Episode 11: Optimizing Kernel Boot Time

Gene and Maciej were finally able to do a podcast together this week. In this discussion they talked about the process of minimizing kernel boot times with various approaches and trade-offs associated with faster boot times. Maciej discussed the merits of a the elegant staged boot process while Gene pushes the slash-and-burn approach of eliminating the existing Linux boot scripts and replacing them with the minimum necessary to get your system booted.