Performance improvement (#430)

* Improve response times

* Revert "Improve response times"

This reverts commit 77c437a.

* Fix embassy_bench

* Yield from tx_token/rx_token if no progress can be made otherwise

* CHANGELOG.md entry

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Co-authored-by: Karl Rikte <karl.rikte@gmail.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Changed
 - Users don't need embedded-svc to control wifi anymore. The wifi trait is optionally implemented now. (#429)
+- Better network performance by forced yielding of the task when buffers are full / empty. (#430)
 
 ### Removed
 

esp-wifi/examples/embassy_bench.rs

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ use examples_util::hal;
 use embassy_time::{with_timeout, Duration, Timer};
 use esp_backtrace as _;
 use esp_println::println;
-use esp_wifi::wifi::{ClientConfiguration, Configuration};
-use esp_wifi::wifi::{WifiApDevice, WifiController, WifiDevice, WifiEvent, WifiState};
+use esp_wifi::wifi::{ClientConfiguration, Configuration, WifiStaDevice};
+use esp_wifi::wifi::{WifiController, WifiDevice, WifiEvent, WifiState};
 use esp_wifi::{initialize, EspWifiInitFor};
 use hal::clock::ClockControl;
 use hal::Rng;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ async fn main(spawner: Spawner) -> ! {
 
     let wifi = peripherals.WIFI;
     let (wifi_interface, controller) =
-        esp_wifi::wifi::new_with_mode(&init, wifi, WifiApDevice).unwrap();
+        esp_wifi::wifi::new_with_mode(&init, wifi, WifiStaDevice).unwrap();
 
     let timer_group0 = TimerGroup::new(peripherals.TIMG0, &clocks);
     embassy::init(&clocks, timer_group0);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ async fn connection(mut controller: WifiController<'static>) {
 }
 
 #[embassy_executor::task]
-async fn net_task(stack: &'static Stack<WifiDevice<'static, WifiApDevice>>) {
+async fn net_task(stack: &'static Stack<WifiDevice<'static, WifiStaDevice>>) {
     stack.run().await
 }
 

esp-wifi/src/wifi/mod.rs

@@ -1494,6 +1494,10 @@ mod sealed {
         }
 
         fn tx_token(self) -> Option<WifiTxToken<Self>> {
+            if !self.can_send() {
+                crate::timer::yield_task();
+            }
+
             if self.can_send() {
                 Some(WifiTxToken { mode: self })
             } else {
@@ -1503,6 +1507,12 @@ mod sealed {
 
         fn rx_token(self) -> Option<(WifiRxToken<Self>, WifiTxToken<Self>)> {
             let is_empty = critical_section::with(|cs| self.data_queue_rx(cs).is_empty());
+            if is_empty || !self.can_send() {
+                crate::timer::yield_task();
+            }
+
+            let is_empty =
+                is_empty && critical_section::with(|cs| self.data_queue_rx(cs).is_empty());
 
             if !is_empty {
                 self.tx_token().map(|tx| (WifiRxToken { mode: self }, tx))