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Jeremy Olexa wrote: |
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> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Alexander Chekmarev |
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> <chekmarev.alex@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> Hello, |
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>> I found so many attempts to improve boot time on various linux distros. |
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>> There are utils, such as initng, (s)readahead, and bootchart which can be |
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>> used to improve loading time. And there already attempts on gentoo, like |
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>> http://www.bootchart.org/samples.html#Gentoo. Jeremy Olexa have tried make |
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>> something out of this and it looks very impressive. |
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>> http://blog.jolexa.net/tag/fastboot/ |
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>> I don't know if this project will require a lot of coding, only if some soft |
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>> is not fully supports gentoo(I am not sure). Thus, this project could be |
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>> expanded by adding some guide or wizard for users to have complete system |
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>> tuning(not manually). But in GSoC we have only three month, so I should |
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>> reduce the work could be done. |
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>> Bios loading time could be decreased by open bioses replacing |
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>> proprietary(however, in theory). |
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>> The project also would require working readahead on gentoo which could take |
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>> some time. More concrete timeline and results which should appear after |
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>> three month I will post soon. |
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>> Best, |
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>> Alex Chekmarev |
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> Just a few points. |
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> -Upstream for sreadahead is *very* unresponsive and perhaps even |
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> stagnant. I do not know the state of v1.0 on 2.6.29 kernels, if it |
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> even works. |
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> -Don't send html email to mailing lists =P It ends up looking like |
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> this: http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-soc/msg_2c42ae43ab41dc963af1ae80371022a7.xml |
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> -Jeremy |
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We should also have a look at Xorg drivers. They slow down boot-up. |