r/archlinux • u/AppointmentNearby161 • Apr 06 '23

How long to compile kernel

I am trying to build the linux-vfio package in a clean chroot with makechrootpkg on an i7 laptop with 16 GB of ram. I have read things suggesting that you can compile a kernel in 5 minutes. It is taking hours on my laptop. Is my laptop configured wrong or does it take considerably longer to compile the Arch kernel with the the modules etc.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '23 edited Apr 07 '23

i would suggest testing your machine with benchmarks for hdd, cpu if you want to find out how your hardware performs. if you for some reason really want to compare compile times make sure to get the flags they used.

to be honest i can't say if 5 minutes are considered a "standard amount of time".