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Add protected region

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
38/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c
Domain
embedded-iot

Research direction

Start by locating the C code that handles the base address and assigns data into the Power PMAC buffer. Read how the buffer address is currently checked, then define the protected region as the first 8 bytes and verify that the base address cannot overlap it. Confirm the behavior with the available project checks, though no test file is named in the issue.

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Description

Add protection region value and check it against base address.

As minimum, the protected region should be the first 8 bytes, following the manual recommendation.
It might be interesting more restriction than that, due to the usage of ushm for simulated motors.

Dominant language
C
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