Compiler/TMS320C6748: PRU compiler and linker

I'm not sure which software you mean, but the below is what I am dealing with:

Code Composer Studio v8.2.0.00007

PRU compiler is "ti-cgt-pru_2.3.1"

Linked with --zero_init=off.  (so the hex utility generate code array only)

Hex array of unsigned int numbers representing code generated - which is pasted into host code and transferred to PRU.

The sequence of calls to load and enable PRU is as follows.

int main(void) {

uint16 crc, i, j, k;
uint8 * bptr;
uint8 far *cptr;

InitSharedRAM();
InitMsgIDs();

/* Turning on the PRU */
PSCModuleControl(SOC_PSC_0_REGS, HW_PSC_PRU, PSC_POWERDOMAIN_ALWAYS_ON,
PSC_MDCTL_NEXT_ENABLE);

PRU0_DisableAndReset();
PRU0_Load(PRUSandbox_image_0, (sizeof(PRUSandbox_image_0)/sizeof(int)));

PRU0_Run();
for (crc=0;crc<5000;crc++);

while (!PRU0_IsRunning());

The related code is as follows:

#define PRU_CONTROL_ALLDISABLE (0x00000000u)
#define PRU_CONTROL_COUNTENABLE (0x00000008u)
#define PRU_CONTROL_ENABLE (0x00000002u)
#define PRU_CONTROL_RUNSTATE (0x00008000u)
#define PRU0_PROG_RAM_START (0x01C38000)
#define PRU1_PROG_RAM_START (0x01C3C000)
#define PRU0_DATA_RAM_START (0x01C30000)
#define PRU1_DATA_RAM_START (0x01C32000)

void PRU0_DisableAndReset(void){
/* Count enable (bit 3) and enable (bit 1) set to zero (disable) */
/* Soft reset (bit0)*/
HWREG(SOC_PRUCORE_0_REGS) = PRU_CONTROL_ALLDISABLE;
}

/* Enables the PRU */
void PRU0_Run(void){

HWREG(SOC_PRUCORE_0_REGS) |= PRU_CONTROL_COUNTENABLE;
HWREG(SOC_PRUCORE_0_REGS) |= PRU_CONTROL_ENABLE;

}

/* checks if the PRU is running */
bool PRU0_IsRunning(void) {

return ((HWREG(SOC_PRUCORE_0_REGS)&PRU_CONTROL_RUNSTATE)
== PRU_CONTROL_RUNSTATE);

}
/* Loads binary code into the PRU's RAM */
void PRU0_Load(const uint32* pruCode, uint32 codeSizeInWords){
//void PRU0_Load( uint32* restrict pruCode, uint32 codeSizeInWords){
uint32 i;
uint32 * pruIram;
pruIram = (uint32 *) PRU0_PROG_RAM_START;
for(i=0; i<codeSizeInWords; i++)
{
pruIram[i] = pruCode[i];
}
}

/* checks if the PRU is running */
bool PRU0_IsRunning(void) {

return ((HWREG(SOC_PRUCORE_0_REGS)&PRU_CONTROL_RUNSTATE)
== PRU_CONTROL_RUNSTATE);

}