Re: [android-kernel] Optimizing the boot time of android embedded devices

2011-08-24 Thread NilesH Somani
I agree about the memory problems in flash. But next generation smartphones will be having SSD's.. Not much restriction on number of writes plus access time. and samsung and toshiba have already started with the release. http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/Toshiba-Reveals-128GB-Smartphone-Flash-Me

Re: [android-kernel] Optimizing the boot time of android embedded devices

2011-08-24 Thread Tim Bird
On 08/24/2011 10:54 AM, NilesH Somani wrote: > Thank u sir > So basically the init process slow downs the android boot up time.. I would word it differently. The part of the boot where 'init' is running is usually the longest part. > Recently i came accross a link which showed the booting of andr

Re: [android-kernel] Optimizing the boot time of android embedded devices

2011-08-24 Thread NilesH Somani
Thank u sir So basically the init process slow downs the android boot up time.. Recently i came accross a link which showed the booting of android that is the display of the home screen in 1 sec.. http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Ubiquitous-QuickBoot/?kc=LNXDEVNL032410 On Wed, Aug 24, 201

Re: [android-kernel] Optimizing the boot time of android embedded devices

2011-08-23 Thread Tim Bird
On 08/22/2011 01:59 AM, NilesH wrote: > BASIC IDEA: > In embedded systems, existing bootloaders run in three stages. But the > main focus should be on the vendor bootloader and the third stage > bootloader. U-boot and Barebox are examples of third stage bootloaders > that provide a rich set of feat

[android-kernel] Optimizing the boot time of android embedded devices

2011-08-22 Thread NilesH
I actually referred a paper and the summary of our idea is a follows Fast boot is essential for consumer devices in automotive, medical and entertainment markets. I describe an efficient bootloader design and explain how to optimally configure Android’s Linux based kernel for embedded systems. The