Memory Endianness; Figure 7. Little-Endian Example - ST STM32F0 Series Programming Manual

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Use memory barrier instructions in, for example:
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Vector table: If the program changes an entry in the vector table, and then enables the
corresponding exception, use a DMB instruction between the operations. This ensures
that if the exception is taken immediately after being enabled the processor uses the
new exception vector.
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Self-modifying code: If a program contains self-modifying code, use an ISB
instruction immediately after the code modification in the program. This ensures
subsequent instruction execution uses the updated program.
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Memory map switching: If the system contains a memory map switching mechanism,
use a DSB instruction after switching the memory map in the program. This ensures
subsequent instruction execution uses the updated memory map.
Memory accesses to Strongly-ordered memory, such as the system control block, do not
require the use of DMB instructions.
2.2.5

Memory endianness

The processor views memory as a linear collection of bytes numbered in ascending order
from zero. For example, bytes 0-3 hold the first stored word, and bytes 4-7 hold the second
stored word.
Little-endian format
In little-endian format, the processor stores the least significant byte (lsbyte) of a word at the
lowest-numbered byte, and the most significant byte (msbyte) at the highest-numbered byte.
See Figure 7
Figure 7.
for an example.
Little-endian example
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