From e1d69eaed6a20db936186ea61bbdb1d1cc2cc9e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Valentin Haudiquet <valentin.haudiquet@canonical.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:51:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: make kernel verbose with --kernel -v

---
 src/qemu_vm.rs | 16 +++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/qemu_vm.rs b/src/qemu_vm.rs
index 9f85cf3..0b9e438 100644
--- a/src/qemu_vm.rs
+++ b/src/qemu_vm.rs
@@ -88,18 +88,24 @@ pub fn launch_qemu(config: QemuConfig) -> Result<()> {
     // Build kernel command line
     // For initramfs boot, use rdinit= instead of init=
     // No root= needed as initramfs becomes the rootfs
-    // 'quiet' suppresses kernel log messages for a cleaner console
+    // 'quiet' suppresses kernel log messages for a cleaner console (removed with -v)
     // The init script (added to initramfs) handles hostname, shell, and poweroff
+    let quiet_flag = if crate::verbose::is_verbose() {
+        ""
+    } else {
+        " quiet"
+    };
+
     let kernel_append = if let Some(ref cmd) = config.command {
         let cmd_str = cmd.join(" ");
         format!(
-            "console=ttyS0 quiet ECR_SHELL={} ECR_CMD=\"{}\" ECR_HOSTNAME={}",
-            shell, cmd_str, hostname
+            "console=ttyS0{} ECR_SHELL={} ECR_CMD=\"{}\" ECR_HOSTNAME={}",
+            quiet_flag, shell, cmd_str, hostname
         )
     } else {
         format!(
-            "console=ttyS0 quiet ECR_SHELL={} ECR_HOSTNAME={}",
-            shell, hostname
+            "console=ttyS0{} ECR_SHELL={} ECR_HOSTNAME={}",
+            quiet_flag, shell, hostname
         )
     };