Warp!!2 makes Linux OS boot in 2.97 seconds

Software engineers at Japan's embedded Linux software vendor Lineo announced technology last week that can boot a low-power computer system within 2.97 seconds. Warp!!2 consists of a boot loader, a customized Linux software stack, and a 'hibernation driver'. The hibernation driver is Lineo's innovation, which is capable of writing a snapshot of the RAM into flash memory instead of to a hard drive. New features in Warp!!2 include the requirement for smaller memory size than its predecessor. For instance, on an Armadillo-500 demo board, the memory size to save a snapshot had been reduced to 19 MB from 32 MB. The low memory requirement is made possible because Warp!!2 supports snapshot compression, which is capable of compressing a snapshot data to almost half of its original size. In addition, to this Warp!!2 also supports multiple snapshots handling. Warp!!2 is also capable of saving multiple alternative system snapshots, thus enabling users to reboot either to a previously saved session or into a clean startup environment.
A Warp!!2 enabled Linux system with an uncompressed snapshot of 18.3 MB takes about 2.97 seconds to boot, while the same system with a compressed snapshot of 6.8 MB takes about 3.17 seconds to boot. Warp!!2 could also appeal to Netbook manufacturers who ship most of their products with Linux. For Warp!!2 enabled Netbooks would result in light-weight and fast booting devices, which is surely a dream come true.