Heap allocation when VM not running.

[bill88t]

CircuitPython version and board name

Adafruit CircuitPython 9.2.4 on 2025-01-29; 01Space 0.42 OLED ESP32C3 with ESP32-C3FH4
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Heap allocation when VM not running.
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Behavior

Safe mode.

Description

Happens only after a reset. Not on cold-boot. Can't reproduce on any other c3 board I have. Probably related to the display.

Additional information

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[tannewt]

If the display init args aren't right, then the display code will try to raise an exception. Raising an exception requires a VM allocation and can lead to this safe mode when the VM isn't setup.