Replacing rc(8) (Was: FreeBSD Boot Times)

[Wojciech Puchar]

> 
> Personally I think that the kernel boot time is the killer here and the work should go there and second on the rc system.
exactly what i wrote. rc.d subsystem is quick, and anyway in special cases 
just delete in and write all needed startup in /etc/rc

i assume it is embedded system - in which boot time is very important.

> PS: nothing wrong in having an OS that boots faster, performs better is more stable than others :). This is something I would like
> to see as an improvement. Wouldn't you ?
of course i do!

Do you have USB in that system?

Compile whole USB as module. put kldload statement in /etc/rc that way 
(example):

/sbin/kldload /boot/kernel/uhci.ko &

USB takes long in kernel, but now it will go in background while the rest 
initializes.