Hello kernel developers, I'm writing to inform you of some community-building initiatives I have planned for embedded people interested in, or working on, boot time reduction for the kernel. More specifically, I'm working on updating online resources on this topic, and re-starting the use of some existing communication channels. First thing: I've collected presentations and videos for the past several years on the topic of boot time, on a page on the elinux wiki. See this page: https://elinux.org/Boot_Time_Presentations I plan to re-work and update the information on the boot time page on the elinux wiki in the next few months. That page is here: https://elinux.org/Boot_Time It needs a fair amount of work to update it for recent kernels and capture current areas of activity. But even some of the old information there is useful now. Second thing: I'm also trying to collect a list of developers who are actively working in this area, as well as active areas of instrumentation, testing, patches, and techniques. If you are interested in engaging in discussions about Linux boot time, the main thing to do is be subscribed to linux-embedded@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx list. If you're reading this in an e-mail client, instead of on lore, then you're all set. If not, you should consider subscribing to that list. This linux-embedded mailing list is where I'll be announcing more about my work, and trying to organize some collaboration in this space. You can also e-mail me privately if you want to get on my list of "interested parties". I'll be trying to set up some meetings and collaborative activities in the next few months. I have a few patches I will be sending (such as my patch for 'deferred initcalls'), as well as trying to build on some testing work that Collabora has already started (and releasing my own tests of boot time, suitable for CI integration). If you're in Japan, I'll be at Open Source Summit Japan in Tokyo next week. And I'd love to meet up with you to discuss current work and future plans. This is a follow-up from discussions held at Linux Plumbers Conference this year. I hope to talk to you soon. -- Tim Bird, Principal Software Engineer, Sony Electronics
