Change BOOT_MAX_ALIGN to #define

BOOT_MAX_ALIGN is defined as

    extern const uint32_t BOOT_MAX_ALIGN;

and is assigned a value in a single file.  This causes extra work when
this is used as the size of a local variable in a function.

The value was made a constant in order for the simulator to be able to
access the value.  Instead of making it a "real" constant, keep it as a
define, unifying the value of FLASH_MAX_ALIGN and this one, and provide
an accessor function for the test code to be able to access this value.

This causes a minor improvement in the code generated in
`boot_write_status`, but more importantly, eliminates a VLA from the
code, which increases the possible compilers supported by MCUboot.

Signed-off-by: David Brown <david.brown@linaro.org>
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  2. ci/
  3. docs/
  4. ext/
  5. ptest/
  6. samples/
  7. scripts/
  8. sim/
  9. testplan/
  10. .gitignore
  11. .gitmodules
  12. .travis.yml
  13. enc-aes128kw.b64
  14. enc-rsa2048-priv.pem
  15. enc-rsa2048-pub.pem
  16. LICENSE
  17. NOTICE
  18. project.yml
  19. README.md
  20. repository.yml
  21. root-ec-p256-pkcs8.pem
  22. root-ec-p256.pem
  23. root-ed25519.pem
  24. root-rsa-2048.pem
  25. root-rsa-3072.pem
  26. version.yml
README.md

mcuboot

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This is mcuboot, version 1.3.1

MCUboot is a secure bootloader for 32-bit MCUs. The goal of MCUboot is to define a common infrastructure for the bootloader, system flash layout on microcontroller systems, and to provide a secure bootloader that enables easy software upgrade.

MCUboot is operating system and hardware independent and relies on hardware porting layers from the operating system it works with. Currently, mcuboot works with both the Apache Mynewt, and Zephyr operating systems, but more ports are planned in the future. RIOT is currently supported as a boot target with a complete port planned.

Using MCUboot

Instructions for different operating systems can be found here:

Roadmap

The issues being planned and worked on are tracked using GitHub issues. To participate please visit:

MCUBoot GitHub Issues

Issues were previously tracked on MCUboot JIRA , but it is now deprecated.

Browsing

Information and documentation on the bootloader are stored within the source.

It was previously also documented on confluence: MCUBoot Confluence however, it is now deprecated and not currently maintained

For more information in the source, here are some pointers:

  • boot/bootutil: The core of the bootloader itself.
  • boot/boot_serial: Support for serial upgrade within the bootloader itself.
  • boot/zephyr: Port of the bootloader to Zephyr
  • boot/mynewt: Mynewt bootloader app
  • imgtool: A tool to securely sign firmware images for booting by mcuboot.
  • sim: A bootloader simulator for testing and regression

Joining

Developers welcome!