Due to a problem in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.1 and earlier versions, you may see below errors when creating a new Nios® II software project if Nios® II’s reset vector is set to a Generic Serial Flash Interface IP:
SEVERE: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region.
WARNING: Tcl script "bsp-set-defaults.tcl " error: CPU "cpu" reset memory "qspi_flash_avl_mem" has no matching memory region.
SEVERE: [Error] altera_hal_linkerx_generator: Required linker section mappings do not exist: "[.entry, .exceptions, .rodata, .rwdata, .text, .bss, .heap, .stack]"
SEVERE: [Error]altera_hal_linkerx_generator: Required linker section mappings do not exist: "[.entry, .exceptions, .rodata, .rwdata, .text, .bss, .heap, .stack]"
SEVERE: nios2-bsp-create-settings failed.
This problem has been fixed in the Quartus® Prime Pro Edition Software version 20.3.