mm: Enable a dedicated kernel heap on BUILD_FLAT via MM_KERNEL_HEAP
#8140
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Summary
This PR intends to enable a dedicated kernel heap on NuttX Flat mode by extending
MM_KERNEL_HEAPfeature.By separating the kernel and userspace heaps, the user is granted more control over the heaps placement within the memory hierarchy, which is specially useful for microcontrollers that provide External RAM.
Besides segregating the kernel and userspace allocations, this feature does not prevent the userspace from accessing the kernel heap under
BUILD_FLAT.MM_KERNEL_HEAPsupport underBUILD_PROTECTEDandBUILD_KERNELshould be unaffected.Impact
NuttX memory management subsystem is now extended with a new feature, enabled only on specific combination of Kconfig options.
Testing
Successful execution of
ostestinesp32-devkitc:psram_usrheapdefconfig, to be submitted later.