I see similar behavior in a fresh installed Ubuntu 14.04. My root is on md (+ crypto) but the symtoms are exactly the same. I attached dmesg output and a bootchart plot.
uname -a Linux jan-home 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux ** Attachment added: "dmesg with timings" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mdadm/+bug/1045052/+attachment/4094837/+files/dmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1045052 Title: slow boot (exe=fsck) with root partition on md To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mdadm/+bug/1045052/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
