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Embedded Linux Achieves One-Second Boot Time

Posted by timothy on from the all-it-does-is-operate-the-power-button dept.

Sam writes "A new goalpost has been set in the race for faster bootup times. MontaVista Software announced (and demonstrated at the Virtual Freescale Technology Forum) a dashboard application going from cold boot to operational in one second flat on their embedded Linux platform. Although this is unlikely to immediately benefit your average Linux user, previous real-time patches have eventually made their way into the main kernel."

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  1. Re:Not needed by Abreu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'll bite.

    Some of us want to run laptops, netbooks and other devices where the ability to shut down completely and then turn on quickly, using zero battery in the meantime would be very useful.

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