Today I decided to do a basic test comparing a small NuttX hello-world against the zephyr hello-world.
First let explain that I’m a NuttX contributor and maybe I’m a little bit biased, but I tried to keep me (as much as I could) neutral on this.
What motivated to do that was the nice Eric Styger article: https://mcuoneclipse.com/2017/01/22/zephyr-thoughts-and-first-steps-on-the-arm-cortex-m4f-with-gcc-gdb-and-eclipse/
I like the part that Eric said:
“I’m really not sure how Intel has convinced the Linux Foundation to promote Zephyr. If someone is looking for an operating system with Linux heritage, then it would something like NuttX or eCos in my view. On the other hand: more free and open source choices are good :-).”
(Hey Eric, we need you on NuttX!)
Let’s to start our test, first (of course) NuttX:
$ git clone https://www.bitbucket.org/nuttx/nuttx nuttx-project
$ git clone https://www.bitbucket.org/nuttx/apps
$ cd nuttx-project/
$ ./tools/configure.sh stm32f103-minimum/hello
Copy files
Refreshing...
$ make
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No .version file found, creating one
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LN: include/arch to arch/arm/include
LN: include/arch/board to /home/alan/nuttx-project/configs/stm32f103-minimum/include
LN: include/arch/chip to arch/arm/include/stm32
LN: arch/arm/src/board to /home/alan/nuttx-project/configs/stm32f103-minimum/src
LN: arch/arm/src/chip to arch/arm/src/stm32
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LN: platform/board to /home/alan/apps/platform/dummy
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LN: platform/board to /home/alan/apps/platform/dummy
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LN: platform/board to /home/alan/apps/platform/dummy
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LN: platform/board to /home/alan/apps/platform/dummy
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make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/sched'
CC: clock/clock_initialize.c
CC: clock/clock_settime.c
CC: clock/clock_gettime.c
CC: clock/clock_getres.c
CC: clock/clock_time2ticks.c
CC: clock/clock_abstime2ticks.c
CC: clock/clock_ticks2time.c
CC: clock/clock_systimer.c
CC: clock/clock_systimespec.c
CC: clock/clock_timespec_add.c
CC: clock/clock_timespec_subtract.c
CC: errno/errno_getptr.c
CC: group/group_create.c
CC: group/group_join.c
CC: group/group_leave.c
CC: group/group_find.c
CC: group/group_setupstreams.c
CC: group/group_setupidlefiles.c
CC: group/group_setuptaskfiles.c
CC: group/group_foreachchild.c
CC: group/group_killchildren.c
CC: init/os_start.c
CC: init/os_bringup.c
CC: irq/irq_initialize.c
CC: irq/irq_attach.c
CC: irq/irq_dispatch.c
CC: irq/irq_unexpectedisr.c
CC: paging/pg_miss.c
CC: paging/pg_worker.c
CC: sched/sched_garbage.c
CC: sched/sched_getfiles.c
CC: sched/sched_addreadytorun.c
CC: sched/sched_removereadytorun.c
CC: sched/sched_addprioritized.c
CC: sched/sched_mergeprioritized.c
CC: sched/sched_mergepending.c
CC: sched/sched_addblocked.c
CC: sched/sched_removeblocked.c
CC: sched/sched_free.c
CC: sched/sched_gettcb.c
CC: sched/sched_verifytcb.c
CC: sched/sched_releasetcb.c
CC: sched/sched_getsockets.c
CC: sched/sched_getstreams.c
CC: sched/sched_setparam.c
CC: sched/sched_setpriority.c
CC: sched/sched_getparam.c
CC: sched/sched_setscheduler.c
CC: sched/sched_getscheduler.c
CC: sched/sched_yield.c
CC: sched/sched_rrgetinterval.c
CC: sched/sched_foreach.c
CC: sched/sched_lock.c
CC: sched/sched_unlock.c
CC: sched/sched_lockcount.c
CC: sched/sched_idletask.c
CC: sched/sched_self.c
CC: sched/sched_roundrobin.c
CC: sched/sched_resumescheduler.c
CC: sched/sched_processtimer.c
CC: semaphore/sem_destroy.c
CC: semaphore/sem_wait.c
CC: semaphore/sem_trywait.c
CC: semaphore/sem_tickwait.c
CC: semaphore/sem_timedwait.c
CC: semaphore/sem_timeout.c
CC: semaphore/sem_post.c
CC: semaphore/sem_recover.c
CC: semaphore/sem_reset.c
CC: semaphore/sem_waitirq.c
CC: task/task_create.c
CC: task/task_init.c
CC: task/task_setup.c
CC: task/task_activate.c
CC: task/task_start.c
CC: task/task_delete.c
CC: task/task_exit.c
CC: task/task_exithook.c
CC: task/task_getgroup.c
CC: task/task_getpid.c
CC: task/task_prctl.c
CC: task/task_recover.c
CC: task/task_restart.c
CC: task/task_spawnparms.c
CC: task/task_setcancelstate.c
CC: task/task_terminate.c
CC: task/exit.c
CC: task/task_spawn.c
CC: wdog/wd_initialize.c
CC: wdog/wd_create.c
CC: wdog/wd_start.c
CC: wdog/wd_cancel.c
CC: wdog/wd_delete.c
CC: wdog/wd_gettime.c
CC: wdog/wd_recover.c
AR: clock_initialize.o clock_settime.o clock_gettime.o clock_getres.o clock_time2ticks.o clock_abstime2ticks.o clock_ticks2time.o clock_systimer.o clock_systimespec.o clock_timespec_add.o clock_timespec_subtract.o errno_getptr.o group_create.o group_join.o group_leave.o group_find.o group_setupstreams.o group_setupidlefiles.o group_setuptaskfiles.o group_foreachchild.o group_killchildren.o os_start.o os_bringup.o irq_initialize.o irq_attach.o irq_dispatch.o irq_unexpectedisr.o pg_miss.o pg_worker.o sched_garbage.o sched_getfiles.o sched_addreadytorun.o sched_removereadytorun.o sched_addprioritized.o sched_mergeprioritized.o sched_mergepending.o sched_addblocked.o sched_removeblocked.o sched_free.o sched_gettcb.o sched_verifytcb.o sched_releasetcb.o sched_getsockets.o sched_getstreams.o sched_setparam.o sched_setpriority.o sched_getparam.o sched_setscheduler.o sched_getscheduler.o sched_yield.o sched_rrgetinterval.o sched_foreach.o sched_lock.o sched_unlock.o sched_lockcount.o sched_idletask.o sched_self.o sched_roundrobin.o sched_resumescheduler.o sched_processtimer.o sem_destroy.o sem_wait.o sem_trywait.o sem_tickwait.o sem_timedwait.o sem_timeout.o sem_post.o sem_recover.o sem_reset.o sem_waitirq.o task_create.o task_init.o task_setup.o task_activate.o task_start.o task_delete.o task_exit.o task_exithook.o task_getgroup.o task_getpid.o task_prctl.o task_recover.o task_restart.o task_spawnparms.o task_setcancelstate.o task_terminate.o exit.o task_spawn.o wd_initialize.o wd_create.o wd_start.o wd_cancel.o wd_delete.o wd_gettime.o wd_recover.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/sched'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/drivers'
CC: pipes/pipe.c
CC: pipes/fifo.c
CC: pipes/pipe_common.c
CC: serial/serial.c
CC: serial/serial_io.c
CC: serial/lowconsole.c
CC: syslog/vsyslog.c
CC: syslog/syslog_stream.c
CC: syslog/syslog_emergstream.c
CC: syslog/syslog_channel.c
CC: syslog/syslog_putc.c
CC: syslog/syslog_write.c
CC: syslog/syslog_force.c
CC: syslog/syslog_flush.c
CC: syslog/syslog_initialize.c
CC: syslog/syslog_device.c
CC: syslog/syslog_consolechannel.c
CC: usbhost/hid_parser.c
CC: dev_null.c
CC: dev_zero.c
AR: pipe.o fifo.o pipe_common.o serial.o serial_io.o lowconsole.o vsyslog.o syslog_stream.o syslog_emergstream.o syslog_channel.o syslog_putc.o syslog_write.o syslog_force.o syslog_flush.o syslog_initialize.o syslog_device.o syslog_consolechannel.o hid_parser.o dev_null.o dev_zero.o
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AR:
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make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/libc'
CC: dirent/lib_readdirr.c
CC: dirent/lib_telldir.c
CC: fixedmath/lib_fixedmath.c
CC: fixedmath/lib_b16sin.c
CC: fixedmath/lib_b16cos.c
CC: fixedmath/lib_b16atan2.c
CC: fixedmath/lib_ubsqrt.c
CC: inttypes/lib_imaxabs.c
CC: inttypes/lib_strtoimax.c
CC: inttypes/lib_strtoumax.c
CC: libgen/lib_basename.c
CC: libgen/lib_dirname.c
CC: misc/lib_stream.c
CC: misc/lib_utsname.c
CC: misc/lib_xorshift128.c
CC: misc/lib_tea_encrypt.c
CC: misc/lib_tea_decrypt.c
CC: misc/lib_umul32.c
CC: misc/lib_umul64.c
CC: misc/lib_umul32x64.c
CC: misc/lib_uadd32x64.c
CC: misc/lib_uadd64.c
CC: misc/lib_usub64x32.c
CC: misc/lib_usub64.c
CC: misc/lib_sendfile.c
CC: misc/lib_streamsem.c
CC: misc/lib_crc64.c
CC: misc/lib_crc32.c
CC: misc/lib_crc16.c
CC: misc/lib_crc8.c
CC: misc/lib_dumpbuffer.c
CC: misc/lib_match.c
CC: net/lib_addrconfig.c
CC: net/lib_etherntoa.c
CC: net/lib_htons.c
CC: net/lib_htonl.c
CC: net/lib_inetaddr.c
CC: net/lib_inetntoa.c
CC: net/lib_inetntop.c
CC: net/lib_inetpton.c
CC: queue/sq_addlast.c
CC: queue/sq_addfirst.c
CC: queue/sq_addafter.c
CC: queue/sq_cat.c
CC: queue/sq_rem.c
CC: queue/sq_remlast.c
CC: queue/sq_remfirst.c
CC: queue/sq_remafter.c
CC: queue/sq_count.c
CC: queue/dq_addlast.c
CC: queue/dq_addfirst.c
CC: queue/dq_addafter.c
CC: queue/dq_addbefore.c
CC: queue/dq_cat.c
CC: queue/dq_rem.c
CC: queue/dq_remlast.c
CC: queue/dq_remfirst.c
CC: queue/dq_count.c
CC: sched/sched_getprioritymax.c
CC: sched/sched_getprioritymin.c
CC: sched/task_setcanceltype.c
CC: sched/task_testcancel.c
CC: semaphore/sem_init.c
CC: semaphore/sem_getprotocol.c
CC: semaphore/sem_getvalue.c
CC: semaphore/sem_setprotocol.c
CC: spawn/lib_psfa_addaction.c
CC: spawn/lib_psfa_addclose.c
CC: spawn/lib_psfa_adddup2.c
CC: spawn/lib_psfa_addopen.c
CC: spawn/lib_psfa_destroy.c
CC: spawn/lib_psfa_init.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_getflags.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_getschedparam.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_getschedpolicy.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_init.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_setflags.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_setschedparam.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_setschedpolicy.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_getstacksize.c
CC: spawn/lib_psa_setstacksize.c
CC: stdio/lib_fileno.c
CC: stdio/lib_printf.c
CC: stdio/lib_sprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_asprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_snprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_libsprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_vsprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_vasprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_vsnprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_libvsprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_dprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_vdprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_meminstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_memoutstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_memsistream.c
CC: stdio/lib_memsostream.c
CC: stdio/lib_lowoutstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_zeroinstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_nullinstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_nulloutstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_sscanf.c
CC: stdio/lib_rawinstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_rawoutstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_rawsistream.c
CC: stdio/lib_rawsostream.c
CC: stdio/lib_libnoflush.c
CC: stdio/lib_libsnoflush.c
CC: stdio/lib_remove.c
CC: stdio/lib_fopen.c
CC: stdio/lib_freopen.c
CC: stdio/lib_fclose.c
CC: stdio/lib_fread.c
CC: stdio/lib_libfread.c
CC: stdio/lib_fseek.c
CC: stdio/lib_ftell.c
CC: stdio/lib_fsetpos.c
CC: stdio/lib_fgetpos.c
CC: stdio/lib_fgetc.c
CC: stdio/lib_fgets.c
CC: stdio/lib_gets_s.c
CC: stdio/lib_gets.c
CC: stdio/lib_libfgets.c
CC: stdio/lib_fwrite.c
CC: stdio/lib_libfwrite.c
CC: stdio/lib_fflush.c
CC: stdio/lib_libflushall.c
CC: stdio/lib_libfflush.c
CC: stdio/lib_rdflush.c
CC: stdio/lib_wrflush.c
CC: stdio/lib_fputc.c
CC: stdio/lib_puts.c
CC: stdio/lib_fputs.c
CC: stdio/lib_ungetc.c
CC: stdio/lib_vprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_fprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_vfprintf.c
CC: stdio/lib_stdinstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_stdoutstream.c
CC: stdio/lib_stdsistream.c
CC: stdio/lib_stdsostream.c
CC: stdio/lib_perror.c
CC: stdio/lib_feof.c
CC: stdio/lib_ferror.c
CC: stdio/lib_clearerr.c
CC: stdlib/lib_abs.c
CC: stdlib/lib_abort.c
CC: stdlib/lib_div.c
CC: stdlib/lib_ldiv.c
CC: stdlib/lib_lldiv.c
CC: stdlib/lib_itoa.c
CC: stdlib/lib_labs.c
CC: stdlib/lib_llabs.c
CC: stdlib/lib_bsearch.c
CC: stdlib/lib_rand.c
CC: stdlib/lib_qsort.c
CC: stdlib/lib_srand.c
CC: stdlib/lib_strtol.c
CC: stdlib/lib_strtoll.c
CC: stdlib/lib_strtoul.c
CC: stdlib/lib_strtoull.c
CC: stdlib/lib_strtod.c
CC: stdlib/lib_strtof.c
CC: stdlib/lib_strtold.c
CC: stdlib/lib_checkbase.c
CC: string/lib_ffs.c
CC: string/lib_ffsl.c
CC: string/lib_ffsll.c
CC: string/lib_fls.c
CC: string/lib_flsl.c
CC: string/lib_flsll.c
CC: string/lib_isbasedigit.c
CC: string/lib_memset.c
CC: string/lib_memchr.c
CC: string/lib_memccpy.c
CC: string/lib_memcmp.c
CC: string/lib_memmove.c
CC: string/lib_skipspace.c
CC: string/lib_stpcpy.c
CC: string/lib_strcasecmp.c
CC: string/lib_strcat.c
CC: string/lib_strchr.c
CC: string/lib_strcpy.c
CC: string/lib_strcmp.c
CC: string/lib_strcspn.c
CC: string/lib_strdup.c
CC: string/lib_strerror.c
CC: string/lib_strlen.c
CC: string/lib_strnlen.c
CC: string/lib_strncasecmp.c
CC: string/lib_strncat.c
CC: string/lib_strncmp.c
CC: string/lib_strncpy.c
CC: string/lib_strndup.c
CC: string/lib_strcasestr.c
CC: string/lib_strpbrk.c
CC: string/lib_strrchr.c
CC: string/lib_strspn.c
CC: string/lib_strstr.c
CC: string/lib_strtok.c
CC: string/lib_strtokr.c
CC: string/lib_strerrorr.c
CC: string/lib_explicit_bzero.c
CC: string/lib_memcpy.c
CC: symtab/symtab_findbyname.c
CC: symtab/symtab_findbyvalue.c
CC: symtab/symtab_findorderedbyname.c
CC: symtab/symtab_findorderedbyvalue.c
CC: syslog/lib_syslog.c
CC: syslog/lib_setlogmask.c
CC: termios/lib_cfgetspeed.c
CC: termios/lib_cfsetspeed.c
CC: termios/lib_isatty.c
CC: termios/lib_tcflush.c
CC: termios/lib_tcgetattr.c
CC: termios/lib_tcsetattr.c
CC: time/lib_strftime.c
CC: time/lib_calendar2utc.c
CC: time/lib_daysbeforemonth.c
CC: time/lib_gettimeofday.c
CC: time/lib_isleapyear.c
CC: time/lib_settimeofday.c
CC: time/lib_time.c
CC: time/lib_difftime.c
CC: time/lib_mktime.c
CC: time/lib_gmtime.c
CC: time/lib_gmtimer.c
CC: unistd/lib_access.c
CC: unistd/lib_swab.c
CC: unistd/lib_getopt.c
CC: unistd/lib_getoptargp.c
CC: unistd/lib_getoptindp.c
CC: unistd/lib_getoptoptp.c
AR: bin/lib_readdirr.o bin/lib_telldir.o bin/lib_fixedmath.o bin/lib_b16sin.o bin/lib_b16cos.o bin/lib_b16atan2.o bin/lib_ubsqrt.o bin/lib_imaxabs.o bin/lib_strtoimax.o bin/lib_strtoumax.o bin/lib_basename.o bin/lib_dirname.o bin/lib_stream.o bin/lib_utsname.o bin/lib_xorshift128.o bin/lib_tea_encrypt.o bin/lib_tea_decrypt.o bin/lib_umul32.o bin/lib_umul64.o bin/lib_umul32x64.o bin/lib_uadd32x64.o bin/lib_uadd64.o bin/lib_usub64x32.o bin/lib_usub64.o bin/lib_sendfile.o bin/lib_streamsem.o bin/lib_crc64.o bin/lib_crc32.o bin/lib_crc16.o bin/lib_crc8.o bin/lib_dumpbuffer.o bin/lib_match.o bin/lib_addrconfig.o bin/lib_etherntoa.o bin/lib_htons.o bin/lib_htonl.o bin/lib_inetaddr.o bin/lib_inetntoa.o bin/lib_inetntop.o bin/lib_inetpton.o bin/sq_addlast.o bin/sq_addfirst.o bin/sq_addafter.o bin/sq_cat.o bin/sq_rem.o bin/sq_remlast.o bin/sq_remfirst.o bin/sq_remafter.o bin/sq_count.o bin/dq_addlast.o bin/dq_addfirst.o bin/dq_addafter.o bin/dq_addbefore.o bin/dq_cat.o bin/dq_rem.o bin/dq_remlast.o bin/dq_remfirst.o bin/dq_count.o bin/sched_getprioritymax.o bin/sched_getprioritymin.o bin/task_setcanceltype.o bin/task_testcancel.o bin/sem_init.o bin/sem_getprotocol.o bin/sem_getvalue.o bin/sem_setprotocol.o bin/lib_psfa_addaction.o bin/lib_psfa_addclose.o bin/lib_psfa_adddup2.o bin/lib_psfa_addopen.o bin/lib_psfa_destroy.o bin/lib_psfa_init.o bin/lib_psa_getflags.o bin/lib_psa_getschedparam.o bin/lib_psa_getschedpolicy.o bin/lib_psa_init.o bin/lib_psa_setflags.o bin/lib_psa_setschedparam.o bin/lib_psa_setschedpolicy.o bin/lib_psa_getstacksize.o bin/lib_psa_setstacksize.o bin/lib_fileno.o bin/lib_printf.o bin/lib_sprintf.o bin/lib_asprintf.o bin/lib_snprintf.o bin/lib_libsprintf.o bin/lib_vsprintf.o bin/lib_vasprintf.o bin/lib_vsnprintf.o bin/lib_libvsprintf.o bin/lib_dprintf.o bin/lib_vdprintf.o bin/lib_meminstream.o bin/lib_memoutstream.o bin/lib_memsistream.o bin/lib_memsostream.o bin/lib_lowoutstream.o bin/lib_zeroinstream.o bin/lib_nullinstream.o bin/lib_nulloutstream.o bin/lib_sscanf.o bin/lib_rawinstream.o bin/lib_rawoutstream.o bin/lib_rawsistream.o bin/lib_rawsostream.o bin/lib_libnoflush.o bin/lib_libsnoflush.o bin/lib_remove.o bin/lib_fopen.o bin/lib_freopen.o bin/lib_fclose.o bin/lib_fread.o bin/lib_libfread.o bin/lib_fseek.o bin/lib_ftell.o bin/lib_fsetpos.o bin/lib_fgetpos.o bin/lib_fgetc.o bin/lib_fgets.o bin/lib_gets_s.o bin/lib_gets.o bin/lib_libfgets.o bin/lib_fwrite.o bin/lib_libfwrite.o bin/lib_fflush.o bin/lib_libflushall.o bin/lib_libfflush.o bin/lib_rdflush.o bin/lib_wrflush.o bin/lib_fputc.o bin/lib_puts.o bin/lib_fputs.o bin/lib_ungetc.o bin/lib_vprintf.o bin/lib_fprintf.o bin/lib_vfprintf.o bin/lib_stdinstream.o bin/lib_stdoutstream.o bin/lib_stdsistream.o bin/lib_stdsostream.o bin/lib_perror.o bin/lib_feof.o bin/lib_ferror.o bin/lib_clearerr.o bin/lib_abs.o bin/lib_abort.o bin/lib_div.o bin/lib_ldiv.o bin/lib_lldiv.o bin/lib_itoa.o bin/lib_labs.o bin/lib_llabs.o bin/lib_bsearch.o bin/lib_rand.o bin/lib_qsort.o bin/lib_srand.o bin/lib_strtol.o bin/lib_strtoll.o bin/lib_strtoul.o bin/lib_strtoull.o bin/lib_strtod.o bin/lib_strtof.o bin/lib_strtold.o bin/lib_checkbase.o bin/lib_ffs.o bin/lib_ffsl.o bin/lib_ffsll.o bin/lib_fls.o bin/lib_flsl.o bin/lib_flsll.o bin/lib_isbasedigit.o bin/lib_memset.o bin/lib_memchr.o bin/lib_memccpy.o bin/lib_memcmp.o bin/lib_memmove.o bin/lib_skipspace.o bin/lib_stpcpy.o bin/lib_strcasecmp.o bin/lib_strcat.o bin/lib_strchr.o bin/lib_strcpy.o bin/lib_strcmp.o bin/lib_strcspn.o bin/lib_strdup.o bin/lib_strerror.o bin/lib_strlen.o bin/lib_strnlen.o bin/lib_strncasecmp.o bin/lib_strncat.o bin/lib_strncmp.o bin/lib_strncpy.o bin/lib_strndup.o bin/lib_strcasestr.o bin/lib_strpbrk.o bin/lib_strrchr.o bin/lib_strspn.o bin/lib_strstr.o bin/lib_strtok.o bin/lib_strtokr.o bin/lib_strerrorr.o bin/lib_explicit_bzero.o bin/lib_memcpy.o bin/symtab_findbyname.o bin/symtab_findbyvalue.o bin/symtab_findorderedbyname.o bin/symtab_findorderedbyvalue.o bin/lib_syslog.o bin/lib_setlogmask.o bin/lib_cfgetspeed.o bin/lib_cfsetspeed.o bin/lib_isatty.o bin/lib_tcflush.o bin/lib_tcgetattr.o bin/lib_tcsetattr.o bin/lib_strftime.o bin/lib_calendar2utc.o bin/lib_daysbeforemonth.o bin/lib_gettimeofday.o bin/lib_isleapyear.o bin/lib_settimeofday.o bin/lib_time.o bin/lib_difftime.o bin/lib_mktime.o bin/lib_gmtime.o bin/lib_gmtimer.o bin/lib_access.o bin/lib_swab.o bin/lib_getopt.o bin/lib_getoptargp.o bin/lib_getoptindp.o bin/lib_getoptoptp.o
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make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/mm'
CC: mm_heap/mm_initialize.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_sem.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_addfreechunk.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_size2ndx.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_shrinkchunk.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_brkaddr.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_calloc.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_extend.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_free.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_mallinfo.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_malloc.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_memalign.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_realloc.c
CC: mm_heap/mm_zalloc.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_initialize.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_addregion.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_sem.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_brkaddr.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_calloc.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_extend.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_free.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_mallinfo.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_malloc.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_memalign.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_realloc.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_zalloc.c
CC: umm_heap/umm_globals.c
AR: bin/mm_initialize.o bin/mm_sem.o bin/mm_addfreechunk.o bin/mm_size2ndx.o bin/mm_shrinkchunk.o bin/mm_brkaddr.o bin/mm_calloc.o bin/mm_extend.o bin/mm_free.o bin/mm_mallinfo.o bin/mm_malloc.o bin/mm_memalign.o bin/mm_realloc.o bin/mm_zalloc.o bin/umm_initialize.o bin/umm_addregion.o bin/umm_sem.o bin/umm_brkaddr.o bin/umm_calloc.o bin/umm_extend.o bin/umm_free.o bin/umm_mallinfo.o bin/umm_malloc.o bin/umm_memalign.o bin/umm_realloc.o bin/umm_zalloc.o bin/umm_globals.o
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make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/arch/arm/src'
AS: chip/gnu/stm32_vectors.S
AS: armv7-m/gnu/up_saveusercontext.S
AS: armv7-m/gnu/up_fullcontextrestore.S
AS: armv7-m/gnu/up_switchcontext.S
AS: armv7-m/gnu/up_testset.S
AS: armv7-m/gnu/vfork.S
AS: armv7-m/gnu/up_exception.S
CC: chip/stm32_allocateheap.c
CC: chip/stm32_start.c
CC: chip/stm32_rcc.c
CC: chip/stm32_lse.c
CC: chip/stm32_lsi.c
CC: chip/stm32_gpio.c
CC: chip/stm32_exti_gpio.c
CC: chip/stm32_flash.c
CC: chip/stm32_irq.c
CC: chip/stm32_dma.c
CC: chip/stm32_lowputc.c
CC: chip/stm32_serial.c
CC: chip/stm32_spi.c
CC: chip/stm32_i2s.c
CC: chip/stm32_sdio.c
CC: chip/stm32_tim.c
CC: chip/stm32_waste.c
CC: chip/stm32_ccm.c
CC: chip/stm32_uid.c
CC: chip/stm32_capture.c
CC: chip/stm32_timerisr.c
CC: chip/stm32_i2c.c
CC: chip/stm32_idle.c
CC: chip/stm32_pmstop.c
CC: chip/stm32_pmstandby.c
CC: chip/stm32_pmsleep.c
CC: chip/stm32_pminitialize.c
CC: armv7-m/up_assert.c
CC: armv7-m/up_blocktask.c
CC: armv7-m/up_copyfullstate.c
CC: common/up_createstack.c
CC: common/up_mdelay.c
CC: common/up_udelay.c
CC: common/up_exit.c
CC: common/up_initialize.c
CC: armv7-m/up_initialstate.c
CC: common/up_interruptcontext.c
CC: armv7-m/up_memfault.c
CC: common/up_modifyreg8.c
CC: common/up_modifyreg16.c
CC: common/up_modifyreg32.c
CC: armv7-m/up_releasepending.c
CC: common/up_releasestack.c
CC: armv7-m/up_reprioritizertr.c
CC: armv7-m/up_schedulesigaction.c
CC: armv7-m/up_sigdeliver.c
CC: common/up_stackframe.c
CC: armv7-m/up_systemreset.c
CC: armv7-m/up_unblocktask.c
CC: common/up_usestack.c
CC: armv7-m/up_doirq.c
CC: armv7-m/up_hardfault.c
CC: armv7-m/up_svcall.c
CC: common/up_vfork.c
CC: armv7-m/up_vectors.c
AR: stm32_vectors.o up_saveusercontext.o up_fullcontextrestore.o up_switchcontext.o up_testset.o vfork.o up_exception.o stm32_allocateheap.o stm32_start.o stm32_rcc.o stm32_lse.o stm32_lsi.o stm32_gpio.o stm32_exti_gpio.o stm32_flash.o stm32_irq.o stm32_dma.o stm32_lowputc.o stm32_serial.o stm32_spi.o stm32_i2s.o stm32_sdio.o stm32_tim.o stm32_waste.o stm32_ccm.o stm32_uid.o stm32_capture.o stm32_timerisr.o stm32_i2c.o stm32_idle.o stm32_pmstop.o stm32_pmstandby.o stm32_pmsleep.o stm32_pminitialize.o up_assert.o up_blocktask.o up_copyfullstate.o up_createstack.o up_mdelay.o up_udelay.o up_exit.o up_initialize.o up_initialstate.o up_interruptcontext.o up_memfault.o up_modifyreg8.o up_modifyreg16.o up_modifyreg32.o up_releasepending.o up_releasestack.o up_reprioritizertr.o up_schedulesigaction.o up_sigdeliver.o up_stackframe.o up_systemreset.o up_unblocktask.o up_usestack.o up_doirq.o up_hardfault.o up_svcall.o up_vfork.o up_vectors.o
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make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/apps'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/alan/apps/examples/hello'
CC: hello_main.c
AR: hello_main.o
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/apps/examples/hello'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/alan/apps/examples/nsh'
CC: nsh_main.c
AR: nsh_main.o
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/apps/examples/nsh'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/alan/apps/nshlib'
CC: nsh_init.c
CC: nsh_parse.c
CC: nsh_console.c
CC: nsh_script.c
CC: nsh_system.c
CC: nsh_command.c
CC: nsh_fscmds.c
CC: nsh_ddcmd.c
CC: nsh_proccmds.c
CC: nsh_mmcmds.c
CC: nsh_timcmds.c
CC: nsh_envcmds.c
CC: nsh_syscmds.c
CC: nsh_dbgcmds.c
CC: nsh_session.c
CC: nsh_fsutils.c
CC: nsh_consolemain.c
AR: nsh_init.o nsh_parse.o nsh_console.o nsh_script.o nsh_system.o nsh_command.o nsh_fscmds.o nsh_ddcmd.o nsh_proccmds.o nsh_mmcmds.o nsh_timcmds.o nsh_envcmds.o nsh_syscmds.o nsh_dbgcmds.o nsh_session.o nsh_fsutils.o nsh_consolemain.o
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/apps/nshlib'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/alan/apps/system/readline'
CC: readline.c
CC: readline_common.c
AR: readline.o readline_common.o
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make[2]: Entering directory '/home/alan/apps/platform'
AR:
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/apps/platform'
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make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/fs'
CC: fs_initialize.c
CC: inode/fs_files.c
CC: inode/fs_foreachinode.c
CC: inode/fs_inode.c
CC: inode/fs_inodeaddref.c
CC: inode/fs_inodebasename.c
CC: inode/fs_inodefind.c
CC: inode/fs_inodefree.c
CC: inode/fs_inoderelease.c
CC: inode/fs_inoderemove.c
CC: inode/fs_inodereserve.c
CC: inode/fs_inodesearch.c
CC: inode/fs_filedetach.c
CC: vfs/fs_close.c
CC: vfs/fs_dup.c
CC: vfs/fs_dup2.c
CC: vfs/fs_fcntl.c
CC: vfs/fs_dupfd.c
CC: vfs/fs_dupfd2.c
CC: vfs/fs_epoll.c
CC: vfs/fs_fstat.c
CC: vfs/fs_fstatfs.c
CC: vfs/fs_getfilep.c
CC: vfs/fs_ioctl.c
CC: vfs/fs_lseek.c
CC: vfs/fs_mkdir.c
CC: vfs/fs_open.c
CC: vfs/fs_poll.c
CC: vfs/fs_read.c
CC: vfs/fs_rename.c
CC: vfs/fs_rmdir.c
CC: vfs/fs_statfs.c
CC: vfs/fs_stat.c
CC: vfs/fs_select.c
CC: vfs/fs_unlink.c
CC: vfs/fs_write.c
CC: vfs/fs_pread.c
CC: vfs/fs_pwrite.c
CC: vfs/fs_link.c
CC: vfs/fs_readlink.c
CC: vfs/fs_fdopen.c
CC: driver/fs_registerdriver.c
CC: driver/fs_unregisterdriver.c
CC: dirent/fs_closedir.c
CC: dirent/fs_opendir.c
CC: dirent/fs_readdir.c
CC: dirent/fs_rewinddir.c
CC: dirent/fs_seekdir.c
CC: mmap/fs_mmap.c
AR: fs_initialize.o fs_files.o fs_foreachinode.o fs_inode.o fs_inodeaddref.o fs_inodebasename.o fs_inodefind.o fs_inodefree.o fs_inoderelease.o fs_inoderemove.o fs_inodereserve.o fs_inodesearch.o fs_filedetach.o fs_close.o fs_dup.o fs_dup2.o fs_fcntl.o fs_dupfd.o fs_dupfd2.o fs_epoll.o fs_fstat.o fs_fstatfs.o fs_getfilep.o fs_ioctl.o fs_lseek.o fs_mkdir.o fs_open.o fs_poll.o fs_read.o fs_rename.o fs_rmdir.o fs_statfs.o fs_stat.o fs_select.o fs_unlink.o fs_write.o fs_pread.o fs_pwrite.o fs_link.o fs_readlink.o fs_fdopen.o fs_registerdriver.o fs_unregisterdriver.o fs_closedir.o fs_opendir.o fs_readdir.o fs_rewinddir.o fs_seekdir.o fs_mmap.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/fs'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/binfmt'
CC: binfmt_globals.c
CC: binfmt_register.c
CC: binfmt_unregister.c
CC: binfmt_loadmodule.c
CC: binfmt_unloadmodule.c
CC: binfmt_execmodule.c
CC: binfmt_exec.c
CC: binfmt_copyargv.c
CC: binfmt_dumpmodule.c
AR: binfmt_globals.o binfmt_register.o binfmt_unregister.o binfmt_loadmodule.o binfmt_unloadmodule.o binfmt_execmodule.o binfmt_exec.o binfmt_copyargv.o binfmt_dumpmodule.o
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/binfmt'
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/arch/arm/src'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/configs/stm32f103-minimum/src'
CC: stm32_boot.c
CC: stm32_bringup.c
CC: stm32_spi.c
CC: stm32_userleds.c
AR: stm32_boot.o stm32_bringup.o stm32_spi.o stm32_userleds.o
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/configs/stm32f103-minimum/src'
LD: nuttx
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/nuttx-project/arch/arm/src'
CP: nuttx.bin
Now let see the NuttX’s “hello world” size:
$ arm-none-eabi-size nuttx
text data bss dec hex filename
15068 84 1676 16828 41bc nuttx
So, the NuttX’s helloworld is about 15KB.
Time to compile and compare Zephyr:
$ git clone https://gerrit.zephyrproject.org/r/zephyr zephyr-project
$ cd zephyr-project/
$ git checkout tags/v1.6.0
$ export ZEPHYR_BASE=/home/alan/zephyr-project
$ export ZEPHYR_GCC_VARIANT=gccarmemb
$ export GCCARMEMB_TOOLCHAIN_PATH=/usr
$ cd samples/hello_world/
$ make BOARD=frdm_k64f
make[1]: Entering directory '/home/alan/zephyr/zephyr-project'
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/alan/zephyr/zephyr-project/samples/hello_world/outdir/frdm_k64f'
GEN ./Makefile
scripts/kconfig/conf --silentoldconfig Kconfig
Using /home/alan/zephyr/zephyr-project as source for kernel
GEN ./Makefile
CHK include/generated/version.h
UPD include/generated/version.h
CHK misc/generated/configs.c
UPD misc/generated/configs.c
CHK include/generated/offsets.h
UPD include/generated/offsets.h
CHK misc/generated/sysgen/prj.mdef
UPD misc/generated/sysgen/prj.mdef
LD lib/iot/built-in.o
LD lib/libc/minimal/source/stdlib/built-in.o
CC lib/libc/minimal/source/stdout/fprintf.o
CC lib/libc/minimal/source/stdout/prf.o
CC lib/libc/minimal/source/stdout/sprintf.o
CC lib/libc/minimal/source/stdout/stdout_console.o
LD lib/libc/minimal/source/stdout/built-in.o
CC lib/libc/minimal/source/string/string.o
LD lib/libc/minimal/source/string/built-in.o
LD lib/libc/minimal/source/built-in.o
LD lib/libc/minimal/built-in.o
LD lib/libc/built-in.o
LD lib/built-in.o
CC misc/printk.o
LD misc/debug/built-in.o
CC misc/generated/configs.o
CC misc/generated/sysgen/kernel_main.o
LD misc/generated/sysgen/built-in.o
LD misc/generated/built-in.o
LD misc/built-in.o
LD net/built-in.o
LD boards/arm/frdm_k64f/built-in.o
LD boards/built-in.o
LD ext/fs/built-in.o
CC ext/hal/ksdk/devices/MK64F12/fsl_clock.o
LD ext/hal/ksdk/components/built-in.o
LD ext/hal/ksdk/drivers/built-in.o
LD ext/hal/ksdk/built-in.o
LD ext/hal/built-in.o
LD ext/lib/crypto/built-in.o
LD ext/lib/built-in.o
LD ext/built-in.o
LD subsys/built-in.o
LD tests/built-in.o
AS arch/arm/core/exc_exit.o
CC arch/arm/core/irq_init.o
AS arch/arm/core/swap.o
CC arch/arm/core/fault.o
CC arch/arm/core/irq_manage.o
CC arch/arm/core/thread.o
AS arch/arm/core/cpu_idle.o
AS arch/arm/core/fault_s.o
AS arch/arm/core/isr_wrapper.o
CC arch/arm/core/fatal.o
CC arch/arm/core/sys_fatal_error_handler.o
CC arch/arm/core/thread_abort.o
AS arch/arm/core/cortex_m/vector_table.o
AS arch/arm/core/cortex_m/reset.o
AS arch/arm/core/cortex_m/nmi_on_reset.o
CC arch/arm/core/cortex_m/prep_c.o
CC arch/arm/core/cortex_m/scs.o
CC arch/arm/core/cortex_m/scb.o
CC arch/arm/core/cortex_m/nmi.o
CC arch/arm/core/cortex_m/exc_manage.o
CC arch/arm/core/cortex_m/irq_vector_table.o
AS arch/arm/core/cortex_m/sw_isr_table.o
LD arch/arm/core/cortex_m/built-in.o
LD arch/arm/core/built-in.o
CC arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/soc_config.o
CC arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/soc.o
AS arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/wdog.o
LD arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/k6x/built-in.o
LD arch/arm/soc/nxp_kinetis/built-in.o
LD arch/arm/built-in.o
LD arch/built-in.o
CC drivers/console/uart_console.o
LD drivers/console/built-in.o
CC drivers/gpio/gpio_k64.o
LD drivers/gpio/built-in.o
LD drivers/interrupt_controller/built-in.o
CC drivers/pinmux/k64/pinmux.o
CC drivers/pinmux/k64/pinmux_board_frdm_k64f.o
LD drivers/pinmux/built-in.o
LD drivers/random/built-in.o
CC drivers/serial/uart_k20.o
LD drivers/serial/built-in.o
CC drivers/timer/cortex_m_systick.o
CC drivers/timer/sys_clock_init.o
LD drivers/timer/built-in.o
LD drivers/built-in.o
CC kernel/unified/version.o
LD kernel/unified/built-in.o
CC kernel/unified/alert.o
CC kernel/unified/device.o
CC kernel/unified/errno.o
CC kernel/unified/fifo.o
CC kernel/unified/idle.o
CC kernel/unified/init.o
CC kernel/unified/legacy_offload.o
CC kernel/unified/legacy_timer.o
CC kernel/unified/lifo.o
CC kernel/unified/mailbox.o
CC kernel/unified/mem_pool.o
CC kernel/unified/mem_slab.o
CC kernel/unified/msg_q.o
CC kernel/unified/mutex.o
CC kernel/unified/pipes.o
CC kernel/unified/sched.o
CC kernel/unified/sem.o
CC kernel/unified/stack.o
CC kernel/unified/sys_clock.o
CC kernel/unified/system_work_q.o
CC kernel/unified/thread.o
CC kernel/unified/thread_abort.o
CC kernel/unified/timer.o
CC kernel/unified/work_q.o
AR kernel/unified/lib.a
CC src/main.o
LD src/built-in.o
AR libzephyr.a
LINK zephyr.lnk
BIN zephyr.bin
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/zephyr/zephyr-project/samples/hello_world/outdir/frdm_k64f'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/alan/zephyr/zephyr-project'
And the size is:
$ arm-none-eabi-size outdir/frdm_k64f/zephyr.elf
text data bss dec hex filename
10226 400 7808 18434 4802 outdir/frdm_k64f/zephyr.elf
Then Zephyr’s size is about 10KB!
Maybe you could think: “Oh, NuttX is 50% bigger!”, but you are wrong here.
First: NuttX is a real POSIX RTOS, the helloworld example use the POSIX printf() function. Zephyr is not POSIX and it uses a limited/trimmed-down printk() function.
Second: as you saw NuttX compiled many more files and this simple helloworld includes File System support and the structure to support Device Drivers.
Third: this 15KB is only the initial overhead, probably NuttX increases more slowly than Zephyr because NuttX is very modular and its features are separated in many files.
Alan C. Assis 