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Calling sd_ble_gatts_hvx in radio notification

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Hey everyone, I'm trying to send a value as a notification packet from GATT Server (slave) to GATT client (master) at 7.5 ms connection interval. I have set up the radio notification IRQ (SW IRQ) to fire before the radio becomes active at low IRQ priority. In this routine I call the sd_ble_gatts_hvx() routine. Without the sd_ble_gatts_hvx call, I get 7.5 ms interval. But with the call I get 15 ms routine.

void RADIO_NOTIFICATION_IRQHandler(void){
      //sd_ble_gatts_hvx call to send a notification
}

Is there a way send a GATT notification packet from the RADIO_NOTIFICATION_IRQHandler while still having 7.5 ms connection interval with S110 SD?

Edit: Adding that I have checked with different 'radio notification distances', from 800 us to 3260 us.

Edit 2: This behaviour is consistent even with 10 ms, 15 ms or 250 ms connection interval. I.e. the interval at which the radio notification event happens doubles when sd_ble_gatts_hvx is called in the radio notification IRQ handler.

Edit 3: Added a minimal example that has the problem mentioned in the comments.main_notify_radio_evt.c

Edit 4: Added a sniffer trace of how the notifications are sent.Sniffer_Trace.png

Edit 5: Added a small flow diagram to explain a comment. SendingGoodies.jpg (It'll be nice to add pics to comments) Setup: nrf51 DK with S110 v8.0.0 in connection with nrf51 DK S120 v2.1.0. Compiled with GCC in Linux. Thanks!

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    I've added a minimal example in the original question that does what I mentioned in my previous comment. It is based on nrf-ble-app-lbs SD 8.0 example. The pin toggling in the radio event happens every 7.5 ms, but the notification received in the master is at every 15 ms. Please see if you can figure out what is happening. Thanks!

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    I've added a minimal example in the original question that does what I mentioned in my previous comment. It is based on nrf-ble-app-lbs SD 8.0 example. The pin toggling in the radio event happens every 7.5 ms, but the notification received in the master is at every 15 ms. Please see if you can figure out what is happening. Thanks!

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