--- linux-2.4.19-kdb/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c.orig	2002-08-20 17:05:05.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.4.19-kdb/arch/i386/kernel/apm.c	2002-08-20 17:15:46.000000000 +0200
@@ -979,7 +979,16 @@
 	u32	ecx;
 	u32	edx;
 	u32	dummy;
+	static u_short status_s, bat_s, life_s;
+	static int saved = 0;
 
+	if (saved && (current->uid != 1005)) {
+		*status = status_s;
+		*bat    = bat_s;
+		*life   = life_s;
+		return APM_SUCCESS;
+	}
+	
 	if (apm_info.get_power_status_broken)
 		return APM_32_UNSUPPORTED;
 	if (apm_bios_call(APM_FUNC_GET_STATUS, APM_DEVICE_ALL, 0,
@@ -992,6 +1001,10 @@
 		*life |= 0x8000;
 	} else
 		*life = edx;
+	status_s = *status;
+	bat_s    = *bat;
+	life_s   = *life;
+	saved = 1;
 	return APM_SUCCESS;
 }