diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/files/udev-cache b/meta/packages/udev/files/udev-cache
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4e91915bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/files/udev-cache
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          udev-cache
+# Required-Start:    mountall
+# Required-Stop:
+# Default-Start:     S
+# Default-Stop:
+# Short-Description: cache /dev to speedup the udev next boot
+### END INIT INFO
+
+[ -d /sys/class ] || exit 1
+[ -r /proc/mounts ] || exit 1
+[ -x /sbin/udevd ] || exit 1
+
+if [ ! -e /etc/dev.tar ]; then
+	(cd /; tar cf /etc/dev.tar /dev)
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev-115/init b/meta/packages/udev/udev-115/init
index 5711d74b40..c882c75607 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev-115/init
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev-115/init
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ kill_udevd > "/dev/null" 2>&1
 		else
 			/sbin/udevtrigger
 			/sbin/udevsettle
-			(cd /; tar cf /etc/dev.tar /dev)
 		fi
 
 echo
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev-124/init b/meta/packages/udev/udev-124/init
index b78a07b20f..32ab370aa9 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev-124/init
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev-124/init
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ kill_udevd > "/dev/null" 2>&1
 		else
 			/sbin/udevadm trigger
 			/sbin/udevadm settle
-			(cd /; tar cf /etc/dev.tar /dev)
 		fi
 
 echo
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev-141/init b/meta/packages/udev/udev-141/init
index f38a0aa36e..eb5e50758b 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev-141/init
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev-141/init
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ kill_udevd > "/dev/null" 2>&1
 		else
 			/sbin/udevadm trigger
 			/sbin/udevadm settle
-			(cd /; tar cf /etc/dev.tar /dev)
 		fi
 
 echo
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev-145/init b/meta/packages/udev/udev-145/init
index f38a0aa36e..eb5e50758b 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev-145/init
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev-145/init
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ kill_udevd > "/dev/null" 2>&1
 		else
 			/sbin/udevadm trigger
 			/sbin/udevadm settle
-			(cd /; tar cf /etc/dev.tar /dev)
 		fi
 
 echo
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev.inc b/meta/packages/udev/udev.inc
index 58aa118602..0afd817b8f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev.inc
@@ -10,20 +10,25 @@ SRC_URI += " \
 	   file://mount.sh \
 	   file://network.sh \
 	   file://local.rules \
+       file://udev-cache \
            file://init"
 
 UDEV_DEVFS_RULES ?= "0"
 
-PACKAGES =+ "udev-utils libvolume-id"
+PACKAGES =+ "udev-utils libvolume-id udev-cache"
 FILES_udev-utils = "${usrbindir}/udevinfo ${usrbindir}/udevtest"
 FILES_libvolume-id = "${base_libdir}/libvolume_id.so.*"
+FILES_udev-cache = "${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev-cache"
 
-RRECOMMENDS_${PN} = "udev-extraconf"
+RRECOMMENDS_${PN} += "udev-extraconf udev-cache"
 
 inherit update-rc.d autotools pkgconfig
 
-INITSCRIPT_NAME = "udev"
-INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 04 S ."
+INITSCRIPT_PACKAGES = "udev udev-cache"
+INITSCRIPT_NAME_udev = "udev"
+INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_udev = "start 04 S ."
+INITSCRIPT_NAME_udev-cache = "udev-cache"
+INITSCRIPT_PARAMS_udev-cache = "start 36 S ."
 
 export CROSS = "${TARGET_PREFIX}"
 export HOSTCC = "${BUILD_CC}"
@@ -48,6 +53,7 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' INSTALL=install install
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/udev-cache ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev-cache
 
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev_092.bb b/meta/packages/udev/udev_092.bb
index cce65d83da..c8669c3e6f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev_092.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev_092.bb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' INSTALL=install install
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/udev-cache ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev-cache
 
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev_115.bb b/meta/packages/udev/udev_115.bb
index 6d9eede57c..835d02b379 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev_115.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev_115.bb
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' INSTALL=install install
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/udev-cache ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev-cache
 
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev_124.bb b/meta/packages/udev/udev_124.bb
index 32f1cd2452..dad25f5253 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev_124.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev_124.bb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' INSTALL=install install
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/udev-cache ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev-cache
 
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb b/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb
index 25c6057910..393c9f8778 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev_141.bb
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ PACKAGE_ARCH_h2200 = "h2200"
 
 require udev.inc
 
-INITSCRIPT_PARAMS = "start 03 S ."
-
 FILES_${PN} += "${base_libdir}/udev/*"
 FILES_${PN}-dbg += "${base_libdir}/udev/.debug"
 UDEV_EXTRAS = "extras/firmware/ extras/scsi_id/ extras/volume_id/"
@@ -33,6 +31,7 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' INSTALL=install install
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/udev-cache ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev-cache
 
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/
 
diff --git a/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb b/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb
index 1d04be1af0..d6cc9909d9 100644
--- a/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/udev/udev_145.bb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ do_install () {
 	oe_runmake 'DESTDIR=${D}' INSTALL=install install
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d
 	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/init ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev
+	install -m 0755 ${WORKDIR}/udev-cache ${D}${sysconfdir}/init.d/udev-cache
 
 	install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/
 
@@ -64,4 +65,4 @@ do_install_append_h2200() {
 
 do_stage () {
 	autotools_stage_all
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}