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Try the app binary URL + ".gz" first and fall back to the plain image on any failure (a 404 for releases without one, a bad stream, a hash mismatch).

  • GzipInflater wraps espressif/zlib's inflate; one block of internal RAM holds zlib's state and window (4 KB, wbits 12) and the output buffer, allocated before the downloads connect and kept only if OPENSHOCK_OTA_GZIP_MIN_FREE_BLOCK is left for TLS
  • A body that isn't gzip is flashed as is and the decoder released; the SHA-256 is checked on the decompressed image, and writes past the end of the partition are refused
  • OPENSHOCK_OTA_GZIP turns it off: one #if for GzipInflater::kEnabled, the gzip paths behind if constexpr, and zlib is garbage-collected out of the link

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  • New Features
    • OTA updates can download compressed firmware images to reduce transfer size. Images are decompressed during installation, with automatic fallback to the uncompressed image if the compressed download fails.
    • Gzip-based OTA downloads can be disabled in configuration.

Try the app binary URL + ".gz" first and fall back to the plain image on any
failure (a 404 for releases without one, a bad stream, a hash mismatch).

- GzipInflater wraps espressif/zlib's inflate; one block of internal RAM holds
  zlib's state and window (4 KB, wbits 12) and the output buffer, allocated
  before the downloads connect and kept only if
  OPENSHOCK_OTA_GZIP_MIN_FREE_BLOCK is left for TLS
- A body that isn't gzip is flashed as is and the decoder released; the
  SHA-256 is checked on the decompressed image, and writes past the end of
  the partition are refused
- OPENSHOCK_OTA_GZIP turns it off: one #if for GzipInflater::kEnabled, the
  gzip paths behind if constexpr, and zlib is garbage-collected out of the link
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  • components/ota/include/OtaUpdateManager.h
  • components/ota/src/GzipInflater.cpp
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OTA updates can now try a gzip-compressed app image, decompress it while flashing, and fall back to the plain image. The change adds gzip configuration, a streaming decoder, and updates to the OTA download and partition-flashing paths.

Changes: OTA gzip image support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure and implement the gzip decoder
components/ota/Kconfig, components/ota/CMakeLists.txt, components/ota/idf_component.yml, components/ota/src/GzipInflater.h, components/ota/src/GzipInflater.cpp
Adds gzip configuration and zlib dependencies. GzipInflater allocates decoder state and a window from internal memory, streams decompressed output to a sink, and reports input, completion, or error states.
Decompress and flash downloaded image
components/ota/src/PartitionUtils.h, components/ota/src/PartitionUtils.cpp
Partition flashing detects gzip input and routes decompressed output through the partition write and hash path. It checks output size and stream completion, and reports progress using received body bytes.
Select gzip URL and fall back to plain image
components/ota/src/OtaUpdateManager.cpp, components/ota/include/OtaUpdateManager.h, .changes/ota-gzip.md
The update manager tries a .gz URL before the plain image when gzip support is available. If the gzip attempt fails or is unavailable, it tries the plain URL. The release note describes the behavior and the configuration option.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant OtaUpdateManager
  participant FlashPartitionFromUrl
  participant HTTPClient
  participant GzipInflater
  participant writeOut
  participant OTAPartition
  OtaUpdateManager->>FlashPartitionFromUrl: attempt derived gzip URL
  FlashPartitionFromUrl->>HTTPClient: fetch image URL
  HTTPClient-->>FlashPartitionFromUrl: deliver response body chunks
  FlashPartitionFromUrl->>GzipInflater: feed gzip chunks
  GzipInflater->>writeOut: send decompressed output
  writeOut->>OTAPartition: write and hash output
  alt gzip attempt fails or is unavailable
    OtaUpdateManager->>FlashPartitionFromUrl: attempt plain image URL
  end
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Possibly related PRs

  • OpenShock/Firmware#552: Consolidates the OTA implementation and partition-flashing path that this change extends.
  • OpenShock/Firmware#559: Changes the HTTP URL contract and FlashPartitionFromUrl interface used by this change.
Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review e38c7

Resolve the memory-related update failure before merging. The gzip size check should also be corrected to avoid unnecessary plain-image downloads.

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Version impact: minor bump (new or changed behaviour). The next release stays 2.0.0 (latest stable: 1.6.0).

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Review comments at @components/ota/src/OtaUpdateManager.cpp:
- Around line 543-545: In the OtaUpdateManager download flow, handle HTTP buffer
allocation failure for the www download by releasing the preallocated
GzipInflater and retrying the download without it before abandoning the update.
Preserve the existing inflater path for downloads that need gzip decoding.

Review comments at @components/ota/src/PartitionUtils.cpp:
- Around line 54-55: Update the gzip handling in PartitionUtils to avoid
rejecting a body based on its compressed size; allow it to be decoded and rely
on writeOut to enforce the partition limit on the decoded image.

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  • .changes/ota-gzip.md
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Comment on lines +543 to +545
// Allocated before the downloads connect to the artifact host, so whether to fetch the gzip image is decided on
// memory already held rather than found missing mid-download. Kept only if enough is left for TLS.
OpenShock::GzipInflater inflater; // a never-valid stub without CONFIG_OPENSHOCK_OTA_GZIP

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Supported by static analysis

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rg -n -F -e 'CONFIG_OPENSHOCK_HTTP_BUFFER_SIZE' -e 'CONFIG_OPENSHOCK_OTA_GZIP_MIN_FREE_BLOCK' -e 'CONFIG_SPIRAM' -e 'CONFIG_MBEDTLS' -- sdkconfig.defaults* components main .github 2>/dev/null
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rg -n -F -e 'ImageSha256(' -e 'OPENSHOCK_HTTP_BUFFER_SIZE' -e 'OPENSHOCK_OTA_GZIP_MIN_FREE_BLOCK' -- components sdkconfig.defaults* .github || test "$?" -eq 1
rg -n -F -e 'idf_version' -e 'IDF_VERSION' -e 'ESP-IDF' -- idf_component.yml dependencies.lock CMakeLists.txt .github/workflows 2>/dev/null || test "$?" -eq 1

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Web query:

ESP-IDF heap_caps_malloc MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL MALLOC_CAP_8BIT malloc default no external RAM freed adjacent coalescing ESP32 documentation

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Sources consulted:
- Heap Memory Allocation - ESP32 - — ESP-IDF Programming Guide v6.1 documentation — https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/stable/esp32/api-reference/system/mem_alloc.html
- Heap Memory Allocation - ESP32 - — ESP-IDF Programming Guide latest documentation — https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esp-idf/en/latest/esp32/api-reference/system/mem_alloc.html
- …and 16 more

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Retry the www download without the inflater on allocation failure.

The www download cannot use the inflater, but retains its memory. A heap state can pass the free-block check and still fail the HTTP buffer allocation. Release the inflater and retry before abandoning the update; the plain update may otherwise succeed.

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

Review comment at @components/ota/src/OtaUpdateManager.cpp around lines 543 -
545:
In the OtaUpdateManager download flow, handle HTTP buffer allocation failure for
the www download by releasing the preallocated GzipInflater and retrying the
download without it before abandoning the update. Preserve the existing inflater
path for downloads that need gzip decoding.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

Comment on lines +54 to +55
// A gzip body larger than the partition is not a sensible image either; the decompressed size is bounded by
// writeOut

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Low value

Supported by static analysis

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rg -n -C 6 'sizeValidator|content_length|Content-Length|Download\(' components/http | head -180; rg -n 'ota_[01]|partition|app' --glob '*partition*.csv' --glob '*partitions*.csv' . | head -80

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rg -n -F -e 'otaum_flash_app_partition' -e 'otaum_slot_matches_this_board' -e 'FlashPartitionFromUrl' -- components/ota
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python3 - <<'PY'
import zlib
n = 0x1a0000 - 32
raw = bytes((i % 251 for i in range(n)))
compressor = zlib.compressobj(level=0, wbits=16 + 12)
encoded = compressor.compress(raw) + compressor.flush()
decoded = zlib.decompress(encoded, wbits=16 + 12)
print(f"standalone zlib runtime={zlib.ZLIB_RUNTIME_VERSION}, raw={len(raw)}, gzip={len(encoded)}, partition={0x1a0000}, roundtrip={decoded == raw}, magic={encoded[:2].hex()}")
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- zlib/zlib.h at v1.3.2 · madler/zlib · GitHub — https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/v1.3.2/zlib.h
- zlib/inflate.h at v1.3.2 · madler/zlib · GitHub — https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/v1.3.2/inflate.h
- …and 26 more

Apply the partition limit to the decoded image.

If a valid gzip body is larger than the partition but decodes to an image that fits, this check rejects it before decoding. The manager then requests the plain image. Use writeOut to enforce the partition limit for gzip bodies.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at @components/ota/src/PartitionUtils.cpp around lines 54 - 55:
Update the gzip handling in PartitionUtils to avoid rejecting a body based on
its compressed size; allow it to be decoded and rely on writeOut to enforce the
partition limit on the decoded image.

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