> > > You should also use cio_ignore= to ignore all devices you might want > > to > > > use later but not now. The major issue (besides regulating access) is > > > not IPL time (though applications like HAL are extremely slow to start > > > with many devices) > > > > Can be order of 45-50 minutes with 16K devices. > > Ugh. Do you know what takes so long (HAL?) FWIW, in-kernel detection of > devices is now done in max. 30 seconds due to parallelism (unlike 2.4, > which literally may take hours if some devices behave badly).
Seems to spend most of it's time figuring out what kind of device it is. As you say, newer versions are faster. I prefer to see it as another compelling reason to run z/VM and not mess with Linux in LPARs. 8-) > But nevertheless: Know how to use cio_ignore= :) Indeed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390