New comment by pullmoll on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/13064#issuecomment-511086121 Comment: Oh yes, this seems to make a **big** difference from my impression. Tested `ppc64` with kernel `5.2.0`. The system startup feels like it is twice as fast (or not slow) as before. Running an update with `xi -u` also went noticeably faster, also for the `dracut` + `grub` updates.