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[incubator-nuttx] 03/04: boards/same70-xplained: initial support of MCUboot

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commit 510154299b38700fd4202fb0992e65fc23d0a19f
Author: Petro Karashchenko <pe...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 24 14:46:24 2021 +0200

    boards/same70-xplained: initial support of MCUboot
    
    Signed-off-by: Petro Karashchenko <pe...@gmail.com>
    
    Co-authored-by: Gerson Fernando Budke <na...@gmail.com>
---
 boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/Kconfig           |  61 +++++
 boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt        |  37 +++
 .../configs/mcuboot-confirm/defconfig              |  81 +++++++
 .../configs/mcuboot-loader/defconfig               |  83 +++++++
 boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/Make.defs |  22 +-
 .../scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-app.ld              | 117 +++++++++
 .../scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-loader.ld           | 117 +++++++++
 .../scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-app.ld              | 114 +++++++++
 .../scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-loader.ld           | 114 +++++++++
 boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/Makefile      |   7 +-
 .../arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot_image.c | 156 ++++++++++++
 boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_bringup.c |  46 +---
 boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_progmem.c | 268 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .../samv7/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h    |  11 +
 14 files changed, 1185 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/Kconfig b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/Kconfig
index dd3d2f0b..740e844 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/Kconfig
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/Kconfig
@@ -90,4 +90,65 @@ config SAME70XPLAINED_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT_UDELAY
 
 endif # SAME70XPLAINED_HSMCI0_AUTOMOUNT
 
+config SAME70XPLAINED_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION
+	bool
+	default n
+	select MTD
+	select MTD_BYTE_WRITE
+	select MTD_PARTITION
+	select MTD_PROGMEM
+	select MTD_PROGMEM_ERASESTATE
+
+menuconfig SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
+	bool "MCUboot-bootable format"
+	default n
+	select SAME70XPLAINED_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION
+	---help---
+		The MCUboot support of loading the firmware images.
+
+if SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_MCUBOOT_BOOTLOADER
+	bool "MCUboot bootloader application"
+	default n
+	---help---
+		This switch between linker scripts to allow an application be
+		built to another entry point address.
+
+comment "MCUboot Application Image OTA Update support"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET
+	hex "MCUboot application image primary slot offset"
+	default "0x20000"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
+	string "Application image primary slot device path"
+	default "/dev/ota0"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_OFFSET
+	hex "MCUboot application image secondary slot offset"
+	default "0x100000"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
+	string "Application image secondary slot device path"
+	default "/dev/ota1"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SLOT_SIZE
+	hex "MCUboot application image slot size (in bytes)"
+	default "0xe0000"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SCRATCH_OFFSET
+	hex "MCUboot scratch partition offset"
+	default "0x1e0000"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SCRATCH_DEVPATH
+	string "Scratch partition device path"
+	default "/dev/otascratch"
+
+config SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SCRATCH_SIZE
+	hex "MCUboot scratch partition size (in bytes)"
+	default "0x20000"
+
+endif # SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
+
 endif # ARCH_BOARD_SAME70_XPLAINED
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt
index 5f5262f..57c78b7 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/README.txt
@@ -1698,3 +1698,40 @@ Configuration sub-directories
          most of the issues.  Things look good on real, local hardware
          (see boards/lpcxpresso-lpc54628/twm4nx).  VNC is just not mature
          enough for this kind of usage at this time.
+
+  mcuboot-loader:
+    This configuration exercises the port of MCUboot loader to NuttX.
+
+    In this configuration both primary, secondary and scratch partitions are
+    mapped into the internal flash.
+    Relevant configuration settings:
+
+      CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INITIALIZE=y
+
+      CONFIG_BOOT_MCUBOOT=y
+      CONFIG_MCUBOOT_BOOTLOADER=y
+      CONFIG_MCUBOOT_ENABLE_LOGGING=y
+
+      CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT=y
+      CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_MCUBOOT_BOOTLOADER=y
+      CONFIG_USER_ENTRYPOINT="mcuboot_loader_main"
+
+  mcuboot-confirm:
+    This configuration exercises the MCUboot compatible application slot
+    confirm example.
+
+    Generate signed binaries for MCUboot compatible application:
+      ./apps/boot/mcuboot/mcuboot/scripts/imgtool.py sign \
+        --key apps/boot/mcuboot/mcuboot/root-rsa-2048.pem --align 8 \
+        --version 1.0.0 --header-size 0x200 --pad-header --slot-size 0xe0000 \
+        nuttx/nuttx.bin signed_app_1_0_0.bin
+
+    Relevant configuration settings:
+
+      CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INITIALIZE=y
+
+      CONFIG_BOOT_MCUBOOT=y
+      CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SLOT_CONFIRM_EXAMPLE=y
+
+      CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT=y
+      CONFIG_USER_ENTRYPOINT="mcuboot_confirm_main"
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/mcuboot-confirm/defconfig b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/mcuboot-confirm/defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8314ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/mcuboot-confirm/defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#
+# This file is autogenerated: PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT.
+#
+# You can use "make menuconfig" to make any modifications to the installed .config file.
+# You can then do "make savedefconfig" to generate a new defconfig file that includes your
+# modifications.
+#
+# CONFIG_MMCSD_MMCSUPPORT is not set
+# CONFIG_MMCSD_SPI is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMHEAP is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART0 is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART2 is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART4 is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="same70-xplained"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SAME70_XPLAINED=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="samv7"
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70Q21=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70Q=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAMV7=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
+CONFIG_ARCH_IRQBUTTONS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_ICACHE=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_LAZYFPU=y
+CONFIG_AT24XX_ADDR=0x57
+CONFIG_AT24XX_EXTENDED=y
+CONFIG_AT24XX_EXTSIZE=160
+CONFIG_AT24XX_SIZE=2
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INITIALIZE=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=51262
+CONFIG_BOOT_MCUBOOT=y
+CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
+CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES=y
+CONFIG_FAT_LFN=y
+CONFIG_FS_FAT=y
+CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_I2CTOOL_MAXBUS=0
+CONFIG_MCUBOOT_SLOT_CONFIRM_EXAMPLE=y
+CONFIG_MMCSD_MULTIBLOCK_DISABLE=y
+CONFIG_MMCSD_SDIO=y
+CONFIG_MTD_AT24XX=y
+CONFIG_MTD_AT25=y
+CONFIG_MTD_CONFIG=y
+CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
+CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
+CONFIG_NSH_FILEIOSIZE=512
+CONFIG_NSH_LINELEN=64
+CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
+CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
+CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=393216
+CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20400000
+CONFIG_RAW_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
+CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIOA_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIOC_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIO_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_HSMCI0=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_PROGMEM=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_PROGMEM_NSECTORS=16
+CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMC=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMSIZE=2097152
+CONFIG_SAMV7_TWIHS0=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_USART1=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_XDMAC=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
+CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
+CONFIG_SDIO_BLOCKSETUP=y
+CONFIG_START_DAY=10
+CONFIG_START_MONTH=3
+CONFIG_START_YEAR=2014
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_I2CTOOL=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_RAMTEST=y
+CONFIG_USART1_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_USER_ENTRYPOINT="mcuboot_confirm_main"
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/mcuboot-loader/defconfig b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/mcuboot-loader/defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..369b25d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/configs/mcuboot-loader/defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#
+# This file is autogenerated: PLEASE DO NOT EDIT IT.
+#
+# You can use "make menuconfig" to make any modifications to the installed .config file.
+# You can then do "make savedefconfig" to generate a new defconfig file that includes your
+# modifications.
+#
+# CONFIG_MMCSD_MMCSUPPORT is not set
+# CONFIG_MMCSD_SPI is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMHEAP is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART0 is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART2 is not set
+# CONFIG_SAMV7_UART4 is not set
+CONFIG_ARCH="arm"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD="same70-xplained"
+CONFIG_ARCH_BOARD_SAME70_XPLAINED=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_BUTTONS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP="samv7"
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70Q21=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAME70Q=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CHIP_SAMV7=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_INTERRUPTSTACK=2048
+CONFIG_ARCH_IRQBUTTONS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_STACKDUMP=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_ICACHE=y
+CONFIG_ARMV7M_LAZYFPU=y
+CONFIG_AT24XX_ADDR=0x57
+CONFIG_AT24XX_EXTENDED=y
+CONFIG_AT24XX_EXTSIZE=160
+CONFIG_AT24XX_SIZE=2
+CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INITIALIZE=y
+CONFIG_BOARD_LOOPSPERMSEC=51262
+CONFIG_BOOT_MCUBOOT=y
+CONFIG_BUILTIN=y
+CONFIG_FAT_LCNAMES=y
+CONFIG_FAT_LFN=y
+CONFIG_FS_FAT=y
+CONFIG_FS_PROCFS=y
+CONFIG_I2CTOOL_MAXBUS=0
+CONFIG_MCUBOOT_BOOTLOADER=y
+CONFIG_MCUBOOT_ENABLE_LOGGING=y
+CONFIG_MMCSD_MULTIBLOCK_DISABLE=y
+CONFIG_MMCSD_SDIO=y
+CONFIG_MTD_AT24XX=y
+CONFIG_MTD_AT25=y
+CONFIG_MTD_CONFIG=y
+CONFIG_NSH_ARCHINIT=y
+CONFIG_NSH_BUILTIN_APPS=y
+CONFIG_NSH_FILEIOSIZE=512
+CONFIG_NSH_LINELEN=64
+CONFIG_NSH_READLINE=y
+CONFIG_PREALLOC_TIMERS=4
+CONFIG_RAM_SIZE=393216
+CONFIG_RAM_START=0x20400000
+CONFIG_RAW_BINARY=y
+CONFIG_RR_INTERVAL=200
+CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT=y
+CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_MCUBOOT_BOOTLOADER=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIOA_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIOC_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_GPIO_IRQ=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_HSMCI0=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_PROGMEM=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_PROGMEM_NSECTORS=16
+CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMC=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_SDRAMSIZE=2097152
+CONFIG_SAMV7_TWIHS0=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_USART1=y
+CONFIG_SAMV7_XDMAC=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_HPWORK=y
+CONFIG_SCHED_WAITPID=y
+CONFIG_SDCLONE_DISABLE=y
+CONFIG_SDIO_BLOCKSETUP=y
+CONFIG_START_DAY=24
+CONFIG_START_MONTH=11
+CONFIG_START_YEAR=2021
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_I2CTOOL=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_NSH=y
+CONFIG_SYSTEM_RAMTEST=y
+CONFIG_USART1_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_USER_ENTRYPOINT="mcuboot_loader_main"
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/Make.defs b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/Make.defs
index cf6d86e..0d508f4 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/Make.defs
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/Make.defs
@@ -22,10 +22,26 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/.config
 include $(TOPDIR)/tools/Config.mk
 include $(TOPDIR)/arch/arm/src/armv7-m/Toolchain.defs
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARMV7M_DTCM),y)
-  LDSCRIPT = flash-dtcm.ld
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_MCUBOOT_BOOTLOADER),y)
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARMV7M_DTCM),y)
+    LDSCRIPT = flash-dtcm-mcuboot-loader.ld
+  else
+    LDSCRIPT = flash-sram-mcuboot-loader.ld
+  endif
 else
-  LDSCRIPT = flash-sram.ld
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARMV7M_DTCM),y)
+    LDSCRIPT = flash-dtcm-mcuboot-app.ld
+  else
+    LDSCRIPT = flash-sram-mcuboot-app.ld
+  endif
+endif
+else
+  ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARMV7M_DTCM),y)
+    LDSCRIPT = flash-dtcm.ld
+  else
+    LDSCRIPT = flash-sram.ld
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_CYGWIN_WINTOOL),y)
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-app.ld b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-app.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eae10d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-app.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-app.ld
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* The SAME70Q21 has 2048Kb of FLASH beginning at address 0x0040:0000 and
+ * 384Kb of SRAM beginining at 0x2040:0000
+ *
+ * When booting from FLASH, FLASH memory is aliased to address 0x0000:0000
+ * where the code expects to begin execution by jumping to the entry point in
+ * the 0x0400:0000 address range (Assuming that ITCM is not enable).
+ *
+ * NOTE: that the DTCM address of 0x2000:0000 is used for SRAM.  If DTCM is
+ * disabled, then the accesses will actually occur on the AHB bus.
+ */
+
+MEMORY
+{
+  flash (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x00420200, LENGTH = 2048K - 128K - 0x200
+  sram (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 384K
+}
+
+OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
+EXTERN(_vectors)
+ENTRY(_stext)
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+    .text : {
+        _stext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.vectors)
+        *(.text .text.*)
+        *(.fixup)
+        *(.gnu.warning)
+        *(.rodata .rodata.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.t.*)
+        *(.glue_7)
+        *(.glue_7t)
+        *(.got)
+        *(.gcc_except_table)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
+        _etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .init_section : {
+        _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+        _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .ARM.extab : {
+        *(.ARM.extab*)
+    } > flash
+
+    __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    .ARM.exidx : {
+        *(.ARM.exidx*)
+    } > flash
+    __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    _eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    .data : {
+        _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.data .data.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
+        CONSTRUCTORS
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    .ramfunc ALIGN(4): {
+        _sramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.ramfunc  .ramfunc.*)
+        _eramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    _framfuncs = LOADADDR(.ramfunc);
+
+    .bss : {
+        _sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.bss .bss.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
+        *(COMMON)
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram
+
+    /* Stabs debugging sections. */
+    .stab 0 : { *(.stab) }
+    .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) }
+    .stab.excl 0 : { *(.stab.excl) }
+    .stab.exclstr 0 : { *(.stab.exclstr) }
+    .stab.index 0 : { *(.stab.index) }
+    .stab.indexstr 0 : { *(.stab.indexstr) }
+    .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
+    .debug_abbrev 0 : { *(.debug_abbrev) }
+    .debug_info 0 : { *(.debug_info) }
+    .debug_line 0 : { *(.debug_line) }
+    .debug_pubnames 0 : { *(.debug_pubnames) }
+    .debug_aranges 0 : { *(.debug_aranges) }
+}
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-loader.ld b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-loader.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15c29ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-loader.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-dtcm-mcuboot-loader.ld
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* The SAME70Q21 has 2048Kb of FLASH beginning at address 0x0040:0000 and
+ * 384Kb of SRAM beginining at 0x2040:0000
+ *
+ * When booting from FLASH, FLASH memory is aliased to address 0x0000:0000
+ * where the code expects to begin execution by jumping to the entry point in
+ * the 0x0400:0000 address range (Assuming that ITCM is not enable).
+ *
+ * NOTE: that the DTCM address of 0x2000:0000 is used for SRAM.  If DTCM is
+ * disabled, then the accesses will actually occur on the AHB bus.
+ */
+
+MEMORY
+{
+  flash (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x00400000, LENGTH = 128K
+  sram (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20000000, LENGTH = 384K
+}
+
+OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
+EXTERN(_vectors)
+ENTRY(_stext)
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+    .text : {
+        _stext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.vectors)
+        *(.text .text.*)
+        *(.fixup)
+        *(.gnu.warning)
+        *(.rodata .rodata.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.t.*)
+        *(.glue_7)
+        *(.glue_7t)
+        *(.got)
+        *(.gcc_except_table)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
+        _etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .init_section : {
+        _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+        _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .ARM.extab : {
+        *(.ARM.extab*)
+    } > flash
+
+    __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    .ARM.exidx : {
+        *(.ARM.exidx*)
+    } > flash
+    __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    _eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    .data : {
+        _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.data .data.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
+        CONSTRUCTORS
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    .ramfunc ALIGN(4): {
+        _sramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.ramfunc  .ramfunc.*)
+        _eramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    _framfuncs = LOADADDR(.ramfunc);
+
+    .bss : {
+        _sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.bss .bss.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
+        *(COMMON)
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram
+
+    /* Stabs debugging sections. */
+    .stab 0 : { *(.stab) }
+    .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) }
+    .stab.excl 0 : { *(.stab.excl) }
+    .stab.exclstr 0 : { *(.stab.exclstr) }
+    .stab.index 0 : { *(.stab.index) }
+    .stab.indexstr 0 : { *(.stab.indexstr) }
+    .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
+    .debug_abbrev 0 : { *(.debug_abbrev) }
+    .debug_info 0 : { *(.debug_info) }
+    .debug_line 0 : { *(.debug_line) }
+    .debug_pubnames 0 : { *(.debug_pubnames) }
+    .debug_aranges 0 : { *(.debug_aranges) }
+}
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-app.ld b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-app.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8af295c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-app.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-app.ld
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* The SAME70Q21 has 2048Kb of FLASH beginning at address 0x0040:0000 and
+ * 384Kb of SRAM beginining at 0x2040:0000
+ *
+ * When booting from FLASH, FLASH memory is aliased to address 0x0000:0000
+ * where the code expects to begin execution by jumping to the entry point in
+ * the 0x0400:0000 address range (Assuming that ITCM is not enable).
+ */
+
+MEMORY
+{
+  flash (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x00420200, LENGTH = 2048K - 128K - 0x200
+  sram (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20400000, LENGTH = 384K
+}
+
+OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
+EXTERN(_vectors)
+ENTRY(_stext)
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+    .text : {
+        _stext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.vectors)
+        *(.text .text.*)
+        *(.fixup)
+        *(.gnu.warning)
+        *(.rodata .rodata.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.t.*)
+        *(.glue_7)
+        *(.glue_7t)
+        *(.got)
+        *(.gcc_except_table)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
+        _etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .init_section : {
+        _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+        _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .ARM.extab : {
+        *(.ARM.extab*)
+    } > flash
+
+    __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    .ARM.exidx : {
+        *(.ARM.exidx*)
+    } > flash
+    __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    _eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    .data : {
+        _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.data .data.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
+        CONSTRUCTORS
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    .ramfunc ALIGN(4): {
+        _sramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.ramfunc  .ramfunc.*)
+        _eramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    _framfuncs = LOADADDR(.ramfunc);
+
+    .bss : {
+        _sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.bss .bss.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
+        *(COMMON)
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram
+
+    /* Stabs debugging sections. */
+    .stab 0 : { *(.stab) }
+    .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) }
+    .stab.excl 0 : { *(.stab.excl) }
+    .stab.exclstr 0 : { *(.stab.exclstr) }
+    .stab.index 0 : { *(.stab.index) }
+    .stab.indexstr 0 : { *(.stab.indexstr) }
+    .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
+    .debug_abbrev 0 : { *(.debug_abbrev) }
+    .debug_info 0 : { *(.debug_info) }
+    .debug_line 0 : { *(.debug_line) }
+    .debug_pubnames 0 : { *(.debug_pubnames) }
+    .debug_aranges 0 : { *(.debug_aranges) }
+}
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-loader.ld b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-loader.ld
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b6ee8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-loader.ld
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/scripts/flash-sram-mcuboot-loader.ld
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* The SAME70Q21 has 2048Kb of FLASH beginning at address 0x0040:0000 and
+ * 384Kb of SRAM beginining at 0x2040:0000
+ *
+ * When booting from FLASH, FLASH memory is aliased to address 0x0000:0000
+ * where the code expects to begin execution by jumping to the entry point in
+ * the 0x0400:0000 address range (Assuming that ITCM is not enable).
+ */
+
+MEMORY
+{
+  flash (rx) : ORIGIN = 0x00400000, LENGTH = 128K
+  sram (rwx) : ORIGIN = 0x20400000, LENGTH = 384K
+}
+
+OUTPUT_ARCH(arm)
+EXTERN(_vectors)
+ENTRY(_stext)
+
+SECTIONS
+{
+    .text : {
+        _stext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.vectors)
+        *(.text .text.*)
+        *(.fixup)
+        *(.gnu.warning)
+        *(.rodata .rodata.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.t.*)
+        *(.glue_7)
+        *(.glue_7t)
+        *(.got)
+        *(.gcc_except_table)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.r.*)
+        _etext = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .init_section : {
+        _sinit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.init_array .init_array.*)
+        _einit = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > flash
+
+    .ARM.extab : {
+        *(.ARM.extab*)
+    } > flash
+
+    __exidx_start = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    .ARM.exidx : {
+        *(.ARM.exidx*)
+    } > flash
+    __exidx_end = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    _eronly = ABSOLUTE(.);
+
+    .data : {
+        _sdata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.data .data.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.d.*)
+        CONSTRUCTORS
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _edata = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    .ramfunc ALIGN(4): {
+        _sramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.ramfunc  .ramfunc.*)
+        _eramfuncs = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram AT > flash
+
+    _framfuncs = LOADADDR(.ramfunc);
+
+    .bss : {
+        _sbss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+        *(.bss .bss.*)
+        *(.gnu.linkonce.b.*)
+        *(COMMON)
+        . = ALIGN(4);
+        _ebss = ABSOLUTE(.);
+    } > sram
+
+    /* Stabs debugging sections. */
+    .stab 0 : { *(.stab) }
+    .stabstr 0 : { *(.stabstr) }
+    .stab.excl 0 : { *(.stab.excl) }
+    .stab.exclstr 0 : { *(.stab.exclstr) }
+    .stab.index 0 : { *(.stab.index) }
+    .stab.indexstr 0 : { *(.stab.indexstr) }
+    .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
+    .debug_abbrev 0 : { *(.debug_abbrev) }
+    .debug_info 0 : { *(.debug_info) }
+    .debug_line 0 : { *(.debug_line) }
+    .debug_pubnames 0 : { *(.debug_pubnames) }
+    .debug_aranges 0 : { *(.debug_aranges) }
+}
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/Makefile b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/Makefile
index c0e6a12..b78b8b0 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/Makefile
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/Makefile
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ CSRCS += sam_sdram.c
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOARDCTL),y)
-CSRCS += sam_appinit.c sam_bringup.c
+CSRCS += sam_appinit.c sam_bringup.c sam_progmem.c
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOARDCTL_RESET),y)
 CSRCS += sam_reset.c
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOARDCTL_BOOT_IMAGE),y)
+CSRCS += sam_boot_image.c
+endif
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INITIALIZE),y)
-CSRCS += sam_bringup.c
+CSRCS += sam_bringup.c sam_progmem.c
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_LEDS),y)
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot_image.c b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot_image.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bc2e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot_image.c
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_boot_image.c
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <sys/boardctl.h>
+#include <nuttx/irq.h>
+#include <nuttx/cache.h>
+
+#include "nvic.h"
+#include "arm_arch.h"
+#include "barriers.h"
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Pre-processor Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Types
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* This structure represents the first two entries on NVIC vector table */
+
+struct arm_vector_table
+{
+  uint32_t spr;   /* Stack pointer on reset */
+  uint32_t reset; /* Pointer to reset exception handler */
+};
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Function Prototypes
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static void cleanup_arm_nvic(void);
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name:  cleanup_arm_nvic
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Acknowledge and disable all interrupts in NVIC
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   None
+ *
+ *  Returned Value:
+ *    None
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static void cleanup_arm_nvic(void)
+{
+  int i;
+
+  /* Allow any pending interrupts to be recognized */
+
+  ARM_ISB();
+  cpsid();
+
+  /* Disable all interrupts */
+
+  for (i = 0; i < SAM_IRQ_NIRQS; i += 32)
+    {
+      putreg32(0xffffffff, NVIC_IRQ_CLEAR(i));
+    }
+
+  /* Clear all pending interrupts */
+
+  for (i = 0; i < SAM_IRQ_NIRQS; i += 32)
+    {
+      putreg32(0xffffffff, NVIC_IRQ_CLRPEND(i));
+    }
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: board_boot_image
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   This entry point is called by bootloader to jump to application image.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+int board_boot_image(FAR const char *path, uint32_t hdr_size)
+{
+  static struct arm_vector_table vt;
+  int fd;
+  ssize_t bytes;
+
+  fd = open(path, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+  if (fd < 0)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to open %s with: %d", path, fd);
+      return fd;
+    }
+
+  bytes = pread(fd, &vt, sizeof(vt), hdr_size);
+  if (bytes != sizeof(vt))
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to read ARM vector table: %d", bytes);
+      return bytes < 0 ? bytes : -1;
+    }
+
+  cleanup_arm_nvic();
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARMV7M_DCACHE
+  up_disable_dcache();
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARMV7M_ICACHE
+  up_disable_icache();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_MPU
+  mpu_control(false, false, false);
+#endif
+
+  /* Set main and process stack pointers */
+
+  __asm__ __volatile__("\tmsr msp, %0\n" : : "r" (vt.spr));
+  setcontrol(0x00);
+  ARM_ISB();
+  ((void (*)(void))vt.reset)();
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_bringup.c b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_bringup.c
index 5d0265e..51d15fb 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_bringup.c
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_bringup.c
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@
 #include "sam_twihs.h"
 #include "same70-xplained.h"
 
-#ifdef HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV
-#  include <nuttx/mtd/mtd.h>
-#  include "sam_progmem.h"
-#endif
-
 #ifdef HAVE_ROMFS
 #  include <arch/board/boot_romfsimg.h>
 #endif
@@ -137,13 +132,6 @@ static void sam_i2ctool(void)
 
 int sam_bringup(void)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV
-  FAR struct mtd_dev_s *mtd;
-#if defined(CONFIG_BCH)
-  char blockdev[18];
-  char chardev[12];
-#endif /* defined(CONFIG_BCH) */
-#endif
   int ret;
 
   /* Register I2C drivers on behalf of the I2C tool */
@@ -252,42 +240,12 @@ int sam_bringup(void)
 #ifdef HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV
   /* Initialize the SAME70 FLASH programming memory library */
 
-  sam_progmem_initialize();
-
-  /* Create an instance of the SAME70 FLASH program memory device driver */
-
-  mtd = progmem_initialize();
-  if (!mtd)
-    {
-      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: progmem_initialize failed\n");
-    }
-
-  /* Use the FTL layer to wrap the MTD driver as a block driver */
-
-  ret = ftl_initialize(PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR, mtd);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    {
-      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to initialize the FTL layer: %d\n",
-             ret);
-      return ret;
-    }
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_BCH)
-  /* Use the minor number to create device paths */
-
-  snprintf(blockdev, 18, "/dev/mtdblock%d", PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR);
-  snprintf(chardev, 12, "/dev/mtd%d", PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR);
-
-  /* Now create a character device on the block device */
-
-  ret = bchdev_register(blockdev, chardev, false);
+  ret = sam_progmem_init();
   if (ret < 0)
     {
-      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: bchdev_register %s failed: %d\n",
-             chardev, ret);
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to initialize progmem: %d\n", ret);
       return ret;
     }
-#endif /* defined(CONFIG_BCH) */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_USBHOST
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_progmem.c b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_progmem.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3232c2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_progmem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/sam_progmem.c
+ *
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.  The
+ * ASF licenses this file to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+ * License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.  See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Included Files
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <nuttx/config.h>
+
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <debug.h>
+
+#include <nuttx/kmalloc.h>
+#include <nuttx/mtd/mtd.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCH
+#include <nuttx/drivers/drivers.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "sam_progmem.h"
+#include "same70-xplained.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Pre-processor Definitions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#define ARRAYSIZE(x)                (sizeof((x)) / sizeof((x)[0]))
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Types
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#if defined(SAME70XPLAINED_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION)
+
+struct ota_partition_s
+{
+  uint32_t    offset;          /* Partition offset from the beginning of MTD */
+  uint32_t    size;            /* Partition size in bytes */
+  const char *devpath;         /* Partition device path */
+};
+
+#endif
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Function Prototypes
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#if defined(SAME70XPLAINED_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION)
+static struct mtd_dev_s *sam_progmem_alloc_mtdpart(uint32_t mtd_offset,
+                                                   uint32_t mtd_size);
+static int init_ota_partitions(void);
+#endif
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Data
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static FAR struct mtd_dev_s *g_samv7_progmem_mtd;
+
+#if defined(SAME70XPLAINED_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION)
+static const struct ota_partition_s g_ota_partition_table[] =
+{
+  {
+    .offset  = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_OFFSET,
+    .size    = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SLOT_SIZE,
+    .devpath = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_PRIMARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
+  },
+  {
+    .offset  = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_OFFSET,
+    .size    = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SLOT_SIZE,
+    .devpath = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SECONDARY_SLOT_DEVPATH
+  },
+  {
+    .offset  = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SCRATCH_OFFSET,
+    .size    = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SCRATCH_SIZE,
+    .devpath = CONFIG_SAME70XPLAINED_OTA_SCRATCH_DEVPATH
+  }
+};
+#endif
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Private Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#if defined(SAME70XPLAINED_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION)
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: sam_progmem_alloc_mtdpart
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Allocate an MTD partition from FLASH.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   mtd_offset - MTD Partition offset from the base address in FLASH.
+ *   mtd_size   - Size for the MTD partition.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   MTD partition data pointer on success, NULL on failure.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static struct mtd_dev_s *sam_progmem_alloc_mtdpart(uint32_t mtd_offset,
+                                                   uint32_t mtd_size)
+{
+  uint32_t blocks;
+  uint32_t startblock;
+
+  ASSERT((mtd_offset + mtd_size) <= up_progmem_neraseblocks() *
+          up_progmem_pagesize(0));
+  ASSERT((mtd_offset % up_progmem_pagesize(0)) == 0);
+  ASSERT((mtd_size % up_progmem_pagesize(0)) == 0);
+
+  finfo("\tMTD offset = 0x%"PRIx32"\n", mtd_offset);
+  finfo("\tMTD size = 0x%"PRIx32"\n", mtd_size);
+
+  startblock = up_progmem_getpage(mtd_offset);
+  if (startblock < 0)
+    {
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  blocks = mtd_size / up_progmem_pagesize(0);
+
+  return mtd_partition(g_samv7_progmem_mtd, startblock, blocks);
+}
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: init_ota_partitions
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Initialize partitions that are dedicated to firmware OTA update.
+ *
+ * Input Parameters:
+ *   None.
+ *
+ * Returned Value:
+ *   Zero on success; a negated errno value on failure.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+static int init_ota_partitions(void)
+{
+  FAR struct mtd_dev_s *mtd;
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCH
+  char blockdev[18];
+#endif
+  int ret = OK;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(g_ota_partition_table); ++i)
+    {
+      const struct ota_partition_s *part = &g_ota_partition_table[i];
+      mtd = sam_progmem_alloc_mtdpart(part->offset, part->size);
+
+      ret = ftl_initialize(i, mtd);
+      if (ret < 0)
+        {
+          ferr("ERROR: Failed to initialize the FTL layer: %d\n", ret);
+          return ret;
+        }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCH
+      snprintf(blockdev, 18, "/dev/mtdblock%d", i);
+
+      ret = bchdev_register(blockdev, part->devpath, false);
+      if (ret < 0)
+        {
+          ferr("ERROR: bchdev_register %s failed: %d\n", part->devpath, ret);
+          return ret;
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Public Functions
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Name: sam_progmem_init
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Initialize the FLASH and register the MTD device.
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+int sam_progmem_init(void)
+{
+  int ret = OK;
+
+  /* Initialize the SAME70 FLASH programming memory library */
+
+  sam_progmem_initialize();
+
+  /* Create an instance of the SAME70 FLASH program memory device driver */
+
+  g_samv7_progmem_mtd = progmem_initialize();
+  if (g_samv7_progmem_mtd == NULL)
+    {
+      return -EFAULT;
+    }
+
+#if defined(SAME70XPLAINED_PROGMEM_OTA_PARTITION)
+  ret = init_ota_partitions();
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      return ret;
+    }
+#else
+  /* Use the FTL layer to wrap the MTD driver as a block driver */
+
+  ret = ftl_initialize(PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR, g_samv7_progmem_mtd);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: Failed to initialize the FTL layer: %d\n",
+             ret);
+      return ret;
+    }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BCH
+  char blockdev[18];
+  char chardev[12];
+
+  /* Use the minor number to create device paths */
+
+  snprintf(blockdev, 18, "/dev/mtdblock%d", PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR);
+  snprintf(chardev, 12, "/dev/mtd%d", PROGMEM_MTD_MINOR);
+
+  /* Now create a character device on the block device */
+
+  ret = bchdev_register(blockdev, chardev, false);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    {
+      syslog(LOG_ERR, "ERROR: bchdev_register %s failed: %d\n",
+             chardev, ret);
+      return ret;
+    }
+#endif /* CONFIG_BCH */
+#endif
+
+  return ret;
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV */
diff --git a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h
index ea7229e..37429ed 100644
--- a/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h
+++ b/boards/arm/samv7/same70-xplained/src/same70-xplained.h
@@ -501,6 +501,17 @@ int sam_hsmci_initialize(int slot, int minor);
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
+ * Name: sam_progmem_init
+ *
+ * Description:
+ *   Initialize the FLASH and register the MTD device.
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef HAVE_PROGMEM_CHARDEV
+int sam_progmem_init(void);
+#endif
+
+/****************************************************************************
  * Name:  sam_usbinitialize
  *
  * Description: