PS5 controller not working with Steam Input with `hid_playstation` module loaded

[junglerobba]

Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): May 7 2021, 23:55:52
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
• Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] Yes
• Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen. Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist After upgrading to Linux 5.12 the PS5 controller does not produce any inputs in games when used with Steam Input. Running rmmod hid_playstation makes it work fine again.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Plug in controller
2. Start Steam with PlayStation Steam Input enabled
3. Start game -> Controller produces no input

[hopibel]

The effect of having both hid_playstation and Steam Input enabled seems entirely dependent on the game's input handling (tested with DualSense connected via bluetooth on Arch):

• Hollow Knight: processes input from both, causing double inputs. hid_playstation is also mapped strangely. EDIT: confirmed the weird mapping was from missing controller definitions in SDL. Specifying manually via SDL_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG fixes the mapping (with SteamInput disabled). Strange that the original device isn't hidden while SteamInput is enabled though.
• Celeste: works even with both the driver and Steam Input disabled. Looks like it has native DirectInput support.
• Slay the Spire: seems to ignore Steam Input in favor of its own controller support, which doesn't support the DualSense controller. The game uses libGDX and not SDL for input, if it makes a difference. I was able to force it to use Steam Input by running the Windows version in Proton.
• CrossCode: unplayable. It's an NW app, so it uses chromium's gamepad API which doesn't map the triggers and joysticks correctly. EDIT: using xboxdrv to spoof an xbox controller ended up working.

[TheTee82]

• Steam client version (build number or date): Jun 25 2021, at 18:26:27
• Steam API: v020
• Steam package versions: 1624650462
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Manjaro Linux
• Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] Yes
• Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes
• Kernel: 5.12.9-1-MANJARO x86_64

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I'm having similar issues here.

• when hid_playstation is enabled, no input whatsoever is working - except big picture navigation.
• when it's disabled, controllers seem to respond ingame when using Playstation Steam Input
  • however the mapping to most games is completely wrong even when using default Gamepad controller mappings
• tested with both games running via Proton (eg. Yakuza: Like a Dragon) and native games (eg. Assault Android Cactus)
• tested with both bluetooth and tethered DualSense
• Steam seems to recognize and load the controller config however when - at least when starting a game on steam in terminal I'm getting this message (Yakuza: Like a Dragon):

  Loaded Config for Local Selection Path for App ID 1235140, Controller 0: /home/myuser/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/templates/controller_ps5_gamepad_joystick.vdf

  On Windows 10 the same controller works just fine with the same games - however as of right now, DualSense Controller on Linux is basically unusable for me.

[cyberang3l]

Same issue here with a bluetooth paired PS5 controller and Linux kernel 5.12. Mainly tested with Hollow Knight.

When the hid_playstation module is loaded, I experience exactly what is described in this 4 years old bug with Hollow Knight: https://steamcommunity.com/app/367520/discussions/0/2592234299560251689/

When I sudo rmmod hid_playstation, the controller works fine.

[Vash63]

With Yakuza Kiwami 2 on 5.14 it works but uses Xbox button prompts, blacklisting hid_playstation restored the button prompts for me.

[ghost]

For me personally, I just need to connect the PS5 controller before starting games and then it freezes with a blank screen for like 1 minute before Steam gives me the "controller connected" notification in the overlay

Opening "controller configuration" in the Steam Overlay may help btw.

[Vash63]

For me personally, I just need to connect the PS5 controller before starting games and then it freezes with a blank screen for like 1 minute before Steam gives me the "controller connected" notification in the overlay

Opening "controller configuration" in the Steam Overlay may help btw.

Yes I have the same here with every game I tested before I rebuilt my kernel without the hid_playstation module. I think Steam Input is not fully compatible with hid_playstation and they conflict.