Hi folks,
We are working on an embedded ARM Cortex A9 based system (aka low CPU). It runs on a custom linux based operating system which uses systemd.
We have a bunch of daemons (around ~50+) that come up during boot simultaneously which slows down the boot significantly as the CPU runs out of breath. We were thinking of staggering these daemons into 2 groups. The first group containing "critical" daemons (around 15) so that they finish faster and make the system usable sooner. Followed by the second group of daemons.
Separating daemons into buckets could be done using:
1) systemd targets: Introduce 2 new targets and classify the services/daemons into them. Layer these targets during boot.
2) Cgroups: Create a new systemd slice and put all the "critical" services into it. Allocate sufficient CPUShares value to the slice so that this slice gets its due CPU% to finish faster boot.
Can you please suggest which of the above is a better approach? Respective pros/cons with each.
Or if there is a third approach better than the above?
Thanks in advance,
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