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49 changes: 20 additions & 29 deletions boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.c
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Expand Up @@ -124,41 +124,32 @@ static int stm32f4_flash_write(uint32_t addr, const void *buf, size_t len)

static int stm32f4_flash_erase(uint32_t addr, size_t len)
{
(void)len;

/* Determine sector number from address */
int sector = -1;
if (addr >= 0x08000000 && addr < 0x08004000) sector = 0;
else if (addr >= 0x08004000 && addr < 0x08008000) sector = 1;
else if (addr >= 0x08008000 && addr < 0x0800C000) sector = 2;
else if (addr >= 0x0800C000 && addr < 0x08010000) sector = 3;
else if (addr >= 0x08010000 && addr < 0x08020000) sector = 4;
else if (addr >= 0x08020000 && addr < 0x08040000) sector = 5;
else if (addr >= 0x08040000 && addr < 0x08060000) sector = 6;
else if (addr >= 0x08060000 && addr < 0x08080000) sector = 7;
else if (addr >= 0x08080000 && addr < 0x080A0000) sector = 8;
else if (addr >= 0x080A0000 && addr < 0x080C0000) sector = 9;
else if (addr >= 0x080C0000 && addr < 0x080E0000) sector = 10;
else if (addr >= 0x080E0000 && addr < 0x08100000) sector = 11;

if (sector < 0)
/* Erase every sector [addr, addr + len) touches. Only the sector
* holding addr used to be erased and len was ignored, so erasing a
* 256K slot cleared its first sector and left stale image bytes in
* the rest -- which the following program step cannot overwrite. */
int first, last;
if (stm32f4_flash_sector_range(addr, len, &first, &last) != 0)
return EOS_ERR_INVALID;

flash_unlock();
flash_wait_busy();

FLASH_CR &= ~(0xF << 3); /* Clear SNB bits */
FLASH_CR |= (sector << 3); /* Set sector number */
FLASH_CR |= (1 << 1); /* SER — sector erase */
FLASH_CR |= (1 << 16); /* STRT — start erase */
for (int sector = first; sector <= last; sector++) {

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Supported by static analysis

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set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- changed diff ---'
git diff --stat 3babea1bf871f48d47001b4dab560c0e0456dc11 6488ebcceb93ce35e65d2718b721c71a5c78c5ce
git diff --unified=30 3babea1bf871f48d47001b4dab560c0e0456dc11 6488ebcceb93ce35e65d2718b721c71a5c78c5ce -- boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.c core/recovery.c boards/stm32f4
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant symbols ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{c,h,ld,S,s}' -e 'stm32f4_flash_erase' -e 'factory' -e 'watchdog' -e 'wdt' -e 'IWDG' -e 'erase' boards/stm32f4 core stage0 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- board function ---'
nl -ba boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.c | sed -n '1,210p'
printf '%s\n' '--- recovery ---'
nl -ba core/recovery.c | sed -n '1,280p'
printf '%s\n' '--- candidate stage0/config files ---'
find . -maxdepth 4 -type f \( -iname '*watch*' -o -iname '*stage0*' -o -iname '*stm32f4*' \) -print | sort

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

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set -eu
printf '%s\n' '--- recovery factory-reset paths and loop ---'
nl -ba core/recovery.c | sed -n '390,555p'
printf '%s\n' '--- stage0 watchdog files ---'
nl -ba stage0/watchdog.c
rg -n -F --glob '*.{c,h}' -e 'EBLDR_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT_MS' -e 'eos_hal_watchdog_init' -e 'eos_hal_watchdog_feed' -e 'watchdog_init' -e 'watchdog_feed' stage0 core include boards tests
printf '%s\n' '--- HAL declarations and implementation binding ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{c,h}' -e 'eos_hal_watchdog_init' -e 'eos_hal_watchdog_feed' -e 'eos_hal_get_ops' include core boards stage0
printf '%s\n' '--- slot erase binding ---'
nl -ba core/slot_manager.c | sed -n '90,135p'
nl -ba core/recovery.c | sed -n '505,550p'
printf '%s\n' '--- watchdog test/config references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*' -e '8000' -e '8-second' -e 'WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT' -e 'watchdog' CMakeLists.txt README.md docs stage0 boards tests core include 2>/dev/null || true

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

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rg -n -F --glob '*.{c,h}' -e 'void eos_hal_watchdog_feed' -e 'eos_hal_watchdog_feed(void)' -e 'watchdog_feed' hal core include boards | head -80
printf '%s\n' '--- HAL implementation context ---'
for f in hal/*.c core/hal*.c; do
    [ -f "$f" ] || continue
    if rg -q -F 'eos_hal_watchdog_feed' "$f"; then
        nl -ba "$f" | sed -n '1,220p'
    fi
done

Repository: embeddedos-org/eBoot

Length of output: 8528

Web query:

STM32F407 datasheet 128 Kbyte sector erase time maximum x8 parallelism 4 seconds

Result:

Sources consulted:
- DS8626_STM32F40xxx.book — https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/stm32f407ig.pdf
- Datasheet - STM32F405xx STM32F407xx - Arm<Sup>®</Sup> Cortex<Sup>®</Sup>-M4 32b MCU+FPU, 210DMIPS, up to 1MB flash/192+4KB RAM, USB OTG HS/FS, Ethernet, 17 TIMs, 3 ADCs, 15 comm. interfaces, and camera — https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/stm32f405og.pdf
- STM32F405xx STM32F407xx — https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/stm32f405rg.pdf
- Datasheet - STM32F405xx STM32F407xx - Arm<Sup>®</Sup> Cortex<Sup>®</Sup>-M4 32b MCU+FPU, 210DMIPS, up to 1MB flash/192+4KB RAM, USB OTG HS/FS, Ethernet, 17 TIMs, 3 ADCs, 15 comm. interfaces, and camera — https://www.st.com/resource/en/datasheet/stm32f407ie.pdf
- STM32F405xx STM32F407xx — https://www.st.com.cn/resource/en/datasheet/stm32f405oe.pdf
- …and 18 more

Feed the watchdog between sector erases.

Both factory-reset paths erase Slot A and Slot B consecutively. Each slot spans two 128 KiB sectors, so the current loop can perform four blocking erases before the recovery loop feeds the watchdog. The documented worst-case total exceeds the 8-second watchdog interval. A watchdog reset can therefore interrupt factory reset after the slots are partially erased.

Feed the watchdog after each successful sector erase. Keep the watchdog interval longer than the worst-case time for one sector erase.

Suggested fix 
         if (FLASH_SR & 0xF0) {
             FLASH_SR = 0xF0;
             FLASH_CR &= ~(1 << 1);
             flash_lock();
             return EOS_ERR_FLASH;
         }
+
+        eos_hal_watchdog_feed();
     }
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Review comment at @boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.c at line 137:
Update the sector-erasure loop so the watchdog is fed after each successful
erase, before proceeding to the next sector; do not feed it on an erase failure.
Keep the watchdog interval longer than the worst-case duration of one sector
erase.

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flash_wait_busy();

FLASH_CR &= ~(0xF << 3); /* Clear SNB bits */
FLASH_CR |= (sector << 3); /* Set sector number */
FLASH_CR |= (1 << 1); /* SER — sector erase */
FLASH_CR |= (1 << 16); /* STRT — start erase */

flash_wait_busy();
flash_wait_busy();

if (FLASH_SR & 0xF0) {
FLASH_SR = 0xF0;
FLASH_CR &= ~(1 << 1);
flash_lock();
return EOS_ERR_FLASH;
if (FLASH_SR & 0xF0) {
FLASH_SR = 0xF0;
FLASH_CR &= ~(1 << 1);
flash_lock();
return EOS_ERR_FLASH;
}
}

FLASH_CR &= ~(1 << 1); /* Clear SER */
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/*
* STM32F407 Flash Memory Map (1MB total)
*
* 0x08000000 - 0x08003FFF (16K) Stage-0 (eBootloader)
* 0x08004000 - 0x0800FFFF (48K) Stage-1 (E-Boot)
* 0x08010000 - 0x0807FFFF (448K) Slot A (application firmware)
* 0x08080000 - 0x080EFFFF (448K) Slot B (candidate firmware)
* 0x080F0000 - 0x080F3FFF (16K) Recovery image (golden)
* 0x080F4000 - 0x080F5FFF (8K) Boot control (primary)
* 0x080F6000 - 0x080F7FFF (8K) Boot control (backup)
* 0x080F8000 - 0x080F9FFF (8K) Boot log
* 0x080FA000 - 0x080FFFFF (24K) Device config / reserved
* The F407 erases whole sectors only, and they are not uniform:
* sectors 0-3 are 16K, sector 4 is 64K, sectors 5-11 are 128K. Every
* region therefore owns whole sectors -- erasing one region (a slot
* update, a boot control save, a log clear) must never erase another.
* Slot B, the recovery image, both boot control copies and the boot log
* used to share sector 11, so saving the boot control block wiped the
* other four.
*
* Sector Address range Size Region
* 0 0x08000000 - 0x08003FFF 16K Stage-0 (eBootloader)
* 1-3 0x08004000 - 0x0800FFFF 48K Stage-1 (E-Boot)
* 4 0x08010000 - 0x0801FFFF 64K Boot log
* 5-6 0x08020000 - 0x0805FFFF 256K Slot A (application firmware)
* 7-8 0x08060000 - 0x0809FFFF 256K Slot B (candidate firmware)
* 9 0x080A0000 - 0x080BFFFF 128K Recovery image (golden)
* 10 0x080C0000 - 0x080DFFFF 128K Boot control (primary)
* 11 0x080E0000 - 0x080FFFFF 128K Boot control (backup)
*
* Stage-0 and stage-1 match stm32f4_stage0.ld and stm32f4_stage1.ld.
*/

#define STM32F4_FLASH_BASE 0x08000000
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#define STM32F4_STAGE1_ADDR 0x08004000
#define STM32F4_STAGE1_SIZE (48 * 1024)

#define STM32F4_SLOT_A_ADDR 0x08010000
#define STM32F4_SLOT_A_SIZE (448 * 1024)
#define STM32F4_LOG_ADDR 0x08010000
#define STM32F4_LOG_SIZE (64 * 1024)
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Remediation recommended

1. Factory resets can lose their log event 🐞 Bug ☼ Reliability

Both factory-reset paths set log_head to zero without erasing the isolated log sector, and
eos_boot_log_append() wraps its 32-entry head without erasing or rotating programmed storage. If
entry zero was already written when a reset occurs, or the log fills and wraps on STM32F4, later
writes can be corrupted or rejected and leave the head stuck, while pre-reset entries remain
available through log collection.
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## Issue description
Factory reset and 32-entry rollover can both reuse programmed storage in the isolated STM32F4 log sector. Make reset-event recording and writes after rollover reliable without unintentionally retaining pre-reset entries.

## Fix Focus Areas
- boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.h[48-49]
- core/recovery.c[410-426]
- core/recovery.c[517-530]
- core/boot_log.c[36-54]
- core/boot_log.c[77-89]

## Recommended Fix
In both factory-reset paths, explicitly clear the log and check the erase result before appending the reset event, then persist the resulting head consistently with the boot-control block. Make rollover flash-aware by erasing or rotating storage before reusing programmed entries while preserving the intended log history; handle erase and write failures without advancing the head. Test factory reset with entry zero already programmed and writes beyond one full ring using a flash model that forbids 0-to-1 programming.

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#define STM32F4_SLOT_B_ADDR 0x08080000
#define STM32F4_SLOT_B_SIZE (448 * 1024)
#define STM32F4_SLOT_A_ADDR 0x08020000
#define STM32F4_SLOT_A_SIZE (256 * 1024)
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Remediation recommended

3. The packer example targets the boot log 🐞 Bug ≡ Correctness

The usage example in tools/imgpack.py still supplies 0x08010000 as the load and entry address,
although that address now belongs to the boot log rather than Slot A. A user following that example
for STM32F4 can create an image with an authenticated entry outside its firmware slot, which the
boot path uses as its jump address.
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## Issue description
The packer's usage example retains the former STM32F4 Slot A address, which the new map assigns to the boot log.
## Fix Focus Areas
- boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.h[48-52]
- tools/imgpack.py[10-14]
## Recommended Fix
Update the packer example to use the new STM32F4 Slot A placement and a suitable entry address inside the image payload, or make the example explicitly board-neutral with instructions to substitute the target board's addresses.

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Remediation recommended

2. Generated firmware targets boot log 🔗 Cross-repo conflict ≡ Correctness

EosConfigGenerator.generate_boot_yaml() in ebuild still places STM32F4 Slot A at 0x08016000,
which this change places inside eBoot’s new boot-log sector. When ebuild generates flash and linker
inputs for an updated eBoot build, those inputs target the log instead of the slot eBoot scans at
0x08020000.
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## Issue description
Ebuild generates STM32F4 firmware addresses independently; its Slot A address now falls in eBoot’s boot-log sector.

## Fix Focus Areas
- boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.h[48-55]
- /cross_repos/ebuild/ebuild/eos_ai/eos_config_generator.py[95-125]
- /cross_repos/ebuild/ebuild/eos_ai/eos_boot_integrator.py[48-85]

## Recommended Fix
Update ebuild’s STM32F4 layout generation to use the sector-aligned eBoot addresses and 256 KiB slot limits, then regenerate and check its flash-layout and linker outputs against the board definitions.

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#define STM32F4_RECOVERY_ADDR 0x080F0000
#define STM32F4_RECOVERY_SIZE (16 * 1024)
#define STM32F4_SLOT_B_ADDR 0x08060000
#define STM32F4_SLOT_B_SIZE (256 * 1024)

#define STM32F4_BOOTCTL_ADDR 0x080F4000
#define STM32F4_BOOTCTL_BACKUP_ADDR 0x080F6000
#define STM32F4_RECOVERY_ADDR 0x080A0000
#define STM32F4_RECOVERY_SIZE (128 * 1024)

#define STM32F4_LOG_ADDR 0x080F8000
#define STM32F4_BOOTCTL_ADDR 0x080C0000
#define STM32F4_BOOTCTL_SIZE (128 * 1024)

#define STM32F4_BOOTCTL_BACKUP_ADDR 0x080E0000
#define STM32F4_BOOTCTL_BACKUP_SIZE (128 * 1024)
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Remediation recommended

4. Existing devices lose boot images 🔗 Cross-repo conflict ≡ Correctness

The new STM32F4 addresses make eBoot read boot control and scan slots at different locations from
those used by ebuild’s vendored eBoot snapshot. If an ebuild-provisioned device is moved to this
bootloader without a flash-layout migration, its existing control copies and firmware images remain
at the old addresses and are not found.
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## Issue description
Ebuild’s vendored STM32F4 bootloader uses the previous slot and boot-control addresses. Devices provisioned with that layout cannot retain their images and boot state merely by installing the new bootloader.

## Fix Focus Areas
- boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.h[48-64]
- /cross_repos/ebuild/core/eboot/boards/stm32f4/board_stm32f4.h[18-50]

## Recommended Fix
Coordinate the ebuild source update with a device reprovisioning or migration procedure that places compatible images and boot-control data at the new addresses before booting the new layout.

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#define STM32F4_VECTOR_OFFSET (STM32F4_STAGE1_ADDR - STM32F4_FLASH_BASE)

/* ---- Flash sector geometry ---- */

#define STM32F4_FLASH_SECTORS 12

/**
* @brief Sector number holding @p addr, or -1 outside the 1MB array.
*/
static inline int stm32f4_flash_sector_of(uint32_t addr)
{
if (addr < STM32F4_FLASH_BASE)
return -1;
uint32_t off = addr - STM32F4_FLASH_BASE;
if (off < 0x10000) /* sectors 0-3: 16K each */
return (int)(off / 0x4000);
if (off < 0x20000) /* sector 4: 64K */
return 4;
if (off < STM32F4_FLASH_SIZE) /* sectors 5-11: 128K each */
return 4 + (int)(off / 0x20000);
return -1;
}

/**
* @brief First and last sector an erase of [addr, addr + len) must clear.
*
* Every sector the range touches is included. A sector is the smallest
* unit the F407 can erase, so the erase may clear bytes past either end of
* the range; the memory map above keeps each region sector-aligned so
* those bytes never belong to another region.
*
* @return 0 on success; -1 for len == 0, or a range that wraps or leaves
* the flash array (nothing is to be erased then).
*/
static inline int stm32f4_flash_sector_range(uint32_t addr, size_t len,
int *first, int *last)
{
if (len == 0 || (uint64_t)addr + len > (uint64_t)STM32F4_FLASH_BASE +
STM32F4_FLASH_SIZE)
return -1;
int f = stm32f4_flash_sector_of(addr);
int l = stm32f4_flash_sector_of((uint32_t)(addr + len - 1));
if (f < 0 || l < 0)
return -1;
*first = f;
*last = l;
return 0;
}

/* UART for recovery */
#define STM32F4_UART_INSTANCE 2 /* USART2 on PA2/PA3 */

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─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
0x08000000 - 0x08003FFF 16K Stage-0 (eBootloader)
0x08004000 - 0x0800FFFF 48K Stage-1 (E-Boot)
0x08010000 - 0x0807FFFF 448K Slot A (active firmware)
0x08080000 - 0x080EFFFF 448K Slot B (candidate firmware)
0x080F0000 - 0x080F3FFF 16K Recovery image
0x080F4000 - 0x080F5FFF 8K Boot control (primary)
0x080F6000 - 0x080F7FFF 8K Boot control (backup)
0x080F8000 - 0x080F9FFF 8K Boot log
0x080FA000 - 0x080FFFFF 24K Device config / reserved
0x08010000 - 0x0801FFFF 64K Boot log
0x08020000 - 0x0805FFFF 256K Slot A (active firmware)
0x08060000 - 0x0809FFFF 256K Slot B (candidate firmware)
0x080A0000 - 0x080BFFFF 128K Recovery image
0x080C0000 - 0x080DFFFF 128K Boot control (primary)
0x080E0000 - 0x080FFFFF 128K Boot control (backup)
```

The F407 erases whole sectors (4 x 16K, 1 x 64K, 7 x 128K), so every
region owns whole sectors and erasing one never touches another.

## Boot Flow

```
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# Pack firmware with eboot image header. The input limits (size, load and
# entry addresses) are listed in quickstart.md and in tools/imgpack.py.
python tools/imgpack.py --input firmware.bin --output firmware.packed.bin \
--version 1.0.0 --load-addr 0x08010000 --entry-addr 0x08010100
--version 1.0.0 --load-addr 0x08020000 --entry-addr 0x08020100

# Sign the image
python tools/sign_image.py firmware.packed.bin --key signing_key.pem
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├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x08004000 Stage-1 (E-Boot) 48 KB │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x08010000 Slot A (Active Firmware) 448 KB │
│ 0x08010000 Boot Log 64 KB │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x08080000 Slot B (Candidate Firmware) 448 KB │
│ 0x08020000 Slot A (Active Firmware) 256 KB │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x080F0000 Recovery Image (Golden) 16 KB │
│ 0x08060000 Slot B (Candidate Firmware) 256 KB │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x080F4000 Boot Control (Primary) 8 KB │
│ 0x080A0000 Recovery Image (Golden) 128 KB │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x080F6000 Boot Control (Backup) 8 KB │
│ 0x080C0000 Boot Control (Primary) 128 KB │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x080F8000 Boot Log 8 KB │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 0x080FA000 Device Config / Reserved 24 KB │
│ 0x080E0000 Boot Control (Backup) 128 KB │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```

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1. **Stage-0 is never updated in the field** — it must remain immutable
after manufacturing to guarantee recovery is always possible.

2. **Boot control is dual-copied** — primary at 0x080F4000, backup at
0x080F6000. Both carry CRC32 protection. On load, if primary is
2. **Boot control is dual-copied** — primary at 0x080C0000, backup at
0x080E0000. Both carry CRC32 protection. On load, if primary is
corrupt the backup is used.

3. **Slot A and Slot B are identical in size** — this simplifies the
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5. **Boot log is a circular buffer** — the `log_head` field in the boot
control block tracks the write position.

6. **Every region owns whole erase sectors** — flash is erased a sector at
a time, so a region that shares a sector is wiped whenever its neighbour
is erased. On the F407 (4 x 16K, 1 x 64K, 7 x 128K sectors) that is why
the small regions take a full sector each.

## Adapting to Other MCUs

To port to a different MCU, create a new `boards/<mcu>/` directory and:
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# [load-addr, load-addr + size). --load-addr 0 means "unset" and skips the
# entry check, as the bootloader does.
python3 imgpack.py --input firmware.bin --output firmware.eimg \
--load-addr 0x08010000 --entry-addr 0x08010100 --version 1.0.0
--load-addr 0x08020000 --entry-addr 0x08020100 --version 1.0.0

# Sign it. This also sets the SHA-256 flag and marks the header as v2.
python3 sign_image.py --image firmware.eimg --method ed25519 \
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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ APPLICATION FIRMWARE │
│ 448 KB × 2 slots (A/B) │
│ 256 KB × 2 slots (A/B) │
│ │
│ • Application entry point (vector table) │
│ • Self-test → eos_fw_confirm_running_image() │
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│ 48 KB — image scan, boot policy, boot log │
├─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ TB-3: Stage-1 → Application ─ ─ ─ ─ ┤
│ Application Firmware │
│ 448 KB × 2 slots (A/B) │
│ 256 KB × 2 slots (A/B) │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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### 3.2 Flash Contents

- **Regions:** Slot A (448 KB), Slot B (448 KB), Recovery (16 KB), Boot control primary (8 KB), Boot control backup (8 KB), Boot log (8 KB), Device config (24 KB)
- **Regions:** Slot A (256 KB), Slot B (256 KB), Recovery (128 KB), Boot control primary (128 KB), Boot control backup (128 KB), Boot log (64 KB) -- one or more whole flash sectors each
- **Attack vector:** Direct flash modification (physical), corrupted OTA writes, bit-flip attacks

### 3.3 JTAG/SWD Debug Interface
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