[Fedora-livecd-list] SSH defualt on livecd bootup

Jasper Hartline jasperhartline at adelphia.net
Fri Apr 27 19:40:56 UTC 2007


David Zeuthen wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-04-27 at 14:00 -0500, Jasper Hartline wrote:
>   
>> David Zeuthen wrote:
>>     
>>> Mostly that ssh server key generation takes ages thus slowing down the
>>> already slow boot process. Also, the passwords are all blank.
>>>
>>>     David
>>>   
>>>       
>> I think the slow boot process is due to the Ext3 filesystem you have 
>> decided to use.
>>     
>
> I hate to repeat myself, but here we go. Using ext3 is a very conscious
> decision:
>   
I'm not arguing why you chose Ext3, I'm saying the slow boot process is 
probably due
to Ext3.
>> Btw, the key generation process is CPU-bound so it's a bit hard for me
>> to understand why you blame the file system since that's mostly IO
>> performance. I also don't think it's useful for you to make
>> unsubstantiated claims about ext3's performance or the lack of. Do you
>> numbers to back your statements up? Because if you have I'd love to see
>> them so I can pass them on to our ext3 developers. Thanks!
>>
>>       
I never said the SSH key generation was due to Ext3, I said the boot 
process you describe is probably due to Ext3.
Learn how to read, when you do come back with a valid retort.

J. Hartline




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