和大多数Linux发行版一样,在执行开机后,Android也是通过引导加载器(bootloader)首先将Linux内核装载到内存中,然后启动初始化进程。初始化进程在完成一系列初始化工作后,会启动相关的守护进程、Zygote虚拟机和相关的实时进程,进而完成整个启动过程。图1-1显示了Android在启动过程中各进程的启动顺序。
        
图1-1  Android的启动过程
        在启动system\core\rootdir\init.rc脚本后,会首先创建系统运行所需的各种环境变量,接着创建各种文件系统(如系统文件系统、用户文件系统、SD Card、缓存(Cache)等)的挂载点,并将这些文件系统挂载到MTD(Memory Technology Device)上。
        然后会为接下来的守护进程和实时进程的创建做些准备,如设置进程的内存门槛、系统服务和守护进程的权限等,并为各种网络(如WIFI、UMTS、EDGE、GPRS、CDMA(Android 1.6后支持)等)设置所需的TCP缓存,然后即创建各种守护进程,具体初始化过程如下:
        初始化过程
        on init
    sysclktz 0					//设置系统时区
    loglevel 3					//日志级别
    # 设置全局环境变量
          export PATH /sbin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin	//设置环境变量
          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH /system/lib						//共享库路径
          export ANDROID_BOOTLOGO 1
          export ANDROID_ROOT /system						//根路径
          export ANDROID_ASSETS /system/app
          export ANDROID_DATA /data							
          export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /sdcard					//SD卡
          export BOOTCLASSPATH 				
	
          /system/framework/core.jar:/system/framework/ext.jar:/system/framework/
                   framework.jar:/system/framework/android.policy.jar:/system/framework/services.jar	//核心库
    # 后向兼容
          symlink /system/etc /etc
    #创建挂载点并将tmpfs挂载到sqlite_stmt_journals上
          mkdir /sdcard 0000 system system
          mkdir /system
          mkdir /data 0771 system system
          mkdir /cache 0770 system cache
          mkdir /sqlite_stmt_journals 01777 root root
          mount tmpfs tmpfs /sqlite_stmt_journals size=4m
          mount rootfs rootfs / ro remount
          write /proc/sys/kernel/panic_on_oops 1
          write /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs 0
          write /proc/cpu/alignment 4
          write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_latency_ns 10000000
          write /proc/sys/kernel/sched_wakeup_granularity_ns 2000000
    # 挂载MTD分区
          # 首先挂载System分区以保存文件系统检查点
          mount yaffs2 mtd@system /system 			//挂载yaffs2文件系统
          mount yaffs2 mtd@system /system ro remount
          # 挂载Data分区,设置权限
          mount yaffs2 mtd@userdata /data nosuid nodev
          chown system system /data
          chmod 0771 /data
          # 挂载Cache分区,并设置权限
          mount yaffs2 mtd@cache /cache nosuid nodev
          chown system cache /cache
          chmod 0770 /cache
          # 设置修复路径权限
          chown system system /cache/recovery
          chmod 0770 /cache/recovery
    # 创建基本的文件系统结构
          mkdir /data/misc 01771 system misc
          mkdir /data/misc/hcid 0770 bluetooth bluetooth
          mkdir /data/local 0771 shell shell
          mkdir /data/local/tmp 0771 shell shell
          mkdir /data/data 0771 system system
          mkdir /data/app-private 0771 system system
          mkdir /data/app 0771 system system
          mkdir /data/property 0700 root root
          # 配置dalvik-cache权限
          mkdir /data/dalvik-cache 0771 system system
          chown system system /data/dalvik-cache
          chmod 0771 /data/dalvik-cache
          # 创建lost+found目录
          mkdir /data/lost+found 0770
          mkdir /cache/lost+found 0770
          # 配置lost+found权限
          chown root root /data/lost+found
          chmod 0770 /data/lost+found
          chown root root /cache/lost+found
          chmod 0770 /cache/lost+found
    on boot
    # 基本网络初始化
          ifup lo
          hostname localhost
          domainname localdomain
    # 设置RLIMIT_NICE,使优先级范围为19~-20
          setrlimit 13 40 40
    # 设置rmnet超时值
          write /sys/devices/virtual/net/rmnet0/timeout_suspend 5000000
    //定义ActivityManagerService 用到的系统属性
          setprop ro.FOREGROUND_APP_ADJ 0
          setprop ro.VISIBLE_APP_ADJ 1
          setprop ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_ADJ 2
          setprop ro.HOME_APP_ADJ 4
          setprop ro.HIDDEN_APP_MIN_ADJ 7
          setprop ro.CONTENT_PROVIDER_ADJ 14
          setprop ro.EMPTY_APP_ADJ 15
    //定义垃圾回收用到的内存门槛
          setprop ro.FOREGROUND_APP_MEM 1536
          setprop ro.VISIBLE_APP_MEM 2048
          setprop ro.SECONDARY_SERVER_MEM 4096
          setprop ro.HOME_APP_MEM 4096
          setprop ro.HIDDEN_APP_MEM 5120
          setprop ro.CONTENT_PROVIDER_MEM 5632
          setprop ro.EMPTY_APP_MEM 6144
          write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/adj 0,1,2,7,14,15
          write /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory 1
          write /proc/sys/vm/min_free_order_shift 4
          write /sys/module/lowmemorykiller/parameters/minfree 1536,2048,4096,5120,5632,6144
   	 	        #设置init进程能够创建的子进程的数量
          write /proc/1/oom_adj -16
   	 	         #设置系统服务和守护进程的权限
          chown radio system /sys/android_power/state
          chown radio system /sys/android_power/request_state
          chown radio system /sys/android_power/acquire_full_wake_lock
          chown radio system /sys/android_power/acquire_partial_wake_lock
          chown radio system /sys/android_power/release_wake_lock
          chown radio system /sys/power/state
          chown radio system /sys/power/wake_lock
          chown radio system /sys/power/wake_unlock
          chmod 0660 /sys/power/state
          chmod 0660 /sys/power/wake_lock
          chmod 0660 /sys/power/wake_unlock
          chown system system /sys/class/timed_output/vibrator/enable
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/button-backlight/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/jogball-backlight/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/green/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/blue/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grpfreq
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grppwm
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/blink
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/green/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/blue/brightness
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grpfreq
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/grppwm
          chown system system /sys/class/leds/red/device/blink
          chown system system /sys/class/timed_output/vibrator/enable
          chown system system /sys/module/sco/parameters/disable_esco
          chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_wmem_min
          chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_wmem_def
          chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_wmem_max
          chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_rmem_min
          chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_rmem_def
          chown system system /sys/kernel/ipv4/tcp_rmem_max
          chown root radio /proc/cmdline
    #定义各种网络情况下的TCP缓冲
    #   ReadMin, ReadInitial, ReadMax, WriteMin, WriteInitial, WriteMax,
          setprop net.tcp.buffersize.default 4096,87380,110208,4096,16384,110208
          setprop net.tcp.buffersize.wifi    4095,87380,110208,4096,16384,110208
          setprop net.tcp.buffersize.umts    4094,87380,110208,4096,16384,110208
          setprop net.tcp.buffersize.edge    4093,26280,35040,4096,16384,35040
          setprop net.tcp.buffersize.gprs    4092,8760,11680,4096,8760,11680
          class_start default
    # 初始化守护进程
    service console /system/bin/sh					//启动Shell
          console
    # adbd由persist.service.adb.enable系统属性控制
    service adbd /sbin/adbd						//启动adb守护进程
          disabled
    on property:ro.kernel.qemu=1
          start adbd
    on property:persist.service.adb.enable=1
          start adbd
    on property:persist.service.adb.enable=0
          stop adbd
    service servicemanager /system/bin/servicemanager	//启动IBinder通信
          user system
          critical
          onrestart restart zygote
          onrestart restart media
    service vold /system/bin/vold
          socket vold stream 0660 root mount
    service debuggerd /system/bin/debuggerd		//启动调试系统
    service ril-daemon /system/bin/rild		//启动RIL(Radio Interface Layer)守护进程
          socket rild stream 660 root radio
          socket rild-debug stream 660 radio system
          user root								//root用户权限
          group radio cache inet misc
    service zygote /system/bin/app_process -Xzygote/
    system/bin --zygote --start-system-server
          socket zygote stream 666
          onrestart write /sys/android_power/request_state wake
          onrestart write /sys/power/state on
    service media /system/bin/mediaserver	//启动音频管理器等媒体服务
          user media
          group system audio camera graphics inet net_bt net_bt_admin
    service bootsound /system/bin/playmp3				//启动开机音乐
          user media
          group audio
          oneshot
    service dbus /system/bin/dbus-daemon --system –nofork		//启动Dbus守护进程
          socket dbus stream 660 bluetooth bluetooth
          user bluetooth
          group bluetooth net_bt_admin
    service hcid /system/bin/hcid -s -n -f /etc/bluez/hcid.conf	//重定向hcid
          socket bluetooth stream 660 bluetooth bluetooth
          socket dbus_bluetooth stream 660 bluetooth bluetooth
          group bluetooth net_bt_admin misc
          disabled
    service hfag /system/bin/sdptool add --channel=10 HFAG 		//启动蓝牙免提音频网关
          user bluetooth
          group bluetooth net_bt_admin
          disabled
          oneshot
    service hsag /system/bin/sdptool add --channel=11 HSAG	//启动蓝牙耳机音频网关
          user bluetooth
          group bluetooth net_bt_admin
          disabled
          oneshot
    service installd /system/bin/installd					//启动安装APK包守护进程
          socket installd stream 600 system system
    service flash_recovery /system/bin/flash_image recovery /system/recovery.img
          oneshot