29072 – boot init scripts in parallel where possible

Bug 29072 - boot init scripts in parallel where possible

Summary: boot init scripts in parallel where possible

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	[OLD] Core system (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED)

URL:	http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks...
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Reported:	2003-09-19 00:39 UTC by Alistair McDonald
Modified:	2003-11-21 13:01 UTC (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Description Alistair McDonald 2003-09-19 00:39:48 UTC

Just read this developerworks article suggesting using "make -j" to run init 
scripts in parallel.

Perhaps we (gentoo) could add something like this (I imagine we wouldn't need 
make, we already track dependencies) to speed up boots. 

Discussion on slashdot too. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?
sid=03/09/18/224207&mode=nested&tid=106&tid=136&tid=185&tid=187

Comment 1 Narada Sage 2003-09-19 04:32:52 UTC

Adding slashdot.org link.
http://slashdot.org/articles/03/09/18/224207.shtml?tid=106&tid=136&tid=185&tid=187

Comment 2 David Nielsen 2003-09-19 05:02:27 UTC

edit /etc/conf.d/rc 

And set the following:
                                                                                
RC_PARALLEL_STARTUP="yes"

instead of no

and you have parallel boot.

Comment 3 Narada Sage 2003-09-19 05:41:50 UTC

Thanks Lovechild.  Yes, according to the gentoo-dev mailing list it seems this is already implemented.

Comment 4 Narada Sage 2003-09-19 09:10:59 UTC

The variable RC_PARALLEL_STARTUP was not present in /etc/conf.d/rc.  Is it supposed to be added manually?  I'm running baselayout 1.8.6.10-r1.

Comment 5 Martin Schlemmer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-09-20 02:10:54 UTC

See if there is un updated ._cfg0000* files, else just add it.

Comment 6 Alistair McDonald 2003-09-27 14:59:08 UTC

Wow, thanks very much guys. I love this distro.