Re: initrd on installed kernels
Jeff Bailey <jbailey@raspberryginger.com> writes:
> On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 03:35, Thibaut VARENE wrote:
>
>> RE Jens' mail: the initrd used is the stock one, I didn't change
>> anything (yet).
>
> Please note that the initrd is generated when you install your kernel
> (or when you tell it to do so...)
>
>> I do agree that having tons of unused drivers builtin isn't a Good
>> Thing, but I was wondering whether some kind of compromise between
>> what we had (non-initrd, "quick" boot) and what we have (initrd,
>> "slow" boot) could be found.
>
> Can you say specifically where it's being slow? Most of my boxes take
> about 80 seconds from the time it stops answering ping to the time that
> it starts again. (So that's shutdown of filesystems, BIOS reboot, grub
> with its 5 second pause, kernel load, initrd load with a further 5
> second pause and then bootup to network).
>
> Having not only specific time differences to work from, but also where
> it's taking the time would be useful to know. It really shouldn't spend
> a significant amount of time in the initrd at all.
>
> Tks,
> Jeff Bailey
Actually initrd should be faster than a monolithic kernel. The
monolithic kernel would try to initialize all the build-in drivers
which can take a significant time (like seconds) for some.
MfG
Goswin
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