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Re: Improving the performance of system boot by eliding unused rc.d scripts and caching the result



> On Aug 20, 2026, at 9:35 AM, Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> I can see those working -- but I don't see how that's an improvement,
> weighing the benefit of dropping these tiny files and invoking them vs
> the cost of adding additional mechanisms, absent benchmarks that show
> the current situation hurts.

Right, to be clear, I don’t view this barrier files as a problem in the slightest.  I’m almost sorry I mentioned them.

-- thorpej



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