
Worked on Bluetooth and networking reliability across rdkcentral/bluetooth_mgr, rdkcentral/rdkservices, and rdkcentral/meta-rdk-video, focusing on test stabilization, crash recovery, and performance optimization. Improved automated test suites by reorganizing tests, refining teardown logic, and addressing flaky behavior using C and C++. Enhanced Bluetooth audio capture throughput by removing unnecessary thread yields, resolving a performance regression in the audio pipeline. Addressed a wireless P2P setup failure by updating WPA_Supplicant scripts for compatibility with version 2.11, validated through system administration and shell scripting. Collaborated across teams to deliver low-risk, high-priority fixes that improved CI reliability and end-user connectivity.
February 2026: Wireless P2P setup reliability fix in rdkcentral/meta-rdk-video. Removed the -U option from WPA_Supplicant and related scripts to align with WPA_Supplicant v2.11, restoring proper P2P operation. Patch applied (commit 4876cfeaeffe1aaeccf60ab2c109a4b511f61c52). Post-flash validation via systemctl status wpa_supplicant confirms stable operation. This fix eliminates a known failure mode, reduces field failures in P2P setups, and improves end-user connectivity. Low risk, P1 priority. Signed-off by Darshan Desale; co-authored by Karunakaran A.
February 2026: Wireless P2P setup reliability fix in rdkcentral/meta-rdk-video. Removed the -U option from WPA_Supplicant and related scripts to align with WPA_Supplicant v2.11, restoring proper P2P operation. Patch applied (commit 4876cfeaeffe1aaeccf60ab2c109a4b511f61c52). Post-flash validation via systemctl status wpa_supplicant confirms stable operation. This fix eliminates a known failure mode, reduces field failures in P2P setups, and improves end-user connectivity. Low risk, P1 priority. Signed-off by Darshan Desale; co-authored by Karunakaran A.
June 2025 performance summary focused on Bluetooth audio capture optimization in rdkcentral/bluetooth_mgr. Implemented removal of unnecessary g_thread_yield() calls and addressed a known performance issue stemming from improper scheduling yields in the Bluetooth audio capture and test data capture tasks. The change is captured in commit 7ed4a3a079ecd5c9322481dcaaac7123144ab1d5, linked to RDKTV-33661.
June 2025 performance summary focused on Bluetooth audio capture optimization in rdkcentral/bluetooth_mgr. Implemented removal of unnecessary g_thread_yield() calls and addressed a known performance issue stemming from improper scheduling yields in the Bluetooth audio capture and test data capture tasks. The change is captured in commit 7ed4a3a079ecd5c9322481dcaaac7123144ab1d5, linked to RDKTV-33661.
March 2025 Bluetooth test stabilization and crash recovery across two repos. Focused on hardening automated test suites, reducing flakiness, and ensuring proper teardown so CI feedback is reliable and actionable.
March 2025 Bluetooth test stabilization and crash recovery across two repos. Focused on hardening automated test suites, reducing flakiness, and ensuring proper teardown so CI feedback is reliable and actionable.

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