'ipmi' service fails to restart if [power_meter] kernel module is loaded

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Issue

'ipmi' service fails to restart if [power_meter] kernel module is loaded:

# service ipmi restart 
Stopping all ipmi drivers:                                 [  FAILED  ]
Starting ipmi drivers:                                     [  OK  ]

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 and later

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