stack pointer initialization

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Hi,I'm pretty new to ARM processor and STM32 microcontroller, so my question is very basic.In the startup file for a SW4STM32 project (eg startup_stm32f446xx.s) the stack pointer is set in Reset_Handler with the lineldr  sp, =_estack     /* set stack pointer */why is this needed? I mean as far as I know the ARM Cortex-M is fetching automatically the value of the stack pointer as first step during the booting sequence. Why has it to be done a second time via software? I looks like it is initialized twice to the same value (_estack) since the vector table has the form:.word _estack.word Reset_Handler...

Tesla DeLorean · Answer

It has zero real cost.Why? Well perhaps so that the code can be called into externally, ie jump from a loader, and moving the stack pointer is more complex/hazardous from calling end. Once it is in the Reset_Handler there is no expectation it will return.One might also want to use CCM, or other memory for the stack. A value of 0x20002000 in the vector table could be a good placeholder while the CCM clock is enabled, or the memory buses initialized.

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