diff --git a/Runner/utils/send-to-lava.sh b/Runner/utils/send-to-lava.sh
index a89a2e21..10c7d99a 100755
--- a/Runner/utils/send-to-lava.sh
+++ b/Runner/utils/send-to-lava.sh
@@ -1,44 +1,183 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-#Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
-#SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-RESULT_FILE="$1"
-SIGNAL_FILE="/tmp/lava_signals_$$.log"
+# Copyright (c) Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+# Emit LAVA testcase signals from a result file.
+#
+# LAVA parses TESTCASE signals from the serial console. On noisy systems,
+# asynchronous kernel printk messages can be interleaved into userspace stdout
+# and corrupt the signal line, for example:
+#
+# <<<LAVA_SIGNAL_TESTCASE TEST_CASE_ID=OpenCV [ 192.9] qcom,... RESULT=PASS>>>
+#
+# This script minimizes that risk by:
+# - validating/sanitizing result-file content before emitting signals
+# - lowering kernel console_loglevel only for the tiny critical section where
+# the LAVA signal line is printed, when /proc/sys/kernel/printk is writable
+# - emitting each LAVA signal as one userspace printf operation
+# - restoring the exact original printk settings immediately afterwards
+# - removing the temporary signal buffer explicitly after emission
+#
+# Important: this does not suppress kernel logs during test execution. The
+# printk loglevel is changed only around the LAVA signal printf, after the test
+# has already completed and is reporting the result. Kernel messages generated
+# during that short window remain available in the kernel ring buffer via dmesg.
+#
+# If /proc/sys/kernel/printk is not writable, the script does not change printk
+# settings and falls back to the existing safe printf behavior. It intentionally
+# does not use "dmesg -n" as a fallback because that cannot restore the exact
+# original console loglevel.
+
+RESULT_FILE="${1:-}"
+SIGNAL_FILE="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/lava_signals_$$.log"
+PRINTK_SAVED=""
+PRINTK_CHANGED=0
 
 valid_result() {
     case "$1" in
-        PASS|FAIL|SKIP|UNKNOWN) return 0 ;;
-        *) return 1 ;;
+        PASS|FAIL|SKIP|UNKNOWN)
+            return 0
+            ;;
+        *)
+            return 1
+            ;;
     esac
 }
 
-# Collect signals in buffer
+sanitize_testcase_id() {
+    # LAVA testcase IDs should be token-safe. Keep only characters that do not
+    # interfere with signal parsing.
+    printf '%s' "$1" | tr -dc '[:alnum:]_.:-'
+}
+
+save_and_quiet_kernel_console() {
+    PRINTK_SAVED=""
+    PRINTK_CHANGED=0
+
+    # /proc/sys/kernel/printk format:
+    # console_loglevel default_message_loglevel minimum_console_loglevel default_console_loglevel
+    #
+    # Set only console_loglevel to 1 while preserving the remaining fields.
+    # This keeps only KERN_EMERG on the console during the LAVA signal printf.
+    if [ -r /proc/sys/kernel/printk ] && [ -w /proc/sys/kernel/printk ]; then
+        PRINTK_SAVED="$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/printk 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+        if [ -n "$PRINTK_SAVED" ]; then
+            quiet_printk="$(
+                printf '%s\n' "$PRINTK_SAVED" |
+                awk 'NF >= 4 { $1 = 1; print }'
+            )"
+
+            if [ -n "$quiet_printk" ]; then
+                if printf '%s\n' "$quiet_printk" > /proc/sys/kernel/printk 2>/dev/null; then
+                    PRINTK_CHANGED=1
+                fi
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+restore_kernel_console() {
+    if [ "$PRINTK_CHANGED" = "1" ] &&
+       [ -n "$PRINTK_SAVED" ] &&
+       [ -w /proc/sys/kernel/printk ]; then
+        printf '%s\n' "$PRINTK_SAVED" > /proc/sys/kernel/printk 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+
+    PRINTK_SAVED=""
+    PRINTK_CHANGED=0
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+    restore_kernel_console
+    rm -f "$SIGNAL_FILE"
+}
+
+trap cleanup EXIT HUP INT TERM
+
+# Remove any stale same-PID file before use. The EXIT trap is kept as backup,
+# and the file is also removed explicitly after signal emission.
+rm -f "$SIGNAL_FILE"
+
+if [ -z "$RESULT_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "[WARNING] Result file argument missing" >&2
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Collect validated signals in a buffer first.
+#
+# Expected result-file formats:
+# <testcase> <result>
+# <testcase> ... <result>
+#
+# The first field is testcase id and the last field is result.
 if [ -f "$RESULT_FILE" ]; then
     while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
-        testcase=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $1}')
-        result=$(echo "$line" | awk '{print $NF}' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
-        testcase_clean=$(echo "$testcase" | tr -dc '[:alnum:]_-')
+        # Result files are token-based:
+        # first token = testcase id
+        # last token = result
+        #
+        # Intentional word splitting is used here to parse token fields.
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+        set -- $line
+
+        [ "$#" -gt 0 ] || continue
+
+        case "$1" in
+            \#*)
+                continue
+                ;;
+        esac
+
+        if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
+            echo "[WARNING] Ignoring malformed result line: $line" >&2
+            continue
+        fi
+
+        testcase="$1"
+
+        result=""
+        for token in "$@"; do
+            result="$token"
+        done
+
+        result="$(printf '%s' "$result" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')"
+        testcase_clean="$(sanitize_testcase_id "$testcase")"
+
+        if [ -z "$testcase_clean" ]; then
+            echo "[WARNING] Ignoring result line with invalid testcase id: $line" >&2
+            continue
+        fi
 
         if valid_result "$result"; then
             printf '<<<LAVA_SIGNAL_TESTCASE TEST_CASE_ID=%s RESULT=%s>>>\n' \
                 "$testcase_clean" "$result" >> "$SIGNAL_FILE"
+        else
+            echo "[WARNING] Ignoring result line with invalid result: $line" >&2
         fi
     done < "$RESULT_FILE"
 else
     echo "[WARNING] Result file missing: $RESULT_FILE" >&2
 fi
 
-# Emit signals using shell builtin printf.
-# Do not use cat. Do not touch printk/dmesg.
+# Emit signals with the smallest possible critical section.
+#
+# Kernel console quieting is applied only for the individual printf and restored
+# immediately afterwards. Test execution logs remain visible; only asynchronous
+# printk injection into the LAVA protocol line is avoided.
 if [ -s "$SIGNAL_FILE" ]; then
     while IFS= read -r signal_line || [ -n "$signal_line" ]; do
         [ -n "$signal_line" ] || continue
- 
-        # Blank lines help if previous console output did not end cleanly.
-        # The signal itself is still emitted only once.
+
+        save_and_quiet_kernel_console
         printf '\n%s\n\n' "$signal_line"
+        restore_kernel_console
     done < "$SIGNAL_FILE"
 fi
 
-# Cleanup
+# Explicit cleanup after signal emission. The trap remains as backup for early
+# exits or interruptions.
 rm -f "$SIGNAL_FILE"