Hi! I have just looked into a webinar which deals with techniques for "Fast Linux Boot". The full name is "Web Seminar - Linux Fast Boot: Techniques for Aggressive Boot Time Reduction" http://go.mentor.com/3hie5 During this presentation it is claimed that for fast boot time, it would be best if "your boot loader enables caches early". So, my question is : What is the answer regarding syslinux. Thanks Mau
H. Peter Anvin
2014-Jan-20 20:19 UTC
[syslinux] Is your boot loader enabling caches early ?
On 01/20/2014 12:09 PM, Mau Z wrote:> Hi! > > I have just looked into a webinar which deals with techniques for "Fast > Linux Boot". > The full name is "Web Seminar - Linux Fast Boot: Techniques for Aggressive > Boot Time Reduction" http://go.mentor.com/3hie5 > > During this presentation it is claimed that for fast boot time, it would be > best if "your boot loader enables caches early". > So, my question is : What is the answer regarding syslinux. >In the embedded world, "bootloader" is often synonymous with "firmware" or "BIOS". It is the firmware/BIOS' job to turn the caches on, which happens long before Syslinux runs. -hpa