RDKEMW-17376: Hotfix ctrlm release 1.1.8.1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
 <!-- auto-changelog-above -->
 
+#### [1.1.8.1](https://github.com/rdkcentral/control/compare/1.1.8...1.1.8.1)
+
+> 20 April 2026
+
+- RDKEMW-16763 : rf4ce init failure causes deadlock [`19316d9`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/control/commit/19316d9e5901c97c141ad99f0558d705ba5a3c88)
+- RDKEMW-17187 : PTT audio buffering feature aborting voice session before mic key release [`d8b0824`](https://github.com/rdkcentral/control/commit/d8b0824e417cebc419fd05dc177881fb6d666bec)
+
 #### [1.1.8](https://github.com/rdkcentral/control/compare/1.1.7...1.1.8)
 
 > 5 January 2026

src/ble/ctrlm_ble_network.cpp

@@ -2642,7 +2642,7 @@ void ctrlm_obj_network_ble_t::start_controller_audio_streaming(ctrlm_voice_start
     ctrlm_hal_ble_VoiceStreamEnd_t streamEnd = CTRLM_HAL_BLE_VOICE_STREAM_END_ON_KEY_UP;
     auto rcu = controllers_.at(id);
 
-    if (rcu->getPressAndHoldSupport()) {
+    if (!rcu->getPressAndHoldSupport()) { // if the voice session is "Press and Release" then end stream on audio duration instead of key up event
        streamEnd = CTRLM_HAL_BLE_VOICE_STREAM_END_ON_AUDIO_DURATION;
     }
 

src/rf4ce/ctrlm_rf4ce_network.cpp

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <regex>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include "ctrlm.h"
 #include "ctrlm_log.h"
@@ -411,8 +412,31 @@ ctrlm_hal_result_t ctrlm_obj_network_rf4ce_t::hal_init_request(GThread *ctrlm_ma
 
    // Block until initialization is complete or a timeout occurs
    XLOGD_INFO("Waiting for %s initialization...", name_get());
-   sem_wait(&semaphore_);
-   sem_destroy(&semaphore_);
+   struct timespec timeout;
+   clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &timeout);
+   timeout.tv_sec += 2;  // this operation should complete in under 100 ms under normal circumstances
+
+   int sem_result = -1;
+   do {
+      errno = 0;
+      sem_result = sem_timedwait(&semaphore_, &timeout);
+      if(sem_result == -1 && errno == EINTR) {
+         XLOGD_INFO("interrupted");
+      } else {
+         break;
+      }
+   } while(1);
+
+   if(sem_result == -1) {
+      if(errno == ETIMEDOUT) {
+         XLOGD_ERROR("Timeout waiting for %s initialization", name_get());
+      } else {
+         XLOGD_ERROR("Error waiting for %s initialization: %s", name_get(), strerror(errno));
+      }
+      init_result_ = CTRLM_HAL_RESULT_ERROR;
+   } else {
+      sem_destroy(&semaphore_);
+   }
 
    ready_ = (CTRLM_HAL_RESULT_SUCCESS == init_result_);