On Tue, Oct 04, 2005 at 12:47:25PM -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
> The bootup sequence of Linux is pathetic. What an ungodly mess. The
> FSTAB file needs to go and a smarter system needs to be developed. I
> know this isn't entirely a kernel issue but it is somewhat related.
depinit. written by richard lightman. easily located with google.
on relatively inexpensive amd 2100 hardware, depinit results
in a startup time to console login of 5 seconds, and x-windows
in a further 3.
this is probably as good a time as any to mention this:
depinit on a 2.6 kernel has had to have a small script added which does
a sleep 3; kill -HUP <itself> - i.e. "kill -HUP 1".
if this is not done, then any child program that sends a signal to
process 1 is NOT SEEN.
richard believes the problem to be actually in the 2.6 kernel.
whilst /sbin/init only catches one signal, depinit catches quite
literally _all_ of them.
i'm relaying this from memory, so some of the above may be inaccurate.
> I think development needs to be done to make the kernel cleaner and
> smarter rather than just bigger and faster.
actually, on embedded systems the linux 2.6 kernel is bigger
and slower, which has prompted a large number of embedded systems
designers to stick with the [by now abandoned] 2.4 series.
> Marc Perkel
> Linux Visionary
^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^
wha-heeeeey !
my main concern, btw, is that by the time linux kernel developers
"receive hardware to play with", it's already too late.
the hardware decisions have already been made.
you - worthy as you are and the work you are doing is -
are treated as second class citizens by the companies
manufacturing hardware.
time to put the horse before the cart.
l.
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