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Conventions and feedback The ARM C and C++ libraries Mandatory linkage with the C library C and C++ runtime libraries C and C++ library features Library heap usage requirements of the ARM C and C Compliance with the Application Binary Interface ( Increasing portability of object files to other CL ARM C and C++ library directory structure Selection of ARM C and C++ library variants based Thumb C libraries C++ and C libraries and the std namespace ARM C libraries and multithreading ARM C libraries and reentrant functions ARM C libraries and thread-safe functions Use of static data in the C libraries Use of the __user_libspace static data area by the C library functions to access subsections of the _ Re-implementation of legacy function __user_libspa Management of locks in multithreaded applications How to ensure re-implemented mutex functions are c Using the ARM C library in a multithreaded environ Thread safety in the ARM C library Thread safety in the ARM C++ library The floating-point status word in a multithreaded Using the C library with an application Using the C and C++ libraries with an application Using $Sub$$ to mix semihosted and nonsemihosted I Using the libraries in a nonsemihosting environmen C++ exceptions in a non-semihosting environment Direct semihosting C library function dependencies Indirect semihosting C library function dependenci C library API definitions for targeting a differen Building an application without the C library Creating an application as bare machine C without Integer and floating-point compiler functions and Bare machine integer C Bare machine C with floating-point processing Customized C library startup code and access to C Program design when exploiting the C library Using low-level functions when exploiting the C li Using high-level functions when exploiting the C l Using malloc() when exploiting the C library Tailoring the C library to a new execution environ How C and C++ programs use the library functions Initialization of the execution environment and ex C++ initialization, construction and destruction Legacy support for C$$pi_ctorvec instead of .init_ Exceptions system initialization Emergency buffer memory for exceptions Library functions called from main() Program exit and the assert macro Assembler macros that tailor locale functions in t Link time selection of the locale subsystem in the ISO8859-1 implementation Shift-JIS and UTF-8 implementation Runtime selection of the locale subsystem in the C Definition of locale data blocks in the C library LC_CTYPE data block LC_COLLATE data block LC_MONETARY data block LC_NUMERIC data block LC_TIME data block Modification of C library functions for error sign Modification of memory management functions in the Avoiding the heap and heap-using library functions C library support for memory allocation functions Heap1, standard heap implementation Heap2, alternative heap implementation Using a heap implementation from bare machine C Stack pointer initialization and heap bounds Defining __initial_sp, __heap_base and __heap_limi Extending heap size at runtime Legacy support for __user_initial_stackheap() Tailoring input/output functions in the C and C++ Target dependencies on low-level functions in the The C library printf family of functions The C library scanf family of functions Redefining low-level library functions to enable d The C library functions fread(), fgets() and gets( Re-implementing __backspace() in the C library Re-implementing __backspacewc() in the C library Redefining target-dependent system I/O functions i Tailoring non-input/output C library functions Real-time integer division in the ARM libraries Selecting real-time division in the ARM libraries How the ARM C library fulfills ISO C specification mathlib error handling ISO-compliant implementation of signals supported ISO-compliant C library input/output characteristi Standard C++ library implementation definition C library functions and extensions Persistence of C and C++ library names across rele Link time selection of C and C++ libraries Managing projects that have explicit C or C++ libr Compiler generated and library-resident helper fun C and C++ library naming conventions Using macro__ARM_WCHAR_NO_IO to disable FILE decla The ARM C micro-library Floating-point support

Libraries and Floating Point Support Guide

Legacy support for __user_initial_stackheap()

Legacy support for __user_initial_stackheap()

Defined in rt_misc.h, __user_initial_stackheap() is supported for backwards compatibility with earlier versions of the ARM C and C++ libraries.

Note

ARM recommends that you use __user_setup_stackheap() in preference to __user_initial_stackheap().

The differences between __user_initial_stackheap() and __user_setup_stackheap() are:

  • __user_initial_stackheap() receives the stack pointer (containing the same value it had on entry to __main()) in r1, and is expected to return the new stack base in r1.

    __user_setup_stackheap() receives the stack pointer in sp, and returns the stack base in sp.

  • __user_initial_stackheap() is provided with a small temporary stack to run on. This temporary stack enables __user_initial_stackheap() to be implemented in C, providing that it uses no more than 88 bytes of stack space.

    __user_setup_stackheap() has no temporary stack and cannot usually be implemented in C.

Using __user_setup_stackheap() instead of __user_initial_steakheap() reduces code size, because __user_setup_stackheap() has no requirement for a temporary stack.

In the following circumstances you cannot use the provided __user_setup_stackheap() function, but you can use the __user_initial_stackheap() function:

  • your implementation is sufficiently complex that it warrants the use of a temporary stack when setting up the initial heap and stack

  • you have a requirement to implement the heap and stack creation code in C rather than in assembly language.

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