Index: head/libexec/rc/rc
===================================================================
--- head/libexec/rc/rc
+++ head/libexec/rc/rc
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@
 . /etc/rc.subr
 load_rc_config
 
+# rc_parallel_start default is "NO"
+rc_parallel_start=${rc_parallel_start:-NO}
+_rc_parallel=''
+# enable rcorder -p if /etc/rc.conf rc_parallel_start is "YES"
+checkyesno rc_parallel_start && _rc_parallel='-p'
+
 # If we receive a SIGALRM, re-source /etc/rc.conf; this allows rc.d
 # scripts to perform "boot-time configuration" including enabling and
 # disabling rc.d scripts which appear later in the boot order.
@@ -92,16 +98,22 @@
 # Do a first pass to get everything up to $early_late_divider so that
 # we can do a second pass that includes $local_startup directories
 #
-files=`rcorder ${skip} ${skip_firstboot} /etc/rc.d/* 2>/dev/null`
+files=`rcorder ${skip} ${skip_firstboot} ${_rc_parallel} /etc/rc.d/* 2>/dev/null`
 
 _rc_elem_done=' '
-for _rc_elem in ${files}; do
-	run_rc_script ${_rc_elem} ${_boot}
-	_rc_elem_done="${_rc_elem_done}${_rc_elem} "
-
-	case "$_rc_elem" in
-	*/${early_late_divider})	break ;;
-	esac
+IFS=$'\n' 
+for _rc_group in ${files}; do
+	IFS=$' '
+	for _rc_elem in ${_rc_group}; do
+		run_rc_script ${_rc_elem} ${_boot} &
+		_rc_elem_done="${_rc_elem_done}${_rc_elem} "
+	
+		case "$_rc_elem" in
+		*/${early_late_divider})	break ;;
+		esac
+	done
+	wait
+	IFS=$'\n'
 done
 
 unset files local_rc
@@ -120,14 +132,21 @@
 	skip_firstboot=""
 fi
 
-files=`rcorder ${skip} ${skip_firstboot} /etc/rc.d/* ${local_rc} 2>/dev/null`
-for _rc_elem in ${files}; do
-	case "$_rc_elem_done" in
-	*" $_rc_elem "*)	continue ;;
-	esac
-
-	run_rc_script ${_rc_elem} ${_boot}
+files=`rcorder ${skip} ${skip_firstboot} /etc/rc.d/* ${local_rc} ${_rc_parallel} 2>/dev/null`
+IFS=$'\n' 
+for _rc_group in ${files}; do
+	IFS=$' '
+	for _rc_elem in ${_rc_group}; do
+		case "$_rc_elem_done" in
+		*" $_rc_elem "*)	continue ;;
+		esac
+	
+		run_rc_script ${_rc_elem} ${_boot} &
+	done
+	wait
+	IFS=$'\n'
 done
+unset IFS
 
 # Remove the firstboot sentinel, and reboot if it was requested.
 # Be a bit paranoid about removing it to handle the common failure