Re: Kernel 2.6.20 takes a long time to load

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

On Sun, 2007-03-25 at 14:22 +0200, Helmut Auer wrote:
> Hello List,
> 
> The kernel 2.6.20 makes a long delay during booting ( about 15 seconds ) after showing:
> 
> NET: Registered protocol family 2
> 
> then it goes along with:
> 
> IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
> TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 98304 bytes)
> ...
> 
> I am using the kernel parameter lpj to avoid calculating processor speed during kernel load.
> If I do not use the lpj parameter, the detection of cpu speed takes about 10 seconds, but then 
> there is no delay after:
> NET: Registered protocol family 2
> 
> Any hints what I can try to get a fast booting kernel ?
> I am using 2.6.20 with some gentoo patches ( plain 2.6.20-4 has the same problem ).
> 
> My .config is here:
> http://www.helmutauer.de/.config-2.6.20.3.gz

Can you put up a complete bootlog too ?

	tglx