Re: unwanted disk access by the kernel?

Alan Cox
2002-03-15T18:47:12Z

> By the way, if I enable 'APM makes CPU idle calls when idle,' I get a
> constant stream of 'apm_do_idle failed (3)' messages. APM also doesn't seem
> to be able to power the machine down... This is a Dell Inspiron 7500...
> Maybe I should try ACPI?

ACPI is a bit experimental right now but if you want some fun then obviously
the more people who break the ACPI code the better.

Alan