[RFC PATCH 06/20] rv: Add rv_get_monitor_by_name()

From: Gabriele Monaco

Date: Mon Aug 31 2026 - 05:08:13 EST


Add a helper function to get the rv_monitor pointer for a registered
monitor given its name and add its first user in rv_register_monitor().

Signed-off-by: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/rv/rv.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++---------
kernel/trace/rv/rv.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
index f77c5865f41a..33919c5fbd6a 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/rculist.h>

#ifdef CONFIG_RV_MON_EVENTS
#define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
@@ -229,6 +230,18 @@ bool rv_is_container_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon)
return next->parent == mon || !mon->enable;
}

+struct rv_monitor *rv_get_monitor_by_name(const char *name)
+{
+ struct rv_monitor *m;
+
+ list_for_each_entry_rcu(m, &rv_monitors_list, list,
+ lockdep_is_held(&rv_interface_lock)) {
+ if (strcmp(name, m->name) == 0)
+ return m;
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
+
/*
* This section collects the monitor/ files and folders.
*/
@@ -753,7 +766,6 @@ static void destroy_monitor_dir(struct rv_monitor *mon)
*/
int rv_register_monitor(struct rv_monitor *monitor, struct rv_monitor *parent)
{
- struct rv_monitor *r;
int retval = 0;

if (strnlen(monitor->name, MAX_RV_MONITOR_NAME_SIZE) == MAX_RV_MONITOR_NAME_SIZE) {
@@ -764,11 +776,9 @@ int rv_register_monitor(struct rv_monitor *monitor, struct rv_monitor *parent)

guard(mutex)(&rv_interface_lock);

- list_for_each_entry(r, &rv_monitors_list, list) {
- if (strcmp(monitor->name, r->name) == 0) {
- pr_info("Monitor %s is already registered\n", monitor->name);
- return -EEXIST;
- }
+ if (rv_get_monitor_by_name(monitor->name)) {
+ pr_info("Monitor %s is already registered\n", monitor->name);
+ return -EEXIST;
}

if (parent && rv_is_nested_monitor(parent)) {
@@ -785,9 +795,9 @@ int rv_register_monitor(struct rv_monitor *monitor, struct rv_monitor *parent)

/* keep children close to the parent for easier visualisation */
if (parent)
- list_add(&monitor->list, &parent->list);
+ list_add_rcu(&monitor->list, &parent->list);
else
- list_add_tail(&monitor->list, &rv_monitors_list);
+ list_add_tail_rcu(&monitor->list, &rv_monitors_list);

return 0;
}
@@ -803,7 +813,7 @@ int rv_unregister_monitor(struct rv_monitor *monitor)
guard(mutex)(&rv_interface_lock);

rv_disable_monitor(monitor);
- list_del(&monitor->list);
+ list_del_rcu(&monitor->list);
destroy_monitor_dir(monitor);

return 0;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h
index 07512046e5cc..4d2c9cb284c9 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ int rv_disable_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon);
int rv_enable_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon);
bool rv_is_container_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon);
bool rv_is_nested_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon);
+struct rv_monitor *rv_get_monitor_by_name(const char *name);

#ifdef CONFIG_RV_REACTORS
int reactor_populate_monitor(struct rv_monitor *mon, struct dentry *root);
--
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