From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix, from userid 1105) id B425A19244; Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:33:00 -0600 (CST) Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:33:00 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Start enhancement Message-ID: <20011203103300.C30257@chiba.3jane.net> References: <004001c17bce$99f982f0$6400a8c0@server> <32774.63.204.248.196.1007396748.squirrel@www.portablehole.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <32774.63.204.248.196.1007396748.squirrel@www.portablehole.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.22.1i Organization: Gentoo Technologies, Inc. Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Developer discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 33455fc8-5113-4e62-8fae-3f84216dc67c X-Archives-Hash: 7ceccff579dbcc91f795c858b783f364 On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 08:25:48AM -0800, jano wrote: > > I have a good dream last night. Some days ago I find the tool from > > Microsoft to optimize the boot time of their new system (winxp). The > > idea is to run some services to system-init parallel. Or in other > > words: Why we must wait for samba to start xdm. Couldn't we use the > > multitaskting experience of linux in our init-scripts. So we can start > > Linux in near the half time I think. Good or bad idea? > > I concur. I wonder what sort of drawbacks there would be to doing this? No real drawbacks and should be possible to add due to our dep-based initscripts. Right now, we are focusing on more fundamental areas, though. In the future, we'll add support for this. The disadvantage would be that without a higher-level script output mechanism, the output from the scripts would get interleaved line by line. Also, let's take a step back and think about a system that boots 1 second faster. Big whoop. Is this where we want to be focusing our precious development time? Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins Chief Architect/President http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.