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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions core/recovery.c
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Expand Up @@ -509,6 +509,9 @@ int eos_recovery_enter(eos_bootctl_t *bctl)
eos_hal_uart_init(RCVR_BAUD_RATE);

bctl->flags &= ~EOS_FLAG_FORCE_RECOVERY;
/* Persist the log head with the flag, so the entries the caller and
* this function appended are not overwritten on the next boot. */
bctl->log_head = eos_boot_log_get_head();
eos_bootctl_save(bctl);

/* Reset auth state on entry */
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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions stage0/jump_stage1.c
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Expand Up @@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ extern bool ebldr_recovery_triggered(const eos_bootctl_t *bctl);
extern int eos_recovery_enter(eos_bootctl_t *bctl);

/* Forward declarations from boot_log */
extern void eos_boot_log_init(uint32_t head);
extern void eos_boot_log_append(uint32_t event, uint32_t slot, uint32_t detail);
extern uint32_t eos_boot_log_get_head(void);

/**
* @brief Stage-0 main entry point.
Expand All @@ -42,6 +44,11 @@ void ebldr_stage0_main(void)
int rc = eos_bootctl_load(&bctl);
(void)rc; /* defaults applied if both copies corrupt */

/* Open the boot log at the head the control block persisted. Until
* this runs eos_boot_log_append() is a no-op, so every stage-0 entry
* below was silently dropped. */
eos_boot_log_init(bctl.log_head);

/* Record reset reason */
bctl.last_reset_reason = eos_hal_get_reset_reason();

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eos_boot_log_append(EOS_LOG_IMAGE_VALID, EOS_SLOT_NONE, 0);
#endif

/* Stage-1 is a separate image that re-opens the log at the head it
* loads from the control block. Persist the head past stage-0's
* entries, or stage-1 appends over them. A failed save costs the
* log, not the boot, so it does not stop the jump. */
bctl.log_head = eos_boot_log_get_head();
(void)eos_bootctl_save(&bctl);

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P1 Stage-0 records are erased

On STM32F4, the new eos_bootctl_save() call erases the log entries immediately before the handoff. STM32F4_BOOTCTL_ADDR, STM32F4_BOOTCTL_BACKUP_ADDR, and STM32F4_LOG_ADDR share sector 11, and stm32f4_flash_erase() erases that whole sector regardless of len. Stage-1 receives an advanced log_head, but the records are gone.

The shared-sector problem predates this PR, but this new call triggers it before stage-1 starts, defeating the log fix on this board. Use a save path that preserves the log sector, and cover whole-sector erases in the test.

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Path: stage0/jump_stage1.c
Line: 142

Comment:
**Stage-0 records are erased**

On STM32F4, the new `eos_bootctl_save()` call erases the log entries immediately before the handoff. `STM32F4_BOOTCTL_ADDR`, `STM32F4_BOOTCTL_BACKUP_ADDR`, and `STM32F4_LOG_ADDR` share sector 11, and `stm32f4_flash_erase()` erases that whole sector regardless of `len`. Stage-1 receives an advanced `log_head`, but the records are gone.

The shared-sector problem predates this PR, but this new call triggers it before stage-1 starts, defeating the log fix on this board. Use a save path that preserves the log sector, and cover whole-sector erases in the test.

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🟡 Medium · Boot log entries are overwritten

When a log append is followed by a reset or power loss before the control-block save completes, or the save fails, jump_stage1 discards the result of eos_bootctl_save(), leaving the persisted log_head stale; the next boot resumes at that slot and overwrites appended entries, without reporting a save failure.

Make each log-head advance durable with the append, and handle or report any failed control-block save before handing off.

Also at core/recovery.c:514-515.

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In `stage0/jump_stage1.c` at line 142:

**Boot log entries are overwritten**

When a log append is followed by a reset or power loss before the control-block save completes, or the save fails, `jump_stage1` discards the result of `eos_bootctl_save()`, leaving the persisted `log_head` stale; the next boot resumes at that slot and overwrites appended entries, without reporting a save failure.

Make each log-head advance durable with the append, and handle or report any failed control-block save before handing off.

Also at `core/recovery.c:514-515`.

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- Never fail silently. A swallowed error is a defect that will be found later
  and cost more.

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1. Normal boots erase alternate firmware 🐞 Bug ≡ Correctness

eos_bootctl_save() erases both control-block addresses, but on STM32F4 those addresses share a
physical erase sector with the boot log, the end of firmware slot B, and the configured recovery
image. Every normal stage-0 handoff now triggers that erase, removing stage-0's newly written
entries and damaging slot B before stage-1 scans it; the host test misses this because its flash
stub erases only the requested byte range.
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## Issue description
The new normal-boot control-block save erases an STM32F4 sector containing the boot log, part of slot B, and the configured recovery image.
## Fix Focus Areas
- stage0/jump_stage1.c[137-142]
- boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.h[15-27]
- boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.c[125-160]
- tests/unit/test_stage0_boot_log.c[79-90]
## Recommended Fix
Make the board's boot-control storage and other persisted regions safe under actual physical-sector erase operations before saving on every handoff. Ensure both control copies remain valid across a save, and add a test that models the board's full-sector erase and checks that log entries and firmware regions survive.

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '67,120p' core/bootctl.c
sed -n '17,55p' boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.h
sed -n '125,166p' boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.c

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

Length of output: 4588


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rg -n -F -e 'bootctl_addr' -e 'bootctl_backup_addr' -e 'log_addr' -e 'STM32F4_LOG_ADDR' -e 'STM32F4_BOOTCTL' -- boards core stage0 stage1 || test "$?" -eq 1
rg -n -F -e 'eos_boot_log_append' -e 'eos_boot_log_get_head' -e 'eos_boot_log_init' -- core boards stage0 stage1 || test "$?" -eq 1

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

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Place the two control copies and the boot log in separate erase sectors on STM32F4.

On STM32F4, eos_bootctl_save() erases each control copy by erasing the whole sector that contains its address. The primary copy (0x080F4000), backup copy (0x080F6000), and boot log (0x080F8000) all lie in sector 11 (0x080E0000–0x080FFFFF). Moving slot B out of that sector does not separate them.

If the primary write fails, the primary erase has already cleared the backup copy. Both control copies are blank, and stage-1 loads defaults and reopens the log at head zero.

On the normal path, the pre-jump save erases sector 11 after stage-0 appends its entries. Those entries are erased, while the saved log head still points past them. The backup erase also clears the primary copy that was just written.

Each of the three regions needs its own erase sector. The primary copy, backup copy, and log must not share a sector with each other, with slot B, or with the recovery region. This changes the slot-size contract, so the layout definitions and slot constants must be updated together. A localized header edit is not sufficient, and no safe diff is shown.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

Review comment at @stage0/jump_stage1.c around lines 137 - 143:
Update the STM32F4 flash layout and related slot-size constants so the primary
control copy, backup copy, boot log, slot B, and recovery region each occupy
separate erase sectors; ensure the addresses remain consistent with
eos_bootctl_save and the pre-jump log-head save in the stage-1 handoff.

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/* Stage-1 is located immediately after stage-0 in flash */
eos_hal_disable_interrupts();
eos_hal_deinit_peripherals();
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13 changes: 13 additions & 0 deletions tests/CMakeLists.txt
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Expand Up @@ -242,6 +242,19 @@ target_link_libraries(eboot_test_keystore_production PRIVATE eboot_core)
add_test(NAME test_keystore_production COMMAND eboot_test_keystore_production)
list(APPEND EBLDR_UNIT_TESTS test_keystore_production)

# --- test_stage0_boot_log: stage-0 opens the boot log and hands the head on ---
# stage0/ is otherwise only built by a cross build. These three files have no
# architecture-specific code, so the suite compiles them for the host; jump()
# and the recovery UART are simulated by the board ops in the test.
add_executable(eboot_test_stage0_boot_log
unit/test_stage0_boot_log.c
../stage0/jump_stage1.c
../stage0/recovery_entry.c
../stage0/watchdog.c)
target_link_libraries(eboot_test_stage0_boot_log PRIVATE eboot_core)
add_test(NAME test_stage0_boot_log COMMAND eboot_test_stage0_boot_log)
list(APPEND EBLDR_UNIT_TESTS test_stage0_boot_log)

# --- Valgrind test targets ---
#
# The list is derived from the suites registered above, not written out again.
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249 changes: 249 additions & 0 deletions tests/unit/test_stage0_boot_log.c
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
// Copyright (c) 2026 EoS Project
// ISO/IEC 25000 | ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2023

/**
* @file test_stage0_boot_log.c
* @brief Stage-0 records its boot log entries and hands the head on.
*
* ebldr_stage0_main() appended BOOT_START (and, on failure paths,
* BOOT_FAIL / RECOVERY_ENTER) without ever calling eos_boot_log_init(),
* so eos_boot_log_append() was a no-op and every stage-0 entry was lost.
*
* stage0/ is otherwise only compiled by a cross build; this suite
* compiles stage0/jump_stage1.c, recovery_entry.c and watchdog.c for the
* host against a simulated board. The board's jump() and uart_recv()
* longjmp back here, standing in for the handoff to stage-1 and for the
* recovery command loop, which never returns.
*/

#include "eos_hal.h"
#include "eos_bootctl.h"
#include "eos_boot_log.h"
#include <setjmp.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

extern void ebldr_stage0_main(void);

#define SIM_FLASH_SIZE (64 * 1024)
#define SIM_BOOTCTL 0x1000u
#define SIM_BOOTCTL_BAK 0x2000u
#define SIM_LOG 0x3000u
#define SIM_STAGE1_OFF 0x8000u
#define START_HEAD 5u

#define STAGE1_SIZE 256u

static uint8_t sim_flash[SIM_FLASH_SIZE];

#ifdef EBLDR_VERIFY_STAGE1
/* What tools/embed_stage1_hash.py generates for a real build: the size and
* SHA-256 of the stage-1 image. The image is fill_stage1()'s pattern, so
* stage-0's hash check passes and the jump is reached. Recompute with
* python3 -c "import hashlib; print(hashlib.sha256(bytes(((i*7+1)&0xFF)
* for i in range(256))).hexdigest())"
*/
const uint32_t stage1_expected_size = STAGE1_SIZE;
const uint8_t stage1_expected_hash[32] = {
0x2d, 0x7f, 0x58, 0x0f, 0xd4, 0x71, 0x06, 0x54,
0x5e, 0x24, 0xf1, 0x04, 0xf1, 0xee, 0xf1, 0x0e,
0x75, 0x81, 0x8a, 0x87, 0x47, 0x3f, 0xfe, 0x9a,
0x43, 0xac, 0x69, 0x8a, 0x39, 0xdd, 0xe7, 0xf2,
};
#endif

static void fill_stage1(void)
{
uint32_t i;
for (i = 0; i < STAGE1_SIZE; i++)
sim_flash[SIM_STAGE1_OFF + i] = (uint8_t)(i * 7u + 1u);
}
static jmp_buf exit_jmp;
static int jumped;
static uint32_t jump_addr;

static int sim_range_ok(uint32_t addr, size_t len)
{
return len <= SIM_FLASH_SIZE && (size_t)addr <= SIM_FLASH_SIZE - len;
}

static int sim_flash_read(uint32_t addr, void *buf, size_t len)
{
if (!sim_range_ok(addr, len)) return EOS_ERR_FLASH;
memcpy(buf, &sim_flash[addr], len);
return EOS_OK;
}

static int sim_flash_write(uint32_t addr, const void *buf, size_t len)
{
if (!sim_range_ok(addr, len)) return EOS_ERR_FLASH;
memcpy(&sim_flash[addr], buf, len);
return EOS_OK;
}

static int sim_flash_erase(uint32_t addr, size_t len)
{
if (!sim_range_ok(addr, len)) return EOS_ERR_FLASH;
memset(&sim_flash[addr], 0xFF, len);
return EOS_OK;
}

static eos_reset_reason_t sim_reset_reason(void)
{
return EOS_RESET_PIN;
}

static void sim_jump(uint32_t addr)
{
jumped = 1;
jump_addr = addr;
longjmp(exit_jmp, 1);
}

static int sim_uart_init(uint32_t baud)
{
(void)baud;
return EOS_OK;
}

static int sim_uart_send(const void *buf, size_t len)
{
(void)buf;
(void)len;
return EOS_OK;
}

/* The recovery command loop never returns; leave it on its first read. */
static int sim_uart_recv(void *buf, size_t len, uint32_t timeout_ms)
{
(void)buf;
(void)len;
(void)timeout_ms;
longjmp(exit_jmp, 1);
}

static const eos_board_ops_t sim_ops = {
.flash_base = 0,
.flash_size = SIM_FLASH_SIZE,
.app_vector_offset = SIM_STAGE1_OFF,
.bootctl_addr = SIM_BOOTCTL,
.bootctl_backup_addr = SIM_BOOTCTL_BAK,
.log_addr = SIM_LOG,
.flash_read = sim_flash_read,
.flash_write = sim_flash_write,
.flash_erase = sim_flash_erase,
.get_reset_reason = sim_reset_reason,
.jump = sim_jump,
.uart_init = sim_uart_init,
.uart_send = sim_uart_send,
.uart_recv = sim_uart_recv,
};

static int tests_run = 0;
static int tests_passed = 0;

#define ASSERT(cond) do { \
if (!(cond)) { \
printf("[FAIL] %s:%d: %s\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, #cond); \
exit(1); \
} \
} while (0)

#define TEST(name) \
static void name(void); \
static void run_##name(void) { \
memset(sim_flash, 0xFF, sizeof(sim_flash)); \
fill_stage1(); \
jumped = 0; \
jump_addr = 0; \
eos_hal_init(&sim_ops); \
printf(" %-58s ", #name); \
tests_run++; \
name(); \
tests_passed++; \
printf("[PASS]\n"); \
} \
static void name(void)

static void persist_bootctl(uint32_t flags)
{
eos_bootctl_t bctl;
eos_bootctl_init_defaults(&bctl);
bctl.log_head = START_HEAD;
bctl.flags = flags;
ASSERT(eos_bootctl_save(&bctl) == EOS_OK);
}

static void run_stage0(void)
{
if (setjmp(exit_jmp) == 0)
ebldr_stage0_main();
}

static void assert_entry(uint32_t index, uint32_t event, uint32_t detail)
{
eos_boot_log_entry_t e;
ASSERT(eos_boot_log_read(index, &e) == EOS_OK);
ASSERT(e.event == event);
ASSERT(e.slot == EOS_SLOT_NONE);
ASSERT(e.detail == detail);
}

TEST(test_stage0_logs_boot_start_at_the_persisted_head)
{
persist_bootctl(0);
run_stage0();

ASSERT(jumped);
ASSERT(jump_addr == SIM_STAGE1_OFF);
assert_entry(START_HEAD, EOS_LOG_BOOT_START, EOS_RESET_PIN);
#ifdef EBLDR_VERIFY_STAGE1
assert_entry(START_HEAD + 1, EOS_LOG_IMAGE_VALID, 0);
#endif
}

TEST(test_stage0_hands_stage1_a_head_past_its_entries)
{
eos_bootctl_t bctl;

persist_bootctl(0);
run_stage0();

/* Stage-1 opens the log at the persisted head; it must not be the
* slot stage-0 just wrote, or stage-1 overwrites it. */
ASSERT(jumped);
ASSERT(eos_bootctl_load(&bctl) == EOS_OK);
#ifdef EBLDR_VERIFY_STAGE1
ASSERT(bctl.log_head == START_HEAD + 2); /* BOOT_START, IMAGE_VALID */
#else
ASSERT(bctl.log_head == START_HEAD + 1); /* BOOT_START */
#endif
}

TEST(test_stage0_recovery_path_keeps_its_entries)
{
eos_bootctl_t bctl;

persist_bootctl(EOS_FLAG_FORCE_RECOVERY);
run_stage0();

ASSERT(!jumped);
assert_entry(START_HEAD, EOS_LOG_BOOT_START, EOS_RESET_PIN);
assert_entry(START_HEAD + 1, EOS_LOG_RECOVERY_ENTER, 0);
ASSERT(eos_bootctl_load(&bctl) == EOS_OK);
ASSERT(bctl.log_head == START_HEAD + 2);
}

int main(void)
{
printf("Stage-0 boot log\n\n");

run_test_stage0_logs_boot_start_at_the_persisted_head();
run_test_stage0_hands_stage1_a_head_past_its_entries();
run_test_stage0_recovery_path_keeps_its_entries();

printf("\n%d/%d passed\n", tests_passed, tests_run);
return tests_passed == tests_run ? 0 : 1;
}
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