Decouple loading of channel info and the rest of machine statistics.

chrome/browser/chromeos/chrome_browser_main_chromeos.cc

Index: chrome/browser/chromeos/chrome_browser_main_chromeos.cc
diff --git a/chrome/browser/chromeos/chrome_browser_main_chromeos.cc b/chrome/browser/chromeos/chrome_browser_main_chromeos.cc
index e8d9f722e6612e0c842e5832d3a88c43211cd7b9..5b947a9e19b4326db91819aa26438e4bca14b706 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/chromeos/chrome_browser_main_chromeos.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/chromeos/chrome_browser_main_chromeos.cc
@@ -625,6 +625,11 @@ void ChromeBrowserMainPartsChromeos::PreBrowserStart() {
 }
 
 void ChromeBrowserMainPartsChromeos::PostBrowserStart() {
+  // Start loading the machine statistics. Note: if we start loading machine
+  // statistics early in PreEarlyInitialization() then the crossystem tool
+  // sometimes hangs for unknown reasons, see http://crbug.com/167671.
+  system::StatisticsProvider::GetInstance()->StartLoadingMachineStatistics();
+
   // These are dependent on the ash::Shell singleton already having been
   // initialized.
   power_button_observer_.reset(new PowerButtonObserver);