The evil that kapm-idled wreaks

[Warren Togami]

If you compile your own kernel, use one of the following:

2.2.13-pre1, because 2.2.12 has a nasty symlink bug.  These kernels have a
completely new VM re-written from scratch.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/
2.2.10-ac12 (should be very stable, using stabilized Rik's VM layer)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/alan/linux-2.4/2.4.10/

Do NOT use 2.2.11, 2.2.12 or 2.2.12-ac1.

Alternatively, you can try Mandrake's Cooker kernels.  Simply download a
kernel RPM, use "rpm -ivh" then update your LILO or GRUB accordingly.
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/testing/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Mings" <jeffm at lava.net>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 12:10 PM
Subject: [luau] The evil that kapm-idled wreaks


>     I've been playing with the uber Mandrake 8.1, and there is a lot to
> love about it.  However, one thing is REALLY pissing me off.  An

"pissed" means drunk in Australia.  Heh...

> apparent kernel module, kapm-idled, sucks about 59%  of the cpu,
> according to top.  I don't need any apm functions, since this is a
> server that won't be spinning down or running on batteries.  I have even
> turned off the apm daemon.  The module can't be killed with  kill -9,
> and doesn't show up in lsmod.  Under a different machine running RH
> 7.1, kapm-idled uses 0% of the cpu.  Has anyone else run into this?  I'm
> going to try to compile a new kernel without apm functions just to kill
> the darn thing.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Jeff