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+# Copyright (C) VyOS Inc.
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from vyos.configtree import ConfigTree
+from vyos.system.image import is_live_boot
+from vyos.utils.kernel import get_kernel_serial_console
+from vyos.utils.serial import is_tty
+
+base = ['system', 'console', 'device']
+
+def activate(config: ConfigTree):
+    # Configure the kernel serial console only once during live boot. During
+    # installation, the user can define the console type (VT TTY or serial
+    # TTY). If this is not limited to live boot, the serial interface will
+    # always be re-added during system boot, even if it was removed from
+    # config.boot.
+    if not is_live_boot():
+        return
+
+    # Parse current kernel cmdline and continue only for valid serial console
+    # data. Prevent writing incomplete/invalid console settings to config.boot.
+    console_type, console_num, console_speed = get_kernel_serial_console()
+    device = f'{console_type}{console_num}'
+    if not is_tty(device) or not console_speed:
+        return
+
+    # The kernel was booted with a configured serial console, but no console
+    # is configured via CLI; align/fix the CLI configuration.
+    if not config.exists(base + [device]):
+        config.set(base + [device, 'speed'], value=console_speed)
+        config.set_tag(base)