What does [WEAK] mean in STM32 startup assembly code?

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I was reading the STM32F407 startup file in Keil software to gather some information. I faced this problem: What is the [WEAK] symbol used for?



A part of the code that this symbol has been used in is:



Reset_Handler PROC
 EXPORT Reset_Handler [WEAK]
 IMPORT SystemInit
 IMPORT __main

 LDR R0, =SystemInit
 BLX R0
 LDR R0, =__main
 BX R0
 ENDP


There are other places in the code that this symbol has been used in. I just bring a part as an instance.






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  • Are IMPORT SystemInit and IMPORT __main really indented as shown here?
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I was reading the STM32F407 startup file in Keil software to gather some information. I faced this problem: What is the [WEAK] symbol used for?



A part of the code that this symbol has been used in is:



Reset_Handler PROC
 EXPORT Reset_Handler [WEAK]
 IMPORT SystemInit
 IMPORT __main

 LDR R0, =SystemInit
 BLX R0
 LDR R0, =__main
 BX R0
 ENDP


There are other places in the code that this symbol has been used in. I just bring a part as an instance.






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  • Are IMPORT SystemInit and IMPORT __main really indented as shown here?
    – Peter Mortensen
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up vote
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I was reading the STM32F407 startup file in Keil software to gather some information. I faced this problem: What is the [WEAK] symbol used for?



A part of the code that this symbol has been used in is:



Reset_Handler PROC
 EXPORT Reset_Handler [WEAK]
 IMPORT SystemInit
 IMPORT __main

 LDR R0, =SystemInit
 BLX R0
 LDR R0, =__main
 BX R0
 ENDP


There are other places in the code that this symbol has been used in. I just bring a part as an instance.






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I was reading the STM32F407 startup file in Keil software to gather some information. I faced this problem: What is the [WEAK] symbol used for?



A part of the code that this symbol has been used in is:



Reset_Handler PROC
 EXPORT Reset_Handler [WEAK]
 IMPORT SystemInit
 IMPORT __main

 LDR R0, =SystemInit
 BLX R0
 LDR R0, =__main
 BX R0
 ENDP


There are other places in the code that this symbol has been used in. I just bring a part as an instance.






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  • Are IMPORT SystemInit and IMPORT __main really indented as shown here?
    – Peter Mortensen
    7 hours ago
















  • Are IMPORT SystemInit and IMPORT __main really indented as shown here?
    – Peter Mortensen
    7 hours ago















Are IMPORT SystemInit and IMPORT __main really indented as shown here?
– Peter Mortensen
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Are IMPORT SystemInit and IMPORT __main really indented as shown here?
– Peter Mortensen
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It says the implementation of the function should be weakly linked (as opposed to strongly linked, which is the usual).



This allows providing a "fallback" implementation of a function, in case no other (strongly linked) is found.



This is often used for default interrupt handlers in bare-metal MCU frameworks. This way, when you implement an interrupt, you just have to write your function, without having to remove the default one from the sources, and the linker does the job.



See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol






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    I was on my mobile, I didn't even notice the links were different. Well, I won't be able to fix that soon, so feel free to make an edit if you can. Thanks anyway.
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up vote
11
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accepted










It says the implementation of the function should be weakly linked (as opposed to strongly linked, which is the usual).



This allows providing a "fallback" implementation of a function, in case no other (strongly linked) is found.



This is often used for default interrupt handlers in bare-metal MCU frameworks. This way, when you implement an interrupt, you just have to write your function, without having to remove the default one from the sources, and the linker does the job.



See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol






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  • (Perhaps link to the non-mobile version instead, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol)
    – Peter Mortensen
    7 hours ago






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    I was on my mobile, I didn't even notice the links were different. Well, I won't be able to fix that soon, so feel free to make an edit if you can. Thanks anyway.
    – dim
    6 hours ago














up vote
11
down vote



accepted










It says the implementation of the function should be weakly linked (as opposed to strongly linked, which is the usual).



This allows providing a "fallback" implementation of a function, in case no other (strongly linked) is found.



This is often used for default interrupt handlers in bare-metal MCU frameworks. This way, when you implement an interrupt, you just have to write your function, without having to remove the default one from the sources, and the linker does the job.



See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol






share|improve this answer






















  • (Perhaps link to the non-mobile version instead, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol)
    – Peter Mortensen
    7 hours ago






  • 1




    I was on my mobile, I didn't even notice the links were different. Well, I won't be able to fix that soon, so feel free to make an edit if you can. Thanks anyway.
    – dim
    6 hours ago












up vote
11
down vote



accepted







up vote
11
down vote



accepted






It says the implementation of the function should be weakly linked (as opposed to strongly linked, which is the usual).



This allows providing a "fallback" implementation of a function, in case no other (strongly linked) is found.



This is often used for default interrupt handlers in bare-metal MCU frameworks. This way, when you implement an interrupt, you just have to write your function, without having to remove the default one from the sources, and the linker does the job.



See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol






share|improve this answer














It says the implementation of the function should be weakly linked (as opposed to strongly linked, which is the usual).



This allows providing a "fallback" implementation of a function, in case no other (strongly linked) is found.



This is often used for default interrupt handlers in bare-metal MCU frameworks. This way, when you implement an interrupt, you just have to write your function, without having to remove the default one from the sources, and the linker does the job.



See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol







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  • (Perhaps link to the non-mobile version instead, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol)
    – Peter Mortensen
    7 hours ago






  • 1




    I was on my mobile, I didn't even notice the links were different. Well, I won't be able to fix that soon, so feel free to make an edit if you can. Thanks anyway.
    – dim
    6 hours ago
















  • (Perhaps link to the non-mobile version instead, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol)
    – Peter Mortensen
    7 hours ago






  • 1




    I was on my mobile, I didn't even notice the links were different. Well, I won't be able to fix that soon, so feel free to make an edit if you can. Thanks anyway.
    – dim
    6 hours ago















(Perhaps link to the non-mobile version instead, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol)
– Peter Mortensen
7 hours ago




(Perhaps link to the non-mobile version instead, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weak_symbol)
– Peter Mortensen
7 hours ago




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I was on my mobile, I didn't even notice the links were different. Well, I won't be able to fix that soon, so feel free to make an edit if you can. Thanks anyway.
– dim
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I was on my mobile, I didn't even notice the links were different. Well, I won't be able to fix that soon, so feel free to make an edit if you can. Thanks anyway.
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