From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 8 20:00:16 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C43501065678 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:00:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A05E8FC1C for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:00:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id o58K0Guc046699 for ; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:00:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id o58K0GKK046698; Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:00:16 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 20:00:16 GMT Message-Id: <201006082000.o58K0GKK046698@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org From: Krzysztof Dajka X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:08:58 +0000 Cc: Subject: Re: amd64/147560: [boot] Booting 8.1-PRERELEASE raidz system take ages X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Krzysztof Dajka List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:00:16 -0000 The following reply was made to PR amd64/147560; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Krzysztof Dajka To: bug-followup@freebsd.org, alteriks@gmail.com Cc: Subject: Re: amd64/147560: [boot] Booting 8.1-PRERELEASE raidz system take ages Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:33:12 +0200 --001485f1972c55a58f048889ddda Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I have done few test and narrowed problem to probing usb devices. I have taken following steps: 1) I prepared installed bootcode to 3 devices - 512MB Kingston flash drive - 32MB SD Card - 1MB file (created with dd, mounted with mdconfig, added gpt partition and freebsd-boot slice) booted over pxe 2) All devices had newest bootcode, booting from every device was terrible slow, but sd card was significantly slower than others. 3) I played with my zpool # zpool offline zroot gpt/disk2 4) reboot 5) I booted with every device. Booting from both devices connected to usb bus, was slow. Booting over pxe from 1MB 'drive' with bootcode was very fast as it should be. 6) Booting over pxe with any device attached to usb bus was again slow! --001485f1972c55a58f048889ddda Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have done few test and narrowed problem to probing usb devices. I ha= ve
taken following steps:

1) I prepared installed bootcode to 3 d= evices
- 512MB Kingston flash drive
- 32MB SD Card
- 1MB file (cre= ated with dd, mounted with mdconfig, added gpt partition and
freebsd-boot slice) booted over pxe
2) All devices had newest bootcode, = booting from every device was terrible
slow, but sd card was significant= ly slower than others.
3) I played with my zpool
# zpool offline zroo= t gpt/disk2
4) reboot
5) I booted with every device. Booting from both devices conne= cted to usb
bus, was slow. Booting over pxe from 1MB 'drive' wit= h bootcode was very fast
as it should be.
6) Booting over pxe with an= y device attached to usb bus was again slow!
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