[nrf fromlist] settings: Add retention backend

subsys/settings/Kconfig

@@ -30,12 +30,20 @@ config SETTINGS_DYNAMIC_HANDLERS
 config SETTINGS_ENCODE_LEN
 	bool
 
+DT_CHOSEN_ZEPHYR_SETTINGS_PARTITION := zephyr,settings-partition
+DT_ZEPHYR_RETENTION := zephyr,retention
+
+config SETTINGS_SUPPORTED_RETENTION
+	bool
+	default y if RETENTION && $(dt_chosen_has_compat,$(DT_CHOSEN_ZEPHYR_SETTINGS_PARTITION),$(DT_ZEPHYR_RETENTION))
+
 choice SETTINGS_BACKEND
 	prompt "Storage back-end"
 	default SETTINGS_ZMS if ZMS
 	default SETTINGS_NVS if NVS
 	default SETTINGS_FCB if FCB
 	default SETTINGS_FILE if FILE_SYSTEM
+	default SETTINGS_RETENTION if SETTINGS_SUPPORTED_RETENTION
 	default SETTINGS_NONE
 	help
 	  Storage back-end to be used by the settings subsystem.
@@ -104,6 +112,12 @@ config SETTINGS_NVS_NAME_CACHE_SIZE
 
 endif # SETTINGS_NVS
 
+config SETTINGS_RETENTION
+	bool "Retention storage support"
+	depends on SETTINGS_SUPPORTED_RETENTION
+	help
+	  Enables retention storage support (bulk load/save supported only).
+
 config SETTINGS_CUSTOM
 	bool "CUSTOM"
 	help

subsys/settings/src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SETTINGS_NVS settings_nvs.c)
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SETTINGS_NONE settings_none.c)
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SETTINGS_SHELL settings_shell.c)
 zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SETTINGS_ZMS settings_zms.c)
+zephyr_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_SETTINGS_RETENTION settings_retention.c)

subsys/settings/src/settings_retention.c

@@ -0,0 +1,303 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
+#include <zephyr/retention/retention.h>
+#include <zephyr/settings/settings.h>
+#include "settings_priv.h"
+
+LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(settings, CONFIG_SETTINGS_LOG_LEVEL);
+
+#if !DT_HAS_CHOSEN(zephyr_settings_partition)
+#error "Missing zephyr,settings-partition chosen node"
+#elif !DT_NODE_HAS_COMPAT(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_settings_partition), zephyr_retention)
+#error "zephyr,settings-partition must be a zephyr,retention node"
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Retention storage stores each setting in the following format:
+ *   uint16_t length_name
+ *   uint16_t length_value
+ *   uint8_t name[...]
+ *   uint8_t value[...]
+ *
+ * Each setting is placed sequentially into the retention memory area, it is assumed that the
+ * checksum feature is used to ensure data validity upon loading settings from the retained
+ * memory though this is optional.
+ *
+ * Upon saving settings, the whole retention area is cleared first, then settings are written
+ * one-by-one, it is only supported to save/load all settings in one go.
+ */
+
+/** Retention settings context object */
+struct settings_retention {
+	/** Settings storage */
+	struct settings_store cf_store;
+
+	/** Retention device */
+	const struct device *cf_retention;
+
+	/** Last write position when setting was saved */
+	uint32_t last_write_pos;
+};
+
+/** Length of name and value object, used when reading/saving settings */
+struct settings_retention_lengths {
+	/** Length of name */
+	uint16_t length_name;
+
+	/** Length of value */
+	uint16_t length_value;
+
+	/* Name and value byte arrays follow past this point... */
+};
+
+BUILD_ASSERT(sizeof(struct settings_retention_lengths) == sizeof(uint16_t) + sizeof(uint16_t));
+
+/** Used with read callback */
+struct settings_retention_read_arg {
+	/** Retention device */
+	const struct device *cf_retention;
+
+	/** Offset to read from */
+	uint32_t offset;
+};
+
+static int settings_retention_load(struct settings_store *cs, const struct settings_load_arg *arg);
+static int settings_retention_save(struct settings_store *cs, const char *name, const char *value,
+				   size_t val_len);
+static void *settings_retention_storage_get(struct settings_store *cs);
+static int settings_retention_save_start(struct settings_store *cs);
+
+static const struct device *storage_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_settings_partition));
+
+static const struct settings_store_itf settings_retention_itf = {
+	.csi_load = settings_retention_load,
+	.csi_save = settings_retention_save,
+	.csi_storage_get = settings_retention_storage_get,
+	.csi_save_start = settings_retention_save_start,
+};
+
+static int settings_retention_src(struct settings_retention *cf)
+{
+	if (!retention_is_valid(cf->cf_retention)) {
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	cf->cf_store.cs_itf = &settings_retention_itf;
+	settings_src_register(&cf->cf_store);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int settings_retention_dst(struct settings_retention *cf)
+{
+	cf->cf_store.cs_itf = &settings_retention_itf;
+	settings_dst_register(&cf->cf_store);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int settings_retention_read_value(void *cb_arg, void *data, size_t len)
+{
+	int rc;
+	struct settings_retention_read_arg *ctx = cb_arg;
+
+	rc = retention_read(ctx->cf_retention, ctx->offset, data, len);
+
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+static int settings_retention_load(struct settings_store *cs, const struct settings_load_arg *arg)
+{
+	int rc;
+	uint32_t pos = 0;
+	struct settings_retention *cf = CONTAINER_OF(cs, struct settings_retention, cf_store);
+	uint32_t max_pos = retention_size(cf->cf_retention);
+	struct settings_retention_read_arg read_arg = {
+		.cf_retention = cf->cf_retention,
+	};
+
+	while (pos < max_pos) {
+		struct settings_retention_lengths lengths;
+		char name[SETTINGS_MAX_NAME_LEN + SETTINGS_EXTRA_LEN + 1];
+
+		if ((pos + sizeof(lengths)) >= max_pos) {
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
+		/* Read lengths and check validity */
+		rc = retention_read(cf->cf_retention, pos, (uint8_t *)&lengths, sizeof(lengths));
+
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			return rc;
+		}
+
+		if ((lengths.length_name == 0 && lengths.length_value == 0) ||
+		    (lengths.length_name == USHRT_MAX && lengths.length_value == USHRT_MAX)) {
+			/* Empty data, finished loading */
+			LOG_DBG("Finished loading retentions settings, size: 0x%x", pos);
+			break;
+		} else if (lengths.length_name > SETTINGS_MAX_NAME_LEN) {
+			LOG_ERR("Invalid name length: %d, max supported: %d",
+				lengths.length_name, SETTINGS_MAX_NAME_LEN);
+			return -EIO;
+		} else if (lengths.length_value > SETTINGS_MAX_VAL_LEN) {
+			LOG_ERR("Invalid value length: %d, max supported: %d",
+				lengths.length_name, SETTINGS_MAX_VAL_LEN);
+			return -EIO;
+		} else if ((lengths.length_name + lengths.length_value + pos) > max_pos) {
+			LOG_ERR("Data length goes beyond retention area: 0x%x, max size: 0x%x",
+				(lengths.length_name + lengths.length_value + pos), max_pos);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+
+		/* Read values */
+		pos += sizeof(lengths);
+		rc = retention_read(cf->cf_retention, pos, name, lengths.length_name);
+
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			return rc;
+		}
+
+		name[lengths.length_name] = '\0';
+		pos += lengths.length_name;
+		read_arg.offset = pos;
+
+		rc = settings_call_set_handler(name, lengths.length_value,
+					       &settings_retention_read_value, &read_arg, arg);
+
+		if (rc != 0) {
+			return rc;
+		}
+
+		pos += lengths.length_value;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int settings_retention_save(struct settings_store *cs, const char *name, const char *value,
+				   size_t val_len)
+{
+	struct settings_retention *cf = CONTAINER_OF(cs, struct settings_retention, cf_store);
+	struct settings_retention_lengths lengths;
+	uint32_t off = cf->last_write_pos;
+	int rc = -EINVAL;
+
+	if (name == NULL || (value == NULL && val_len > 0)) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	lengths.length_name = (uint16_t)strlen(name);
+	lengths.length_value = (uint16_t)val_len;
+
+	if (lengths.length_name == 0) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else if ((cf->last_write_pos + sizeof(lengths) + lengths.length_name + val_len) >
+		   retention_size(cf->cf_retention)) {
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
+	/* Write data before writing length header to ensure that if something happens before one
+	 * is written then the data is not wrongly seen as valid upon reading, as would be the
+	 * case if it was partially written
+	 */
+	off += sizeof(lengths);
+	rc = retention_write(cf->cf_retention, off, name, lengths.length_name);
+
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	off += lengths.length_name;
+	rc = retention_write(cf->cf_retention, off, value, val_len);
+
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		goto tidy;
+	}
+
+	rc = retention_write(cf->cf_retention, cf->last_write_pos, (uint8_t *)&lengths,
+			     sizeof(lengths));
+
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		goto tidy;
+	}
+
+	off += val_len;
+	cf->last_write_pos = off;
+
+tidy:
+	if (rc != 0) {
+		/* Attempt to clear data header that was partially written */
+		uint8_t empty_data[sizeof(lengths)] = { 0x00 };
+		uint8_t l = sizeof(lengths) + lengths.length_name + val_len;
+		uint8_t i = 0;
+
+		while (i < l) {
+			uint8_t write_len = (i + sizeof(empty_data)) > l ? (l - i) :
+					    sizeof(empty_data);
+
+			rc = retention_write(cf->cf_retention, (cf->last_write_pos + i),
+					     empty_data, write_len);
+
+			if (rc != 0) {
+				break;
+			}
+
+			i += write_len;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int settings_retention_save_start(struct settings_store *cs)
+{
+	struct settings_retention *cf = CONTAINER_OF(cs, struct settings_retention, cf_store);
+
+	cf->last_write_pos = 0;
+
+	return retention_clear(cf->cf_retention);
+}
+
+int settings_backend_init(void)
+{
+	int rc;
+	static struct settings_retention config_init_settings_retention;
+
+	if (!device_is_ready(storage_dev)) {
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	config_init_settings_retention.cf_retention = storage_dev;
+	config_init_settings_retention.last_write_pos = 0;
+
+	rc = settings_retention_src(&config_init_settings_retention);
+
+	if (rc != 0 && rc != -EIO) {
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rc = settings_retention_dst(&config_init_settings_retention);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static void *settings_retention_storage_get(struct settings_store *cs)
+{
+	struct settings_retention *cf = CONTAINER_OF(cs, struct settings_retention, cf_store);
+
+	return &cf->cf_retention;
+}

tests/subsys/settings/retention/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20.0)
+find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
+project(settings_retention)
+
+add_subdirectory(./src zms_test_bindir)

tests/subsys/settings/retention/boards/nrf52840dk_nrf52840.overlay

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Nordic Semiconductor ASA
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/ {
+	chosen {
+		/delete-property/ zephyr,boot-mode;
+	};
+
+	sram@2003F000 {
+		compatible = "zephyr,memory-region", "mmio-sram";
+		reg = <0x2003F000 DT_SIZE_K(4)>;
+		zephyr,memory-region = "RetainedMem";
+		status = "okay";
+
+		retainedmem {
+			compatible = "zephyr,retained-ram";
+			status = "okay";
+			#address-cells = <1>;
+			#size-cells = <1>;
+
+			settings_partition0: settings_partition@0 {
+				compatible = "zephyr,retention";
+				status = "okay";
+				reg = <0x0 0x1000>;
+			};
+		};
+	};
+
+	chosen {
+		zephyr,settings-partition = &settings_partition0;
+	};
+};
+
+&sram0 {
+	reg = <0x20000000 DT_SIZE_K(252)>;
+};