On 02/04/2008, Harald Hoyer <harald@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > F9 Beta install -> yum update > > Boot time: 55s > > Turning off all services, but the most needed for an internet connected > desktop, saves 4s from 12.5s service boot time. IMO not worth the loss of > functionality. 55s - 12.5s = 42.5s 42.5s from boot manager to rc5 if I understand it correctly. Strange! Here is a worst case scenario on my machine 30s to rc5 http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/fedora-upstart/bootchart-serial.png > > Turning off rhgb saves 6s. Eyecandy or faster booting? I take the 6s. > Thanks. > > Turning off selinux and related services saves 10s overall boot time. > Trading off security with boot time. I don't know. But maybe a good starting > point for optimization. Fedora has wonderful security features. I tuned boot time to 29s without disabling them. http://www.stardust.webpages.pl/files/bootchart04.png > > Also a good point to look at is nash and module handling and compiling some > modules in the kernel, which are hardware independent and not needed as a > module. > > In the end, I had 12s for kernel and nash, 8s rc.sysinit including 5s udev > and 8.5s for services until X11 starts. > > > So long and happy booting... > > Harald > Regards, Michal -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list