Q:

STM32 PWM DMA only works properly if I re-init every time I transfer, otherwise drops first few pulses

As the title says, if I don't include the call to HAL_DMA_Init(&hdma_tim2_ch1) in WS2812_DMA_Stop, my first transfer works fine but all subsequent transfers are missing the first (1-4, usually 3) pulses.
DMA settings:
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Instance = DMA1_Channel5;
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Init.Direction = DMA_MEMORY_TO_PERIPH;
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Init.PeriphInc = DMA_PINC_DISABLE;
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Init.MemInc = DMA_MINC_ENABLE;
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Init.PeriphDataAlignment = DMA_PDATAALIGN_WORD;
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Init.MemDataAlignment = DMA_MDATAALIGN_HALFWORD;
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Init.Mode = DMA_CIRCULAR;
    hdma_tim2_ch1.Init.Priority = DMA_PRIORITY_HIGH;

Full code attached below:
void WS2812_DMA_Stop() {
    __HAL_TIM_DISABLE_DMA(&htim2, TIM_DMA_CC1);
    TIM_CCxChannelCmd(htim2.Instance, TIM_CHANNEL_1, TIM_CCx_DISABLE);
    __HAL_TIM_DISABLE(&htim2);
    HAL_DMA_Init(&hdma_tim2_ch1);
    ws2812_busy = 0;
}

void WS2812_DMA_ISR(uint8_t tc_flag) {
    if (ws2812_current_led < WS2812_NUM_LEDS) {
        if (tc_flag) {
            WS2812_fill_buffer(ws2812_current_led, &ws2812_dma_buffer[WS2812_DMA_LED_SIZE]);
        } else {
            WS2812_fill_buffer(ws2812_current_led, &ws2812_dma_buffer[0]);
        }
    } else if (ws2812_current_led < (WS2812_NUM_LEDS + WS2812_RESET_PULSE_LEN)) {
        if (tc_flag) {
            memset(&ws2812_dma_buffer[WS2812_DMA_LED_SIZE], 0, sizeof(ws2812_dma_buffer[0]) * WS2812_DMA_LED_SIZE);
        } else {
            memset(&ws2812_dma_buffer[0], 0, sizeof(ws2812_dma_buffer[0]) * WS2812_DMA_LED_SIZE);
        }
    } else {
        WS2812_DMA_Stop();
    }
    ws2812_current_led++;
}

void WS2812_DMA_HT(DMA_HandleTypeDef *hdma) {
    WS2812_DMA_ISR(0);
}

void WS2812_DMA_TC(DMA_HandleTypeDef *hdma) {
    WS2812_DMA_ISR(1);
}

void WS2812_DMA_Error(DMA_HandleTypeDef *hdma) {
    _Error_Handler(__FILE__, __LINE__);
}

void WS2812_DMA_Start() {
    ws2812_busy = 1;
    for (ws2812_current_led = 0; ws2812_current_led < WS2812_DMA_NUM_LEDS; ws2812_current_led++) {
        WS2812_fill_buffer(ws2812_current_led, &ws2812_dma_buffer[ws2812_current_led * WS2812_DMA_LED_SIZE]);
    }
    htim2.hdma[TIM_DMA_ID_CC1]->XferCpltCallback = WS2812_DMA_TC;
    htim2.hdma[TIM_DMA_ID_CC1]->XferHalfCpltCallback = WS2812_DMA_HT;
    htim2.hdma[TIM_DMA_ID_CC1]->XferErrorCallback = WS2812_DMA_Error;
    HAL_DMA_Start_IT(htim2.hdma[TIM_DMA_ID_CC1], (uint32_t)(&ws2812_dma_buffer[0]), (uint32_t)(&(htim2.Instance->CCR1)), WS2812_DMA_BUF_LEN);
    __HAL_TIM_ENABLE_DMA(&htim2, TIM_DMA_CC1);
    TIM_CCxChannelCmd(htim2.Instance, TIM_CHANNEL_1, TIM_CCx_ENABLE);
    __HAL_TIM_ENABLE(&htim2);
}

A:

Well, still not 100% sure why, but it looks like the crucial line from HAL_DMA_Init is hdma->State = HAL_DMA_STATE_READY;. Replacing the call to Init with just that line also solves the problem.

