Re: [PATCH v3] printk: fix zero-valued printk timestamps in early boot

Geert Uytterhoeven
2026-04-01T07:36:30Z

On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 at 02:04, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:36:26 +0200
> Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org> wrote:
> > [ 12.289141] Run /init as init process
>
> 12 seconds! Holly crap, that would fail every Chromebook requirement we
> have. In most cases, we shoot for a 3 second boot up and 8 second max.

So that's why my Sony HD Handycam never boots Linux, but instead still
resumes the system Tim suspended 18 years ago ;-)

Looks like the old CE Linux Forum Boot Time Working Group needs more
blood...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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