fix(fs): size the files manifest with a malloc probe, not a heap walk - #11667
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heap_caps_get_largest_free_block() walks every TLSF block of every matching heap while holding the allocator lock. On ESP32-S3 boards with PSRAM in the malloc pool, that walk runs long enough during the config handshake that WiFi RX on the other core blocks in wifi_malloc() and the interrupt watchdog reboots the node. Use the bounded malloc() probe (already the non-ESP32 path) on every target instead: TLSF malloc is O(1), so the allocator lock is only held momentarily. Touch the probe through a volatile pointer so LTO cannot elide the malloc()/free() pair. Fixes #11666
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In `@src/FSCommon.cpp`:
- Around line 288-292: Update getFiles to use a single non-throwing allocation
path for the file-storage capacity check and subsequent storage, avoiding the
current malloc probe followed by vector::reserve. Preserve the existing capacity
behavior while ensuring allocation failure is handled without std::bad_alloc or
exception-dependent termination, including for t5s3_epaper_inkhud.
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In `@src/FSCommon.cpp`:
- Around line 280-286: Shorten the comment above the malloc probe to one or two
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heap_caps_get_largest_free_block() must be avoided due to its costly allocator
scan. Remove the implementation details and issue-history reference.
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| void *probe = malloc(reservedCount * sizeof(meshtastic_FileInfo)); | ||
| if (probe) { | ||
| // Observable access so LTO cannot elide the malloc()/free() pair and turn the probe | ||
| // into a compile-time yes. | ||
| *static_cast<volatile char *>(probe) = 0; |
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Use one non-throwing allocation path for file storage.
getFiles() frees the successful malloc() before std::vector<meshtastic_FileInfo>::reserve(). A WiFi allocation can consume or fragment that block before reserve(), which may then throw std::bad_alloc. t5s3_epaper_inkhud disables C++ exceptions, so this can terminate the firmware and reboot it.
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In `@src/FSCommon.cpp` around lines 288 - 292, Update getFiles to use a single
non-throwing allocation path for the file-storage capacity check and subsequent
storage, avoiding the current malloc probe followed by vector::reserve. Preserve
the existing capacity behavior while ensuring allocation failure is handled
without std::bad_alloc or exception-dependent termination, including for
t5s3_epaper_inkhud.
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Tested PR #11667 on real hardware and verified that it fixes the issue Hardware: LilyGo T5 E-Paper S3 Pro V2 / H752-01 I flashed it without erasing the existing settings. Wi-Fi configuration and file-manifest synchronization now complete successfully, with no interrupt-watchdog panic |
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Fixes #11666
Problem
#11537 sized the files manifest in
getFiles()withheap_caps_get_largest_free_block(MALLOC_CAP_DEFAULT)on ESP32. That query walks every TLSF block of every matching heap while holding the allocator lock. On ESP32-S3 boards with PSRAM added to the malloc pool (e.g. LilyGo T5 E-Paper S3 Pro,t5s3_epaper_inkhud), the walk runs long enough during the config handshake that WiFi RX on the other core blocks inwifi_malloc()and the interrupt watchdog reboots the node — reproducibly, on every TCP API config request.Fix
Drop the ESP32-only largest-free-block branch and use the bounded
malloc()probe (already the non-ESP32 path) on every target: trymaxCount * sizeof(meshtastic_FileInfo), halve until it fits, free the probe, reserve that size. TLSFmallocis O(1), so the allocator lock is held only momentarily. The only caller passesmaxCount = 64, bounding the probe at ~15 KB.The probe now writes one byte through a
volatilepointer; without an observable access, LTO elides themalloc()/free()pair and the probe becomes a compile-time yes.Verification
t5s3_epaper_inkhud(the environment from the issue) builds clean.malloc/freeprobe pair survives LTO inside the inlined call site inPhoneAPI::handleToRadio— the same address region as the crash frame in the issue's backtrace.Summary by CodeRabbit