Serialise AirTime behind a lock, and stop handing out its buckets

[NomDeTom]

On nRF52, NRF52Bluetooth::setupMeshService() registers the ToRadio write callback with defer == false — "we can safely run in the BLE context" — so a packet arriving from a phone runs PhoneAPI::handleToRadio() → MeshService::sendToMesh() → Router::send() directly on the Bluefruit "BLE" task at TASK_PRIO_HIGH. Router::send() reads airTime->utilizationTXPercent() and airTime->getSilentMinutes(). Meanwhile loopTask can be inside RadioLibInterface::handleReceiveInterrupt() calling airTime->logAirtime(RX_LOG, …). That is an unsynchronised read-modify-write of utilizationTX[] and secSinceBoot against a summing read, across two FreeRTOS tasks at unequal priority, and HAS_FREE_RTOS is defined for ARDUINO_NRF52_ADAFRUIT. This is not the cooperative-OSThread situation NimbleBluetooth.cpp describes for ESP32, where BLE work is handed to the main task — nRF52 does no such hand-off, which is exactly why it needs the lock.

This PR puts every public method behind a single concurrency::Lock and moves all state and logic into a private inner struct whose methods each require a const Held & — a token only AirTime can construct, and only by taking the lock. That token is a deliberate departure from the house LockGuard-at-top-of-method style used in ~32 other files, and it earns its place here for one reason: AirTime's entry points call each other. isTxAllowedChannelUtil() used to call the public channelUtilizationPercent(), and logAirtime() calls syncNow(); with a plain guard, any of those becoming a public call again is a silent deadlock, because concurrency::Lock is a non-recursive binary semaphore taken with portMAX_DELAY. The token makes "forgot to lock" unrepresentable and "locked twice" a compile-time shape rather than a runtime hang. NodeDB's satelliteMutex, by contrast, guards leaf accessors that never re-enter, which is why comments suffice there.

airtimeReport() changes signature, and that is a fix rather than an API tidy: it used to return a uint32_t * into airtimes.period*[], and every other entry point's syncNow() can rotate those buckets underneath the caller — ContentHandler::handleReport() held that pointer across three serialisation steps. It now copies into a caller-supplied buffer and returns bool. channelUtilization[] and utilizationTX[] also move from public members to private state — a breaking change for out-of-tree code touching them directly; airtimeRotatePeriod() is kept as a shim for the same reason. Dead members go too: the write-only air_period_tx/rx globals orphaned when #2552 dropped the MyNodeInfo fields they backed, the declared-but-undefined UtilizationPercentTX() and two free-function declarations, and lastUtilPeriod, lastUtilPeriodTX, lastPeriodIndex and currentPeriodIndex(), none of which was ever read.

No telemetry value changes. The new test/test_airtime suite (63 cases) covers window decay, the TX gates, sleep and millis()-wrap behaviour, the report API and the log-dispatch contract. Five known accuracy defects are measured and pinned as CHARACTERISATION tests rather than fixed — the quantised denominator and its sawtooth, whole-packet attribution to the completing bucket, and getSilentMinutes() reading a modular ring as though the index encoded age. Each is recorded in airtime.h's TODO and fixed in a follow-up PR, so this one stays reviewable as pure structure.

Two things a reviewer should know

The test suite proves structure, not mutual exclusion. concurrency::Lock compiles to four empty bodies outside HAS_FREE_RTOS, so on Portduino the lock provides no protection and no native test can demonstrate the race is fixed. What the suite does check is the shape the safety rests on: test_no_public_method_takes_the_lock_twice walks every entry point with a host-only re-entry assert armed, which catches a method re-entering itself — the failure that would be a silent hang on hardware. The safety argument is compile-time and by inspection; the tests protect the inspection from rotting.

test_packet_signing fails B11 and B12 under -e coverage; not caused by this PR, and fixed separately. Both reproduce identically on the base branch (time-handling @ 92cb34456): 2 failed / 73 succeeded, same two cases. They run at RUN_TEST #2098-2099, before the only case this PR touches in that file (C14, #2116). Note they pass under -e native — the difference is the coverage env's ASan/gcov build, which is what CI runs.

Changed functions

src/airtime.h

• class AirTime — gains concurrency::Lock lock, the private Held token class, and the private Windows struct holding all state
• AirTime::Held::Held / ~Held / armReentryCheck — new; takes the lock and doubles as proof it is held
• AIRTIME_REENTRY_CHECK — new macro, PIO_UNIT_TESTING && !HAS_FREE_RTOS; arms the host-only nested-take assert
• airtimeReport() — signature change: uint32_t *(reportTypes) → bool(reportTypes, uint32_t *, size_t)
• getPeriodsToLog() / getSecondsPerPeriod() — now static constexpr, so a caller's buffer and the count it passes can be tied to one constant. airTime->getPeriodsToLog() still compiles; taking the member's address no longer does
• removed: UtilizationPercentTX(), currentPeriodIndex(), the public channelUtilization[] and utilizationTX[], lastUtilPeriod, lastUtilPeriodTX, airtimeStruct::lastPeriodIndex, and the free logAirtime() / airtimeReport() declarations

src/airtime.cpp

• AirTime::logAirtime — now a locking shell; logs after releasing, because DEBUG_PORT.log() blocks on a UART write and the lock has no priority inheritance
• AirTime::Windows::logAirtime — the former body, minus the LOG_DEBUG calls
• AirTime::Windows::syncNow — unchanged logic; rotation counted by the loop variable so DEBUG_MUTE cannot leave a write-only tally
• AirTime::Windows::airtimeReport — copies out, validates out and count
• AirTime::Windows::channelUtilizationPercent, utilizationTXPercent, getSilentMinutes, getPeriodUtilMinute, getPeriodUtilHour — moved into the core, each requiring const Held &
• AirTime::isTxAllowedChannelUtil, AirTime::isTxAllowedAirUtil — call the core, not the public accessors, and warn outside the lock
• AirTime::channelUtilizationPercent, utilizationTXPercent, getSecondsSinceBoot, getSilentMinutes, airtimeRotatePeriod, runOnce — thin locking shells

src/mesh/http/ContentHandler.cpp

• handleReport() — uses the copy-out API via a reportFor() lambda whose buffer and count both come from AirTime::getPeriodsToLog()

Tests

• test/test_airtime/test_main.cpp — new suite, 63 cases. setUp/tearDown snapshot and restore the region, role and override_duty_cycle so a duty-cycle case cannot leak its region into later ones; test_no_public_method_takes_the_lock_twice sets EU_868 explicitly rather than inheriting it, since isTxAllowedAirUtil() only locks inside its duty-cycle branch
• test/test_packet_signing/test_main.cpp — C14's saturated AirTime is installed by a helper and restored in tearDown(), not by a scoped guard: Unity's TEST_ABORT() is longjmp and does not run destructors of automatic objects
• test/test_traffic_management/test_main.cpp — ScopedBusyAirTime retired; it was inert (shouldExhaustHops() reads members nothing sets to true)

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Improvements

  • Airtime tracking now remains accurate across sleep, clock wraparound, and elapsed reporting periods.
  • Airtime and utilization data are synchronized more reliably in concurrent environments.
  • Airtime reports now validate output capacity and avoid stale or invalid data.
  • LittleFS recovery delays no longer risk unexpectedly long waits after timing wraparound.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved handling when favorite-contact protection reaches its capacity limit.
  • Added safeguards for timing-sensitive packet and notification behaviors.

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Changes

The PR replaces AirTime’s shared rolling state with a lock-protected, monotonic-time Windows core. Reports now copy bounded data into caller buffers. Integrations and tests cover synchronization, clock wrap, sleep, duty-cycle behavior, and timing cleanup.

Airtime timing and synchronization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Locked airtime window core src/airtime.h, src/airtime.cpp	AirTime now uses synchronized rolling windows, monotonic uptime, validated copy-out reports, pending rotations, and lock re-entry checks.
Airtime and uptime integrations src/mesh/http/ContentHandler.cpp, src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp, test/test_traffic_management/test_main.cpp	HTTP reports use per-call buffers. NRF52 filesystem backoff uses monotonic timestamps and clamps expired delays. Traffic-management tests remove unused airtime injection.
Airtime and timing validation test/test_airtime/test_main.cpp, test/test_packet_signing/test_main.cpp, .trunk/trunk.yaml	Tests cover rolling windows, reports, synchronization, wraparound, sleep, duty-cycle gates, lock safety, and suppression timing. Trufflehog ignores deterministic fixture constants.

NodeDB fallback handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Favorite-cap fallback logging src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp, test/test_nodedb_blocked/test_main.cpp	Favorite-cap failures now log a warning before the existing heard-stamp fallback. The related regression test was renamed to camelCase.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to da334

The PR serializes airtime state access and replaces exposed bucket pointers with copied reports. Remaining follow-up is limited to a misleading TX-utilization warning and confirming state initialization; neither is shown to create a merge-blocking correctness or availability issue.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant HTTPReport
  participant AirTime
  participant Windows
  HTTPReport->>AirTime: request TX, RX, and RX-all reports
  AirTime->>Windows: synchronize rolling windows
  Windows-->>AirTime: current bucket values
  AirTime-->>HTTPReport: copy values into report buffer

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Possibly related PRs

• meshtastic/firmware#11291: Both PRs modify monotonic airtime rolling-window synchronization and sleep or rollover handling.
• meshtastic/firmware#11432: Both PRs modify NodeDB::addFromContact, but they address different behaviors.

Suggested labels: bugfix, cleanup

Suggested reviewers: caveman99

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: locking AirTime access and preventing callers from receiving internal bucket storage.
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🧹 Nitpick comments (10)

test/test_stream_api/test_main.cpp (1)

673-683: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Re-fetch the node pointer after the RTC update.

info is captured before perhapsSetRTC() and dereferenced after it. The backfill runs inside that call and touches NodeDB storage. If the storage container ever reallocates, the cached pointer becomes stale. Call nodeDB->getMeshNode(sender) again after perhapsSetRTC() and assert on the fresh pointer.

♻️ Proposed change

     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(RTCSetResultSuccess, perhapsSetRTC(RTCQualityFromNet, &networkTime));
 
     // Heard at uptime 2s, clock arrived at uptime 5s: the sighting dates to nowEpoch - 3.
-    TEST_ASSERT_UINT32_WITHIN(2, (uint32_t)networkTime.tv_sec - 3, info->last_heard);
+    info = nodeDB->getMeshNode(sender);
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(info);
+    TEST_ASSERT_UINT32_WITHIN(2, (uint32_t)networkTime.tv_sec - 3, info->last_heard);

Also applies to: 704-713

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@test/test_stream_api/test_main.cpp` around lines 673 - 683, In the test flow
around perhapsSetRTC, re-fetch the node with nodeDB->getMeshNode(sender) after
the RTC update before reading last_heard. Assert the refreshed pointer is
non-null, then use it for the existing timestamp assertion; apply the same
change to the corresponding assertion block noted by the review.

test/test_packet_signing/test_main.cpp (1)

1508-1533: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Reset the saturated AirTime state if this helper is reused.

saturated is a function-local static. It keeps its buckets and its construction-time uptime seed across cases. c14SavedAirTime is also overwritten on a second call, so a second call in the same case would save the pointer to saturated itself. Only test_C14_duty_cycle_limited_reliable_send_remains_pending calls this helper today, so behavior is correct now. If another case starts to use it, add a guard so the helper only swaps once and re-seeds the instance.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@test/test_packet_signing/test_main.cpp` around lines 1508 - 1533, Update
useDutyCycleSaturatedAirTime so repeated calls in one test do not overwrite
c14SavedAirTime with the saturated instance: add an active-state guard that
returns when the swap is already applied, and reset/re-seed the function-local
static saturated AirTime before its first use for each test case.

src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp (1)

272-275: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Reduce this comment to two lines.

Lines 272-275 contain four comment lines. Keep only the event-timestamp rationale and the valid-zero-sentinel rationale.

As per coding guidelines, “Keep code comments minimal—one or two lines, max.”

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp` around lines 272 - 275, Shorten the
comment above the timestamp logic to two lines: retain only the rationale for
measuring from the last format event and the fact that zero is a valid timestamp
sentinel. Remove the additional details about delay bounds and separate arming.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/UptimeClock.h (1)

36-39: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Document that resetMonotonicForTests() also clears the publish hook.

The implementation in src/UptimeClock.cpp (lines 84-92) stores nullptr into monotonicPublishHook. The comment mentions only the wrap carry. A suite that installs a hook and then calls the reset in setUp() loses the hook silently.

📝 Proposed comment update

-// Zero the published wrap carry. Suites that assert absolute uptime values call this in setUp():
-// a previous case that moved the test clock backwards left a counted wrap behind.
+// Zero the published wrap carry and clear any installed publish hook. Suites that assert absolute
+// uptime values call this in setUp(): a previous case that moved the test clock backwards left a
+// counted wrap behind.
 void resetMonotonicForTests();

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/UptimeClock.h` around lines 36 - 39, Update the comment for
resetMonotonicForTests() in UptimeClock.h to document that it also clears the
installed monotonic publish hook, matching the implementation’s assignment of
nullptr to monotonicPublishHook; retain the existing explanation about resetting
the wrap carry.

src/mesh/Throttle.h (1)

20-44: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Shorten the doc block and move the TODO(deadline-type) inventory out of the header.

Lines 20-43 form a multi-paragraph block comment with a four-entry conversion inventory. The coding guidelines cap code comments at one or two lines and forbid multi-paragraph explanatory blocks. The list of call sites will also drift as those sites are converted.

Keep the contract lines that callers need (wrap safety, range limit, sentinel rule). Track the Deadline type and its conversion sites in an issue.

Do you want me to open an issue that captures the TODO(deadline-type) plan and the four sentinel meanings?

As per coding guidelines: "Keep code comments minimal—one or two lines maximum—and comment only non-obvious rationale."

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/mesh/Throttle.h` around lines 20 - 44, Shorten the documentation above
deadlinePassed() to one or two concise lines covering only the required
contract: use it for absolute deadlines, preserve wrap-safe comparisons, and
check inactive sentinels separately before calling it. Remove the
TODO(deadline-type) discussion and conversion-site inventory from the header;
track that plan in an issue instead.

Source: Coding guidelines

AGENTS.md (1)

84-95: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add the missing mirrored agent guidance.

The canonical instructions in .github/copilot-instructions.md include the four Throttle helpers plus rollover/sentinel/fix-hold guidance, and AGENTS.md mirrors that block. CLAUDE.md is missing the Throttle guidance section, so update it or remove it as a mirrored instruction source.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@AGENTS.md` around lines 84 - 95, Add the mirrored Throttle guidance section
to CLAUDE.md, matching the canonical content in AGENTS.md and
.github/copilot-instructions.md, including all four helpers, rollover-safe
comparisons, sentinel handling, and the GPS fix-hold exception. Alternatively,
remove CLAUDE.md as a mirrored instruction source if it should no longer contain
this guidance.

Source: Learnings

src/mesh/eth/ethClient.cpp (1)

7-7: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Sentinel polarity is correct here.

ntp_renew == 0 means "renew now" at this site, not "inactive". Testing it before Throttle::deadlinePassed() gives the right answer in both halves of the wrap cycle, and the 12-hour interval stays inside the ~24.8-day forward range of deadlinePassedAt.

One consistency note for a future change: the deadline is armed from raw millis() at lines 214 and 217, while Throttle::deadlinePassed() reads Time::getMillis(). The two agree on hardware today. They diverge under an injected test clock, which would block native coverage of this path.

Also applies to: 200-202

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/mesh/eth/ethClient.cpp` at line 7, Use the same clock source when arming
the ntp_renew deadline and checking it: replace raw millis() at both
deadline-arming sites with Time::getMillis(), matching
Throttle::deadlinePassed(). Preserve the existing ntp_renew == 0 sentinel
behavior.

src/airtime.h (1)

11-76: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Reduce the file-level comment block.

The coding guidelines require minimal comments, typically one or two lines, and only where the rationale is not obvious. This block spans about 65 lines and restates storage layout, thresholds, and known defects. Keep the non-obvious parts, such as the two array orderings and the CHARACTERISATION TODO, and move the narrative description to the design docs.

As per coding guidelines: "Keep code comments minimal—one or two lines maximum—and comment only non-obvious rationale."

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/airtime.h` around lines 11 - 76, Reduce the file-level comment in
airtime.h to a minimal one- or two-line summary, removing restated behavior,
thresholds, inputs, outputs, and narrative details. Retain only the non-obvious
storage distinction between modular rings and shift-ordered airtime buckets,
plus the CHARACTERISATION TODO about known accuracy defects; move remaining
design explanation to documentation.

Source: Coding guidelines

test/test_traffic_management/test_main.cpp (1)

40-59: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the commented-out fixture.

Lines 40-59 retain a disabled class and a long implementation note. Delete this block. Keep one short rationale only if the test needs it.

As per coding guidelines, keep code comments minimal—one or two lines maximum.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@test/test_traffic_management/test_main.cpp` around lines 40 - 59, Remove the
commented-out ScopedBusyAirTime fixture and its multi-line rationale from the
test file. Retain only a brief one- or two-line rationale if it is still
necessary for understanding the test.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/gps/GPS.cpp (1)

1460-1481: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Shorten the helper documentation.

Lines 1460-1481 use three multi-line comments for local helpers. Keep the sentinel rationale in one or two lines. Remove implementation and test-placement details from production comments.

As per coding guidelines, keep code comments minimal—one or two lines maximum.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@src/gps/GPS.cpp` around lines 1460 - 1481, Shorten the documentation above
fixHoldInForce(), holdJustExpired(), and shouldArmFixHold() to one or two lines
each. Retain only the essential fixHoldEnds != 0 sentinel rationale and each
helper’s purpose; remove deadlinePassed() implementation details, wrap-cycle
behavior, grace-interval notes, and test-placement references.

Source: Coding guidelines

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Inline comments:
In `@src/airtime.cpp`:
- Around line 96-99: Remove the LOG_DEBUG call from syncNow()’s locked loop and
retain only the elapsed crossing count there. Update the calling wrapper around
Held to log the count once after the lock is released, preserving the existing
message semantics without performing UART I/O under lock.

In `@src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp`:
- Around line 3514-3517: Update the setProtectedFlag fallback in the
favorite-handling path to emit LOG_WARN(PROTECTED_CAP_WARN_FMT, ...) before
calling stampContactHeardNow(info), matching the warning behavior of the other
refusal sites in this function.

In `@src/platform/extra_variants/t5s3_epaper/variant.cpp`:
- Line 558: Update the suppression timestamp state in
src/platform/extra_variants/t5s3_epaper/variant.cpp at lines 558 and 605-610 so
a captured millis() value of 0 cannot be mistaken for the inactive sentinel; use
an armed flag or an equivalent rollover-safe encoding, while preserving the
defined sentinel semantics for both 0 and UINT32_MAX.

In `@src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp`:
- Around line 297-310: Update the LittleFS corruption handling in lfs_assert to
use Time::getMillis() consistently: store last_format_ms from that clock when
formatting completes, then capture a single Time::getMillis() snapshot for the
remaining-delay calculation. Replace the bare millis() timing usage while
preserving the existing Throttle check and unrecoverable-corruption behavior.

In `@src/platform/nrf52/NRF52Bluetooth.cpp`:
- Around line 447-452: Remove the 30-second busy-wait from onPairingPasskey and
return promptly after handling match_request. Move pairing-timeout monitoring
into asynchronous state managed by an OSThread, preserving the existing
connection-check behavior without blocking BLE callback event dispatch.

In `@test/test_nodedb_blocked/test_main.cpp`:
- Line 184: Rename the test function
test_eviction_prefers_current_boot_stamp_over_post2038_epoch to
testEvictionPrefersCurrentBootStampOverPost2038Epoch, and update its
corresponding RUN_TEST reference to use the new camelCase name.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@AGENTS.md`:
- Around line 84-95: Add the mirrored Throttle guidance section to CLAUDE.md,
matching the canonical content in AGENTS.md and .github/copilot-instructions.md,
including all four helpers, rollover-safe comparisons, sentinel handling, and
the GPS fix-hold exception. Alternatively, remove CLAUDE.md as a mirrored
instruction source if it should no longer contain this guidance.

In `@src/airtime.h`:
- Around line 11-76: Reduce the file-level comment in airtime.h to a minimal
one- or two-line summary, removing restated behavior, thresholds, inputs,
outputs, and narrative details. Retain only the non-obvious storage distinction
between modular rings and shift-ordered airtime buckets, plus the
CHARACTERISATION TODO about known accuracy defects; move remaining design
explanation to documentation.

In `@src/gps/GPS.cpp`:
- Around line 1460-1481: Shorten the documentation above fixHoldInForce(),
holdJustExpired(), and shouldArmFixHold() to one or two lines each. Retain only
the essential fixHoldEnds != 0 sentinel rationale and each helper’s purpose;
remove deadlinePassed() implementation details, wrap-cycle behavior,
grace-interval notes, and test-placement references.

In `@src/mesh/eth/ethClient.cpp`:
- Line 7: Use the same clock source when arming the ntp_renew deadline and
checking it: replace raw millis() at both deadline-arming sites with
Time::getMillis(), matching Throttle::deadlinePassed(). Preserve the existing
ntp_renew == 0 sentinel behavior.

In `@src/mesh/Throttle.h`:
- Around line 20-44: Shorten the documentation above deadlinePassed() to one or
two concise lines covering only the required contract: use it for absolute
deadlines, preserve wrap-safe comparisons, and check inactive sentinels
separately before calling it. Remove the TODO(deadline-type) discussion and
conversion-site inventory from the header; track that plan in an issue instead.

In `@src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp`:
- Around line 272-275: Shorten the comment above the timestamp logic to two
lines: retain only the rationale for measuring from the last format event and
the fact that zero is a valid timestamp sentinel. Remove the additional details
about delay bounds and separate arming.

In `@src/UptimeClock.h`:
- Around line 36-39: Update the comment for resetMonotonicForTests() in
UptimeClock.h to document that it also clears the installed monotonic publish
hook, matching the implementation’s assignment of nullptr to
monotonicPublishHook; retain the existing explanation about resetting the wrap
carry.

In `@test/test_packet_signing/test_main.cpp`:
- Around line 1508-1533: Update useDutyCycleSaturatedAirTime so repeated calls
in one test do not overwrite c14SavedAirTime with the saturated instance: add an
active-state guard that returns when the swap is already applied, and
reset/re-seed the function-local static saturated AirTime before its first use
for each test case.

In `@test/test_stream_api/test_main.cpp`:
- Around line 673-683: In the test flow around perhapsSetRTC, re-fetch the node
with nodeDB->getMeshNode(sender) after the RTC update before reading last_heard.
Assert the refreshed pointer is non-null, then use it for the existing timestamp
assertion; apply the same change to the corresponding assertion block noted by
the review.

In `@test/test_traffic_management/test_main.cpp`:
- Around line 40-59: Remove the commented-out ScopedBusyAirTime fixture and its
multi-line rationale from the test file. Retain only a brief one- or two-line
rationale if it is still necessary for understanding the test.

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• .github/copilot-instructions.md
• .github/millis-deadline-allowlist.txt
• .github/workflows/test_native.yml
• .trunk/trunk.yaml
• AGENTS.md
• CLAUDE.md
• src/Power.cpp
• src/PowerFSMThread.h
• src/UptimeClock.cpp
• src/UptimeClock.h
• src/airtime.cpp
• src/airtime.h
• src/gps/GPS.cpp
• src/gps/RTC.cpp
• src/graphics/EInkDynamicDisplay.cpp
• src/graphics/Screen.cpp
• src/graphics/draw/NotificationRenderer.cpp
• src/input/RotaryEncoderImpl.cpp
• src/main.cpp
• src/mesh/MeshService.cpp
• src/mesh/MeshService.h
• src/mesh/NextHopRouter.cpp
• src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
• src/mesh/NodeDB.h
• src/mesh/PhoneAPI.cpp
• src/mesh/Router.cpp
• src/mesh/Router.h
• src/mesh/Throttle.cpp
• src/mesh/Throttle.h
• src/mesh/eth/ethClient.cpp
• src/mesh/http/ContentHandler.cpp
• src/modules/DropzoneModule.cpp
• src/modules/ExternalNotificationModule.cpp
• src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
• src/modules/NodeInfoModule.h
• src/modules/StatusLEDModule.cpp
• src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.cpp
• src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
• src/modules/Telemetry/HostMetrics.h
• src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/BME680Sensor.cpp
• src/modules/Telemetry/Sensor/BME680Sensor.h
• src/motion/MotionSensor.cpp
• src/platform/extra_variants/t5s3_epaper/variant.cpp
• src/platform/nrf52/NRF52Bluetooth.cpp
• src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp
• test/native-suite-count
• test/test_airtime/test_main.cpp
• test/test_gps_fix_hold/test_main.cpp
• test/test_meshpacket_serializer/ports/test_timestamp.cpp
• test/test_meshpacket_serializer/test_helpers.h
• test/test_nodedb_blocked/test_main.cpp
• test/test_packet_signing/test_main.cpp
• test/test_stream_api/test_main.cpp
• test/test_throttle/test_main.cpp
• test/test_traffic_management/test_main.cpp
• test/test_uptime_clock/test_main.cpp

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• src/modules/Telemetry/DeviceTelemetry.h
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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

src/airtime.cpp (1)

268-285: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Log the measured utilization, not the limit.

Line 281 prints limit after the code decides that utilization >= limit. The message reads as the measured value. Print both values so the log identifies the actual TX utilization.

🪵 Proposed log fix

-        LOG_WARN("TX air util. >%f%%. Skip send", limit);
+        LOG_WARN("TX air util. %f%% > %f%%. Skip send", utilization, limit);

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In `@src/airtime.cpp` around lines 268 - 285, Update the warning in
AirTime::isTxAllowedAirUtil to log the measured utilization and the configured
limit, ensuring the message clearly distinguishes both values while preserving
the existing decision logic.

🔇 Additional comments (7)

test/test_nodedb_blocked/test_main.cpp (1)

28-28: LGTM!

Also applies to: 182-184, 294-294

src/airtime.cpp (6)

10-27: LGTM!

Also applies to: 33-61

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63-132: 🩺 Stability & Availability

⚠️ Unverified finding
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Verify that Windows members have in-class initializers.

syncNow() reads firstTime and adds into rotationsPendingLog before any code assigns them. If src/airtime.h does not give firstTime, secSinceBoot, and rotationsPendingLog in-class initializers, runOnce() can log a garbage rotation count on the first tick, and the firstTime bootstrap path can be skipped. src/airtime.h is not part of this review context, so confirm the declarations.

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134-155: LGTM!

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157-160: LGTM!

Also applies to: 170-174, 183-185

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197-249: LGTM!

Also applies to: 251-291

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293-312: LGTM!

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/airtime.cpp`:
- Around line 268-285: Update the warning in AirTime::isTxAllowedAirUtil to log
the measured utilization and the configured limit, ensuring the message clearly
distinguishes both values while preserving the existing decision logic.

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• src/airtime.cpp
• src/airtime.h
• src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
• src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp
• test/test_nodedb_blocked/test_main.cpp

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• src/mesh/NodeDB.cpp
• src/platform/nrf52/main-nrf52.cpp
• src/airtime.h