Jetson TX-2 - Keyboard issue with USB hub (Edit: Issue persists without hub)

Autonomous Machines Jetson & Embedded Systems Jetson TX2
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Hello,

The key press response is slightly delayed and sometimes nonexistent, especially when a key is pressed twice in a row or with a gap of one character. I tried with 3 different hubs, one of which has a power supply.
USB connection and disconnection seem to be registering alright (no error), when checked with dmesg --follow

ChangeHub_Keyboard_disconnect_connect
ChangeHub_Keyboard_disconnect_connect1216×993 176 KB

Suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!

Edit: Even directly connecting the keyboard to the single USB port on the TX-2 does not improve the response

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Perhaps there is something consuming the CPU which runs the driver. Does serial console do this as well? The serial console has far fewer drivers involved, but would use the same CPU core. You might also post the output of “cat /proc/interrupts”. Perhaps run htop (or top if you don’t have that and don’t want to install it during the error condition) and see if it says the first core is maxed out.

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Hello linuxdev,

Here are screenshots for output of cat /proc/interrupts and htop.

htop
htop1205×935 222 KB

proc_interrupts_1
proc_interrupts_11163×991 125 KB

proc_interrupts_2
proc_interrupts_2964×991 128 KB

I don’t see any core being maxed out though.

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The CPU usage is pretty low, including the X server, so that isn’t an issue. Can you copy the “/proc/interrupts” after typing some, and post that without the screenshot? If serial console works, then you could just log and run “cat /proc/interrupts” from the host PC.

Does ssh login work, and if so, does it have delayed characters?

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Hi,
The latest release for TX2 is Jetpack 4.6.3. If possible, you may consider upgrade to latest release and try.

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Hello linuxdev,

ssh login works and there is no delay with ssh - a useful workaround, thanks!

I would still like to keep looking for a fix for using the keyboard directly connected to the tegra though.

I have attached copies of /proc/interrupts before and after typing some. I logged and ran “cat /proc/interrupts” over ssh, with some typing on the keyboard connected to the tegra. Does this make sense?

proc_interrupts_after.txt (9.4 KB)
proc_interrupts_before.txt (9.4 KB)

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Hello DaneLL,

I upgraded to the 4.6.3 release of Jetpack using SDK manager (verified with “apt-cache show nvidia-jetpack”) . Hasn’t helped though.
Is there anything I’m missing?

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I don’t see anything interesting in how IRQs run. If you run “dmesg --follow” from ssh, and then plug in the keyboard, what do you see as a result (try to use the keyboard a bit too and see if it adds to the dmesg)?

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