fix(rp2040): run the blocking CYW43 WiFi join in a task and retry failed joins - #11641
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesRP2040 WiFi join flow
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to This RP2040-only change moves Wi-Fi association into a FreeRTOS task and adds retries, but the current task-state handling is unsynchronized and could cause overlapping or suppressed joins. Credential updates during an active join may also use inconsistent values, so the PR is not merge-ready until the synchronization risk is addressed or explicitly accepted. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant WiFiAPClient
participant FreeRTOS
participant wifiJoinTaskFn
participant WiFi
WiFiAPClient->>FreeRTOS: xTaskCreate(wifiJoinTaskFn)
FreeRTOS->>wifiJoinTaskFn: run task
wifiJoinTaskFn->>WiFi: beginNoBlock(SSID, PSK)
wifiJoinTaskFn->>FreeRTOS: delete task
WiFiAPClient->>WiFiAPClient: retry after startup or 30 seconds
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src/mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.cpp (1)
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Throttle::hasElapsedfor the retry deadline.The changed expression spells the complement as
!Throttle::isWithinTimespanMs(...). UseThrottle::hasElapsed(...)here to follow the shared deadline API.As per coding guidelines: prefer
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In `@src/mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.cpp`:
- Around line 70-84: Synchronize the wifiJoinTask state across wifiJoinTaskFn(),
startWifiJoin(), and reconnectWiFi() using one concurrency::Lock with matching
LockGuard protection. Ensure the check-and-task-creation transition in
startWifiJoin() and the task-handle clear in wifiJoinTaskFn() are protected by
the same lock, preserving the existing active-task guard behavior.
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In `@src/mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.cpp`:
- Around line 346-347: Replace the negated Throttle::isWithinTimespanMs call in
the needReconnect expression with Throttle::hasElapsed, passing
wifiReconnectStartMillis and 30000 while preserving the surrounding
APStartupComplete and isReconnecting conditions.
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| static TaskHandle_t wifiJoinTask = nullptr; | ||
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| static void wifiJoinTaskFn(void *) | ||
| { | ||
| const char *psk = config.network.wifi_psk[0] ? config.network.wifi_psk : NULL; | ||
| WiFi.beginNoBlock(config.network.wifi_ssid, psk); | ||
| wifiJoinTask = nullptr; | ||
| vTaskDelete(NULL); | ||
| } | ||
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| static bool startWifiJoin() | ||
| { | ||
| if (wifiJoinTask) | ||
| return true; // previous join still in progress | ||
| if (xTaskCreate(wifiJoinTaskFn, "wifijoin", 1536, NULL, uxTaskPriorityGet(NULL), &wifiJoinTask) != pdPASS) { |
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Synchronize wifiJoinTask state.
wifiJoinTaskFn() clears wifiJoinTask, while startWifiJoin() and reconnectWiFi() read it. These accesses have no concurrency::Lock/LockGuard or atomic protocol, so the active-task guard has a C++ data race and cannot reliably prevent overlapping or suppressed joins. Protect the check/create/clear transition with one synchronization primitive.
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In `@src/mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.cpp` around lines 70 - 84, Synchronize the
wifiJoinTask state across wifiJoinTaskFn(), startWifiJoin(), and reconnectWiFi()
using one concurrency::Lock with matching LockGuard protection. Ensure the
check-and-task-creation transition in startWifiJoin() and the task-handle clear
in wifiJoinTaskFn() are protected by the same lock, preserving the existing
active-task guard behavior.
Sources: Coding guidelines, MCP tools
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On the RP2040 (Pico W), joining WiFi resets the node before the join can complete. Meshtastic builds the RP2040 target with FreeRTOS, and under FreeRTOS the arduino-pico CYW43 shim holds the caller for several seconds even in
WiFi.beginNoBlock()(measured 4.4 s in a bare FreeRTOS sketch, more than 8 s inside Meshtastic with the radio and GPS threads running). The RP2040 hardware watchdog (watchdog_enable(8000)inplatform/rp2xx0/main-rp2xx0.cpp) is only fed fromloop(), so the reset lands about 8 s after "Reconnecting to WiFi access point ..." and the node never associates. A second, smaller defect: on RP2040 a failed first join was never retried, becauseneedReconnectwas only re-armed onceAPStartupCompleteis set, which requires a successful connection.Fix: on
ARCH_RP2040the join runs in a short-lived FreeRTOS task (startWifiJoin()); the existing reconnect poll keeps running in the main loop and re-arms a new join if none has come up within 30 s. Other platforms are unchanged.Tested
Raspberry Pi Pico W (DIY variant with LLCC68). Before: watchdog reset exactly 8 s after every "Reconnecting" line, node never appeared on the AP. After: "Obtained IP address", mDNS, NTP and the TCP API all come up, joins survive AP roaming gaps, no watchdog resets. Related report: #3535 (closed unresolved). No Heltec/RAK/T-Beam hardware was available; the change is compile-time inert off RP2040.
Tested on Other: Raspberry Pi Pico W (DIY) + LLCC68.
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