Memory allocation issue on Murata 1DX (Cypress BCM4343W) + WICED

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ElBe_4541841
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Hello,

We are using a STM32L562 with a Type1 DX Murata (BCM4343W) Wi-Fi/BT chip module. OS is FreeRTOS v10.2.1, using WICED v6.4 and network stack is LwIP.

Our main application sends 1 UDP frame per second to a DTLS server (we use mbedtls). On reception of those frames, the DTLS sever sends back a UDP frame for acknowledge. Data payload of received frame is 65 bytes.

We have noticed that some Wi-Fi router from internet service provider transmitted our "acknowledge" UDP frame not on a period of one every second but up to 12 in a period of 5ms.

(see wireshark_udp_burst.png, whole wireshark capture can be sent directly by e-mail if needed)

However, such behavior causes our board to crash following a memory allocation issue.

We trace the allocation process from the function wiced_packet_create_udp() to the memp_malloc()/pbuf_alloc() functions which are the functions returning in error.

When monitoring network with the LwIP stats, we can see that the fields "MEM PBUF_POOL_RX err" keeps increasing until our board crashes (see memory_trace.log, only link, udp and mem stats are displayed). Increasing the number PBUF_POOL_RX is not a solution. It may delay the board resets but does not solve our issue as our RAM memory does not allow us to go higher than 12 and that more than 12 UDP packets can be send in a row.

We try to change some configuration to resolve the issue, without success so far:

- disabling Wi-Fi chip powersaving mode

- using FreeRTOS heap4 and use FreeRTOS allocation functions for alloc/free functions of LwIP

Our concern is why this configuration of receiving a dozen of UDP packets in a few milliseconds causes memory allocation issue ? Is this a memory leak ?

Can you help us find the root cause of this leak ?

Thanks

Elise

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Aditi_B
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Hi,

Can you also attach the code example to get a better understanding of the issue?

Thanks

Aditi

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Hello,

You can find attached simplified code source of our project.

Run the python script to start a UDP server that simulates sending several UDP frame to our board in a few milliseconds.

Destination IP has to be configured in the udp_testu.c file, Wi-Fi SSID and password in the wifi_config_dct.h file.

Thank you

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Hello,

We have well progressed on our understanding of the issue. It’s now clear that there is a bug that the 4343W is not sending the ACK (see Wireshark capture attached).

Also, could you confirm which version of the 4343W is the latest one ?

Thanks

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