I decided to test with some of the mainline kernel images posted at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/
4.6.4 Startup finished in 4.991s (kernel) + 23.504s (userspace) = 28.496s
4.6.6 Startup finished in 5.019s (kernel) + 24.044s (userspace) = 29.064s
4.6.7 Startup finished in 5.063s (kernel) + 24.008s (userspace) = 29.072s
4.7.0rc1 Startup finished in 6.260s (kernel) + 24.199s (userspace) = 30.460s --------------------^^^^^^ --------------------we see the first small jump here in 4.7rc1
4.7.0rc7 Startup finished in 6.800s (kernel) + 22.748s (userspace) = 29.548s
4.7.10 Startup finished in 5.718s (kernel) + 23.185s (userspace) = 28.904s Startup finished in 6.632s (kernel) + 22.865s (userspace) = 29.498s
4.8.0rc1 Startup finished in 17.619s (kernel) + 23.272s (userspace) = 40.892s Startup finished in 17.364s (kernel) + 29.914s (userspace) = 47.278s --------------------^^^^^^ --------------------first large jump in 4.8rc1
4.8.0 Startup finished in 16.631s (kernel) + 23.861s (userspace) = 40.493s
I decided to test with some of the mainline kernel images posted at http:// kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/
4.6.4
Startup finished in 4.991s (kernel) + 23.504s (userspace) = 28.496s
4.6.6
Startup finished in 5.019s (kernel) + 24.044s (userspace) = 29.064s
4.6.7
Startup finished in 5.063s (kernel) + 24.008s (userspace) = 29.072s
4.7.0rc1 ------- ------^ ^^^^^ ------- ------we see the first small jump here in 4.7rc1
Startup finished in 6.260s (kernel) + 24.199s (userspace) = 30.460s
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4.7.0rc7
Startup finished in 6.800s (kernel) + 22.748s (userspace) = 29.548s
4.7.10
Startup finished in 5.718s (kernel) + 23.185s (userspace) = 28.904s
Startup finished in 6.632s (kernel) + 22.865s (userspace) = 29.498s
4.8.0rc1 ------- ------^ ^^^^^ ------- ------first large jump in 4.8rc1
Startup finished in 17.619s (kernel) + 23.272s (userspace) = 40.892s
Startup finished in 17.364s (kernel) + 29.914s (userspace) = 47.278s
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4.8.0
Startup finished in 16.631s (kernel) + 23.861s (userspace) = 40.493s