diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/l1_nodes_subprocess.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/l1_nodes_subprocess.go
index 56183becbbeab..d54e9e555baf2 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/l1_nodes_subprocess.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/l1_nodes_subprocess.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (n *ExternalL1Geth) Start() {
 func (n *ExternalL1Geth) Stop() {
 	n.mu.Lock()
 	defer n.mu.Unlock()
-	err := n.sub.Stop()
+	err := n.sub.Stop(true)
 	n.p.Require().NoError(err, "Must stop")
 	n.sub = nil
 }
diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_kona.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_kona.go
index 52e5655dc928f..11add6eafe5e4 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_kona.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_cl_kona.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (k *KonaNode) Stop() {
 		k.p.Logger().Warn("kona-node already stopped")
 		return
 	}
-	err := k.sub.Stop()
+	err := k.sub.Stop(true)
 	k.p.Require().NoError(err, "Must stop")
 	k.sub = nil
 }
diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_el_opreth.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_el_opreth.go
index 55f4682fa4d6a..184c1bab9d0a9 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_el_opreth.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/l2_el_opreth.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (n *OpReth) Start() {
 func (n *OpReth) Stop() {
 	n.mu.Lock()
 	defer n.mu.Unlock()
-	err := n.sub.Stop()
+	err := n.sub.Stop(true)
 	n.p.Require().NoError(err, "Must stop")
 	n.sub = nil
 }
diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc.go
index 799357a049733..d2f5cb202ae77 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc.go
@@ -1,26 +1,16 @@
 package sysgo
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-devstack/devtest"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/logpipe"
 )
 
-// SubProcess is a process that can be started, and stopped, and restarted.
-//
-// If at any point the process fails to start or exit successfully,
-// the failure is reported to the devtest.P.
-//
-// If the sub-process exits by itself, the exit is detected,
-// and if not successful (non-zero exit code on unix) it also reports failure to the devtest.P.
-//
-// Sub-process logs are assumed to be structured JSON logs, and are piped to the logger.
+// SubProcess is a process that can be started and stopped.
 type SubProcess struct {
 	p   devtest.P
 	cmd *exec.Cmd
@@ -28,8 +18,6 @@ type SubProcess struct {
 	stdOutLogs logpipe.LogProcessor
 	stdErrLogs logpipe.LogProcessor
 
-	waitCtx context.Context // closed when process-Wait completes
-
 	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -49,38 +37,14 @@ func (sp *SubProcess) Start(cmdPath string, args []string, env []string) error {
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(cmdPath, args...)
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), env...)
-	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
-	sp.p.Require().NoError(err, "stdout err")
-	stderr, err := cmd.StderrPipe()
-	sp.p.Require().NoError(err, "stderr err")
-	go func() {
-		err := logpipe.PipeLogs(stdout, sp.stdOutLogs)
-		sp.p.Require().NoError(err, "stdout logging error")
-	}()
-	go func() {
-		err := logpipe.PipeLogs(stderr, sp.stdErrLogs)
-		sp.p.Require().NoError(err, "stderr logging error")
-	}()
+	cmd.Stdout = sp.stdOutLogs
+	cmd.Stderr = sp.stdErrLogs
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	sp.cmd = cmd
-
-	subCtx, subCancel := context.WithCancelCause(context.Background())
-	go func() {
-		state, err := cmd.Process.Wait()
-		subCancel(err)
-		sp.p.Require().NoError(err, "Sub-process failed to be closed")
-		sp.p.Logger().Info("Sub-process stopped", "exitCode", state.ExitCode(), "pid", state.Pid())
-		// if it exited on its own, then we care about the error. If not, we (or the user) signaled it.
-		if state.Exited() {
-			sp.p.Require().True(state.Success(), "Sub-process closed with error status: %s", state.String())
-		}
-	}()
-	sp.waitCtx = subCtx
-
 	sp.p.Cleanup(func() {
-		err := sp.Stop()
+		err := sp.Stop(true)
 		if err != nil {
 			sp.p.Logger().Error("Shutdown error", "err", err)
 		}
@@ -88,76 +52,29 @@ func (sp *SubProcess) Start(cmdPath string, args []string, env []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Kill stops the process, and does not wait for it to complete.
-func (sp *SubProcess) Kill() error {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	cancel() // don't wait, just force it to stop immediately
-	return sp.GracefulStop(ctx)
-}
-
-// Stop implements the default control-panel interface,
-// and gracefully stops with a 10-second timeout.
-func (sp *SubProcess) Stop() error {
-	// by default, for control-panel, use an interrupt and a 10-second grace
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
-	defer cancel()
-	return sp.GracefulStop(ctx)
-}
-
-// GracefulStop sends an interrupt and waits for the process to stop.
-// If the given ctx is closed, a forced shutdown (process kill) is pursued.
-func (sp *SubProcess) GracefulStop(ctx context.Context) error {
+// Stop waits for the process to stop, interrupting the process if it has not completed and
+// interrupt is true.
+func (sp *SubProcess) Stop(interrupt bool) error {
 	sp.mu.Lock()
 	defer sp.mu.Unlock()
 	if sp.cmd == nil {
 		return nil // already stopped gracefully
 	}
 
-	if ctx.Err() == nil && sp.waitCtx.Err() == nil {
-		// if not force-closing, and not already done, then try an interrupt first.
+	// If not already done, then try an interrupt first as requested.
+	if sp.cmd.ProcessState == nil && interrupt {
 		sp.p.Logger().Info("Sending interrupt")
 		if err := sp.cmd.Process.Signal(os.Interrupt); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		sp.p.Logger().Warn("Sub-process did not respond to interrupt, force-closing now")
-		err := sp.cmd.Process.Kill()
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to force-close sub-process: %w", err)
-		}
-		sp.p.Logger().Info("Successfully force-closed sub-process")
-		// resources of cmd.Process will be cleaned up by the Process.Wait
-	case <-sp.waitCtx.Done():
-		if err := context.Cause(sp.waitCtx); err != nil && err != context.Canceled {
-			sp.p.Logger().Warn("Sub-process exited with error", "err", err)
-		} else {
-			sp.p.Logger().Info("Sub-process gracefully exited")
-		}
+
+	if _, err := sp.cmd.Process.Wait(); err != nil {
+		sp.p.Logger().Warn("Sub-process exited with error", "err", err)
+	} else {
+		sp.p.Logger().Info("Sub-process gracefully exited")
 	}
+
 	sp.cmd = nil
-	sp.waitCtx = nil
 	return nil
 }
-
-// Wait waits for the process to complete.
-func (sp *SubProcess) Wait(ctx context.Context) error {
-	sp.mu.Lock()
-	defer sp.mu.Unlock()
-	if sp.waitCtx == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return ctx.Err()
-	case <-sp.waitCtx.Done():
-		if err := context.Cause(sp.waitCtx); err != nil && err != context.Canceled {
-			sp.p.Logger().Warn("Sub-process exited with error", "err", err)
-			return err
-		} else {
-			sp.p.Logger().Info("Sub-process gracefully exited")
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc_test.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc_test.go
index 59ab24133aa0b..e44e039aa9cd4 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc_test.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/subproc_test.go
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ func TestSubProcess(gt *testing.T) {
 func testEcho(gt *testing.T, capt *testlog.CapturingHandler, sp *SubProcess) {
 	require.NoError(gt, sp.Start("/bin/echo", []string{"hello world"}, []string{}))
 	gt.Log("Started sub-process")
-	require.NoError(gt, sp.Wait(context.Background()), "echo must complete")
-	require.NoError(gt, sp.Stop())
+	require.NoError(gt, sp.Stop(false))
 	gt.Log("Stopped sub-process")
 
 	require.NotNil(gt, capt.FindLog(
@@ -66,12 +65,12 @@ func testSleep(gt *testing.T, capt *testlog.CapturingHandler, sp *SubProcess) {
 	require.NoError(gt, sp.Start("/bin/sleep", []string{"10000000000"}, []string{}))
 	gt.Log("Started sub-process")
 	// Shut down the process before the sleep completes
-	require.NoError(gt, sp.Kill())
+	require.NoError(gt, sp.Stop(true))
 	gt.Log("Killed sub-process")
 
 	require.NotNil(gt, capt.FindLog(
-		testlog.NewMessageFilter("Sub-process did not respond to interrupt, force-closing now")))
+		testlog.NewMessageFilter("Sending interrupt")))
 
 	require.NotNil(gt, capt.FindLog(
-		testlog.NewMessageFilter("Successfully force-closed sub-process")))
+		testlog.NewMessageFilter("Sub-process gracefully exited")))
 }
diff --git a/op-devstack/sysgo/supervisor_kona.go b/op-devstack/sysgo/supervisor_kona.go
index a42079b50c0ff..b4473d9e73d83 100644
--- a/op-devstack/sysgo/supervisor_kona.go
+++ b/op-devstack/sysgo/supervisor_kona.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (s *KonaSupervisor) Stop() {
 		s.p.Logger().Warn("kona-supervisor already stopped")
 		return
 	}
-	err := s.sub.Stop()
+	err := s.sub.Stop(true)
 	s.p.Require().NoError(err, "Must stop")
 	s.sub = nil
 }
diff --git a/op-service/logpipe/pipe.go b/op-service/logpipe/pipe.go
index 64e7d1b89d37e..1ee6eeb2520ce 100644
--- a/op-service/logpipe/pipe.go
+++ b/op-service/logpipe/pipe.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
-	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 
 	oplog "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/log"
@@ -82,6 +80,20 @@ type LogEntry interface {
 
 type LogProcessor func(line []byte)
 
+func (lo LogProcessor) Write(data []byte) (int, error) {
+	startingLength := len(data)
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(data)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(buf)
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		lineBytes := scanner.Bytes()
+		if len(lineBytes) == 0 {
+			continue // Skip empty lines
+		}
+		lo(lineBytes)
+	}
+	return startingLength - buf.Len(), scanner.Err()
+}
+
 type LogParser func(line []byte) LogEntry
 
 func ToLogger(logger log.Logger) func(e LogEntry) {
@@ -99,34 +111,3 @@ func ToLogger(logger log.Logger) func(e LogEntry) {
 		logger.Log(lvl, msg, attrs...)
 	}
 }
-
-// PipeLogs reads logs from the provided io.ReadCloser (e.g., subprocess stdout),
-// and outputs them to the provider logger.
-//
-// This:
-// 1. assumes each line is a JSON object
-// 2. parses it
-// 3. extracts the "level" and optional "msg"
-// 4. treats remaining fields as structured attributes
-// 5. logs the entries using the provided log.Logger
-//
-// Non-JSON lines are logged as warnings.
-// Crit level is mapped to error-level, to prevent untrusted crit logs from stopping the process.
-// This function processes until the stream ends, and closes the reader.
-// This returns the first read error (If we run into EOF, nil returned is returned instead).
-func PipeLogs(r io.ReadCloser, onLog LogProcessor) (outErr error) {
-	defer func() {
-		outErr = errors.Join(outErr, r.Close())
-	}()
-
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		lineBytes := scanner.Bytes()
-		if len(lineBytes) == 0 {
-			continue // Skip empty lines
-		}
-		onLog(lineBytes)
-	}
-
-	return scanner.Err()
-}
diff --git a/op-service/logpipe/pipe_test.go b/op-service/logpipe/pipe_test.go
index 19b4a1baee405..df6b7ed9c5a2f 100644
--- a/op-service/logpipe/pipe_test.go
+++ b/op-service/logpipe/pipe_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package logpipe
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"io"
-	"sync"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -13,35 +12,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/op-service/testlog"
 )
 
-func TestPipeLogs(t *testing.T) {
+func TestWriteToLogProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, capt := testlog.CaptureLogger(t, log.LevelTrace)
 
-	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
-	wg.Add(2)
-
-	r, w := io.Pipe()
-	// Write the log output to the pipe
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		_, err := io.Copy(w, bytes.NewReader([]byte(`{"level": "DEBUG", "fields": {"message": "hello", "foo": 1}}`+"\n")))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		_, err = io.Copy(w, bytes.NewReader([]byte(`test invalid JSON`+"\n")))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		_, err = io.Copy(w, bytes.NewReader([]byte(`{"fields": {"message": "world", "bar": "sunny"}, "level": "INFO"}`+"\n")))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, w.Close())
-	}()
-	// Read the log output from the pipe
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-		toLogger := ToLogger(logger)
-		logProc := func(line []byte) {
-			toLogger(ParseRustStructuredLogs(line))
-		}
-		err := PipeLogs(r, logProc)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-	}()
-	wg.Wait()
+	logProc := LogProcessor(func(line []byte) {
+		ToLogger(logger)(ParseRustStructuredLogs(line))
+	})
+	_, err := io.Copy(logProc, strings.NewReader(`{"level": "DEBUG", "fields": {"message": "hello", "foo": 1}}`+"\n"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = io.Copy(logProc, strings.NewReader(`test invalid JSON`+"\n"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = io.Copy(logProc, strings.NewReader(`{"fields": {"message": "world", "bar": "sunny"}, "level": "INFO"}`+"\n"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	entry1 := capt.FindLog(
 		testlog.NewLevelFilter(log.LevelDebug),