[meta-freescale] Boot issue with imx6 quad

[Gary Thomas]

On 2014-05-29 13:43, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Jerome Smith <jerome.emb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> I'm facing a strange boot issue with Yocto Dora on a Freescale sabre auto
>> (quad and solo version).
>>
>> The configuration is the following:
>> * kernel 3.0.35
>> * systemd
>> * namespace
>> * linux containers
>>
>> The boot on imx6 Solo takes around 6 sec, instead on the Quad it takes
>> around 35 seconds.
>>
>> After boot both systems are responsive and work well.
>>
>> If I add nosmp to kernel cmdline the imx6 Quad boots as fast as the Solo.
>>
>> If I remove the namespace from the kernel the Quad system boots fast as
>> well. The problem seems to be caused by namespace and the way it interacts
>> with smp.
>>
>> Do you have any idea on how to solve the problem?
>
> My simple advise is for you to try  the Daisy branch with 3.10.17 and
> see if you reproduce it.
>

Also try using sysvinit instead of systemd - I've experienced some very
strange/slow startup times when using systemd, at least on i.MX6Q

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