Add moar stored messages when oflfine as well. Also using psram.

src/mesh/MemoryPool.h

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include "PointerQueue.h"
 #include "configuration.h" // For LOG_WARN, LOG_DEBUG, LOG_HEAP
 
+#if defined(ARCH_ESP32)
+#include <esp_heap_caps.h>
+#endif
+
 template <class T> class Allocator
 {
 
@@ -159,3 +163,69 @@ template <class T, int MaxSize> class MemoryPool : public Allocator<T>
         return nullptr;
     }
 };
+
+#if defined(ARCH_ESP32)
+// Simple fixed-size allocator that uses PSRAM. Used on ESP32-S3 builds so the
+// large MeshPacket pool can live off-chip and free internal RAM.
+template <class T, int MaxSize> class PsramMemoryPool : public Allocator<T>
+{
+  private:
+    T *pool;
+    bool used[MaxSize];
+
+  public:
+    PsramMemoryPool() : pool(nullptr), used{}
+    {
+        pool = static_cast<T *>(heap_caps_malloc(sizeof(T) * MaxSize, MALLOC_CAP_SPIRAM | MALLOC_CAP_8BIT));
+        if (pool) {
+            memset(pool, 0, sizeof(T) * MaxSize);
+        } else {
+            LOG_WARN("Failed to allocate PSRAM pool of %d elements", MaxSize);
+        }
+    }
+
+    ~PsramMemoryPool() override
+    {
+        if (pool) {
+            heap_caps_free(pool);
+        }
+    }
+
+    bool isValid() const { return pool != nullptr; }
+
+    void release(T *p) override
+    {
+        if (!pool || !p) {
+            LOG_DEBUG("Failed to release PSRAM memory, pointer is null or pool unavailable");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int index = static_cast<int>(p - pool);
+        if (index >= 0 && index < MaxSize) {
+            assert(used[index]);
+            used[index] = false;
+            LOG_HEAP("Released PSRAM pool item %d at 0x%x", index, p);
+        } else {
+            LOG_WARN("Pointer 0x%x not from PSRAM pool!", p);
+        }
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    T *alloc(TickType_t maxWait) override
+    {
+        if (!pool)
+            return nullptr;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < MaxSize; i++) {
+            if (!used[i]) {
+                used[i] = true;
+                LOG_HEAP("Allocated PSRAM pool item %d at 0x%x", i, &pool[i]);
+                return &pool[i];
+            }
+        }
+
+        LOG_WARN("No free slots available in PSRAM memory pool!");
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+};
+#endif

src/mesh/MeshService.cpp

@@ -305,15 +305,21 @@ void MeshService::sendToPhone(meshtastic_MeshPacket *p)
 #endif
 #endif
 
-    if (toPhoneQueue.numFree() == 0) {
+    // MAX_RX_TOPHONE is sized for PSRAM-backed builds. Fall back to a smaller
+    // runtime limit if the helper detects <2MB of PSRAM at boot.
+    const int queueLimit = get_rx_tophone_limit();
+    const bool runtimeLimitReached = queueLimit > 0 && toPhoneQueue.numUsed() >= queueLimit;
+
+    if (toPhoneQueue.numFree() == 0 || runtimeLimitReached) {
+        const bool runtimeControlled = runtimeLimitReached && queueLimit < MAX_RX_TOPHONE;
         if (p->decoded.portnum == meshtastic_PortNum_TEXT_MESSAGE_APP ||
             p->decoded.portnum == meshtastic_PortNum_RANGE_TEST_APP) {
-            LOG_WARN("ToPhone queue is full, discard oldest");
+            LOG_WARN("ToPhone queue %s, discard oldest", runtimeControlled ? "reached runtime limit" : "is full");
             meshtastic_MeshPacket *d = toPhoneQueue.dequeuePtr(0);
             if (d)
                 releaseToPool(d);
         } else {
-            LOG_WARN("ToPhone queue is full, drop packet");
+            LOG_WARN("ToPhone queue %s, drop packet", runtimeControlled ? "reached runtime limit" : "is full");
             releaseToPool(p);
             fromNum++; // Make sure to notify observers in case they are reconnected so they can get the packets
             return;

src/mesh/Router.cpp

@@ -43,9 +43,19 @@ Allocator<meshtastic_MeshPacket> &packetPool = dynamicPool;
     (MAX_RX_TOPHONE + MAX_RX_FROMRADIO + 2 * MAX_TX_QUEUE +                                                                      \
      2) // max number of packets which can be in flight (either queued from reception or queued for sending)
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
+// Try to put the heavy MeshPacket pool into PSRAM. If that fails we fall back to
+// heap allocation so the radio stays functional (at the cost of fewer packets).
+static PsramMemoryPool<meshtastic_MeshPacket, MAX_PACKETS_STATIC> psramPool;
+static MemoryDynamic<meshtastic_MeshPacket> fallbackPool;
+Allocator<meshtastic_MeshPacket> &packetPool = psramPool.isValid()
+                                                   ? static_cast<Allocator<meshtastic_MeshPacket> &>(psramPool)
+                                                   : static_cast<Allocator<meshtastic_MeshPacket> &>(fallbackPool);
+#else
 static MemoryPool<meshtastic_MeshPacket, MAX_PACKETS_STATIC> staticPool;
 Allocator<meshtastic_MeshPacket> &packetPool = staticPool;
 #endif
+#endif
 
 static uint8_t bytes[MAX_LORA_PAYLOAD_LEN + 1] __attribute__((__aligned__));
 
@@ -56,6 +66,14 @@ static uint8_t bytes[MAX_LORA_PAYLOAD_LEN + 1] __attribute__((__aligned__));
  */
 Router::Router() : concurrency::OSThread("Router"), fromRadioQueue(MAX_RX_FROMRADIO)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
+    if (!psramPool.isValid()) {
+        LOG_WARN("PSRAM packet pool unavailable, falling back to heap allocations");
+    }
+    if (!has_psram() && MAX_RX_TOPHONE > get_rx_tophone_limit()) {
+        LOG_WARN("Detected <2MB PSRAM, limiting phone queue to %d packets", get_rx_tophone_limit());
+    }
+#endif
     // This is called pre main(), don't touch anything here, the following code is not safe
 
     /* LOG_DEBUG("Size of NodeInfo %d", sizeof(NodeInfo));

src/mesh/mesh-pb-constants.h

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "memGet.h"
 #include "mesh/generated/meshtastic/admin.pb.h"
 #include "mesh/generated/meshtastic/deviceonly.pb.h"
 #include "mesh/generated/meshtastic/localonly.pb.h"
@@ -11,11 +12,42 @@
 // Tricky macro to let you find the sizeof a type member
 #define member_size(type, member) sizeof(((type *)0)->member)
 
+// Minimum PSRAM the firmware expects before enabling the "expanded" queues that
+// rely on off-chip RAM instead of internal DRAM. Currently set to 2MB to
+// accommodate Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V4 boards (and others)
+static constexpr size_t PSRAM_LARGE_THRESHOLD_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
+
+inline bool has_psram(size_t minimumBytes = PSRAM_LARGE_THRESHOLD_BYTES)
+{
+#if defined(ARCH_ESP32) || defined(ARCH_PORTDUINO)
+    return memGet.getPsramSize() >= minimumBytes;
+#else
+    (void)minimumBytes;
+    return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+// Runtime cap used to keep the BLE message queue from overflowing low-memory
+// S3 variants if PSRAM is smaller than expected or temporarily unavailable.
+inline int get_rx_tophone_limit()
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
+    return has_psram() ? 200 : 32;
+#elif defined(ARCH_ESP32) && !defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3)
+    return 8;
+#else
+    return 32;
+#endif
+}
+
 /// max number of packets which can be waiting for delivery to android - note, this value comes from mesh.options protobuf
 // FIXME - max_count is actually 32 but we save/load this as one long string of preencoded MeshPacket bytes - not a big array in
 // RAM #define MAX_RX_TOPHONE (member_size(DeviceState, receive_queue) / member_size(DeviceState, receive_queue[0]))
 #ifndef MAX_RX_TOPHONE
-#if defined(ARCH_ESP32) && !(defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3) || defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3))
+#if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
+static constexpr int MAX_RX_TOPHONE_WITH_PSRAM = 200;
+#define MAX_RX_TOPHONE MAX_RX_TOPHONE_WITH_PSRAM
+#elif defined(ARCH_ESP32) && !defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3)
 #define MAX_RX_TOPHONE 8
 #else
 #define MAX_RX_TOPHONE 32
@@ -51,9 +83,8 @@ static_assert(sizeof(meshtastic_NodeInfoLite) <= 200, "NodeInfoLite size increas
 #include "Esp.h"
 static inline int get_max_num_nodes()
 {
-    uint32_t psram_size = ESP.getPsramSize() / (1024 * 1024); // Convert Bytes to MB
+    if (has_psram()) {
-    if (psram_size >= 2) {
+        return 5000;
-        return 800;
     }
 
     uint32_t flash_size = ESP.getFlashChipSize() / (1024 * 1024); // Fallback based on flash size