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| author | David Bryant <david@davidcbryant.net> | 2022-12-21 10:18:58 -0600 |
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| committer | David Bryant <david@davidcbryant.net> | 2022-12-21 10:18:58 -0600 |
| commit | c30b3ccf262e52464a6aba15de0f42990de2e1d4 (patch) | |
| tree | 772098d2ea815b4287052ece6e1ad68f599b09af | |
| parent | 9c753b58f1db4267ee47a990b118782773dedd96 (diff) | |
Remove redundant verbiage and clarify a few things.
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter09/introduction.xml | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/chapter09/introduction.xml b/chapter09/introduction.xml index da5ffe67c..745ca3165 100644 --- a/chapter09/introduction.xml +++ b/chapter09/introduction.xml @@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ <title>Introduction</title> <para>Booting a Linux system involves several tasks. The process must - mount both virtual and real file systems, initialize devices, activate swap, - check file systems for integrity, mount any swap partitions or files, set + mount both virtual and real file systems, initialize devices, + check file systems for integrity, mount and activate any swap partitions or files, set the system clock, bring up networking, start any daemons required by the - system, and accomplish any other custom tasks needed by the user. This + system, and accomplish any other custom tasks specified by the user. This process must be organized to ensure the tasks are performed in the correct - order but, at the same time, be executed as fast as possible.</para> + order and executed as quickly as possible.</para> <sect2 id='sysv-desc'> <title>System V</title> <para>System V is the classic boot process that has been used in Unix and Unix-like systems such as Linux since about 1983. It consists of a small - program, <command>init</command>, that sets up basic programs such as + program, <command>init</command>, that sets up basic processes such as <command>login</command> (via getty) and runs a script. This script, usually named <command>rc</command>, controls the execution of a set of additional scripts that perform the tasks required to initialize the @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <para>The <command>init</command> program is controlled by the <filename>/etc/inittab</filename> file and is organized into run levels that - can be run by the user. In LFS, they are used as follows:</para> + can be chosen by the user. In LFS, they are used as follows:</para> <literallayout>0 — halt 1 — Single user mode @@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ <listitem> <para>Serial processing of boot tasks. This is related to the previous - point. A delay in any process such as a file system check, will + point. A delay in any process, such as a file system check, will delay the entire boot process.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Does not directly support advanced features like - control groups (cgroups), and per-user fair share scheduling.</para> + control groups (cgroups) and per-user fair share scheduling.</para> </listitem> <listitem> |