Index: /soft/giet_vm/giet_boot/boot.c
===================================================================
--- /soft/giet_vm/giet_boot/boot.c	(revision 261)
+++ /soft/giet_vm/giet_boot/boot.c	(revision 262)
@@ -2099,4 +2099,8 @@
     }  // end monoprocessor boot
 
+    // reset BEV bit in the status register to use GIET exception
+    // handler instead of the PRELOADER exception handler
+    _set_sr( 0 );
+
     // all processor initialise SCHED register
     _set_sched( (unsigned int)_schedulers[procid] );
Index: /soft/giet_vm/giet_common/utils.c
===================================================================
--- /soft/giet_vm/giet_common/utils.c	(revision 261)
+++ /soft/giet_vm/giet_common/utils.c	(revision 262)
@@ -150,4 +150,11 @@
     asm volatile( "mfc0    %0,        $12" : "=r"(ret));
     return ret;
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// This function set a new value for the CP0 status register.
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+inline void _set_sr(unsigned int val) 
+{
+    asm volatile( "mtc0    %0,        $12" ::"r" (val));
 }
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Index: /soft/giet_vm/giet_xml/Makefile
===================================================================
--- /soft/giet_vm/giet_xml/Makefile	(revision 261)
+++ /soft/giet_vm/giet_xml/Makefile	(revision 262)
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 bin2xml: xml_driver.c mapping_info.h
-	gcc -Wall -g -I. -I../sys xml_driver.c -o bin2xml
+	gcc -Wall -I. -I../sys xml_driver.c -o bin2xml
 
 xml2bin: xml_parser.c mapping_info.h
-	gcc -Wall -g -I. -I../giet_kernel -I/usr/include/libxml2 xml_parser.c -o xml2bin -lxml2
+	gcc -Wall -I. -I../giet_kernel -I/usr/include/libxml2 xml_parser.c -o xml2bin -lxml2
 
 test:
@@ -18,5 +18,3 @@
 
 clean:
-	rm xml2bin bin2xml
-
-
+	rm -f xml2bin bin2xml
Index: /soft/giet_vm/giet_xml/xml_parser.c
===================================================================
--- /soft/giet_vm/giet_xml/xml_parser.c	(revision 261)
+++ /soft/giet_vm/giet_xml/xml_parser.c	(revision 262)
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@
         printf("        type    = %s\n", str);
 #endif
-        if      ( strcmp(str, "HARD") == 0 ) irq[irq_index]->type = 0;
-        else if ( strcmp(str, "SOFT") == 0 ) irq[irq_index]->type = 1;
-        else if ( strcmp(str, "TIME") == 0 ) irq[irq_index]->type = 2;
+        if      ( strcmp(str, "HARD") == 0 ) irq[irq_index]->type = IRQ_TYPE_HWI;
+        else if ( strcmp(str, "SOFT") == 0 ) irq[irq_index]->type = IRQ_TYPE_SWI;
+        else if ( strcmp(str, "TIME") == 0 ) irq[irq_index]->type = IRQ_TYPE_PTI;
         else    
         {
Index: /soft/giet_vm/mappings/4c_1p_sort.xml
===================================================================
--- /soft/giet_vm/mappings/4c_1p_sort.xml	(revision 262)
+++ /soft/giet_vm/mappings/4c_1p_sort.xml	(revision 262)
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+
+<mapping_info signature    = "0xdeadbeef" 
+              name         = "4c_1p_sort" 
+              cluster_x    = "2" 
+              cluster_y    = "2" 
+              vspaces      = "1"
+              increment    = "0x10000" >
+
+*** The "increment" parameter is the virtual address cluster increment 
+*** The physical address cluster increment is 0x10000000000 / NB_CLUSTERS
+
+*** This first section describes an instance of the "tsar_generic_iob" architecture
+*** with 4 clusters, 1 processor per cluster and 40 bits physical address.
+
+    <clusterset>
+
+        <cluster index = "0" >
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_RAM"  type = "RAM"  base = "0x0000000000" length = "0x0010000000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_XCU"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B0000000" length = "0x0000002000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_DMA"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B1000000" length = "0x0000008000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_MMC"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B8000000" length = "0x0000001000" />
+
+*** Non replicated peripherals (including the ROM containing the preloader code)
+
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_FBF"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B2000000" length = "0x0000004000" /> 
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_IOC"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B3000000" length = "0x0000001000" /> 
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_TTY"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B4000000" length = "0x0000001000" /> 
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_NIC"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B5000000" length = "0x0000080000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_CMA"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00B6000000" length = "0x0000008000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_ROM"  type = "PERI" base = "0x00BFC00000" length = "0x0000004000" />
+
+            <proc index  = "0" >
+                <irq type = "SOFT" icuid = "0"  isr = "ISR_WAKUP" /> 
+                <irq type = "TIME" icuid = "1"  isr = "ISR_SWITCH" /> 
+
+                <irq type = "HARD" icuid = "16" isr = "ISR_TTY"     channel = "0" /> 
+                <irq type = "HARD" icuid = "17" isr = "ISR_TTY"     channel = "1" /> 
+                <irq type = "HARD" icuid = "18" isr = "ISR_TTY"     channel = "2" /> 
+                <irq type = "HARD" icuid = "19" isr = "ISR_TTY"     channel = "3" /> 
+                <irq type = "HARD" icuid = "20" isr = "ISR_TTY"     channel = "4" /> 
+
+                <irq type = "HARD" icuid = "31" isr = "ISR_IOC" /> 
+            </proc> 
+
+            <periph type = "DMA"  psegname = "PSEG_DMA"  channels = "1"  /> 
+            <periph type = "XCU"  psegname = "PSEG_XCU"  channels = "1"  />
+            <periph type = "MMC"  psegname = "PSEG_MMC"  channels = "1"  />
+            <periph type = "IOC"  psegname = "PSEG_IOC"  channels = "1"  /> 
+            <periph type = "TTY"  psegname = "PSEG_TTY"  channels = "5" /> 
+            <periph type = "NIC"  psegname = "PSEG_NIC"  channels = "2"  />
+            <periph type = "CMA"  psegname = "PSEG_CMA"  channels = "4"  />
+            <periph type = "FBF"  psegname = "PSEG_FBF"  channels = "1"  />
+            <periph type = "ROM"  psegname = "PSEG_ROM"  channels = "1"  />
+
+        </cluster>
+
+        <cluster index = "1" >
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_RAM"  type = "RAM"  base = "0x4000000000" length = "0x0010000000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_XCU"  type = "PERI" base = "0x40B0000000" length = "0x0000002000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_DMA"  type = "PERI" base = "0x40B1000000" length = "0x0000008000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_MMC"  type = "PERI" base = "0x40B8000000" length = "0x0000001000" />
+
+            <proc index = "0" >
+                <irq type = "SOFT" icuid = "0" isr = "ISR_WAKUP" />
+                <irq type = "TIME" icuid = "1" isr = "ISR_SWITCH" />
+            </proc>
+
+            <periph type = "DMA"  psegname = "PSEG_DMA"  channels = "1" />
+            <periph type = "XCU"  psegname = "PSEG_XCU"  channels = "1" />
+            <periph type = "MMC"  psegname = "PSEG_MMC"  channels = "1" />
+        </cluster>
+
+        <cluster index = "2" >
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_RAM"  type = "RAM"  base = "0x8000000000" length = "0x0010000000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_XCU"  type = "PERI" base = "0x80B0000000" length = "0x0000002000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_DMA"  type = "PERI" base = "0x80B1000000" length = "0x0000008000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_MMC"  type = "PERI" base = "0x80B8000000" length = "0x0000001000" />
+
+            <proc index = "0" >
+                <irq type = "SOFT" icuid = "0" isr = "ISR_WAKUP" />
+                <irq type = "TIME" icuid = "1" isr = "ISR_SWITCH" />
+            </proc>
+
+            <periph type = "DMA"  psegname = "PSEG_DMA"  channels = "1" />
+            <periph type = "XCU"  psegname = "PSEG_XCU"  channels = "1" />
+            <periph type = "MMC"  psegname = "PSEG_MMC"  channels = "1" />
+        </cluster>
+
+        <cluster index = "3" >
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_RAM"  type = "RAM"  base = "0xC000000000" length = "0x0010000000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_XCU"  type = "PERI" base = "0xC0B0000000" length = "0x0000002000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_DMA"  type = "PERI" base = "0xC0B1000000" length = "0x0000008000" />
+            <pseg name = "PSEG_MMC"  type = "PERI" base = "0xC0B8000000" length = "0x0000001000" />
+
+            <proc index = "0" >
+                <irq type = "SOFT" icuid = "0" isr = "ISR_WAKUP" />
+                <irq type = "TIME" icuid = "1" isr = "ISR_SWITCH" />
+            </proc>
+
+            <periph type = "DMA"  psegname = "PSEG_DMA"  channels = "1" />
+            <periph type = "XCU"  psegname = "PSEG_XCU"  channels = "1" />
+            <periph type = "MMC"  psegname = "PSEG_MMC"  channels = "1" />
+        </cluster>
+    </clusterset>
+
+    <globalset> 
+
+*** Segments used by the boot code / A[31:28] = 0x0 / Identity mapping
+- seg_boot_mapping is loaded by the boot-loader. It contains the mapping info. The content is reused by the kernel.
+- seg_boot_code and seg_boot data are loaded by the preloader, used by the boot-loader The content is not reused by the kernel.
+- seg_boot_stack is contains the stacks used by all processors during reset and boot. The content is not reused by the Kernel.
+- seg_boot_buffer is used by the boot-loader. It can contain a complete .elf file. The content is not reused by the kernel.
+
+        <vseg name = "seg_boot_mapping"   vbase = "0x00000000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "boot_mapping"   type = "BLOB"   length = "0x00010000" binpath	= "map.bin" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_boot_code"      vbase = "0x00010000" mode = "CXW_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "boot_code"      type = "BUFFER" length = "0x00020000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_boot_data"      vbase = "0x00030000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "boot_data"      type = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_boot_buffer"    vbase = "0x00040000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "boot_buffer"    type = "BUFFER" length = "0x00020000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_boot_stack"     vbase = "0x00060000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "boot_stack"     type = "BUFFER" length = "0x00090000" />
+        </vseg>
+
+*** Segments used by the kernel / A[31:28] = 0x8 
+  
+        <vseg name = "seg_kernel_code"    vbase = "0x80000000" mode = "CXW_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" > 
+            <vobj name = "kernel_code"    type = "ELF" length = "0x00020000" binpath = "build/kernel/kernel.elf" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_kernel_data"    vbase = "0x80020000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" > 
+            <vobj name = "kernel_data"    type = "ELF" length = "0x00060000" binpath = "build/kernel/kernel.elf" />
+		</vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_kernel_uncdata" vbase = "0x80080000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" > 
+            <vobj name = "kernel_uncdata" type = "ELF" length = "0x00040000" binpath = "build/kernel/kernel.elf" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_kernel_init"    vbase = "0x800C0000" mode = "CXW_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" > 
+            <vobj name = "kernel_init"    type = "ELF" length = "0x00010000" binpath = "build/kernel/kernel.elf" />
+        </vseg>
+
+*** Segments for non replicated peripherals / A[31:28] = 0xB / Identity mapping
+
+        <vseg name = "seg_fbf"            vbase = "0xB2000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_FBF" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "fbf"            type = "PERI" length  = "0x00004000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_ioc"            vbase = "0xB3000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_IOC" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "ioc"            type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_tty"            vbase = "0xB4000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_TTY" ident = "1" >
+   			<vobj name = "tty"            type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_nic"            vbase = "0xB5000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_NIC" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "nic"            type = "PERI" length  = "0x00080000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_cma"            vbase = "0xB6000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_CMA" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "cma"            type = "PERI" length  = "0x00008000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_rom"            vbase = "0xBFC00000" mode = "CXW_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_ROM" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "rom"            type = "PERI" length  = "0x00004000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+
+*** Segments for replicated ICUS / A[31:24] = 0xB0 / Increment = 0x10000 / Identity mapping in cluster 0            
+
+        <vseg name = "seg_icu_0"          vbase = "0xB0000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_XCU" ident = "1" > 
+            <vobj name = "icu_0"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_icu_1"          vbase = "0xB0010000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "1" psegname = "PSEG_XCU" > 
+            <vobj name = "icu_1"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_icu_2"          vbase = "0xB0020000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "2" psegname = "PSEG_XCU" > 
+            <vobj name = "icu_2"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_icu_3"          vbase = "0xB0030000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_XCU" > 
+            <vobj name = "icu_3"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" /> 
+        </vseg>
+
+*** segments for replicated DMAs / A[31:24] = 0xB1 / Increment = 0x10000 / Tdentity mapping in cluster 0
+
+        <vseg name = "seg_dma_0"          vbase = "0xB1000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_DMA" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "dma_0"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_dma_1"          vbase = "0xB1010000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "1" psegname = "PSEG_DMA" >
+            <vobj name = "dma_1"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_dma_2"          vbase = "0xB1020000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "2" psegname = "PSEG_DMA" >
+            <vobj name = "dma_2"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_dma_3"          vbase = "0xB1030000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_DMA" >
+            <vobj name = "dma_3"          type = "PERI" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+
+*** segments for replicated MMC / A[31:24] = 0xB2 / Increment = 0x10000 / Identity mapping in cluster 0
+
+        <vseg name = "seg_memc_0"         vbase = "0xB8000000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_MMC" ident = "1" >
+            <vobj name = "memc_0"         type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_memc_1"         vbase = "0xB8010000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "1" psegname = "PSEG_MMC" >
+            <vobj name = "memc_1"         type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_memc_2"         vbase = "0xB8020000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "2" psegname = "PSEG_MMC" >
+            <vobj name = "memc_2"         type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_memc_3"         vbase = "0xB8030000" mode = "__W_" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_MMC" >
+            <vobj name = "memc_3"         type = "PERI" length  = "0x00001000" />
+        </vseg>
+
+*** segments for replicated schedulers / A[31:28] = 0xF / Increment = 0x10000
+
+        <vseg name = "seg_sched_0"        vbase = "0xF0000000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+            <vobj name = "sched_0"        type = "SCHED" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_sched_1"        vbase = "0xF0010000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "1" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+            <vobj name = "sched_1"        type = "SCHED" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_sched_2"        vbase = "0xF0020000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "2" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+            <vobj name = "sched_2"        type = "SCHED" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+        <vseg name = "seg_sched_3"        vbase = "0xF0030000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+            <vobj name = "sched_3"        type = "SCHED" length  = "0x00008000" />
+        </vseg>
+***
+    </globalset> 
+
+    <vspaceset>
+
+*** For each vspace, the startname field is the name of the vobj containing the start_vector (entry point array)
+*** For each task, the startid field define the task entry point as an index in the start_vector
+*** For each task, the clusterid and proclocid arguments define the task static placement
+*** For each task, the stackname field is the name of the vobj containing the task stack 
+*** For each task, the heapname field is the name of the vobj containing the task heap 
+
+        <vspace name = "sort" startname = "sort_data" > 
+            <vseg name = "seg_sort_code"   vbase = "0x00400000" mode = "CXWU" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" > 
+                <vobj name = "sort_code"   type	 = "ELF" length = "0x00010000" binpath = "build/sort/sort.elf" /> 
+            </vseg>
+            <vseg name = "seg_sort_data"   vbase = "0x00500000" mode = "__WU" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+                <vobj name = "sort_data"   type	 = "ELF" length = "0x00010000" binpath = "build/sort/sort.elf" />
+            </vseg>
+            <vseg name = "seg_sort_ptab"   vbase = "0x00600000" mode = "C_W_" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" > 
+                <vobj name = "sort_ptab"   type	 = "PTAB" length  = "0x00020000" align   = "13" />
+            </vseg>
+            <vseg name = "seg_sort_stack0" vbase = "0x00800000" mode = "C_WU" clusterid = "0" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+                <vobj name = "sort_stack0" type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+                <vobj name = "sort_heap0"  type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+            </vseg>
+            <vseg name = "seg_sort_stack1" vbase = "0x00A00000" mode = "C_WU" clusterid = "1" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+                <vobj name = "sort_stack1" type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+                <vobj name = "sort_heap1"  type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+            </vseg>
+            <vseg name = "seg_sort_stack2" vbase = "0x00C00000" mode = "C_WU" clusterid = "2" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+                <vobj name = "sort_stack2" type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+                <vobj name = "sort_heap2"  type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+            </vseg>
+            <vseg name = "seg_sort_stack3" vbase = "0x00E00000" mode = "C_WU" clusterid = "3" psegname = "PSEG_RAM" >
+                <vobj name = "sort_stack3" type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+                <vobj name = "sort_heap3"  type	 = "BUFFER" length = "0x00010000" /> 
+            </vseg>
+
+            <task name = "sort_0" clusterid = "0" proclocid = "0" stackname = "sort_stack0" heapname = "sort_heap3" startid = "0" usetty = "1" />
+            <task name = "sort_1" clusterid = "1" proclocid = "0" stackname = "sort_stack1" heapname = "sort_heap3" startid = "0" usetty = "1" />
+            <task name = "sort_2" clusterid = "2" proclocid = "0" stackname = "sort_stack2" heapname = "sort_heap3" startid = "0" usetty = "1" />
+            <task name = "sort_3" clusterid = "3" proclocid = "0" stackname = "sort_stack3" heapname = "sort_heap3" startid = "0" usetty = "1" />
+        </vspace>
+    </vspaceset>
+</mapping_info>
