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Linux Boots in 2.97 Seconds

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 10, 2008

“Warp 2 comprises a bootloader, Linux kernel, and a “hibernation
driver,” says the company. The driver takes a snapshot of RAM when
hibernation is launched, saving the contents into flash memory,
optionally compressing the data. On start-up, the contents are
quickly returned to RAM, so that the system resumes its previous
running state.

“In addition, Warp 2 is touted for its ability to support
multiple snapshots, presumably to allow booting to either a
pristine or resumed state.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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