[PATCH] installer: suppress kernel info/debug messages

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Badrikesh Prusty

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Dec 22, 2025, 9:16:42 PM (2 days ago) Dec 22
to isar-...@googlegroups.com, florian...@siemens.com, Badrikesh Prusty
Lower the kernel log level to 4 to suppress notice, info, and debug
messages on the console.
This prevents audit and driver messages from cluttering the screen
while keeping critical errors and systemd service status output
visible, resulting in a cleaner installer UI.

Signed-off-by: Badrikesh Prusty <badrikes...@siemens.com>
---
meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb b/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb
index 3511f3f6..a58f8849 100644
--- a/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-core/images/isar-image-installer.bb
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Example of a ISAR based Installer Image"
INSTALLER_WKS_FILE ??= "installer-efi.wks.in"
WKS_FILE = "${INSTALLER_WKS_FILE}"

-ADDITIONAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE ??= ""
+# Hide kernel warning/info/debug messages
+ADDITIONAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE ??= "loglevel=4"

OVERRIDES .= "${@':unattended-installer' if bb.utils.to_boolean(d.getVar('INSTALLER_UNATTENDED')) else ''}"
ADDITIONAL_KERNEL_CMDLINE:append:unattended-installer = " \
--
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