Difference between revisions of "Memory layout"
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| 0x10000000 | | 0x10000000 | ||
| ? | | ? | ||
| − | | IO memory | + | | [[IO]] memory |
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| 0x1FF00000 | | 0x1FF00000 | ||
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| 0x1EC00000 | | 0x1EC00000 | ||
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| − | | IO registers, the mapped IO pages which each process can access is specified in the [[NCCH#CXI|CXI]] exheader.(Applications normally don't have access to registers in this range) | + | | [[IO]] registers, the mapped IO pages which each process can access is specified in the [[NCCH#CXI|CXI]] exheader.(Applications normally don't have access to registers in this range) |
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| + | | 0x1FF80000 | ||
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| + | | [[Configuration Memory]], access to this is specified by the exheader as well. | ||
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All executable pages are read-only, and data pages have the execute-never permission set. Normally .text from the loaded ExeFS:/.code is the only mapped executable memory. Executable [[RO Services|CROs]] can be loaded into memory, once loaded the CRO .text section memory page permissions are changed via [[SVC|ControlProcessMemory]] from RW- to R-X. The address and size of each ExeFS:/.code section is stored in the exheader, the permissions for each section is: .text R-X, .rodata R--, .data RW-, and .bss RW-. The loaded .code is mapped to the addresses specified in the exheader by the ARM11 kernel. The stack permissions is initialized by the ARM11 kernel: RW-. The heap permissions is normally RW-. | All executable pages are read-only, and data pages have the execute-never permission set. Normally .text from the loaded ExeFS:/.code is the only mapped executable memory. Executable [[RO Services|CROs]] can be loaded into memory, once loaded the CRO .text section memory page permissions are changed via [[SVC|ControlProcessMemory]] from RW- to R-X. The address and size of each ExeFS:/.code section is stored in the exheader, the permissions for each section is: .text R-X, .rodata R--, .data RW-, and .bss RW-. The loaded .code is mapped to the addresses specified in the exheader by the ARM11 kernel. The stack permissions is initialized by the ARM11 kernel: RW-. The heap permissions is normally RW-. | ||
Revision as of 08:55, 27 November 2012
Physical memory regions
| Address | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x0 | 0x10000 | Bootrom (super secret code/data @ 0x8000) |
| 0x10000 | 0x10000 | Bootrom mirror |
| 0x10000000 | ? | IO memory |
| 0x1FF00000 | 0x80000 | DSP memory |
| 0x1FF80000 | 0x80000 | AXI WRAM |
| 0x20000000 | 0x8000000 | FCRAM |
ARM11 User-land memory regions
| Virtual Address | Region Max Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 0x00100000 / 0x14000000 | 0x03F00000 | The ExeFS:/.code is loaded here, executables must be loaded to the 0x00100000 region when the exheader "special memory" flag is clear. The 0x03F00000-byte size restriction only applies when this flag is clear. Executables are usually loaded to 0x14000000 when the exheader "special memory" flag is set, however this address can be arbitrary. |
| 0x08000000 | 0x08000000 | Heap mapped by ControlMemory |
| 0x10000000-StackSize | StackSize from process exheader | Stack for the main-thread, initialized by the ARM11 kernel. The StackSize from the exheader is usually 0x4000, therefore the stack-bottom is usually 0x0FFFC000. |
| 0x10000000 | 0x04000000 | Applications usually map this region for HID |
| 0x14000000 | 0x08000000 | Can be mapped by ControlMemory |
| 0x1EC00000 | IO registers, the mapped IO pages which each process can access is specified in the CXI exheader.(Applications normally don't have access to registers in this range) | |
| 0x1FF80000 | Configuration Memory, access to this is specified by the exheader as well. |
All executable pages are read-only, and data pages have the execute-never permission set. Normally .text from the loaded ExeFS:/.code is the only mapped executable memory. Executable CROs can be loaded into memory, once loaded the CRO .text section memory page permissions are changed via ControlProcessMemory from RW- to R-X. The address and size of each ExeFS:/.code section is stored in the exheader, the permissions for each section is: .text R-X, .rodata R--, .data RW-, and .bss RW-. The loaded .code is mapped to the addresses specified in the exheader by the ARM11 kernel. The stack permissions is initialized by the ARM11 kernel: RW-. The heap permissions is normally RW-.