On Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:52:56 +0200 Harald Hoyer <harald@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello fellow Fedora developers, > > recently readahead was modified to adapt to system file changes and > to start very early in the boot process via upstart. > > I would like to encourage you to test readahead-1.4.5-3.fc10 from > rawhide (even possible on F9), which I built some minutes ago. It may > take a day to reach your local mirror. > > # yum --enablerepo=rawhide install readahead > or > # yum --enablerepo=rawhide update readahead > > With the next reboot readahead-collector runs and collects the > information which files are used during the boot process. The next > reboot then, readahead read ahead those files and the boot process > (from init start to gdm login screen) should be approx. 10% faster. > for those who are going to the plumbers conference... Auke Kok and I will present there on how to make a Fedora based system boot in 5 seconds... and yes a form of readahead was needed to achieve that ;-) -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
