[PATCH 1/3] UBUNTU: SAUCE: Make populate_rootfs asynchronous

[Andy Whitcroft]

On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 09:55:58AM -0700, Tim Gardner wrote:
> Scott James Remnant wrote:
> > On Wed, 2009-12-09 at 09:41 -0700, Tim Gardner wrote:
> > 
> >> Perhaps the commit log message should also describe _why_ we're applying
> >> this patch, e.g., it improves boot performance on a wide range of
> >> multi-core CPU's without adversely impacting single core CPUs (or
> >> something like that). You know we'll get that question as soon as we try
> >> upstreaming it.
> >>
> > It improves boot performance of single core too, no? (e.g. Atom N270 in
> > those Mini 10vs)
> > 
> > Scott
> 
> Ok, non-hyperthreaded single core CPUs.

Generally even those as long as its not started early.  The cpu
consumption overlaps with the port probes to good effect.  Not as good
as on the netbooks but noticable.

-apw