The boot_delay switch seems to be behaving strangely in the current -git. Setting it to =10 makes the output 'bursty' it becomes slow for some printk's whilst others scroll by at regular speed. Setting it any higher than that seems to make it pause for a really long time before it outputs any text at all.
x86 timer changes perhaps ? Dave -- http://www.codemonkey.org.uk -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/