--- /sbin/rc.orig	2004-12-13 12:14:45.000000000 -0600
+++ /sbin/rc	2004-12-13 13:26:52.010743576 -0600
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@
 	fi
 	eend $?
 
+	# start logging here
+	if [[ ${RC_USE_BOOTCHART} = "yes" ]] && [[ -x /sbin/bootlog ]] ; then
+		/sbin/bootlog start
+	fi
+
 	# Read off the kernel commandline to see if there's any special settings
 	# especially check to see if we need to set the  CDBOOT environment variable
 	# Note: /proc MUST be mounted
@@ -373,15 +378,19 @@
 
 	start_critical_service() {
 		(
+		local service="$1"
+		
+		process_name "${service}"
+		
 		local retval=
 
-		source "/etc/init.d/${x}" || eerror "Failed to source /etc/init.d/${x}"
+		source "/etc/init.d/${service}" || eerror "Failed to source /etc/init.d/${service}"
 		retval=$?
 		[ "${retval}" -ne 0 ] && return "${retval}"
-		[ -e "/etc/conf.d/${x}" ] && source "/etc/conf.d/${x}"
+		[ -e "/etc/conf.d/${service}" ] && source "/etc/conf.d/${service}"
 		source /etc/rc.conf
 
-		start || eerror "Failed to start /etc/init.d/${x}"
+		start || eerror "Failed to start /etc/init.d/${service}"
 		retval=$?
 
 		return "${retval}"
@@ -475,6 +484,8 @@
 	# Now that the dependency cache are up to date, make sure these
 	# are marked as started ...
 	(
+		process_name mark "${x}" started
+		
 		# Needed for mark_service_started()
 		source "${svclib}/sh/rc-services.sh"
 		
@@ -846,6 +857,17 @@
 # Runlevel end, so clear stale fail list
 rm -rf "${svcdir}/failed" &>/dev/null
 
+if [ -z "${BOOT}" ] && [[ ${RC_USE_BOOTCHART} = "yes" ]] && [[ -x /sbin/bootlog ]] ; then
+	( 
+		process_name bootlog stop
+		
+		# wait a little bit to let X and the gettys get started
+		# then stop logging. 
+		sleep 20
+		/sbin/bootlog stop
+	) &
+fi
+
 # If we were in the boot runlevel, it is done now ...
 [ -n "${BOOT}" ] && unset BOOT
 
--- /sbin/functions.sh.orig	2004-12-13 12:12:07.000000000 -0600
+++ /sbin/functions.sh	2004-12-13 13:28:49.959812592 -0600
@@ -63,6 +63,20 @@
 # This will override the splash() function...
 [ -f /sbin/splash-functions.sh ] && source /sbin/splash-functions.sh
 
+# void process_name(...)
+#
+# Notify bootchart about a subshell and what name should 
+# be used for it
+
+process_name() {
+	return 0
+}
+
+# This will override the process_name() function
+if [[ ${RC_USE_BOOTCHART} = "yes" ]] && [[ -f /sbin/bootchart-functions.sh ]] ; then
+	source /sbin/bootchart-functions.sh
+fi
+
 # void get_bootconfig()
 #
 #    Get the BOOTLEVEL and SOFTLEVEL by setting
--- /lib/rcscripts/sh/rc-services.sh.orig	2004-12-13 12:40:01.000000000 -0600
+++ /lib/rcscripts/sh/rc-services.sh	2004-12-13 13:26:52.014742968 -0600
@@ -415,7 +415,11 @@
 			mark_service_started "$1"
 			splash "svc_started" "$1" "0"
 		else
-			(. /sbin/runscript.sh "/etc/init.d/$1" start)
+			(
+				process_name "$1"
+				
+				. /sbin/runscript.sh "/etc/init.d/$1" start
+			)
 			retval="$?"
 			splash "svc_started" "$1" "${retval}"
 			return "${retval}"
--- /etc/conf.d/rc.orig	2004-12-13 13:18:05.000000000 -0600
+++ /etc/conf.d/rc	2004-12-13 13:31:34.784755392 -0600
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@
 RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="yes"
 
 
+# set to "yes" if you want the rc system to create the logs
+# required for bootchart. You should also emerge bootchart
+# to create and visualize the charz.
 
-
+RC_USE_BOOTCHART="yes"
 
 #
 # Controlling start-stop-daemon behavior