Re: Linux 2.2.18: /proc/apm slows system time (was: Linux 2.2.19pre3)

[Matthias Andree]

On Sat, 30 Dec 2000, Alan Cox wrote:

> Looking at the one laptop with this problem I could acquire access to
> it seems that the box switches to SMM mode with interrupts disabled
> for several timer ticks. During this time the i2c bus is active and it
> appears to be having a slow polled conversation with the battery or
> something attached to the battery and monitoring it.
> 
> Doing
> 
>       while { true } do cat /proc/apm done
> 
> made the box visibly stall and jerk doing X operations

Ok, now, what can be done about the stall? I assume nothing serious.

Is there at least away we can recover the proper system time after these
stalls?

-- 
Matthias Andree
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