coreos / coreos/ignition

Consider adding a configuration knob to disable Ignition logging

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Description

On RHCOS, s390x Secure Execution must disable Ignition logging to maintain system integrity. The current code (from https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-config/pull/1939) must add a drop-in to each of the Ignition stages:

Environment=IGNITION_ARGS=-log-to-stdout
StandardOutput=null
StandardError=null

and that requires hardcoding the list of stages. Consider providing a unified mechanism to disable logging across an entire Ignition run.

xref https://github.com/coreos/fedora-coreos-config/pull/1939#discussion_r1104841898

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Research direction

Start by reviewing how Ignition stages are handled and the referenced fedora-coreos-config pull request discussion. Define how a single configuration mechanism would apply across an entire Ignition run, then verify that logging can be disabled for every stage without requiring a hardcoded stage list.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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