From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:28:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:28:40 -0400 Received: from p244.usslc13.stsn.com ([208.32.226.244]:60176 "EHLO hoteldns02.stsn.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 13 Apr 2001 11:28:37 -0400 Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 07:29:06 -0400 Message-Id: <200104131129.f3DBT6619362@golux.thyrsus.com> From: To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kbuild-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Happy news for the speed freaks Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I have found the bottleneck in the CML2 configurator's startup time and nailed it. On my laptop, the time to read in and commit the i386 defconfig has dropped from 12 seconds to less than 2. This fix will be in the next release; expect it late today or tomorrow. -- Eric S. Raymond He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression: for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach unto himself. -- Thomas Paine