BLE_INIT: controller init failed error with ESP-IDF and Arduino component

[moritz89]

I am running into this crash as soon as I call NimBLEDevice::init("");

It is based on a clean project with Bluetooth and Bluetooth host NimBLE enabled.

Added the compile definition to the main CMakeLists.txt file:

# The following lines of boilerplate have to be in your project's
# CMakeLists in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)

include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
# "Trim" the build. Include the minimal set of components, main, and anything it depends on.
idf_build_set_property(MINIMAL_BUILD ON)
project(NimBLE_GATT_Server)
add_compile_definitions(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32=1)

The main.cpp file is:

#include <Arduino.h>
#include <NimBLEDevice.h>

void setup() {
  delay(2000);
  Serial.begin(115200);
  while (!Serial) {
    ;  // wait for serial port to connect
  }
  Serial.println("INIT");
  NimBLEDevice::init("");
}

void loop() {
  Serial.println("loop");
  delay(1000);
}

It does not crash if the setup() and loop() are not called but if "Autostart Arduino setup and loop on boot" is enabled it does.

[moritz89]

One workaround I've found is adding this include at the start of the main.cpp

#include <esp32-hal-alloc-ble-mem.h>