initng on Hoary (with bootcharts)

[Ruben Vermeersch]

On Sun, 2005-05-08 at 08:31 -0700, Jason Toffaletti wrote:
> I finally took the time to get the majority of the Hoary boot process
> for my machine working with initng. Here are the bootcharts:
> 
> http://illadvised.com/~jason/bootchart-hoary-default.png
> http://illadvised.com/~jason/bootchart-hoary-initng.png
> 
> Not sure initng should be a goal for Breezy. It is still too early in
> its development to be considered stable. However, it might not be a bad
> idea to at least start maintaining initng scripts. It isn't much extra
> work and it helps document and work out dependencies in the startup
> process. Possibly a good project for MOTU.

Why does initng only start half the services it should? At first sight,
I don't see the following started: mDNSResponder, cupsd, postfix, atd,
powernowd, inetd, cron(!). Are you sure your bootchart has been setup
correctly?

Also, I have much doubts about the usefulness of initng in the long run.
It makes the boot parallel, but it doesn't solve the core problems, it's
like tuning an 0(n²) algorithm without lowering it's time complexity.


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Ruben Vermeersch
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