Ré :_So_much_longer_to_update_than_i nstall_fresh_(+_no_install_feedback)

From: Paul Dufresne <dufresnep_at_zoho.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 23:01:35 UTC
Turned out that going from 14.0-BETA1 to 14.0-RC3 was significantly faster than from 13.2 to 14.0-BETA1.

From 14.0-BETA1:

/usr/bin/time -h freebsd-update -r 14.0-BETA4 upgrade
1810 patchs, 3 files
5m38s real, 2m22 user, 43s sys

/usr/bin/time -h freebsd-update install
3m4s
[reboot]
/usr/bin/time -h freebsd-update install
5m5s real, 22s user, 9s sys
[reboot]

From 14.0-BETA4:
/usr/bin/time -h freebsd-update -r 14.0-RC3 upgrade
2774 patchs, 1749 files
7m50s real, 2m16s user, 1m47s sys

/usr/bin/time -h freebsd-update install
3m9s real, 6s user, 6s sys
[reboot]
/usr/bin/time -h freebsd-update install
9m4s real, 35s user, 23s sys

Now on 14.0-RC3.

I am curious (not sure if enough to really try it) if it would be faster on UFS rather than ZFS.