_unhandled_exception (GCC) is not a weak symbol
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 3:06 pm
Hi,
_unhandled_exception is defined in os/common/ports/ARMCMx/compilers/GCC/vectors.c and is called when any interrupt vector is called that does not have a definition (vectors themselves, e.g. Vector50, are weak symbols).
_unhandled_exception sends the system in an infinite loop. In my case, this is a dangerous behaviour, as it means the system will wait until IWDG (up to 1-2 seconds).
I'd define it like that:
This just resets the system, but causes a debugger breakpoint (__BKPT instruction is ignored if no debugger is attached).
I am not sure if this approach is fine for all applications so I'll assume it is not.
Currently it is impossible to redefine _unhandled_exception outside of vectors.c because it is not a weak symbol. I therefore propose to change
into
Best regards, Uli
_unhandled_exception is defined in os/common/ports/ARMCMx/compilers/GCC/vectors.c and is called when any interrupt vector is called that does not have a definition (vectors themselves, e.g. Vector50, are weak symbols).
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void _unhandled_exception(void) {
/*lint -restore*/
while (true) {
}
}
_unhandled_exception sends the system in an infinite loop. In my case, this is a dangerous behaviour, as it means the system will wait until IWDG (up to 1-2 seconds).
I'd define it like that:
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void _unhandled_exception(void) {
/*lint -restore*/
__BKPT();
NVIC_SystemReset();
}This just resets the system, but causes a debugger breakpoint (__BKPT instruction is ignored if no debugger is attached).
I am not sure if this approach is fine for all applications so I'll assume it is not.
Currently it is impossible to redefine _unhandled_exception outside of vectors.c because it is not a weak symbol. I therefore propose to change
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void _unhandled_exception(void) {into
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__attribute__((weak)) void _unhandled_exception(void) {Best regards, Uli