Here is a regular kexec command sequence and output: ===== $ kexec --reuse-cmdline -i --load Image $ kexec -e [ 161.342002] kexec_core: Starting new kernel Welcome to Buildroot buildroot login: ===== Even when "quiet" kernel parameter is specified, "kexec_core: Starting new kernel" is printed. This message has KERN_EMERG level, but there is no emergency, it is a normal kexec operation, so quiet it down to appropriate KERN_NOTICE. Machines that have slow console baud rate benefit from less output. Signed-off-by: Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- kernel/kexec_core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c index d5870723b8ad..2c5b72863b7b 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec_core.c +++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c @@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ int kernel_kexec(void) * CPU hotplug again; so re-enable it here. */ cpu_hotplug_enable(); - pr_emerg("Starting new kernel\n"); + pr_notice("Starting new kernel\n"); machine_shutdown(); } -- 2.23.0