[Bug 256223] Improve KDE startup speed

[James Eder]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=256223


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--- Comment #4 from James Eder <jimportal gmail com>  2011-05-11 18:25:50 ---
Reducing startup time would go a long way to reduce the number of "KDE is too
bloated" gripes seen in various end user circles.

One reoccurring argument I see pointing in the direction of "it's good enough"
is that users seldom need to reboot or logoff.  This may be the case for a lot
of individuals but there are are many situations which cause booting to be more
frequent.  For example, I have a few systems which suspend/hibernate just don't
work right.  I still want to conserve power so I shut them down when not in
use.  Another case would be users who share workstations and have their home
directory on a network mount.

In short, I don't believe this would be a case of optimizing where it's not
needed.

Moving forward, we need to figure out where we're spending our seconds.  What
instrumentation do we have that we can use to point blame? Can we make a
"bootchart" of sorts for KDE loggins?  Can we do more in parallel?  Can we do
less? (i.e. eliminate redundancies or avoid doing something that only satisfies
a rare corner case use)  Are there places we're using a sledge hammer where we
could be using a screwdriver?

I'm no KDE developer, but I'm going to poke around a bit and see what I can
find in my free time over the next few days and post back when I have something
that's hopefully interesting enough to make this bug report useful.

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