While working on some sensor code implementations, I ran into
some hard crashes that root-caused to the 4KB loop task stack
being exhausted.
Looking for various optimization schemes resulted in this relatively
low-lift fix. RAK3401 and RAK4631 both support hardware crypto.
Rather than loading in one of the two software crypto libs,
we can just use the onboard hardware. This is faster, should
consume less power, and in testing used a scant up to 700
bytes in the run loop vs 2.5-3KB per advert.
This change **only** affects advert verification processing, which
currently consumes a significant chunk of the 4KB run loop.
I figured such a change should likely be implemented in phases.
After soaking, this hardware crypto verification
process could be implemented across the entire MeshCore
cryptographic function on RAK nodes. Also possible other nodes
have available hardware crypto, however, I have not checked,
so future improvements may also exist there.
Tested on:
- RAK3401 RAK 1W
- RAK4631 19001
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