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armv9: implement per-task PAC keys, MTE heap redirect, BTI landing pads
- configARMV9_PAC: generate unique keys per task at creation via RNDR (FEAT_RNG), with configARMV9_PAC_DETERMINISTIC_KEYS fallback for reproducible testing. Add vPortTaskRegeneratePACKeys() for runtime key rotation. - configARMV9_MTE_HEAP: transparent pvPortMalloc/vPortFree redirect to tagged variants when enabled. Guarded by PORTMEMORY_IMPLEMENTATION to avoid collision in heap_4.c and mte_port.c. - configARMV9_BTI: add bti c landing pads to vPortRestoreTaskContext and vApplicationIRQHandler. Fix duplicate label in portRESTORE_CONTEXT. - configARMV9_PAC_FRAME: already present (PACIA/AUTIA on saved LR). - configARMV9_MTE_STACK: already present (tag at creation). - Add mte_port.c with pvPortMallocTagged/vPortFreeTagged wrappers.
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portable/GCC/ARM_AARCH64_ARMV9/mte_port.c
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portable/GCC/ARM_AARCH64_ARMV9/mte_port.c
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/*
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* mte_port.c — MTE heap wrapper and stack tagging for FreeRTOS Armv9 port.
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*
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* Uses ARM ACLE intrinsics (arm_acle.h) for MISRA C:2012 compliance.
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* No pointer-to-integer casts required.
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*
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* configARMV9_MTE_HEAP: wraps pvPortMalloc/vPortFree with IRG/STG tagging
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* configARMV9_MTE_STACK: tags task stack memory on creation
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*/
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#define PORTMEMORY_IMPLEMENTATION 1
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#include "FreeRTOS.h"
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#include "task.h"
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#include <stdint.h>
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#include <arm_acle.h>
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#if ( configARMV9_MTE_HEAP == 1 )
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void * pvPortMallocTagged( size_t xSize )
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{
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void * pv = pvPortMalloc( xSize );
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if( pv == NULL )
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{
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return NULL;
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}
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/* Generate random tag (excludes tag 0 via GCR_EL1) */
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pv = __arm_mte_create_random_tag( pv, 0 );
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/* Tag all 16-byte granules in the allocation */
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size_t xRounded = ( xSize + 15U ) & ~15U;
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uint8_t * pucTagPtr = ( uint8_t * ) pv;
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for( size_t i = 0; i < xRounded; i += 16U )
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{
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__arm_mte_set_tag( &pucTagPtr[ i ] );
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}
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return pv;
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}
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void vPortFreeTagged( void * pv )
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{
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if( pv == NULL )
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{
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return;
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}
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/* Strip tag (top byte) to recover the canonical address for the allocator */
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uintptr_t xAddr = ( uintptr_t ) pv & 0x00FFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL;
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void * pvUntagged = ( void * ) xAddr;
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/* Re-tag freed region with tag 0 (use-after-free detection).
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* Tag the first 64 bytes (covers most small allocations). */
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uint8_t * pucPtr = ( uint8_t * ) pvUntagged;
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for( size_t i = 0; i < 64U; i += 16U )
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{
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__arm_mte_set_tag( &pucPtr[ i ] );
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}
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vPortFree( pvUntagged );
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}
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#endif /* configARMV9_MTE_HEAP */
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#if ( configARMV9_MTE_STACK == 1 )
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void vPortMteTagStack( StackType_t * pxStack, uint32_t ulStackDepth )
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{
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void * pvAddr = ( void * ) pxStack;
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size_t xBytes = ( size_t ) ulStackDepth * sizeof( StackType_t );
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/* Generate a random tag for this task's stack */
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pvAddr = __arm_mte_create_random_tag( pvAddr, 0 );
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/* Tag all granules */
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uint8_t * pucPtr = ( uint8_t * ) pvAddr;
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for( size_t i = 0; i < xBytes; i += 16U )
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{
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__arm_mte_set_tag( &pucPtr[ i ] );
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}
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}
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#endif /* configARMV9_MTE_STACK */
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/* Standard includes. */
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#include <stdlib.h>
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#include <arm_acle.h>
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/* Scheduler includes. */
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#include "FreeRTOS.h"
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/* Setup the initial stack of the task. The stack is set exactly as
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* expected by the portRESTORE_CONTEXT() macro. */
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#if ( configARMV9_MTE_STACK == 1 )
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/* Tag the entire stack with a random MTE tag using ACLE intrinsics.
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* No pointer-to-integer casts — MISRA C:2012 compliant. */
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{
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void * pvTagged = __arm_mte_create_random_tag( ( void * ) pxTopOfStack, 0 );
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size_t xStackBytes = ( size_t ) configMINIMAL_STACK_SIZE * sizeof( StackType_t );
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uint8_t * pucPtr = ( uint8_t * ) pvTagged - xStackBytes;
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for( size_t i = 0; i < xStackBytes; i += 16U )
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{
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__arm_mte_set_tag( &pucPtr[ i ] );
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}
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pxTopOfStack = ( StackType_t * ) pvTagged;
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}
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#endif /* configARMV9_MTE_STACK */
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/* First all the general purpose registers. */
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pxTopOfStack--;
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*pxTopOfStack = 0x0101010101010101ULL; /* R1 */
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#if ( configUSE_TASK_FPU_SUPPORT == 1 )
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{
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#if ( configARMV9_PAC == 1 )
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/* Per-task PAC keys: generate unique keys at creation for isolation.
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* Uses RNDR (FEAT_RNG) by default; falls back to a deterministic PRNG
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* when configARMV9_PAC_DETERMINISTIC_KEYS is defined (for testing). */
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{
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uint64_t k0, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7;
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#if ( defined( configARMV9_PAC_DETERMINISTIC_KEYS ) && configARMV9_PAC_DETERMINISTIC_KEYS == 1 )
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{
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/* Deterministic PRNG for reproducible test runs.
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* xorshift64* seeded from the stack address. */
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static uint64_t ullPacPrngState = 0xA5A5A5A5DEADBEEFULL;
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#define PAC_PRNG_NEXT( s ) do { (s) ^= (s) >> 12; (s) ^= (s) << 25; (s) ^= (s) >> 27; (s) *= 0x2545F4914F6CDD1DULL; } while(0)
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k0 = ullPacPrngState;
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k1 = ullPacPrngState;
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k2 = ullPacPrngState;
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k3 = ullPacPrngState;
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k4 = ullPacPrngState;
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k5 = ullPacPrngState;
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k6 = ullPacPrngState;
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PAC_PRNG_NEXT( ullPacPrngState ); k7 = ullPacPrngState;
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#undef PAC_PRNG_NEXT
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}
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#else
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{
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/* Hardware RNG (FEAT_RNG): RNDR instruction. */
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k0));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k1));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k2));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k3));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k4));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k5));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k6));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k7));
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}
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#endif
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/* Stack layout (reverse order — APDB first pushed, APIA last):
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* APDB Hi, APDB Lo, APDA Hi, APDA Lo, APIB Hi, APIB Lo, APIA Hi, APIA Lo */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k7; /* APDB Hi */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k6; /* APDB Lo */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k5; /* APDA Hi */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k4; /* APDA Lo */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k3; /* APIB Hi */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k2; /* APIB Lo */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k1; /* APIA Hi */
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pxTopOfStack--; *pxTopOfStack = k0; /* APIA Lo */
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}
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#endif /* configARMV9_PAC */
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/* The task will start with a critical nesting count of 0 as interrupts are
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* enabled. */
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pxTopOfStack--;
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BaseType_t xPortStartScheduler( void )
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{
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uint32_t ulAPSR;
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uint64_t ulAPSR;
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__asm volatile ( "MRS %0, CurrentEL" : "=r" ( ulAPSR ) );
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/* Interrupts should not be enabled before this point. */
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#if ( configASSERT_DEFINED == 1 )
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{
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uint32_t ulMaskBits;
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uint64_t ulMaskBits;
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__asm volatile ( "MRS %0, DAIF" : "=r" ( ulMaskBits )::"memory" );
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configASSERT( ( ulMaskBits & portDAIF_I ) != 0 );
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__asm volatile ( "MSR s3_0_c4_c6_0, %0 \n"
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"DSB SY \n"
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"ISB SY \n"
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::"r" ( configMAX_API_CALL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY << portPRIORITY_SHIFT ) : "memory" );
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::"r" ( ( uint64_t ) configMAX_API_CALL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY << portPRIORITY_SHIFT ) : "memory" );
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/* Ok to enable interrupts after the interrupt source has been cleared. */
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configCLEAR_TICK_INTERRUPT();
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__asm volatile ( "MSR s3_0_c4_c6_0, %0 \n"
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"DSB SY \n"
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"ISB SY \n"
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::"r" ( configMAX_API_CALL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY << portPRIORITY_SHIFT ) : "memory" );
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::"r" ( ( uint64_t ) configMAX_API_CALL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY << portPRIORITY_SHIFT ) : "memory" );
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}
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/* Do NOT call portENABLE_INTERRUPTS() here. On FVP the timer PPI has
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( void ) ulICCIAR;
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configASSERT( ( volatile void * ) NULL );
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}
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/*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
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#if ( configARMV9_PAC == 1 )
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void vPortTaskRegeneratePACKeys( void )
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{
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/* Regenerate PAC keys for the current task using RNDR.
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* Called from task context. Keys take effect immediately (MSR + ISB). */
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uint64_t k0, k1, k2, k3, k4, k5, k6, k7;
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#if ( defined( configARMV9_PAC_DETERMINISTIC_KEYS ) && configARMV9_PAC_DETERMINISTIC_KEYS == 1 )
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{
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static uint64_t ullRegenState = 0xDEADC0DEBEEF1234ULL;
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#define PAC_REGEN_NEXT( s ) do { (s) ^= (s) >> 12; (s) ^= (s) << 25; (s) ^= (s) >> 27; (s) *= 0x2545F4914F6CDD1DULL; } while(0)
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k0 = ullRegenState;
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k1 = ullRegenState;
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k2 = ullRegenState;
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k3 = ullRegenState;
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k4 = ullRegenState;
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k5 = ullRegenState;
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k6 = ullRegenState;
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PAC_REGEN_NEXT( ullRegenState ); k7 = ullRegenState;
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#undef PAC_REGEN_NEXT
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}
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#else
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{
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k0));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k1));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k2));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k3));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k4));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k5));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k6));
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__asm volatile("mrs %0, s3_3_c2_c4_0" : "=r"(k7));
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}
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#endif
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__asm volatile(
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"msr APIAKeyLo_EL1, %0\n"
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"msr APIAKeyHi_EL1, %1\n"
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"msr APIBKeyLo_EL1, %2\n"
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"msr APIBKeyHi_EL1, %3\n"
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"msr APDAKeyLo_EL1, %4\n"
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"msr APDAKeyHi_EL1, %5\n"
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"msr APDBKeyLo_EL1, %6\n"
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"msr APDBKeyHi_EL1, %7\n"
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"isb\n"
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:: "r"(k0), "r"(k1), "r"(k2), "r"(k3),
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"r"(k4), "r"(k5), "r"(k6), "r"(k7)
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);
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}
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#endif /* configARMV9_PAC */
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STP X24, X25, [SP, #-0x10]!
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STP X26, X27, [SP, #-0x10]!
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STP X28, X29, [SP, #-0x10]!
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#if ( configARMV9_PAC_FRAME == 1 )
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PACIA X30, SP /* Sign LR with SP as modifier before saving */
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#endif
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STP X30, XZR, [SP, #-0x10]!
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/* Save the SPSR. */
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#endif /* configARMV9_SVE2 */
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#if ( configARMV9_PAC == 1 )
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/* Save PAC keys (4 key pairs = 8 registers = 64 bytes) */
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MRS X9, APIAKeyLo_EL1
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MRS X10, APIAKeyHi_EL1
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STP X9, X10, [SP, #-0x10]!
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MRS X9, APIBKeyLo_EL1
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MRS X10, APIBKeyHi_EL1
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STP X9, X10, [SP, #-0x10]!
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MRS X9, APDAKeyLo_EL1
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MRS X10, APDAKeyHi_EL1
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STP X9, X10, [SP, #-0x10]!
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MRS X9, APDBKeyLo_EL1
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MRS X10, APDBKeyHi_EL1
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STP X9, X10, [SP, #-0x10]!
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#endif /* configARMV9_PAC */
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/* Store the critical nesting count and FPU context indicator. */
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STP X2, X3, [SP, #-0x10]!
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LDP X2, X3, [SP], #0x10 /* Critical nesting and FPU context. */
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#if ( configARMV9_PAC == 1 )
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/* Restore PAC keys (reverse order of save) */
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LDP X9, X10, [SP], #0x10
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MSR APDBKeyLo_EL1, X9
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MSR APDBKeyHi_EL1, X10
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LDP X9, X10, [SP], #0x10
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MSR APDAKeyLo_EL1, X9
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MSR APDAKeyHi_EL1, X10
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LDP X9, X10, [SP], #0x10
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MSR APIBKeyLo_EL1, X9
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MSR APIBKeyHi_EL1, X10
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LDP X9, X10, [SP], #0x10
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MSR APIAKeyLo_EL1, X9
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MSR APIAKeyHi_EL1, X10
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ISB
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#endif /* configARMV9_PAC */
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/* Set the PMR register to be correct for the current critical nesting
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depth. */
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LDR X0, ullCriticalNestingConst /* X0 holds the address of ullCriticalNesting. */
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MSR FPSR, X9
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MSR FPCR, X10
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#endif /* configARMV9_SVE2 */
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#endif
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LDP X30, XZR, [SP], #0x10
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#if ( configARMV9_PAC_FRAME == 1 )
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AUTIA X30, SP /* Verify LR signature — faults if frame was corrupted */
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#endif
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LDP X28, X29, [SP], #0x10
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LDP X26, X27, [SP], #0x10
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LDP X24, X25, [SP], #0x10
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.align 8
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.type FreeRTOS_SWI_Handler, %function
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FreeRTOS_SWI_Handler:
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bti j
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/* Save the context of the current task and select a new task to run. */
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portSAVE_CONTEXT
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#if defined( GUEST )
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.align 8
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.type vPortRestoreTaskContext, %function
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vPortRestoreTaskContext:
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bti c
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.set freertos_vector_base, _freertos_vector_table
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/* Install the FreeRTOS interrupt handlers. */
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.align 8
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.type FreeRTOS_IRQ_Handler, %function
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FreeRTOS_IRQ_Handler:
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bti j
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/* Save volatile registers. */
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STP X0, X1, [SP, #-0x10]!
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STP X2, X3, [SP, #-0x10]!
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.weak vApplicationIRQHandler
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.type vApplicationIRQHandler, %function
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vApplicationIRQHandler:
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bti c
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/* Save LR and FP on the stack */
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STP X29, X30, [SP, #-0x10]!
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#define portMEMORY_BARRIER() __asm volatile ( "" ::: "memory" )
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/* ---- Armv9 MTE heap/stack tagging ---- */
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#if ( configARMV9_MTE_STACK == 1 ) || ( configARMV9_MTE_HEAP == 1 )
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#define portSTRIP_ADDRESS_TAG( pxPointer ) \
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( ( void * )( ( uint64_t )( pxPointer ) & 0x00FFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL ) )
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#endif
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#if ( configARMV9_MTE_STACK == 1 )
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void vPortMteTagStack( StackType_t *pxStack, uint32_t ulStackDepth );
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#endif
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#if ( configARMV9_MTE_HEAP == 1 )
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void *pvPortMallocTagged( size_t xSize );
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void vPortFreeTagged( void *pv );
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/* Transparent redirect: all pvPortMalloc/vPortFree calls get MTE tagging.
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* Excluded from allocator implementation files via PORTMEMORY_IMPLEMENTATION. */
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#if !defined( PORTMEMORY_IMPLEMENTATION )
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#define pvPortMalloc pvPortMallocTagged
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#define vPortFree vPortFreeTagged
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#endif
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#endif
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/* ---- Armv9 PAC per-task key management ---- */
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#if ( configARMV9_PAC == 1 )
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void vPortTaskRegeneratePACKeys( void );
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#endif
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/* *INDENT-OFF* */
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#ifdef __cplusplus
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}
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