REGION_ALIAS("REGION_RTC_FAST", RTC_FAST);
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/riscv-link.x b/esp32c3-hal/db-riscv-link.x
similarity index 78%
rename from esp32c3-hal/riscv-link.x
rename to esp32c3-hal/db-riscv-link.x
index 763baa91e53..54209d169b0 100644
--- a/esp32c3-hal/riscv-link.x
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/db-riscv-link.x
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ SECTIONS
   _rodata_size = _erodata - _srodata + 8;
   .data ORIGIN(DRAM) : AT(_text_size + _rodata_size)
   {
-    _sidata = LOADADDR(.data);
     _sdata = .;
     /* Must be called __global_pointer$ for linker relaxations to work. */
     PROVIDE(__global_pointer$ = . + 0x800);
@@ -83,6 +82,7 @@ SECTIONS
     _edata = .;
   } > REGION_DATA
 
+  _data_size = _edata - _sdata + 8;
   .bss (NOLOAD) :
   {
     _sbss = .;
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ SECTIONS
     _ebss = .;
   } > REGION_BSS
 
+  .rwtext ORIGIN(REGION_RWTEXT) + _data_size : AT(_text_size + _rodata_size + _data_size){
+    _srwtext = .;
+    *(.rwtext);
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _erwtext = .;
+  } > REGION_RWTEXT
+  _rwtext_size = _erwtext - _srwtext + 8;
+
   /* fictitious region that represents the memory available for the heap */
   .heap (NOLOAD) :
   {
@@ -108,6 +116,36 @@ SECTIONS
     _sstack = .;
   } > REGION_STACK
 
+  .rtc_fast.text : AT(_text_size + _rodata_size + _data_size + _rwtext_size) {
+    _srtc_fast_text = .;
+    *(.rtc_fast.literal .rtc_fast.text .rtc_fast.literal.* .rtc_fast.text.*)
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _ertc_fast_text = .;
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+  _fast_text_size = _ertc_fast_text - _srtc_fast_text + 8;
+
+  .rtc_fast.data : AT(_text_size + _rodata_size + _data_size + _rwtext_size + _fast_text_size) 
+  {
+    _rtc_fast_data_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.rtc_fast.data .rtc_fast.data.*)
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _rtc_fast_data_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+  _rtc_fast_data_size = _rtc_fast_data_end - _rtc_fast_data_start + 8;
+
+ .rtc_fast.bss (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4) 
+  {
+    _rtc_fast_bss_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    *(.rtc_fast.bss .rtc_fast.bss.*)
+    . = ALIGN(4);
+    _rtc_fast_bss_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+
+ .rtc_fast.noinit (NOLOAD) : ALIGN(4) 
+  {
+    *(.rtc_fast.noinit .rtc_fast.noinit.*)
+  } > REGION_RTC_FAST
+
   /* fake output .got section */
   /* Dynamic relocations are unsupported. This section is only used to detect
      relocatable code in the input files and raise an error if relocatable code
@@ -121,6 +159,11 @@ SECTIONS
   .eh_frame_hdr (INFO) : { *(.eh_frame_hdr) }
 }
 
+PROVIDE(_sidata = _erodata + 8);
+PROVIDE(_irwtext = ORIGIN(DROM) + _text_size + _rodata_size + _data_size);
+PROVIDE(_irtc_fast_text = ORIGIN(DROM) + _text_size + _rodata_size + _data_size + _rwtext_size);
+PROVIDE(_irtc_fast_data = ORIGIN(DROM) + _text_size + _rodata_size + _data_size + _rwtext_size + _fast_text_size);
+
 /* Do not exceed this mark in the error messages above                                    | */
 ASSERT(ORIGIN(REGION_TEXT) % 4 == 0, "
 ERROR(riscv-rt): the start of the REGION_TEXT must be 4-byte aligned");
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/examples/hello_world.rs b/esp32c3-hal/examples/hello_world.rs
index e38ebaaf383..62fb1af1fd9 100644
--- a/esp32c3-hal/examples/hello_world.rs
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/examples/hello_world.rs
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ fn main() -> ! {
         writeln!(serial0, "Hello world!").unwrap();
         block!(timer0.wait()).unwrap();
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/examples/ram.rs b/esp32c3-hal/examples/ram.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0d51cbab0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/examples/ram.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#![no_std]
+#![no_main]
+
+use core::fmt::Write;
+
+use esp32c3_hal::{
+    pac::{self, UART0},
+    prelude::*,
+    ram,
+    Serial,
+    Timer,
+};
+use nb::block;
+use panic_halt as _;
+use riscv_rt::entry;
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast)]
+static mut SOME_INITED_DATA: [u8; 2] = [0xaa, 0xbb];
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast, uninitialized)]
+static mut SOME_UNINITED_DATA: [u8; 2] = [0; 2];
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast, zeroed)]
+static mut SOME_ZEROED_DATA: [u8; 8] = [0; 8];
+
+#[entry]
+fn main() -> ! {
+    let peripherals = pac::Peripherals::take().unwrap();
+    let mut timer0 = Timer::new(peripherals.TIMG0);
+    let mut serial0 = Serial::new(peripherals.UART0).unwrap();
+
+    // don't disable WDTs ... we actually want it getting triggered in this example
+
+    timer0.disable();
+
+    timer0.start(10_000_000u64);
+
+    writeln!(
+        serial0,
+        "IRAM function located at {:p}",
+        function_in_ram as *const ()
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    unsafe {
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_INITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_INITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_UNINITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_UNINITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_ZEROED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_ZEROED_DATA).unwrap();
+
+        SOME_INITED_DATA[0] = 0xff;
+        SOME_ZEROED_DATA[0] = 0xff;
+
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_INITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_INITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_UNINITED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_UNINITED_DATA).unwrap();
+        writeln!(serial0, "SOME_ZEROED_DATA {:x?}", SOME_ZEROED_DATA).unwrap();
+
+        if SOME_UNINITED_DATA[0] != 0 {
+            SOME_UNINITED_DATA[0] = 0;
+            SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] = 0;
+        }
+
+        if SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] == 0xff {
+            SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] = 0;
+        }
+
+        writeln!(serial0, "Counter {}", SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1]).unwrap();
+        SOME_UNINITED_DATA[1] += 1;
+    }
+
+    writeln!(
+        serial0,
+        "RTC_FAST function located at {:p}",
+        function_in_rtc_ram as *const ()
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    writeln!(serial0, "Result {}", function_in_rtc_ram()).unwrap();
+
+    loop {
+        function_in_ram(&mut serial0);
+        block!(timer0.wait()).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+#[ram]
+fn function_in_ram(serial0: &mut Serial<UART0>) {
+    writeln!(serial0, "Hello world!").unwrap();
+}
+
+#[ram(rtc_fast)]
+fn function_in_rtc_ram() -> u32 {
+    42
+}
diff --git a/esp32c3-hal/src/lib.rs b/esp32c3-hal/src/lib.rs
index c17ea30237f..f5475275b06 100644
--- a/esp32c3-hal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/esp32c3-hal/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,8 +2,70 @@
 
 pub use embedded_hal as ehal;
 pub use esp_hal_common::{pac, prelude, Delay, Serial, Timer};
+#[cfg(not(feature = "normalboot"))]
+use riscv_rt::pre_init;
 
 pub mod gpio;
 pub mod rtc_cntl;
 
+pub use esp_hal_common::ram;
+
 pub use self::{gpio::IO, rtc_cntl::RtcCntl};
+
+extern "C" {
+    // Boundaries of the .iram section
+    static mut _srwtext: u32;
+    static mut _erwtext: u32;
+    static mut _irwtext: u32;
+
+    // Boundaries of the .bss section
+    static mut _ebss: u32;
+    static mut _sbss: u32;
+
+    // Boundaries of the rtc .bss section
+    static mut _rtc_fast_bss_start: u32;
+    static mut _rtc_fast_bss_end: u32;
+
+    // Boundaries of the .rtc_fast.text section
+    static mut _srtc_fast_text: u32;
+    static mut _ertc_fast_text: u32;
+    static mut _irtc_fast_text: u32;
+
+    // Boundaries of the .rtc_fast.data section
+    static mut _rtc_fast_data_start: u32;
+    static mut _rtc_fast_data_end: u32;
+    static mut _irtc_fast_data: u32;
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(feature = "normalboot"))]
+#[pre_init]
+#[cfg(not(feature = "normalboot"))]
+unsafe fn init() {
+    r0::init_data(&mut _srwtext, &mut _erwtext, &_irwtext);
+
+    r0::init_data(
+        &mut _rtc_fast_data_start,
+        &mut _rtc_fast_data_end,
+        &_irtc_fast_data,
+    );
+
+    r0::init_data(&mut _srtc_fast_text, &mut _ertc_fast_text, &_irtc_fast_text);
+}
+
+#[allow(unreachable_code)]
+#[export_name = "_mp_hook"]
+pub fn mp_hook() -> bool {
+    unsafe {
+        r0::zero_bss(&mut _rtc_fast_bss_start, &mut _rtc_fast_bss_end);
+    }
+
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "normalboot"))]
+    return true;
+
+    // no init data when using normal boot - but we need to zero out BSS
+    unsafe {
+        r0::zero_bss(&mut _sbss, &mut _ebss);
+    }
+
+    false
+}