Altivec problems on G5 using 2.6.8-power4-smp kernel

[Patrick Finnegan <pat@computer-refuge.org>]

So, when I run a program that uses altivec, I get a continuous stream of 
kernel messages that look like this:

AltiVec used in kernel (task=ef839240, pc=0)

But, I'm using it in a user program, not in the kernel.  Due to the 
flood of kernel message, klogd ends up eating lots of CPU time (goes to 
about 75% of one CPU), and I'd imagine this is slowing down the 
altivec-using program quite a bit as well.

Are there any solutions to fix this?

Pat
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