Index: lib/libstand/cd9660.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/cd9660.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/cd9660.c	(working copy)
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ cd9660_open(const char *path, struct open_file *f)
 	buf = malloc(buf_size = ISO_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE);
 	vd = buf;
 	for (bno = 16;; bno++) {
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(1);
 		rc = f->f_dev->dv_strategy(f->f_devdata, F_READ, cdb2devb(bno),
 					   ISO_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE, buf, &read);
 		if (rc)
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ cd9660_open(const char *path, struct open_file *f)
 
 		while (off < dsize) {
 			if ((off % ISO_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE) == 0) {
-				twiddle();
+				twiddle(1);
 				rc = f->f_dev->dv_strategy
 					(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 					 cdb2devb(bno + boff),
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ cd9660_open(const char *path, struct open_file *f)
 
 		/* Check for Rock Ridge since we didn't in the loop above. */
 		bno = isonum_733(rec.extent) + isonum_711(rec.ext_attr_length);
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(1);
 		rc = f->f_dev->dv_strategy(f->f_devdata, F_READ, cdb2devb(bno),
 		    ISO_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE, buf, &read);
 		if (rc)
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ buf_read_file(struct open_file *f, char **buf_p, s
 		if (fp->f_buf == (char *)0)
 			fp->f_buf = malloc(ISO_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE);
 
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(32);
 		rc = f->f_dev->dv_strategy(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 		    cdb2devb(blkno), ISO_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE, fp->f_buf, &read);
 		if (rc)
Index: lib/libstand/ext2fs.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/ext2fs.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/ext2fs.c	(working copy)
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ ext2fs_open(const char *upath, struct open_file *f
 	/* allocate space and read super block */
 	fs = (struct ext2fs *)malloc(sizeof(*fs));
 	fp->f_fs = fs;
-	twiddle();
+	twiddle(1);
 	error = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 	    EXT2_SBLOCK, EXT2_SBSIZE, (char *)fs, &buf_size);
 	if (error)
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ ext2fs_open(const char *upath, struct open_file *f
 	len = blkgrps * fs->fs_bsize;
 
 	fp->f_bg = malloc(len);
-	twiddle();
+	twiddle(1);
 	error = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 	    EXT2_SBLOCK + EXT2_SBSIZE / DEV_BSIZE, len,
 	    (char *)fp->f_bg, &buf_size);
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ ext2fs_open(const char *upath, struct open_file *f
 				if (error)
 					goto out;
 				
-				twiddle();
+				twiddle(1);
 				error = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata,
 				    F_READ, fsb_to_db(fs, disk_block),
 				    fs->fs_bsize, buf, &buf_size);
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ read_inode(ino_t inumber, struct open_file *f)
 	 * Read inode and save it.
 	 */
 	buf = malloc(fs->fs_bsize);
-	twiddle();
+	twiddle(1);
 	error = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 	    ino_to_db(fs, fp->f_bg, inumber), fs->fs_bsize, buf, &rsize);
 	if (error)
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ block_map(struct open_file *f, daddr_t file_block,
 			if (fp->f_blk[level] == (char *)0)
 				fp->f_blk[level] =
 					malloc(fs->fs_bsize);
-			twiddle();
+			twiddle(1);
 			error = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 			    fsb_to_db(fp->f_fs, ind_block_num), fs->fs_bsize,
 			    fp->f_blk[level], &fp->f_blksize[level]);
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ buf_read_file(struct open_file *f, char **buf_p, s
 			bzero(fp->f_buf, block_size);
 			fp->f_buf_size = block_size;
 		} else {
-			twiddle();
+			twiddle(4);
 			error = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 			    fsb_to_db(fs, disk_block), block_size,
 			    fp->f_buf, &fp->f_buf_size);
Index: lib/libstand/nandfs.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/nandfs.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/nandfs.c	(working copy)
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ nandfs_bmap_lookup(struct nandfs *fs, struct nandf
 			return (0);
 		}
 
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(1);
 		NANDFS_DEBUG("calling get_map with %jx\n", ind_block_num);
 		map = nandfs_get_map(fs, node, ind_block_num, phys);
 		if (map == NULL)
Index: lib/libstand/nfs.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/nfs.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/nfs.c	(working copy)
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ nfs_read(struct open_file *f, void *buf, size_t si
 		       (int)fp->off);
 #endif
 	while ((int)size > 0) {
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(32);
 		cc = nfs_readdata(fp, fp->off, (void *)addr, size);
 		/* XXX maybe should retry on certain errors */
 		if (cc == -1) {
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ nfs_read(struct open_file *f, void *buf, size_t si
 		       (int)fp->off);
 #endif
 	while ((int)size > 0) {
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(32);
 		cc = nfs_readdata(fp, fp->off, (void *)addr, size);
 		/* XXX maybe should retry on certain errors */
 		if (cc == -1) {
Index: lib/libstand/read.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/read.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/read.c	(working copy)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ read(int fd, void *dest, size_t bcount)
 	return (-1);
     }
     if (f->f_flags & F_RAW) {
-	twiddle();
+	twiddle(4);
 	errno = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 					btodb(f->f_offset), bcount, dest, &resid);
 	if (errno)
Index: lib/libstand/stand.h
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/stand.h	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/stand.h	(working copy)
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ extern int	sprintf(char *buf, const char *cfmt, ..
 extern int	snprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *cfmt, ...) __printflike(3, 4);
 extern void	vsprintf(char *buf, const char *cfmt, __va_list);
 
-extern void	twiddle(void);
+extern void	twiddle(u_int divisor);
+extern void	twiddle_stat(void);
 
 extern void	ngets(char *, int);
 #define gets(x)	ngets((x), 0)
Index: lib/libstand/tftp.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/tftp.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/tftp.c	(working copy)
@@ -453,8 +453,7 @@ tftp_read(struct open_file *f, void *addr, size_t
 	while (size > 0) {
 		int needblock, count;
 
-		if (!(tc++ % 16))
-			twiddle();
+		twiddle(32);
 
 		needblock = tftpfile->off / tftpfile->tftp_blksize + 1;
 
Index: lib/libstand/twiddle.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/twiddle.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/twiddle.c	(working copy)
@@ -42,11 +42,20 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 /* Extra functions from NetBSD standalone printf.c */
 
+static u_int twidcount;
+static u_int twiddone;
+
+void twiddle_stat() {printf("twiddle count %u done %u\n", twidcount, twiddone);}
+
 void
-twiddle()
+twiddle(u_int divisor)
 {
 	static int pos;
 
+	twidcount++;
+	if (divisor > 1 && (twidcount % divisor) != 0)
+		return;
+	twiddone++;
 	putchar("|/-\\"[pos++ & 3]);
 	putchar('\b');
 }
Index: lib/libstand/ufs.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/ufs.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/ufs.c	(working copy)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ read_inode(inumber, f)
 	 * Read inode and save it.
 	 */
 	buf = malloc(fs->fs_bsize);
-	twiddle();
+	twiddle(1);
 	rc = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 		fsbtodb(fs, ino_to_fsba(fs, inumber)), fs->fs_bsize,
 		buf, &rsize);
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ block_map(f, file_block, disk_block_p)
 			if (fp->f_blk[level] == (char *)0)
 				fp->f_blk[level] =
 					malloc(fs->fs_bsize);
-			twiddle();
+			twiddle(1);
 			rc = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 				fsbtodb(fp->f_fs, ind_block_num),
 				fs->fs_bsize,
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ buf_write_file(f, buf_p, size_p)
 		if (fp->f_buf == (char *)0)
 			fp->f_buf = malloc(fs->fs_bsize);
 
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(4);
 		rc = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 			fsbtodb(fs, disk_block),
 			block_size, fp->f_buf, &fp->f_buf_size);
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ buf_write_file(f, buf_p, size_p)
 	 *	Write the block out to storage.
 	 */
 
-	twiddle();
+	twiddle(4);
 	rc = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_WRITE,
 		fsbtodb(fs, disk_block),
 		block_size, fp->f_buf, &fp->f_buf_size);
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ buf_read_file(f, buf_p, size_p)
 			bzero(fp->f_buf, block_size);
 			fp->f_buf_size = block_size;
 		} else {
-			twiddle();
+			twiddle(4);
 			rc = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_READ,
 				fsbtodb(fs, disk_block),
 				block_size, fp->f_buf, &fp->f_buf_size);
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ ufs_open(upath, f)
 	/* allocate space and read super block */
 	fs = malloc(SBLOCKSIZE);
 	fp->f_fs = fs;
-	twiddle();
+	twiddle(1);
 	/*
 	 * Try reading the superblock in each of its possible locations.
 	 */
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ ufs_open(upath, f)
 				if (rc)
 					goto out;
 				
-				twiddle();
+				twiddle(1);
 				rc = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata,
 					F_READ, fsbtodb(fs, disk_block),
 					fs->fs_bsize, buf, &buf_size);
Index: lib/libstand/write.c
===================================================================
--- lib/libstand/write.c	(revision 275941)
+++ lib/libstand/write.c	(working copy)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ write(fd, dest, bcount)
 		return (-1);
 	}
 	if (f->f_flags & F_RAW) {
-		twiddle();
+		twiddle(4);
 		errno = (f->f_dev->dv_strategy)(f->f_devdata, F_WRITE,
 			btodb(f->f_offset), bcount, dest, &resid);
 		if (errno)
Index: sys/boot/common/boot.c
===================================================================
--- sys/boot/common/boot.c	(revision 275941)
+++ sys/boot/common/boot.c	(working copy)
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ autoboot(int timeout, char *prompt)
 	}
     }
 
+    twiddle_stat();
+
     if (timeout >= 0) {
         otime = time(NULL);
         when = otime + timeout;	/* when to boot */