[SOLVED] Boot slow down at "Loading extensions..." - TC 5.0.1

[curaga]

Since you're only changing core code, the instructions are much simpler than for a full custom kernel.

1. Unpack source, copy config file into it (.config), apply the new patch
2. make bzImage
3. Copy arch/x86/boot/bzImage into your boot folder
4. Point your bootloader to this new bzImage instead of the shipped vmlinuz

[Misalf]

Wohoo - Success!
The patch does work. No delay at all.

Total amount of time needed to boot into a desktop is now 29 seconds (according to conky) which is about the half of the time that was needed before.

Thanks.

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PS:
Do I need to apply the patch on the sources if I want to compile something else which depends on linux headers etc.?

[gerald_clark]

The patch also works for me.
I have 4 mdadm  RAID 1  drives and boot time was reduced from 23 minutes to less than 2 minutes.
I was debugging my pretce raid scripts when this topic caught my attention.

I am happy to report that the TC4 mdadm.tcz works fine with TC5.

[Juanito]

mdadm coped over

[curaga]

Thanks for testing. We'll be including this patch in 5.1.

Do I need to apply the patch on the sources if I want to compile something else which depends on linux headers etc.?

No, it does not change the module interface, so external modules can use the unmodified source/headers extension (if there is any).