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Kernel Summit: kexec and fast bootingKernel Summit: kexec and fast bootingPosted Jul 22, 2004 4:32 UTC (Thu) by flewellyn (subscriber, #5047)Parent article: Kernel Summit: kexec and fast booting The "known devices list" could be a compile-time option, in which the system is probed for device info, which is saved in the kernel. Then, when rebooted, the new kernel would already know what was there, and thus be able to avoid probing. Of course, this would not work with hotplug devices, and certainly not when compiling for a different system. So it would have to be an option.
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Kernel Summit: kexec and fast booting Posted Jul 22, 2004 13:29 UTC (Thu) by PaulDickson (subscriber, #478) [Link] Every time a system shuts down, the used devices can be recorded. Withenough reboots, a common list of the system's devices will become known. This list can then be saved on the system's init ram disk so upon further
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