Rolf Meeser <rolfm_9dq@yahoo.de> adds flash support for NXP's LPC2900 family (ARM968E).
[fw/openocd] / src / flash / flash.c
index 1c6773dbbcbdb93ac5f61e1088b676974d8cd7e5..e73dfa7013faa7e88774a8a5a3a31df49af8ca50 100644 (file)
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
  *   Copyright (C) 2005 by Dominic Rath                                    *
  *   Dominic.Rath@gmx.de                                                   *
  *                                                                         *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2007,2008 Ã˜yvind Harboe                                 *
+ *   oyvind.harboe@zylin.com                                               *
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   Copyright (C) 2008 by Spencer Oliver                                  *
+ *   spen@spen-soft.co.uk                                                  *
+ *                                                                         *
  *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
  *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by  *
  *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or     *
 #endif
 
 #include "flash.h"
-#include "command.h"
-#include "target.h"
-#include "time_support.h"
-#include "fileio.h"
 #include "image.h"
-#include "log.h"
-
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <inttypes.h>
+#include "time_support.h"
 
 /* command handlers */
-int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_banks_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_info_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_probe_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_erase_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_erase_address_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_protect_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_write_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_write_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_write_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_protect_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-int handle_flash_auto_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
-flash_bank_t *get_flash_bank_by_addr(target_t *target, u32 addr);
+static int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_info_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_probe_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_erase_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_erase_address_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_protect_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_write_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_write_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_fill_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
+static int handle_flash_protect_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc);
 
 /* flash drivers
  */
 extern flash_driver_t lpc2000_flash;
+extern flash_driver_t lpc288x_flash;
+extern flash_driver_t lpc2900_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t cfi_flash;
+extern flash_driver_t at91sam3_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t at91sam7_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t str7x_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t str9x_flash;
+extern flash_driver_t aduc702x_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t stellaris_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t str9xpec_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t stm32x_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t tms470_flash;
 extern flash_driver_t ecosflash_flash;
+extern flash_driver_t ocl_flash;
+extern flash_driver_t pic32mx_flash;
+extern flash_driver_t avr_flash;
 
-flash_driver_t *flash_drivers[] =
-{
+flash_driver_t *flash_drivers[] = {
        &lpc2000_flash,
+       &lpc288x_flash,
+       &lpc2900_flash,
        &cfi_flash,
        &at91sam7_flash,
+       &at91sam3_flash,
        &str7x_flash,
        &str9x_flash,
+       &aduc702x_flash,
        &stellaris_flash,
        &str9xpec_flash,
        &stm32x_flash,
        &tms470_flash,
        &ecosflash_flash,
+       &ocl_flash,
+       &pic32mx_flash,
+       &avr_flash,
        NULL,
 };
 
 flash_bank_t *flash_banks;
 static         command_t *flash_cmd;
-static int auto_erase = 0;
 
 /* wafer thin wrapper for invoking the flash driver */
-static int flash_driver_write(struct flash_bank_s *bank, u8 *buffer, u32 offset, u32 count)
+static int flash_driver_write(struct flash_bank_s *bank, uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t offset, uint32_t count)
 {
        int retval;
 
-       retval=bank->driver->write(bank, buffer, offset, count);
-       if (retval!=ERROR_OK)
+       retval = bank->driver->write(bank, buffer, offset, count);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
        {
-               ERROR("error writing to flash at address 0x%08x at offset 0x%8.8x (%d)", bank->base, offset, retval);
+               LOG_ERROR("error writing to flash at address 0x%08" PRIx32 " at offset 0x%8.8" PRIx32 " (%d)",
+                         bank->base, offset, retval);
        }
 
        return retval;
@@ -103,10 +107,10 @@ static int flash_driver_erase(struct flash_bank_s *bank, int first, int last)
 {
        int retval;
 
-       retval=bank->driver->erase(bank, first, last);
-       if (retval!=ERROR_OK)
+       retval = bank->driver->erase(bank, first, last);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
        {
-               ERROR("failed erasing sectors %d to %d (%d)", first, last, retval);
+               LOG_ERROR("failed erasing sectors %d to %d (%d)", first, last, retval);
        }
 
        return retval;
@@ -116,32 +120,62 @@ int flash_driver_protect(struct flash_bank_s *bank, int set, int first, int last
 {
        int retval;
 
-       retval=bank->driver->protect(bank, set, first, last);
-       if (retval!=ERROR_OK)
+       retval = bank->driver->protect(bank, set, first, last);
+       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
        {
-               ERROR("failed setting protection for areas %d to %d (%d)", first, last, retval);
+               LOG_ERROR("failed setting protection for areas %d to %d (%d)", first, last, retval);
        }
 
        return retval;
 }
 
-
 int flash_register_commands(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 {
        flash_cmd = register_command(cmd_ctx, NULL, "flash", NULL, COMMAND_ANY, NULL);
 
-       register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "bank", handle_flash_bank_command, COMMAND_CONFIG, "flash_bank <driver> <base> <size> <chip_width> <bus_width> <target> [driver_options ...]");
-       register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "auto_erase", handle_flash_auto_erase_command, COMMAND_ANY,
-                                                "auto erase flash sectors <on|off>");
+       register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "bank", handle_flash_bank_command, COMMAND_CONFIG, "flash bank <driver> <base> <size> <chip_width> <bus_width> <target> [driver_options ...]");
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+static int jim_flash_banks(Jim_Interp *interp, int argc, Jim_Obj *const *argv)
+{
+       flash_bank_t *p;
+
+       if (argc != 1) {
+               Jim_WrongNumArgs(interp, 1, argv, "no arguments to flash_banks command");
+               return JIM_ERR;
+       }
+
+       Jim_Obj *list = Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
+       for (p = flash_banks; p; p = p->next)
+       {
+               Jim_Obj *elem = Jim_NewListObj(interp, NULL, 0);
+
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "name", -1));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, p->driver->name, -1));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "base", -1));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->base));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "size", -1));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->size));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "bus_width", -1));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->bus_width));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewStringObj(interp, "chip_width", -1));
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, elem, Jim_NewIntObj(interp, p->chip_width));
+
+               Jim_ListAppendElement(interp, list, elem);
+       }
+
+       Jim_SetResult(interp, list);
+
+       return JIM_OK;
+}
+
 int flash_init_drivers(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
 {
+       register_jim(cmd_ctx, "ocd_flash_banks", jim_flash_banks, "return information about the flash banks");
+
        if (flash_banks)
        {
-               register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "banks", handle_flash_banks_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
-                                                "list configured flash banks ");
                register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "info", handle_flash_info_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
                                                 "print info about flash bank <num>");
                register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "probe", handle_flash_probe_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
@@ -154,12 +188,20 @@ int flash_init_drivers(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx)
                                                 "erase sectors at <bank> <first> <last>");
                register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "erase_address", handle_flash_erase_address_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
                                                 "erase address range <address> <length>");
+
+               register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "fillw", handle_flash_fill_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
+                                                "fill with pattern (no autoerase) <address> <word_pattern> <count>");
+               register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "fillh", handle_flash_fill_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
+                                                "fill with pattern <address> <halfword_pattern> <count>");
+               register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "fillb", handle_flash_fill_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
+                                                "fill with pattern <address> <byte_pattern> <count>");
+
                register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "write_bank", handle_flash_write_bank_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
                                                 "write binary data to <bank> <file> <offset>");
                register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "write_image", handle_flash_write_image_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
-                                                "write_image <file> [offset] [type]");
+                                                "write_image [erase] <file> [offset] [type]");
                register_command(cmd_ctx, flash_cmd, "protect", handle_flash_protect_command, COMMAND_EXEC,
-                                                "set protection of sectors at <bank> <first> <last> <on|off>");
+                                                "set protection of sectors at <bank> <first> <last> <on | off>");
        }
 
        return ERROR_OK;
@@ -177,11 +219,11 @@ flash_bank_t *get_flash_bank_by_num_noprobe(int num)
                        return p;
                }
        }
-       ERROR("flash bank %d does not exist", num);
+       LOG_ERROR("flash bank %d does not exist", num);
        return NULL;
 }
 
-int flash_get_bank_count()
+int flash_get_bank_count(void)
 {
        flash_bank_t *p;
        int i = 0;
@@ -204,14 +246,15 @@ flash_bank_t *get_flash_bank_by_num(int num)
 
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
        {
-               ERROR("auto_probe failed %d\n", retval);
+               LOG_ERROR("auto_probe failed %d\n", retval);
                return NULL;
        }
        return p;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
+       int retval;
        int i;
        int found = 0;
        target_t *target;
@@ -221,10 +264,10 @@ int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
                return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
        }
 
-       if ((target = get_target_by_num(strtoul(args[5], NULL, 0))) == NULL)
+       if ((target = get_target(args[5])) == NULL)
        {
-               ERROR("target %lu not defined", strtoul(args[5], NULL, 0));
-               return ERROR_OK;
+               LOG_ERROR("target '%s' not defined", args[5]);
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
        }
 
        for (i = 0; flash_drivers[i]; i++)
@@ -236,8 +279,8 @@ int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
                        /* register flash specific commands */
                        if (flash_drivers[i]->register_commands(cmd_ctx) != ERROR_OK)
                        {
-                               ERROR("couldn't register '%s' commands", args[0]);
-                               exit(-1);
+                               LOG_ERROR("couldn't register '%s' commands", args[0]);
+                               return ERROR_FAIL;
                        }
 
                        c = malloc(sizeof(flash_bank_t));
@@ -252,24 +295,27 @@ int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
                        c->sectors = NULL;
                        c->next = NULL;
 
-                       if (flash_drivers[i]->flash_bank_command(cmd_ctx, cmd, args, argc, c) != ERROR_OK)
+                       if ((retval = flash_drivers[i]->flash_bank_command(cmd_ctx, cmd, args, argc, c)) != ERROR_OK)
                        {
-                               ERROR("'%s' driver rejected flash bank at 0x%8.8x", args[0], c->base);
+                               LOG_ERROR("'%s' driver rejected flash bank at 0x%8.8" PRIx32 , args[0], c->base);
                                free(c);
-                               return ERROR_OK;
+                               return retval;
                        }
 
                        /* put flash bank in linked list */
                        if (flash_banks)
                        {
+                               int     bank_num = 0;
                                /* find last flash bank */
-                               for (p = flash_banks; p && p->next; p = p->next);
+                               for (p = flash_banks; p && p->next; p = p->next) bank_num++;
                                if (p)
                                        p->next = c;
+                               c->bank_number = bank_num + 1;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                                flash_banks = c;
+                               c->bank_number = 0;
                        }
 
                        found = 1;
@@ -279,37 +325,17 @@ int handle_flash_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
        /* no matching flash driver found */
        if (!found)
        {
-               ERROR("flash driver '%s' not found", args[0]);
-               exit(-1);
+               LOG_ERROR("flash driver '%s' not found", args[0]);
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
        }
 
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_banks_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_info_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        flash_bank_t *p;
-       int i = 0;
-
-       if (!flash_banks)
-       {
-               command_print(cmd_ctx, "no flash banks configured");
-               return ERROR_OK;
-       }
-
-       for (p = flash_banks; p; p = p->next)
-       {
-               command_print(cmd_ctx, "#%i: %s at 0x%8.8x, size 0x%8.8x, buswidth %i, chipwidth %i",
-                                         i++, p->driver->name, p->base, p->size, p->bus_width, p->chip_width);
-       }
-
-       return ERROR_OK;
-}
-
-int handle_flash_info_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
-{
-       flash_bank_t *p;
-       int i = 0;
+       uint32_t i = 0;
        int j = 0;
        int retval;
 
@@ -325,20 +351,20 @@ int handle_flash_info_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
                        char buf[1024];
 
                        /* attempt auto probe */
-                       p->driver->auto_probe(p);
+                       if ((retval = p->driver->auto_probe(p)) != ERROR_OK)
+                               return retval;
 
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "#%i: %s at 0x%8.8x, size 0x%8.8x, buswidth %i, chipwidth %i",
-                                               i, p->driver->name, p->base, p->size, p->bus_width, p->chip_width);
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx,
+                                     "#%" PRIi32 " : %s at 0x%8.8" PRIx32 ", size 0x%8.8" PRIx32 ", buswidth %i, chipwidth %i",
+                                     i,
+                                     p->driver->name,
+                                     p->base,
+                                     p->size,
+                                     p->bus_width,
+                                     p->chip_width);
                        for (j = 0; j < p->num_sectors; j++)
                        {
-                               char *erase_state, *protect_state;
-
-                               if (p->sectors[j].is_erased == 0)
-                                       erase_state = "not erased";
-                               else if (p->sectors[j].is_erased == 1)
-                                       erase_state = "erased";
-                               else
-                                       erase_state = "erase state unknown";
+                               char *protect_state;
 
                                if (p->sectors[j].is_protected == 0)
                                        protect_state = "not protected";
@@ -347,23 +373,27 @@ int handle_flash_info_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char
                                else
                                        protect_state = "protection state unknown";
 
-                               command_print(cmd_ctx, "\t#%i: 0x%8.8x (0x%x %ikB) %s, %s",
-                                                       j, p->sectors[j].offset, p->sectors[j].size, p->sectors[j].size>>10,
-                                                       erase_state, protect_state);
+                               command_print(cmd_ctx,
+                                             "\t#%3i: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 " (0x%" PRIx32 " %" PRIi32 "kB) %s",
+                                             j,
+                                             p->sectors[j].offset,
+                                             p->sectors[j].size,
+                                             p->sectors[j].size >> 10,
+                                             protect_state);
                        }
 
                        *buf = '\0'; /* initialize buffer, otherwise it migh contain garbage if driver function fails */
                        retval = p->driver->info(p, buf, sizeof(buf));
                        command_print(cmd_ctx, "%s", buf);
                        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
-                               ERROR("error retrieving flash info (%d)", retval);
+                               LOG_ERROR("error retrieving flash info (%d)", retval);
                }
        }
 
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_probe_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_probe_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        flash_bank_t *p;
        int retval;
@@ -378,16 +408,16 @@ int handle_flash_probe_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, cha
        {
                if ((retval = p->driver->probe(p)) == ERROR_OK)
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "flash '%s' found at 0x%8.8x", p->driver->name, p->base);
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "flash '%s' found at 0x%8.8" PRIx32, p->driver->name, p->base);
                }
                else if (retval == ERROR_FLASH_BANK_INVALID)
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "probing failed for flash bank '#%s' at 0x%8.8x",
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "probing failed for flash bank '#%s' at 0x%8.8" PRIx32,
                                                  args[0], p->base);
                }
                else
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "unknown error when probing flash bank '#%s' at 0x%8.8x",
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "unknown error when probing flash bank '#%s' at 0x%8.8" PRIx32,
                                                  args[0], p->base);
                }
        }
@@ -399,7 +429,7 @@ int handle_flash_probe_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, cha
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_erase_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_erase_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        flash_bank_t *p;
        int retval;
@@ -412,21 +442,42 @@ int handle_flash_erase_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cm
        p = get_flash_bank_by_num(strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0));
        if (p)
        {
+               int j;
                if ((retval = p->driver->erase_check(p)) == ERROR_OK)
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "successfully checked erase state", p->driver->name, p->base);
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "successfully checked erase state");
                }
                else
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "unknown error when checking erase state of flash bank #%s at 0x%8.8x",
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "unknown error when checking erase state of flash bank #%s at 0x%8.8" PRIx32,
                                args[0], p->base);
                }
+
+               for (j = 0; j < p->num_sectors; j++)
+               {
+                       char *erase_state;
+
+                       if (p->sectors[j].is_erased == 0)
+                               erase_state = "not erased";
+                       else if (p->sectors[j].is_erased == 1)
+                               erase_state = "erased";
+                       else
+                               erase_state = "erase state unknown";
+
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx,
+                                     "\t#%3i: 0x%8.8" PRIx32 " (0x%" PRIx32 " %" PRIi32 "kB) %s",
+                                     j,
+                                     p->sectors[j].offset,
+                                     p->sectors[j].size,
+                                     p->sectors[j].size >> 10,
+                                     erase_state);
+               }
        }
 
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_erase_address_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_erase_address_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        flash_bank_t *p;
        int retval;
@@ -453,7 +504,7 @@ int handle_flash_erase_address_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *
        p = get_flash_bank_by_addr(target, address);
        if (p == NULL)
        {
-               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
        }
 
        /* We can't know if we did a resume + halt, in which case we no longer know the erased state */
@@ -463,7 +514,10 @@ int handle_flash_erase_address_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *
 
        if ((retval = flash_erase_address_range(target, address, length)) == ERROR_OK)
        {
-               duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text);
+               if ((retval = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
+               {
+                       return retval;
+               }
                command_print(cmd_ctx, "erased address 0x%8.8x length %i in %s", address, length, duration_text);
                free(duration_text);
        }
@@ -471,7 +525,7 @@ int handle_flash_erase_address_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *
        return retval;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_protect_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_protect_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        flash_bank_t *p;
        int retval;
@@ -490,11 +544,11 @@ int handle_flash_protect_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *
                }
                else if (retval == ERROR_FLASH_OPERATION_FAILED)
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "checking protection state failed (possibly unsupported) by flash #%s at 0x%8.8x", args[0], p->base);
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "checking protection state failed (possibly unsupported) by flash #%s at 0x%8.8" PRIx32, args[0], p->base);
                }
                else
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "unknown error when checking protection state of flash bank '#%s' at 0x%8.8x", args[0], p->base);
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "unknown error when checking protection state of flash bank '#%s' at 0x%8.8" PRIx32, args[0], p->base);
                }
        }
        else
@@ -505,7 +559,7 @@ int handle_flash_protect_check_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        if (argc > 2)
        {
@@ -525,9 +579,13 @@ int handle_flash_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, cha
 
                if ((retval = flash_driver_erase(p, first, last)) == ERROR_OK)
                {
-                       duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text);
+                       if ((retval = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
+                       {
+                               return retval;
+                       }
 
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "erased sectors %i through %i on flash bank %i in %s", first, last, strtoul(args[0], 0, 0), duration_text);
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "erased sectors %i through %i on flash bank %li in %s",
+                               first, last, strtoul(args[0], 0, 0), duration_text);
                        free(duration_text);
                }
        }
@@ -539,7 +597,7 @@ int handle_flash_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, cha
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_protect_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_protect_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        if (argc > 3)
        {
@@ -566,7 +624,9 @@ int handle_flash_protect_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, c
                retval = flash_driver_protect(p, set, first, last);
                if (retval == ERROR_OK)
                {
-                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "%s protection for sectors %i through %i on flash bank %i", (set) ? "set" : "cleared", first, last, strtoul(args[0], 0, 0));
+                       command_print(cmd_ctx, "%s protection for sectors %i through %i on flash bank %li",
+                               (set) ? "set" : "cleared", first,
+                               last, strtoul(args[0], 0, 0));
                }
        }
        else
@@ -578,28 +638,43 @@ int handle_flash_protect_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, c
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_write_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_write_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
        target_t *target = get_current_target(cmd_ctx);
 
        image_t image;
-       u32 written;
+       uint32_t written;
 
        duration_t duration;
        char *duration_text;
 
-       int retval;
+       int retval, retvaltemp;
 
        if (argc < 1)
        {
                return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+       }
 
+       /* flash auto-erase is disabled by default*/
+       int auto_erase = 0;
+
+       if (strcmp(args[0], "erase") == 0)
+       {
+               auto_erase = 1;
+               args++;
+               argc--;
+               command_print(cmd_ctx, "auto erase enabled");
+       }
+
+       if (argc < 1)
+       {
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
        }
 
        if (!target)
        {
-               ERROR("no target selected");
-               return ERROR_OK;
+               LOG_ERROR("no target selected");
+               return ERROR_FAIL;
        }
 
        duration_start_measure(&duration);
@@ -624,20 +699,27 @@ int handle_flash_write_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cm
        }
 
        retval = flash_write(target, &image, &written, auto_erase);
-
        if (retval != ERROR_OK)
        {
                image_close(&image);
                return retval;
        }
 
-       duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text);
-       if (retval == ERROR_OK)
+       if ((retvaltemp = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
        {
-       command_print(cmd_ctx, "wrote %u byte from file %s in %s (%f kb/s)",
-               written, args[0], duration_text,
-               (float)written / 1024.0 / ((float)duration.duration.tv_sec + ((float)duration.duration.tv_usec / 1000000.0)));
+               image_close(&image);
+               return retvaltemp;
        }
+
+       float speed;
+
+       speed = written / 1024.0;
+       speed /= ((float)duration.duration.tv_sec
+                       + ((float)duration.duration.tv_usec / 1000000.0));
+       command_print(cmd_ctx,
+                       "wrote %" PRIu32 " byte from file %s in %s (%f kb/s)",
+                       written, args[0], duration_text, speed);
+
        free(duration_text);
 
        image_close(&image);
@@ -645,18 +727,135 @@ int handle_flash_write_image_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cm
        return retval;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_write_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+static int handle_flash_fill_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
 {
-       u32 offset;
-       u8 *buffer;
-       u32 buf_cnt;
+       int err = ERROR_OK, retval;
+       uint32_t address;
+       uint32_t pattern;
+       uint32_t count;
+       uint8_t chunk[1024];
+       uint8_t readback[1024];
+       uint32_t wrote = 0;
+       uint32_t cur_size = 0;
+       uint32_t chunk_count;
+       char *duration_text;
+       duration_t duration;
+       target_t *target = get_current_target(cmd_ctx);
+       uint32_t i;
+       uint32_t wordsize;
+
+       if (argc != 3)
+       {
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+       }
+
+       address = strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0);
+       pattern = strtoul(args[1], NULL, 0);
+       count   = strtoul(args[2], NULL, 0);
+
+       if (count == 0)
+               return ERROR_OK;
+
+       switch (cmd[4])
+       {
+       case 'w':
+               wordsize = 4;
+               break;
+       case 'h':
+               wordsize = 2;
+               break;
+       case 'b':
+               wordsize = 1;
+               break;
+       default:
+               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+       }
+
+       chunk_count = MIN(count, (1024 / wordsize));
+       switch (wordsize)
+       {
+       case 4:
+               for (i = 0; i < chunk_count; i++)
+               {
+                       target_buffer_set_u32(target, chunk + i * wordsize, pattern);
+               }
+               break;
+       case 2:
+               for (i = 0; i < chunk_count; i++)
+               {
+                       target_buffer_set_u16(target, chunk + i * wordsize, pattern);
+               }
+               break;
+       case 1:
+               memset(chunk, pattern, chunk_count);
+               break;
+       default:
+               LOG_ERROR("BUG: can't happen");
+               exit(-1);
+       }
+
+       duration_start_measure(&duration);
+
+       for (wrote = 0; wrote < (count*wordsize); wrote += cur_size)
+       {
+               cur_size = MIN((count*wordsize - wrote), sizeof(chunk));
+               flash_bank_t *bank;
+               bank = get_flash_bank_by_addr(target, address);
+               if (bank == NULL)
+               {
+                       return ERROR_FAIL;
+               }
+               err = flash_driver_write(bank, chunk, address - bank->base + wrote, cur_size);
+               if (err != ERROR_OK)
+                       return err;
+
+               err = target_read_buffer(target, address + wrote, cur_size, readback);
+               if (err != ERROR_OK)
+                       return err;
+
+               unsigned i;
+               for (i = 0; i < cur_size; i++)
+               {
+                       if (readback[i]!=chunk[i])
+                       {
+                               LOG_ERROR("Verfication error address 0x%08" PRIx32 ", read back 0x%02x, expected 0x%02x",
+                                                 address + wrote + i, readback[i], chunk[i]);
+                               return ERROR_FAIL;
+                       }
+               }
+
+       }
+
+       if ((retval = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
+       {
+               return retval;
+       }
+
+       float speed;
+
+       speed = wrote / 1024.0;
+       speed /= ((float)duration.duration.tv_sec
+                       + ((float)duration.duration.tv_usec / 1000000.0));
+       command_print(cmd_ctx,
+                       "wrote %" PRIu32 " bytes to 0x%8.8" PRIx32 " in %s (%f kb/s)",
+                       wrote, address, duration_text, speed);
+
+       free(duration_text);
+       return ERROR_OK;
+}
+
+static int handle_flash_write_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+{
+       uint32_t offset;
+       uint8_t *buffer;
+       uint32_t buf_cnt;
 
        fileio_t fileio;
 
        duration_t duration;
        char *duration_text;
 
-       int retval;
+       int retval, retvaltemp;
        flash_bank_t *p;
 
        if (argc != 3)
@@ -682,19 +881,31 @@ int handle_flash_write_bank_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd
        buffer = malloc(fileio.size);
        if (fileio_read(&fileio, fileio.size, buffer, &buf_cnt) != ERROR_OK)
        {
+               free(buffer);
+               fileio_close(&fileio);
                return ERROR_OK;
        }
 
        retval = flash_driver_write(p, buffer, offset, buf_cnt);
 
        free(buffer);
+       buffer = NULL;
 
-       duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text);
-       if (retval!=ERROR_OK)
+       if ((retvaltemp = duration_stop_measure(&duration, &duration_text)) != ERROR_OK)
        {
-       command_print(cmd_ctx, "wrote  %"PRIi64" byte from file %s to flash bank %i at offset 0x%8.8x in %s (%f kb/s)",
-               fileio.size, args[1], strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0), offset, duration_text,
-               (float)fileio.size / 1024.0 / ((float)duration.duration.tv_sec + ((float)duration.duration.tv_usec / 1000000.0)));
+               fileio_close(&fileio);
+               return retvaltemp;
+       }
+       if (retval == ERROR_OK)
+       {
+       command_print(cmd_ctx,
+                                 "wrote  %lld byte from file %s to flash bank %li at offset 0x%8.8" PRIx32 " in %s (%f kb/s)",
+                                 fileio.size,
+                                 args[1],
+                                 strtoul(args[0], NULL, 0),
+                                 offset,
+                                 duration_text,
+                                 (float)fileio.size / 1024.0 / ((float)duration.duration.tv_sec + ((float)duration.duration.tv_usec / 1000000.0)));
        }
        free(duration_text);
 
@@ -719,7 +930,7 @@ void flash_set_dirty(void)
 }
 
 /* lookup flash bank by address */
-flash_bank_t *get_flash_bank_by_addr(target_t *target, u32 addr)
+flash_bank_t *get_flash_bank_by_addr(target_t *target, uint32_t addr)
 {
        flash_bank_t *c;
 
@@ -731,19 +942,19 @@ flash_bank_t *get_flash_bank_by_addr(target_t *target, u32 addr)
 
                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                {
-                       ERROR("auto_probe failed %d\n", retval);
+                       LOG_ERROR("auto_probe failed %d\n", retval);
                        return NULL;
                }
                /* check whether address belongs to this flash bank */
-               if ((addr >= c->base) && (addr < c->base + c->size) && target == c->target)
+               if ((addr >= c->base) && (addr <= c->base + (c->size - 1)) && target == c->target)
                        return c;
        }
-       ERROR("No flash at address 0x%08x\n", addr);
+       LOG_ERROR("No flash at address 0x%08" PRIx32 "\n", addr);
        return NULL;
 }
 
 /* erase given flash region, selects proper bank according to target and address */
-int flash_erase_address_range(target_t *target, u32 addr, u32 length)
+int flash_erase_address_range(target_t *target, uint32_t addr, uint32_t length)
 {
        flash_bank_t *c;
        int first = -1;
@@ -754,7 +965,10 @@ int flash_erase_address_range(target_t *target, u32 addr, u32 length)
                return ERROR_FLASH_DST_OUT_OF_BANK; /* no corresponding bank found */
 
        if (c->size == 0 || c->num_sectors == 0)
+       {
+               LOG_ERROR("Bank is invalid");
                return ERROR_FLASH_BANK_INVALID;
+       }
 
        if (length == 0)
        {
@@ -766,7 +980,7 @@ int flash_erase_address_range(target_t *target, u32 addr, u32 length)
        }
 
        /* check whether it fits */
-       if (addr + length > c->base + c->size)
+       if (addr + length - 1 > c->base + c->size - 1)
                return ERROR_FLASH_DST_BREAKS_ALIGNMENT;
 
        addr -= c->base;
@@ -782,20 +996,21 @@ int flash_erase_address_range(target_t *target, u32 addr, u32 length)
                }
        }
 
-       if( first == -1 || last == -1 )
+       if (first == -1 || last == -1)
                return ERROR_OK;
 
        return flash_driver_erase(c, first, last);
 }
 
 /* write (optional verify) an image to flash memory of the given target */
-int flash_write(target_t *target, image_t *image, u32 *written, int erase)
+int flash_write(target_t *target, image_t *image, uint32_t *written, int erase)
 {
-       int retval;
+       int retval = ERROR_OK;
 
        int section;
-       u32 section_offset;
+       uint32_t section_offset;
        flash_bank_t *c;
+       int *padding;
 
        section = 0;
        section_offset = 0;
@@ -811,19 +1026,23 @@ int flash_write(target_t *target, image_t *image, u32 *written, int erase)
                flash_set_dirty();
        }
 
+       /* allocate padding array */
+       padding = malloc(image->num_sections * sizeof(padding));
+
        /* loop until we reach end of the image */
        while (section < image->num_sections)
        {
-               u32 buffer_size;
-               u8 *buffer;
+               uint32_t buffer_size;
+               uint8_t *buffer;
                int section_first;
                int section_last;
-               u32 run_address = image->sections[section].base_address + section_offset;
-               u32 run_size = image->sections[section].size - section_offset;
+               uint32_t run_address = image->sections[section].base_address + section_offset;
+               uint32_t run_size = image->sections[section].size - section_offset;
+               int pad_bytes = 0;
 
                if (image->sections[section].size ==  0)
                {
-                       WARNING("empty section %d", section);
+                       LOG_WARNING("empty section %d", section);
                        section++;
                        section_offset = 0;
                        continue;
@@ -840,22 +1059,35 @@ int flash_write(target_t *target, image_t *image, u32 *written, int erase)
                /* collect consecutive sections which fall into the same bank */
                section_first = section;
                section_last = section;
-               while ((run_address + run_size < c->base + c->size)
+               padding[section] = 0;
+               while ((run_address + run_size - 1 < c->base + c->size - 1)
                                && (section_last + 1 < image->num_sections))
                {
                        if (image->sections[section_last + 1].base_address < (run_address + run_size))
                        {
-                               DEBUG("section %d out of order(very slightly surprising, but supported)", section_last + 1);
+                               LOG_DEBUG("section %d out of order(very slightly surprising, but supported)", section_last + 1);
                                break;
                        }
-                       if (image->sections[section_last + 1].base_address != (run_address + run_size))
+                       /* if we have multiple sections within our image, flash programming could fail due to alignment issues
+                        * attempt to rebuild a consecutive buffer for the flash loader */
+                       pad_bytes = (image->sections[section_last + 1].base_address) - (run_address + run_size);
+                       if ((run_address + run_size + pad_bytes) > (c->base + c->size))
                                break;
+                       padding[section_last] = pad_bytes;
                        run_size += image->sections[++section_last].size;
+                       run_size += pad_bytes;
+                       padding[section_last] = 0;
+
+                       LOG_INFO("Padding image section %d with %d bytes", section_last-1, pad_bytes);
                }
 
                /* fit the run into bank constraints */
-               if (run_address + run_size > c->base + c->size)
+               if (run_address + run_size - 1 > c->base + c->size - 1)
+               {
+                       LOG_WARNING("writing %d bytes only - as image section is %d bytes and bank is only %d bytes", \
+                                   (int)(c->base + c->size - run_address), (int)(run_size), (int)(c->size));
                        run_size = c->base + c->size - run_address;
+               }
 
                /* allocate buffer */
                buffer = malloc(run_size);
@@ -864,21 +1096,24 @@ int flash_write(target_t *target, image_t *image, u32 *written, int erase)
                /* read sections to the buffer */
                while (buffer_size < run_size)
                {
-                       u32 size_read;
+                       uint32_t size_read;
 
-                       if (buffer_size - run_size <= image->sections[section].size - section_offset)
-                               size_read = buffer_size - run_size;
-                       else
-                               size_read = image->sections[section].size - section_offset;
+                       size_read = run_size - buffer_size;
+                       if (size_read > image->sections[section].size - section_offset)
+                           size_read = image->sections[section].size - section_offset;
 
                        if ((retval = image_read_section(image, section, section_offset,
                                        size_read, buffer + buffer_size, &size_read)) != ERROR_OK || size_read == 0)
                        {
                                free(buffer);
-
+                               free(padding);
                                return retval;
                        }
 
+                       /* see if we need to pad the section */
+                       while (padding[section]--)
+                                (buffer + buffer_size)[size_read++] = 0xff;
+
                        buffer_size += size_read;
                        section_offset += size_read;
 
@@ -894,7 +1129,7 @@ int flash_write(target_t *target, image_t *image, u32 *written, int erase)
                if (erase)
                {
                        /* calculate and erase sectors */
-                       retval = flash_erase_address_range( target, run_address, run_size );
+                       retval = flash_erase_address_range(target, run_address, run_size);
                }
 
                if (retval == ERROR_OK)
@@ -907,29 +1142,102 @@ int flash_write(target_t *target, image_t *image, u32 *written, int erase)
 
                if (retval != ERROR_OK)
                {
-                               return retval; /* abort operation */
-                       }
+                       free(padding);
+                       return retval; /* abort operation */
+               }
 
                if (written != NULL)
                        *written += run_size; /* add run size to total written counter */
        }
 
+       free(padding);
+
+       return retval;
+}
+
+int default_flash_mem_blank_check(struct flash_bank_s *bank)
+{
+       target_t *target = bank->target;
+       uint8_t buffer[1024];
+       int buffer_size = sizeof(buffer);
+       int i;
+       uint32_t nBytes;
+
+       if (bank->target->state != TARGET_HALTED)
+       {
+               LOG_ERROR("Target not halted");
+               return ERROR_TARGET_NOT_HALTED;
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < bank->num_sectors; i++)
+       {
+               uint32_t j;
+               bank->sectors[i].is_erased = 1;
+
+               for (j = 0; j < bank->sectors[i].size; j += buffer_size)
+               {
+                       uint32_t chunk;
+                       int retval;
+                       chunk = buffer_size;
+                       if (chunk > (j - bank->sectors[i].size))
+                       {
+                               chunk = (j - bank->sectors[i].size);
+                       }
+
+                       retval = target_read_memory(target, bank->base + bank->sectors[i].offset + j, 4, chunk/4, buffer);
+                       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+                               return retval;
+
+                       for (nBytes = 0; nBytes < chunk; nBytes++)
+                       {
+                               if (buffer[nBytes] != 0xFF)
+                               {
+                                       bank->sectors[i].is_erased = 0;
+                                       break;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
        return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
-int handle_flash_auto_erase_command(struct command_context_s *cmd_ctx, char *cmd, char **args, int argc)
+int default_flash_blank_check(struct flash_bank_s *bank)
 {
-       if (argc != 1)
+       target_t *target = bank->target;
+       int i;
+       int retval;
+       int fast_check = 0;
+       uint32_t blank;
+
+       if (bank->target->state != TARGET_HALTED)
        {
-               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+               LOG_ERROR("Target not halted");
+               return ERROR_TARGET_NOT_HALTED;
        }
 
-       if (strcmp(args[0], "on") == 0)
-               auto_erase = 1;
-       else if (strcmp(args[0], "off") == 0)
-               auto_erase = 0;
-       else
-               return ERROR_COMMAND_SYNTAX_ERROR;
+       for (i = 0; i < bank->num_sectors; i++)
+       {
+               uint32_t address = bank->base + bank->sectors[i].offset;
+               uint32_t size = bank->sectors[i].size;
+
+               if ((retval = target_blank_check_memory(target, address, size, &blank)) != ERROR_OK)
+               {
+                       fast_check = 0;
+                       break;
+               }
+               if (blank == 0xFF)
+                       bank->sectors[i].is_erased = 1;
+               else
+                       bank->sectors[i].is_erased = 0;
+               fast_check = 1;
+       }
+
+       if (!fast_check)
+       {
+               LOG_USER("Running slow fallback erase check - add working memory");
+               return default_flash_mem_blank_check(bank);
+       }
 
        return ERROR_OK;
 }