From 9839cc638627a7f99d16082feb625c026dd77e37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: fishbone-git <kevindf@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 14:42:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] port multi-comet to use the memory allocation method

---
 wled00/FX.cpp | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 479714fe9..b9e202a34 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -1451,13 +1451,14 @@ uint16_t WS2812FX::mode_tricolor_fade(void)
  */
 uint16_t WS2812FX::mode_multi_comet(void)
 {
-  uint32_t cycleTime = 20 + (2 * (uint32_t)(255 - SEGMENT.speed));
+  uint32_t cycleTime = 10 + (uint32_t)(255 - SEGMENT.speed);
   uint32_t it = now / cycleTime;
   if (SEGENV.step == it) return FRAMETIME;
-
+  if (!SEGENV.allocateData(sizeof(uint16_t) * 8)) return mode_static(); //allocation failed
+  
   fade_out(SEGMENT.intensity);
-
-  static uint16_t comets[] = {UINT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX, UINT16_MAX};
+  
+  uint16_t* comets = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t*>(SEGENV.data);
 
   for(uint8_t i=0; i < 8; i++) {
     if(comets[i] < SEGLEN) {