> > Hello Vincent, > > As it seems the 5s net gain is during the early phase of the > boot process, could you please post longer dmesgs, to let us > know where the gain occurs ?
Hi Paul, Here is an sdiff between the two dmesg: [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.18.8-amd64-envcan-003 (root@ | [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.18.8-rsdl-0.30-amd64-envcan [ 0.000000] time.c: Detected 2210.220 MHz processor. | [ 0.000000] time.c: Detected 2210.215 MHz processor. [ 37.396210] Console: colour dummy device 80x25 | [ 32.320335] Console: colour dummy device 80x25 [ 37.397484] Dentry cache hash table entries: 262144 (order | [ 32.321611] Dentry cache hash table entries: 262144 (order [ 37.399120] Inode-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: | [ 32.323318] Inode-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: [ 37.399633] Checking aperture... | [ 32.323869] Checking aperture... [ 37.399641] CPU 0: aperture @ 8400000000 size 32 MB | [ 32.323877] CPU 0: aperture @ 8400000000 size 32 MB [ 37.399645] Aperture too small (32 MB) | [ 32.323881] Aperture too small (32 MB) [ 37.404577] No AGP bridge found | [ 32.328813] No AGP bridge found [ 37.421192] Memory: 2054704k/2096000k available (1934k ker | [ 32.345833] Memory: 2054704k/2096000k available (1935k ker [ 37.498110] Calibrating delay using timer specific routine | [ 32.422230] Calibrating delay using timer specific routine Here is a bit more detailed info: Vanilla Version: [ 0.000000] SMP: Allowing 2 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs [ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists. Total pages: 515848 [ 0.000000] Kernel command line: root=LABEL=DebianEtch_64 ro vga=0x305 [ 0.000000] Initializing CPU#0 [ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 32768 bytes) [ 0.000000] Disabling vsyscall due to use of PM timer [ 0.000000] time.c: Using 3.579545 MHz WALL PM GTOD PM timer. [ 0.000000] time.c: Detected 2210.220 MHz processor. [ 37.396210] Console: colour dummy device 80x25 [ 37.397484] Dentry cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) [ 37.399120] Inode-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes) [ 37.399633] Checking aperture... [ 37.399641] CPU 0: aperture @ 8400000000 size 32 MB [ 37.399645] Aperture too small (32 MB) [ 37.404577] No AGP bridge found [ 37.421192] Memory: 2054704k/2096000k available (1934k kernel code, 40908k reserved, 868k data, 188k init) RSDL Version: [ 0.000000] Initializing CPU#0 [ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 4096 (order: 12, 32768 bytes) [ 0.000000] Disabling vsyscall due to use of PM timer [ 0.000000] time.c: Using 3.579545 MHz WALL PM GTOD PM timer. [ 0.000000] time.c: Detected 2210.215 MHz processor. [ 32.320335] Console: colour dummy device 80x25 [ 32.321611] Dentry cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 9, 2097152 bytes) [ 32.323318] Inode-cache hash table entries: 131072 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes) [ 32.323869] Checking aperture... [ 32.323877] CPU 0: aperture @ 8400000000 size 32 MB [ 32.323881] Aperture too small (32 MB) [ 32.328813] No AGP bridge found There seems to be a some sort of lag happening adter the CPU detection... It might simply be the call to vga=0x305 which takes less or more time depending of the kernel? I have attached a gzip full dmesg. > > Regards, > Paul > - vin
dmesg.2.6.18.8-rsdl-0.30-amd64-envcan.gz
Description: dmesg.2.6.18.8-rsdl-0.30-amd64-envcan.gz
