Re: [debian-knoppix] "readahead" shortened KNOPPIX CD boot time by 60sec

[Cecil Watson <cwatson@linkline.com>]

Kuniyasu Suzaki wrote:

> Dear,
>
> We customized KNOPPIX with "readahead". It shorten KNOPPIX CD boot
> time by 60 sec on our machine (Celeron 2.0 Ghz, 768MB, 24X CD).
>   http://blog.drinsama.de/erich/en/linux/2004121101-readahead.html
> "readahead" populates the page cache with data from files so that
> subsequent reads from these files will not block on disk I/O.
>
> We got the CPU status and I/O status by bootchart.
>    http://www.bootchart.org/
> You can check the performance of readahead on the following HP.
>    http://unit.aist.go.jp/itri/knoppix/readahead/index-en.html
>
> You can download a iso file of "KNOPPIX with readahead". Have fun.
> We hope this experience contributes original KNOPPIX.
>
> I post same article to www.knoppix.net/forum/
>    http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16358
>
> ------
> suzaki
>
>  
Subarashii!

Cecil