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- Add apt-ostree, deb-bootupd, and bootc packages to tools/
- Update Containerfile to install Particle-OS tools with dependencies
- Add tool verification script and updated welcome message
- Update justfile with new build and test recipes
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# Boot Performance Optimization for Simple-CLI
## 🎯 Overview
This document outlines the boot performance optimizations implemented in Simple-CLI to address the "boots slow" issue identified in the project.
## 🚀 Boot Performance Optimizations
### 1. Kernel Parameter Optimizations
#### Memory Management
```bash
# Optimize memory management for faster boot
vm.swappiness = 1 # Reduce swap usage
vm.dirty_ratio = 15 # Optimize writeback behavior
vm.dirty_background_ratio = 5 # Background writeback threshold
```
#### Kernel Logging
```bash
# Reduce kernel logging overhead during boot
kernel.printk = 3 4 1 3 # Minimize console output
```
#### Security Optimizations
```bash
# Disable address space randomization for faster boot
kernel.randomize_va_space = 0 # Note: Security trade-off
```
### 2. Systemd Boot Optimizations
#### Timeout Reductions
```bash
# Reduce service timeouts for faster boot
DefaultTimeoutStartSec=15s # Faster service start
DefaultTimeoutStopSec=15s # Faster service stop
DefaultRestartSec=100ms # Faster service restart
```
#### Parallel Boot
- Services start in parallel where possible
- Dependencies optimized for concurrent execution
- Reduced sequential bottlenecks
### 3. GRUB Boot Optimizations
#### Boot Timeout
```bash
GRUB_TIMEOUT=1 # Minimal boot menu delay
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0 # Hide boot menu by default
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true # Quiet hidden timeout
```
#### Kernel Parameters
```bash
# Optimized kernel command line
console=ttyS0 # Serial console for faster output
root=/dev/sda1 # Direct root device specification
rw # Read-write root filesystem
quiet # Reduce kernel output
splash # Show boot splash
fastboot # Enable fast boot optimizations
```
## 🔧 Implementation
### Containerfile Optimizations
The optimizations are built into the container image:
```dockerfile
# Boot performance optimizations
RUN echo "kernel.printk = 3 4 1 3" > /etc/sysctl.d/99-boot-performance.conf && \
echo "vm.swappiness = 1" >> /etc/sysctl.d/99-boot-performance.conf && \
echo "vm.dirty_ratio = 15" >> /etc/sysctl.d/99-boot-performance.conf && \
echo "vm.dirty_background_ratio = 5" >> /etc/sysctl.d/99-boot-performance.conf
# Systemd boot optimizations
RUN mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system.conf.d && \
echo "[Manager]" > /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/99-boot-performance.conf && \
echo "DefaultTimeoutStartSec=30s" >> /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/99-boot-performance.conf && \
echo "DefaultTimeoutStopSec=30s" >> /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/99-boot-performance.conf && \
echo "DefaultRestartSec=100ms" >> /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/99-boot-performance.conf
```
### Runtime Optimizations
Additional optimizations can be applied at runtime:
```bash
# Disable unnecessary services
systemctl disable systemd-networkd-wait-online.service
systemctl disable systemd-resolved.service
# Enable parallel boot
systemctl enable systemd-analyze
```
## 📊 Performance Measurement
### Built-in Tools
Simple-CLI includes comprehensive boot performance measurement:
```bash
# Measure total boot time
systemd-analyze time
# Identify slowest services
systemd-analyze blame
# Analyze critical boot chain
systemd-analyze critical-chain
# Generate boot timeline
systemd-analyze plot
```
### Analysis Script
Use the built-in analysis script:
```bash
# Quick analysis
just analyze-boot
# Enable verbose logging
just enable-verbose-boot
# Apply optimizations
just optimize-boot
# Full optimization
just full-boot-optimization
# Quick check
just quick-boot-check
```
## 🎯 Expected Results
### Before Optimization
- **Typical boot time**: 30-60 seconds
- **Bottlenecks**: Service timeouts, sequential startup, verbose logging
- **Issues**: Network wait, DNS resolution delays, unnecessary services
### After Optimization
- **Target boot time**: 15-25 seconds
- **Improvements**: Parallel service startup, reduced timeouts, optimized memory
- **Benefits**: Faster development cycles, better user experience
## 🔍 Troubleshooting
### Common Issues
1. **Services failing to start**: Check timeout values
2. **Network connectivity**: Verify network service dependencies
3. **Boot failures**: Review kernel parameters
### Debug Mode
Enable verbose logging for troubleshooting:
```bash
# Enable debug logging
just enable-verbose-boot
# Check boot configuration
just analyze-boot
```
### Performance Monitoring
Monitor boot performance over time:
```bash
# Regular performance checks
just quick-boot-check
# Detailed analysis
just analyze-boot
```
## 📚 References
- [systemd Boot Performance](https://systemd.io/BOOT_PERFORMANCE/)
- [GRUB Boot Optimization](https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/html_node/Command_002dline-and-menu-entry-commands.html)
- [Kernel Parameters](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html)
- [Debian Boot Optimization](https://wiki.debian.org/BootProcess)
## 🚀 Future Improvements
### Planned Optimizations
1. **Initramfs optimization**: Reduce initramfs size and load time
2. **Service parallelization**: Further optimize service dependencies
3. **Kernel module loading**: Optimize driver loading sequence
4. **Filesystem optimization**: Tune filesystem parameters for boot
### Research Areas
1. **Alternative init systems**: Investigate faster alternatives to systemd
2. **Kernel compilation**: Optimize kernel configuration for boot speed
3. **Hardware-specific**: Optimize for specific hardware configurations