Warren, could you please test the latest mainline kernel 4.0-rc2 and advise to the results?
** Tags removed: 3.0 hub usb ** Tags added: bios-outdated-f.35 ** Tags removed: bios-outdated-f.35 ** Tags added: latest-bios-f.35 latest-firmware ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1425803 Title: Driver problem with USB chipset VIA VL812-B2 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Presuming the system info you need is in the automatically generated collection from ubuntu-bug. Ubuntu 14.10, fully updated. Kernel 3.16.0-31-generic. The problem described also exists in earlier kernels although I cannot say when it first appeared. I have a HooToo HT-UH005 4-Port USB 3.0 hub (VIA VL812-B2 chipset) . I'm using it with a HP Pavilion 17-e049wm laptop. This computer has two USB 3.0 ports. When the computer is quiescent the CPU consumed is normally 0% to 1%. That's the same whether there are USB 2.0 or 3.0 devices plugged into its onboard USB 3.0 ports, or not. As soon as I plug the HT-UH005 hub into one of those USB 3.0 ports, a system process khubd appears and it takes about 7% of CPU. Also, several "kworker" and "ksoftirqd" threads appear which between them consume another 18% of CPU, for a total of 25% CPU load. That's just because the HT-UH005 was plugged in. No peripherals attached to the HT-UH005. Stranger still, when I unplug the HT-UH005 the khubd, kworker, and ksoftirqd threads *continue* to consume 25% CPU. That's with the HT- UH005 disconnected after it was previously connected. This goes on indefinitely. The only way I can get things back to normal is to reboot or to manually stop and restart (unbind and then bind) the xhci_hcd driver that's servicing the internal hub that runs the computer's two USB 3.0 ports. The listing from dmesg shows no apparent problems when the HT-UH005 is connected or disconnected. Listing from lsusb shows the HT-UH005 successfully connected to a port on the internal USB 3.0 hub using driver xhci_hcd. This could be caused by some sort of incompatibility between the AMD internal hub and the VIA external hub. But, that the condition persists after the HT- UH005 is disconnected suggests it is almost surely a linux driver problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: linux-image-3.16.0-31-generic 3.16.0-31.41 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-31.41-generic 3.16.7-ckt5 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-31-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl fglrx ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: warren 5539 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: warren 5539 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Feb 25 22:12:53 2015 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=d6ce9a82-d272-4efa-bfe4-e13c883b2418 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-23 (1008 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-31-generic root=UUID=515bfe03-1a57-4762-9cc1-6896e081c4c5 ro quiet splash rootfstype=ext4 vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-31-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-31-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.138.1 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/04/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.31 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 1984 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 01.13 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.31:bd12/04/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPavilion17NotebookPC:pvr0880100003305B10000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1984:rvr01.13:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion 17 Notebook PC dmi.product.version: 0880100003305B10000620100 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1425803/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp