very common kernel modules slow down the boot process

Dennis Jacobfeuerborn d.jacobfeuerborn at conversis.de
Tue Apr 1 23:50:27 UTC 2008


Harald Hoyer wrote:
> Compiling these modules, which are loaded on nearly every PC, in the
> kernel cuts down my boot time from 42s to 32s on my computer:
>
> ata_generic
> ata_piix
...
> sr_mod
> uhci_hcd

Does the boot time decrease depending on the number of modules you include 
in the kernel? Maybe it's just one or a few modules that make up the bulk 
of that time.

Also should configuring these bits as external modules really have this 
much of an impact on the boot time?

Regards,
   Dennis




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