feat(sx126x): optional CAD timeout so a stuck channel scan cannot hang the radio thread - #11633
feat(sx126x): optional CAD timeout so a stuck channel scan cannot hang the radio thread#11633wormuz wants to merge 2 commits into
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…dio thread RadioLib's scanChannel() waits on DIO1 in a while(!digitalRead(irq)) loop with no timeout. If the chip never raises CADDone, isChannelActive() never returns and the radio thread is stuck forever: the queued packet stays in the TX queue, no error is logged and the trace simply stops after the channel-activity check. Boards that hit this can now define SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS in variant.h. The scan is then driven manually and a timeout is treated as a free channel - the same verdict RadioLib gives for RADIOLIB_CHANNEL_FREE - and RX is restarted because the aborted scan leaves the chip out of receive. Default behaviour is unchanged: without the macro the original blocking scanChannel() is used. Measured on a custom RP2350 + E22-400M33S board over a direct SPI tunnel: CAD never completed even after 200 ms, and the radio thread hung at exactly that point on every transmission attempt. Built for rak4631 (nRF52) and a custom rp2350 variant.
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ChangesSX126x channel activity detection
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~15 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The opt-in CAD-timeout path can bypass the configured radio pin handling on some boards, causing completed scans to be missed and allowing transmission without a valid channel assessment; the timeout check also needs the project’s standard elapsed-time helper. This is a concrete correctness risk in enabled builds, so merge should wait for the polling fix or explicit owner acceptance. Suggested reviewers: 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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- // RadioLib's scanChannel() waits on DIO1 in a `while(!digitalRead(irq))` loop - // with no timeout (SX126x.cpp). If the chip never raises CADDone the radio - // thread is stuck there forever: nothing is transmitted and the stall is - // invisible, because the caller simply never returns. Boards that hit this - // can define SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS to drive the scan manually and treat a - // timeout as a free channel - the same verdict as RADIOLIB_CHANNEL_FREE. + // Bound CAD polling on boards where DIO1 may not assert.As per coding guidelines, keep code comments minimal—one or two lines, maximum.
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In `@src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp`:
- Line 424: Update the CAD completion polling loop to read the IRQ through
RadioLib’s configured HAL, replacing the global SX126X_DIO1 read with
module.hal->digitalRead(module.getIrq()). Preserve the existing loop and timeout
behavior.
Apply the same fix in `@src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp` at line 425.
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In `@src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp`:
- Around line 415-420: Shorten the comment describing SX126x CAD timeout
handling to one or two concise lines, retaining only the configuration option
and its timeout behavior; remove the detailed rationale.
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| result = lora.startChannelScan(cfg); | ||
| if (result == RADIOLIB_ERR_NONE) { | ||
| uint32_t started = millis(); | ||
| while (!digitalRead(SX126X_DIO1)) { |
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Use the configured HAL and elapsed-time helper in the opt-in CAD loop. Read CAD completion with module.hal->digitalRead(module.getIrq()) instead of global digitalRead(SX126X_DIO1), otherwise virtual or expanded pins can be missed and the timeout path may authorize transmission incorrectly. Replace the raw millis() comparison with Throttle::hasElapsed(started, SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS).
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In `@src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp` at line 424, Update the CAD completion polling
loop to read the IRQ through RadioLib’s configured HAL, replacing the global
SX126X_DIO1 read with module.hal->digitalRead(module.getIrq()). Preserve the
existing loop and timeout behavior.
Apply the same fix in `@src/mesh/SX126xInterface.cpp` at line 425.
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I think this might only hide an issue with the hardware you have, as this has been no problem for all other hardware for many years. Which GPIO do you use for DIO1 on the RP2350? If transmitting and receiving works, it looks like generating an interrupt using this pin works, but somehow reading the pin by polling not. |
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Problem
RadioLib's
scanChannel()waits on DIO1 in awhile(!digitalRead(irq))loop with no timeout. If the chip never raises CADDone,isChannelActive()never returns and the radio thread is stuck there permanently:There is no recovery path: the thread is inside a library loop that cannot exit.
How I hit it
On a custom RP2350 + E22-400M33S (SX1268) board, CAD never completed — verified over a direct SPI tunnel that drives the chip without Meshtastic or RadioLib:
cadDone=0even after 200 ms. Every transmission attempt hung at exactly that point.Change
Boards that hit this can define
SX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MSinvariant.h. The scan is then driven manually viastartChannelScan()+ bounded DIO1 polling, and a timeout is treated as a free channel — the same verdict RadioLib returns forRADIOLIB_CHANNEL_FREE. RX is restarted on that path because the aborted scan leaves the chip out of receive.Default behaviour is unchanged: without the macro the original blocking
scanChannel()is used, so no existing board is affected.Testing
rak4631(nRF52) builds clean without the macro — default path untouchedrp2350variant withSX126X_CAD_TIMEOUT_MS 15builds clean and no longer hangs; transmission proceeds instead of stallingSummary by CodeRabbit