Ubuntu 11.10 Boot Performance: It's Slowing Down

[DaemonFC]

The maximum disk throughput is misleading.

You'd think more = better, but that's not true. It's only better assuming that the additional I/O was necessary.

[grotgrot]

systemd

SystemD would definitely help but Canonical would have to get over their Not-invented-here attitude with upstart

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Ubuntu 11.10 Boot Performance: It's Slowing Down

When Ubuntu 11.04 was released, Phoronix provided Bootchart results for five different systems showing the boot performance from Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS through Ubuntu 11.04. Since Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, the boot time has unfortunately increased.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=16465