Linux: Boot linux faster

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-boot.html

- focuses on starting stand-alone services in parallel

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=387

- 10 tips to make your linux boot faster

Linux: /proc

Nice articles on /proc filesystem:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-proc.html

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8381

Linux: kexec

Information about kexec to be found at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kexec

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-kexec.html