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Perfomance - input don't use interrupts

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Description

With Bullseye RPi.GPIO is used. With Bookworm it uses rpi-lgpio and lgpio.
lgpio no longer uses interrupts for inputs. This means some cpu seconds for every input.
The official gpiod still uses interrupts. This means zero cpu when monitoring inputs.
Is there a chance to change the underline library?

By the way pigpiod is also polling the imputs ...

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Research direction

Compare the input-monitoring behavior of RPi.GPIO on Bullseye with rpi-lgpio/lgpio on Bookworm, and evaluate the official gpiod and pigpiod options mentioned in the issue. Determine whether the underlying library can be changed to interrupt-based monitoring with zero CPU usage, then define the supported library and compatibility requirements.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, raspberry-pi
Domain
embedded-iot, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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