very common kernel modules slow down the boot process
Harald Hoyer
harald at redhat.com
Wed Apr 2 00:05:05 UTC 2008
Dennis Jacobfeuerborn wrote:
> Harald Hoyer wrote:
>> Compiling these modules, which are loaded on nearly every PC, in the
>> kernel cuts down my boot time from 42s to 32s on my computer:
>>
>> ata_generic
>> ata_piix
> ...
>> sr_mod
>> uhci_hcd
>
> Does the boot time decrease depending on the number of modules you
> include in the kernel? Maybe it's just one or a few modules that make up
> the bulk of that time.
to be tested. was just a rough guess of the most common modules, compiled and measured.
>
> Also should configuring these bits as external modules really have this
> much of an impact on the boot time?
yep. nash, udev, rc.sysinit.. all wait on module loading
>
> Regards,
> Dennis
>
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