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fix(uf2): reject an app-only UF2 built for another SoftDevice - #78
A S140 6.1.1 app image (first block 0x26000) copied to a 7.3.0 board writes over the last page of its SoftDevice. An app-only image built for a SoftDevice with a later app start (a 7.3.0 app on a 6.1.1 board) is caught too, since it would leave a gap at the app start and a board that boots into nothing. Every block of such a file is rejected as WRONG FILE and nothing is written; a correct file copied straight after is accepted, including one that opens with an MBR block at 0x0.
Tested on the RAK4631 (6.1.1): a 7.3.0 app UF2 is rejected and a following CURRENT.UF2 dump matches, then the board's own UF2 installs in the same session (2 of 2). Tested on the Wio Tracker L1 (7.3.0): a 6.1.1 app UF2 is rejected and an MBR-first image copied straight after installs (3 of 3), and the board's own app at exactly the app start installs normally. Tested on the X1: a RAK4631 app UF2 is rejected, a CURRENT.UF2 dump afterwards matches the backup, and the X1's own UF2 installs in the same session. Assumes the host writes the file front to back; tested on Linux only, macOS and Windows still to do.
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Bug Fixes
UF2 files with an incompatible SoftDevice layout are now rejected before any blocks are written, with a “WRONG FILE” report. This applies when application blocks start below the installed SoftDevice’s end and the file contains no SoftDevice block at 0x1000.
SoftDevice-plus-application images, application-only images starting at the expected address, and CURRENT.UF2 restores remain supported. The layout check assumes blocks are written from front to back.
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The bootloader now tracks UF2 block layout during application-space writes. It rejects files flagged as having a wrong layout before the existing write path. The changelog describes the rejection rule and lists unaffected image types.
Changes: UF2 Layout Validation
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Track and validate UF2 block layout src/usb/uf2/uf2.h, src/usb/uf2/ghostfat.c, changelog.md
WriteState adds flags for SoftDevice-start receipt and wrong layout. Application-space writes update these flags and reject a flagged layout before the existing write path. The changelog describes the rejection rule.
The change rejects app-only UF2 files built for another SoftDevice, but it assumes the host writes blocks front to back. A host that writes out of order can still partially overwrite the application region with a wrong-layout image. The SoftDevice itself is not shown to be at risk. A new UF2 transfer recovers the device. Resolve or explicitly accept this limitation before merging.
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Review comments at @src/usb/uf2/ghostfat.c:
- Around line 502-506: Move the `blockNo == 0` reset of `sd_start_seen` and
`wrong_layout` before the `in_app_space(bl->targetAddr)` address dispatch so
block 0 clears layout state even when its address is skipped. Keep the
subsequent SoftDevice detection and dispatch behavior unchanged.
- Line 508: Update the UF2 layout validation around sd_start_seen and
wrong_layout to reject app-only images whose first block targetAddr is above
DFU_BANK_0_REGION_START. Apply the check when initializing layout state for
blockNo zero, and preserve the existing validation for images that include the
SoftDevice.
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- Around line 501-504: Update the UF2 block handling around `sd_start_seen` and
`wrong_layout` so blocks received before block 0 cannot reach
`flash_nrf5x_write()` until block 0 establishes the file layout; buffer those
blocks or defer their writes, then process them using the established layout.
Preserve out-of-order app-only transfers by not rejecting blocks at or above
`DFU_BANK_0_REGION_START` solely because block 0 has not arrived.
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A S140 6.1.1 app image (first block 0x26000) copied to a 7.3.0 board writes over the last page of its SoftDevice. An app-only image built for a SoftDevice with a later app start (a 7.3.0 app on a 6.1.1 board) is caught too, since it would leave a gap at the app start and a board that boots into nothing. Every block of such a file is rejected as WRONG FILE and nothing is written; a correct file copied straight after is accepted, including one that opens with an MBR block at 0x0.
Tested on the RAK4631 (6.1.1): a 7.3.0 app UF2 is rejected and a following
CURRENT.UF2dump matches, then the board's own UF2 installs in the same session (2 of 2). Tested on the Wio Tracker L1 (7.3.0): a 6.1.1 app UF2 is rejected and an MBR-first image copied straight after installs (3 of 3), and the board's own app at exactly the app start installs normally. Tested on the X1: a RAK4631 app UF2 is rejected, aCURRENT.UF2dump afterwards matches the backup, and the X1's own UF2 installs in the same session. Assumes the host writes the file front to back; tested on Linux only, macOS and Windows still to do.Summary by CodeRabbit
0x1000.CURRENT.UF2restores remain supported. The layout check assumes blocks are written from front to back.