[PATCH v4 02/17] tools/rv: Fix exit status when monitor execution fails

From: Gabriele Monaco

Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 11:53:20 EST


When running "rv mon" on a monitor that is already enabled, the tool
fails to start but incorrectly exits with a success status (0).

Fix the exit condition to ensure it returns a failure code on any
execution error. Also use the standard EXIT_SUCCESS/EXIT_FAILURE macros
throughout the file.

Reviewed-by: Nam Cao <namcao@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c b/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c
index b8fe24a87d97..09e0d8598619 100644
--- a/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c
+++ b/tools/verification/rv/src/rv.c
@@ -50,23 +50,23 @@ static void rv_list(int argc, char **argv)
" [container]: list only monitors in this container",
NULL,
};
- int i, print_help = 0, retval = 0;
+ int i, print_help = 0, retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
char *container = NULL;

if (argc == 2) {
if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-h") || !strcmp(argv[1], "--help")) {
print_help = 1;
- retval = 0;
+ retval = EXIT_SUCCESS;
} else if (argv[1][0] == '-') {
/* assume invalid option */
print_help = 1;
- retval = 1;
+ retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
} else
container = argv[1];
} else if (argc > 2) {
/* more than 2 is always usage */
print_help = 1;
- retval = 1;
+ retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
}
if (print_help) {
fprintf(stderr, "rv version %s\n", VERSION);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void rv_list(int argc, char **argv)

ikm_list_monitors(container);

- exit(0);
+ exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

/*
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ static void rv_mon(int argc, char **argv)

for (i = 0; usage[i]; i++)
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", usage[i]);
- exit(1);
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
} else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-h") || !strcmp(argv[1], "--help")) {

fprintf(stderr, "rv version %s\n", VERSION);

for (i = 0; usage[i]; i++)
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", usage[i]);
- exit(0);
+ exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

monitor_name = argv[1];
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ static void rv_mon(int argc, char **argv)

if (!run)
err_msg("rv: monitor %s does not exist\n", monitor_name);
- exit(!run);
+ exit(run > 0 ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE);
}

static void usage(int exit_val, const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ static void usage(int exit_val, const char *fmt, ...)
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
if (geteuid())
- usage(1, "%s needs root permission", argv[0]);
+ usage(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s needs root permission", argv[0]);

if (argc <= 1)
- usage(1, "%s requires a command", argv[0]);
+ usage(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s requires a command", argv[0]);

if (!strcmp(argv[1], "-h") || !strcmp(argv[1], "--help"))
- usage(0, "help");
+ usage(EXIT_SUCCESS, "help");

if (!strcmp(argv[1], "list"))
rv_list(--argc, &argv[1]);
@@ -197,5 +197,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
}

/* invalid sub-command */
- usage(1, "%s does not know the %s command, old version?", argv[0], argv[1]);
+ usage(EXIT_FAILURE, "%s does not know the %s command, old version?", argv[0], argv[1]);
}
--
2.55.0