Boot Speed Testing Results

[Bryce Harrington]

On Wed, Dec 07, 2011 at 01:23:21PM -0700, Patrick Wright wrote:
> Hello,
> The Platform QA has started executing boot speed tests on the daily
> ISOs.  We are currently using the bootchart package to collect the
> boot speed results.  Those results can be reviewed from the Boot Speed
> Report. [1] The results you see are still in progress, but its a good
> idea of where we're heading.  The Dell and Samsung are the most
> up-to-date.
> 
> Notes:
> - Desktop i386 only (at the moment)
> - Auto-login enabled
> - Collect data only after second reboot to eliminate the first boot outliers
> 
> We will be completing the benchmark results for all systems from Lucid
> to Precise Alpha 1.  In addition, QA will be adding more systems over
> the next few months.
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> Patrick Wright
> QA
> 
> [1] http://reports.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/boot-speed/

Hi Patrick,

Please expose the historical data.  It looks like you're storing it in
timestamped subdirectories, so guessing you could just make the index of
those subdirs visible.

Specifically, what I hope to see is as we add changes to X.org, does
that help or hurt the bootspeed.

Bryce