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SubjectRe: How to move serial8250_init out of the critical path to decrease boot time?
On Sun, Apr 01, 2018 at 09:11:15AM +0200, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Linux folks,
>
>
> The goal is to boot a *distribution* Linux kernel as fast as possible. (The
> goal is currently 500 ms.)

What distro?

> With Linux 4.16-rc7, `serial8250_init()` takes almost 34 ms according to
> `initcall_debug` on the laptop TUXEDO Book BU1406 with an Intel Kaby Lake
> processor.
>
> ```
> [ 2.657950] calling serial8250_init+0x0/0x168 @ 1
> [ 2.657963] Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 32 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
> [ 2.692598] initcall serial8250_init+0x0/0x168 returned 0 after 33820
> usecs
> ```
>
> One problem is, that the distributions do not build this as a module,
> despite more and more devices do not actually have serial connectors, but
> the chipset still exposes them.

Then fix that in the distro kernel build.

> What options are there?

File a bug with the distro.

> 1. Try to probe it asynchronously as in the attached patch, which is not
> tested yet.

Please test it and watch to see what breaks :)

good luck!

greg k-h

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