perf(usbgadget): reduce input latency by pre-opening HID files and removing throttling

Pre-open HID files during initialization to minimize I/O overhead during operation. Remove mouse event throttling mechanism to improve input responsiveness. Keep HID files open on write errors to avoid repeated file operations.

internal/usbgadget/config.go

@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) Init() error {
 		return u.logError("unable to initialize USB stack", err)
 	}
 
+	// Pre-open HID files to reduce input latency
+	u.PreOpenHidFiles()
+
 	return nil
 }
 

internal/usbgadget/hid_keyboard.go

@@ -203,8 +203,7 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) keyboardWriteHidFile(data []byte) error {
 	_, err := u.keyboardHidFile.Write(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		u.logWithSuppression("keyboardWriteHidFile", 100, u.log, err, "failed to write to hidg0")
-		u.keyboardHidFile.Close()
+		// Keep file open on write errors to reduce I/O overhead
-		u.keyboardHidFile = nil
 		return err
 	}
 	u.resetLogSuppressionCounter("keyboardWriteHidFile")

internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_absolute.go

@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) absMouseWriteHidFile(data []byte) error {
 	_, err := u.absMouseHidFile.Write(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		u.logWithSuppression("absMouseWriteHidFile", 100, u.log, err, "failed to write to hidg1")
-		u.absMouseHidFile.Close()
+		// Keep file open on write errors to reduce I/O overhead
-		u.absMouseHidFile = nil
 		return err
 	}
 	u.resetLogSuppressionCounter("absMouseWriteHidFile")

internal/usbgadget/hid_mouse_relative.go

@@ -60,15 +60,14 @@ func (u *UsbGadget) relMouseWriteHidFile(data []byte) error {
 		var err error
 		u.relMouseHidFile, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/hidg2", os.O_RDWR, 0666)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hidg1: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hidg2: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	_, err := u.relMouseHidFile.Write(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		u.logWithSuppression("relMouseWriteHidFile", 100, u.log, err, "failed to write to hidg2")
-		u.relMouseHidFile.Close()
+		// Keep file open on write errors to reduce I/O overhead
-		u.relMouseHidFile = nil
 		return err
 	}
 	u.resetLogSuppressionCounter("relMouseWriteHidFile")

internal/usbgadget/usbgadget.go

@@ -95,6 +95,33 @@ func NewUsbGadget(name string, enabledDevices *Devices, config *Config, logger *
 	return newUsbGadget(name, defaultGadgetConfig, enabledDevices, config, logger)
 }
 
+// PreOpenHidFiles opens all HID files to reduce input latency
+func (u *UsbGadget) PreOpenHidFiles() {
+	if u.enabledDevices.Keyboard {
+		if err := u.openKeyboardHidFile(); err != nil {
+			u.log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("failed to pre-open keyboard HID file")
+		}
+	}
+	if u.enabledDevices.AbsoluteMouse {
+		if u.absMouseHidFile == nil {
+			var err error
+			u.absMouseHidFile, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/hidg1", os.O_RDWR, 0666)
+			if err != nil {
+				u.log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("failed to pre-open absolute mouse HID file")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if u.enabledDevices.RelativeMouse {
+		if u.relMouseHidFile == nil {
+			var err error
+			u.relMouseHidFile, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/hidg2", os.O_RDWR, 0666)
+			if err != nil {
+				u.log.Debug().Err(err).Msg("failed to pre-open relative mouse HID file")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func newUsbGadget(name string, configMap map[string]gadgetConfigItem, enabledDevices *Devices, config *Config, logger *zerolog.Logger) *UsbGadget {
 	if logger == nil {
 		logger = defaultLogger

jsonrpc.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pion/webrtc/v4"
@@ -19,73 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jetkvm/kvm/internal/usbgadget"
 )
 
-// Mouse event processing with single worker
+// Direct RPC message handling for optimal input responsiveness
-var (
-	mouseEventChan  = make(chan mouseEventData, 100) // Buffered channel for mouse events
-	mouseWorkerOnce sync.Once
-)
-
-type mouseEventData struct {
-	message webrtc.DataChannelMessage
-	session *Session
-}
-
-// startMouseWorker starts a single worker goroutine for processing mouse events
-func startMouseWorker() {
-	go func() {
-		ticker := time.NewTicker(16 * time.Millisecond) // ~60 FPS
-		defer ticker.Stop()
-
-		var latestMouseEvent *mouseEventData
-
-		for {
-			select {
-			case event := <-mouseEventChan:
-				// Always keep the latest mouse event
-				latestMouseEvent = &event
-
-			case <-ticker.C:
-				// Process the latest mouse event at regular intervals
-				if latestMouseEvent != nil {
-					onRPCMessage(latestMouseEvent.message, latestMouseEvent.session)
-					latestMouseEvent = nil
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-}
-
-// onRPCMessageThrottled handles RPC messages with special throttling for mouse events
-func onRPCMessageThrottled(message webrtc.DataChannelMessage, session *Session) {
-	var request JSONRPCRequest
-	err := json.Unmarshal(message.Data, &request)
-	if err != nil {
-		onRPCMessage(message, session)
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Check if this is a mouse event that should be throttled
-	if isMouseEvent(request.Method) {
-		// Start the mouse worker if not already started
-		mouseWorkerOnce.Do(startMouseWorker)
-
-		// Send to mouse worker (non-blocking)
-		select {
-		case mouseEventChan <- mouseEventData{message: message, session: session}:
-			// Event queued successfully
-		default:
-			// Channel is full, drop the event (this prevents blocking)
-		}
-	} else {
-		// Non-mouse events are processed immediately
-		go onRPCMessage(message, session)
-	}
-}
-
-// isMouseEvent checks if the RPC method is a mouse-related event
-func isMouseEvent(method string) bool {
-	return method == "absMouseReport" || method == "relMouseReport"
-}
 
 type JSONRPCRequest struct {
 	JSONRPC string                 `json:"jsonrpc"`

webrtc.go

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func newSession(config SessionConfig) (*Session, error) {
 		case "rpc":
 			session.RPCChannel = d
 			d.OnMessage(func(msg webrtc.DataChannelMessage) {
-				go onRPCMessageThrottled(msg, session)
+				go onRPCMessage(msg, session)
 			})
 			triggerOTAStateUpdate()
 			triggerVideoStateUpdate()