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refactor: use Throttle::hasElapsed for the WiFi join retry deadline
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37 changes: 35 additions & 2 deletions src/mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
#include <esp_wifi.h>
static void WiFiEvent(WiFiEvent_t event);
#elif defined(ARCH_RP2040)
#include <FreeRTOS.h>
#include <SimpleMDNS.h>
#include <task.h>
#endif

#ifndef DISABLE_NTP
#include "Throttle.h"
#ifndef DISABLE_NTP
#include <NTPClient.h>
#endif

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bool needReconnect = true; // If we create our reconnector, run it once at the beginning
bool isReconnecting = false; // If we are currently reconnecting

#ifdef ARCH_RP2040
// On the CYW43 under FreeRTOS even WiFi.beginNoBlock() holds the caller for several seconds (up to the WiFi timeout,
// 15 s); from the main loop that trips the 8 s hardware watchdog. Join from a short-lived task and poll for the link.
static TaskHandle_t wifiJoinTask = nullptr;

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);
}

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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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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rg -n -C 4 'wifiJoinTask|startWifiJoin|wifiJoinTaskFn|deinitWifi|reconnectWiFi|beginNoBlock' src/mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.cpp src

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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

LOG_ERROR("Could not start WiFi join task");
return false;
}
return true;
}
#endif
#if defined(USE_WS5500) || defined(USE_CH390D)
static volatile bool ethNetworkConnectedPending = false;
#endif
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WiFi.useStaticBuffers(true);
WiFi.mode(WIFI_STA);
#endif
#ifdef ARCH_RP2040
startWifiJoin();
#else
WiFi.begin(wifiName, wifiPsw);
#endif
}
isReconnecting = false;
wifiReconnectPending = false;
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if (config.network.wifi_enabled && !WiFi.isConnected()) {
#ifdef ARCH_RP2040 // (ESP32 handles this in WiFiEvent)
needReconnect = APStartupComplete;
// Lost the link, or a join that has not come up within 30 s: start the join over once the join task is done.
needReconnect =
!wifiJoinTask && (APStartupComplete || (!isReconnecting && Throttle::hasElapsed(wifiReconnectStartMillis, 30000)));

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Guard the inactive reconnect timestamp before checking elapsed time.

wifiReconnectStartMillis starts at 0. If the first reconnect records millis() == 0, Throttle::hasElapsed(0, 30000) is immediately true. With APStartupComplete == false, the code retries before 30 seconds have elapsed. Track timestamp validity separately and check it before calling Throttle::hasElapsed().

As per coding guidelines, check an inactive 0 sentinel before the elapsed comparison.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@src/mesh/wifi/WiFiAPClient.cpp` at line 347, Update the reconnect condition
around wifiReconnectStartMillis so Throttle::hasElapsed is called only when the
timestamp is nonzero; preserve the existing APStartupComplete and isReconnecting
logic while explicitly guarding the inactive 0 sentinel before the elapsed
comparison.

Source: Coding guidelines

#endif
return 1000; // check once per second
} else {
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