Refactored 'W25Qx_writeData' and disabled '-ffunction-sections', which causes printf not printing decimal dots when used with %f

cross_arm.txt

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ c_args      = [
                '-mthumb',                   # ARM Thumb2 ISA
                '-mfloat-abi=hard',          # Hard floating point support
                '-mfpu=fpv4-sp-d16',
-               '-ffunction-sections',
                '-Os'
               ]
 

minmea/minmea.c

@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ int minmea_gettime(struct timespec *ts, const struct minmea_date *date, const st
     tm.tm_min = time_->minutes;
     tm.tm_sec = time_->seconds;
 
-    time_t timestamp = timegm(&tm); /* See README.md if your system lacks timegm(). */
+    time_t timestamp = mktime(&tm); /* See README.md if your system lacks timegm(). */
     if (timestamp != (time_t)-1) {
         ts->tv_sec = timestamp;
         ts->tv_nsec = time_->microseconds * 1000;

platform/drivers/NVM/W25Qx.c

@@ -214,54 +214,51 @@ ssize_t W25Qx_writePage(uint32_t addr, void* buf, size_t len)
 
 bool W25Qx_writeData(uint32_t addr, void* buf, size_t len)
 {
-    // Fail if we are trying to write more than 4K bytes
-    if(len > 4096)
-        return false;
-    // Fail if we are trying to write across 4K blocks, 
-    // this would erase two 4K blocks for one write, which is not good for flash life
-    // We calculate block address using integer division of start and end address
+    /* Fail if we are trying to write more than 4K bytes */
+    if(len > 4096) return false;
+
+    /* Fail if we are trying to write across 4K blocks: this would erase two 4K
+     * blocks for one write, which is not good for flash life.
+     * We calculate block address using integer division of start and end address
+     */
     uint32_t startBlockAddr = addr / 4096 * 4096;
     uint32_t endBlockAddr = (addr + len - 1) / 4096 * 4096;
     if(endBlockAddr != startBlockAddr)
         return false;
 
-    // Read data from memory to check if it's already correct
-    // Allocate buffer for storing data read from memory
-    uint8_t *flashData;
-    flashData = (uint8_t *) malloc(len);
+    /* Before writing, check if we're not trying to write the same content */
+    uint8_t *flashData = ((uint8_t *) malloc(len));
     W25Qx_readData(addr, flashData, len);
-    // If data in flash corresponds to the passed data, do not perform the write
     if(memcmp(buf, flashData, len) == 0)
     {
-        // Free the buffer
         free(flashData);
         return true;
     }
-    // Free the flash data buffer
+
     free(flashData);
 
-    // Perform the actual read-erase-write of flash data
-    // Allocate 4096 bytes block for storing flash block to be erased
-    uint8_t *flashBlock;
-    flashBlock = (uint8_t *) malloc(4096);
-    // Read the 4K block from flash
+    /* Perform the actual read-erase-write of flash data. */
+    uint8_t *flashBlock = ((uint8_t *) malloc(4096));
     W25Qx_readData(startBlockAddr, flashBlock, 4096);
+
+    /* Overwrite changed portion */
     uint32_t blockOffset = addr % 4096;
-    // Overwrite changed portion
     memcpy(&flashBlock[blockOffset], buf, len);
-    // Erase the 4K block
+
+    /* Erase the 4K block */
     if(!W25Qx_eraseSector(startBlockAddr))
     {
-        // The erase operation failed, return failure
+        /* Erase operation failed, return failure */
         free(flashBlock);
         return false;
     }
-    // Write back the modified 4K block in 256 bytes chunks
+
+    /* Write back the modified 4K block in chunks of 256 bytes */
     for(uint32_t offset = 0; offset < 4096; offset += 256)
     {
         W25Qx_writePage(startBlockAddr + offset, &flashBlock[offset], 256);
     }
-    // Free the 4K buffer
+
     free(flashBlock);
     return true;
 }

platform/drivers/NVM/nvmem_MDUV3x0.c

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const uint32_t contactBaseAddr = 0x140000;  /**< Base address of contacts
 const uint32_t maxNumChannels  = 3000;      /**< Maximum number of channels in memory                  */
 const uint32_t maxNumZones     = 250;       /**< Maximum number of zones and zone extensions in memory */
 const uint32_t maxNumContacts  = 10000;     /**< Maximum number of contacts in memory                  */
-/* This address has been chosen by OpenRTX to store the settings 
+/* This address has been chosen by OpenRTX to store the settings
  * because it is empty (0xFF) and has enough free space */
 const uint32_t settingsAddr  = 0x6000;