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I've seriously got to look into running arch with a clear linux kernel. I knew they did some pretty serious optimization work, but this is definitely impressiv

• ComputerGuru 7y ago
  Most of the bloat isn’t from the kernel. That’s the last thing you really optimize after getting rid of all the background services, startup tasks, etc.
  • mises 7y ago
    Clear kernel performed better in every single test run by phoronix, except one (because it has retpoline and others did not). https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=arch-antergos-clear&num=4 https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=arch-ant...
    • ComputerGuru 7y ago
      I think you misunderstood. I was saying in a typical stack, time from POST to desktop is significantly overshadowed by userland bloat, not that Clear kernel is not worth the optimization.
      • big_chungus 7y ago
        Yeah, but a stock arch system is significantly less slowed than a typical stack. Getting to bootloader is still significantly longer than actual OS boot, though. I'm not usually a supporter of the "all software has to be open source" thing, but between spying issues and horrible code, it seems like coreboot is a serious benefit. Wish I could get it on my machine.
• l3s2d 7y ago
  Some relevant links: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-clear/ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/linux-clear/ https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/7rcvxc/clear_linux_kernel_for_archlinux/ https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/7rcvxc/clear_lin...