[U-Boot] Linux booting speed up.

[Wolfgang Denk]

Dear Michele,

In message <BA4D40DBFB024E51BCB0052BCFB5199E at ebneuro.intranet> you wrote:
> I am using UBoot on a AT91RM9200 target supporting Linux 2.4.27.
> I would like to accelerate the boot process, while keeping Kernel and 
> RamDisk compressed on Flash EPROM.

Not to forget: using a ramdisk itself is a major mistake if you look
for fast boot times. See for example
http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/RootFileSystemSelection

Using a crafs file system image instead of a ramdisk often saves
30...50% of the boot time.

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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