[arch-general] What causes the 3-5 sec delay before :: running early hooks (udev)?

[Tom Gundersen]

On Jun 20, 2012 7:21 PM, "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com>
wrote:
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> Guys,
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>  After recent updates to 3.4.3 and systemd-tools, etc., I have a new
delay on boot. The system just seems to sit for any extra 5 secs or so with
a blank screen after switching from grub to start booting. The delay
happens before the first line:
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> :: running early hooks (udev)

It is either the kernel or the initramfs. Your dmesg might tell you more
(possibly some misbehaving kernel module?). Also, what modules/hooks do you
have in your initramfs?

Tom

> is written to the screen. Does anybody know what is causing this?
initramfs decompression? New systemd-tools udev stuff? After updating 3-4
boxes, this delay period is notable. Just curious whether this can be
tweaked or eliminated. Thanks for any info.
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> David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
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