Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager

In the latest Ubuntu release, Intrepid Ibex, the Gnome Power Manager has
a tedency to hang for a very long time when it enters the function
"do_nanosleep" (as reported by Intel Powertop), showing generally
unstable behavior.  Moreover, gnome-power-manager also hangs when a
battery is plugged in or out.  Ironically, Powertop also notes that
gnome-power-manager is the leading cause of battery life reducing
interrupts when gnome-power-manager hangs itself.  Solving the hang may
therefore also help my battery life.

Researching the problem on the internet, it seems this bug may be in the
kernel, fixed by a patch to ACPI EC subsystem.  This thread seems to
indicate that these timer problems were solved in the latest kernel
iteration.
(http://groups.google.com/group/linux.kernel/browse_thread/thread/fed3c19cbe0c8cd5/ee1059771d00b247?lnk=raot)
My laptop is the same model, an Acer Aspire One.  Perhaps the ACPI EC
patch could be backported to the current Ibex kernel.

Gnome-Do, which also seems to sometimes enter do_nanosleep has a similar
hanging problem, so that also might be related.

I am using the latest Ubuntu release, Intrepid Ibex, with all the latest
updates installed.

** Affects: gnome-power-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Gnome-Power-Manager hangs during general use
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/296075
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