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Bjarki Arge Andreasen d54d0849e1 samples: basic: minimal: add no-sw-isr-table option
Add option to build without software isr table for platforms which
support it (ARM and RISCV). The software ISR table takes up
kilobytes of RAM and introduces latency, and it is not needed if
CONFIG_MULTITHREADING=n.

The initially supported nrf54l15 and nrf54lm20 boards additionally
need CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL=n for the minimal sample so board configs
have been added for them. Note that the entry in sample.yaml uses
EXTRA_CONF_FILE to not overwrite the board specific CONF_FILE.

Signed-off-by: Bjarki Arge Andreasen <bjarki.andreasen@nordicsemi.no>
2025-10-09 22:56:09 +03:00
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.. zephyr:code-sample:: minimal
   :name: Minimal footprint

   Measure Zephyr's minimal ROM footprint in different configurations.

Overview
********

This sample provides an empty ``main()`` and various configuration files that
can be used to measure Zephyr's minimal ROM footprint in different
configurations.

The following configuration files are available:

* :file:`mt.conf`: Enable multithreading
* :file:`no-mt.conf`: Disable multithreading
* :file:`no-preempt.conf`: Disable preemption
* :file:`no-timers.conf`: Disable timers
* :file:`arm.conf`: Arm-specific disabling of features
* :file:`no-sw-isr-table.conf`: Disable software isr table generation

Building and measuring ROM size
*******************************

The following combinations are suggested for comparing ROM sizes in different
configurations. They all target the :ref:`reel_board` (Arm Aarch32 architecture).

* Multithreading enabled

  * Reference ROM size: 7-8KB

  .. zephyr-app-commands::
     :zephyr-app: samples/basic/minimal
     :host-os: unix
     :board: reel_board
     :build-dir: reel_board/mt/
     :conf: "common.conf mt.conf arm.conf"
     :goals: rom_report
     :compact:

* Multithreading enabled, no preemption

  * Reference ROM size: 7-8KB

  .. zephyr-app-commands::
     :zephyr-app: samples/basic/minimal
     :host-os: unix
     :board: reel_board
     :build-dir: reel_board/mt-no-preempt/
     :conf: "common.conf mt.conf no-preempt.conf arm.conf"
     :goals: rom_report
     :compact:

* Multithreading enabled, no preemption, timers disabled

  * Reference ROM size: 3-4KB

  .. zephyr-app-commands::
     :zephyr-app: samples/basic/minimal
     :host-os: unix
     :board: reel_board
     :build-dir: reel_board/mt-no-preempt-no-timers/
     :conf: "common.conf mt.conf no-preempt.conf no-timers.conf arm.conf"
     :goals: rom_report
     :compact:

* Multithreading disabled, timers enabled

  * Reference ROM size: 4-5KB

  .. zephyr-app-commands::
     :zephyr-app: samples/basic/minimal
     :host-os: unix
     :board: reel_board
     :build-dir: reel_board/no-mt/
     :conf: "common.conf no-mt.conf arm.conf"
     :goals: rom_report
     :compact:

* Multithreading disabled, timers disabled

  * Reference ROM size: 2-3KB

  .. zephyr-app-commands::
     :zephyr-app: samples/basic/minimal
     :host-os: unix
     :board: reel_board
     :build-dir: reel_board/no-mt-no-timers/
     :conf: "common.conf no-mt.conf no-timers.conf arm.conf"
     :goals: rom_report
     :compact: