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VM start causes keyboard lag
Qubes OS release
4.2
Brief summary
Since a few months I noticed that starting a VM causes keyboard lag in dom0.
Steps to reproduce
- Start a VM.
- Repeat the Mod-R, Return key combination in my dom0 window manager (qtile).
- At some point the window manager doesn't receive the key combination anymore for a short time frame.
Expected behavior
Short response time to keyboard input.
Actual behavior
Lag.
Additional information
- I noticed via
iotopthat the lag usually happens whenqrecec-clientandpacat-simple-vchanhave the most I/O and disappears afterwards. - I tested this via a PS/2 keyboard.
- Possibly related: #9603, #9629, #8636, ...