rv_enable_monitor(9)
π rv_enable_monitor π
okay so bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual β¨ β today's main character is rv_enable_monitor(9), and she is literally the "turn the monitor ON" button, no cap π
πΈ NAME πΈ
rv_enable_monitor β enable a given runtime monitor π¦
like, that's it, that's her whole job. she enables a runtime monitor. iconic behavior honestly π
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
int rv_enable_monitor (struct rv_monitor *mon );
okay so it takes one thing and hands you back an int, we love a simple signature π
π©· ARGUMENTS π©·
monβ a pointer to the monitor definition structure π«Ά like, the actual monitor you wanna wake up. point at her and she goes.
π DESCRIPTION π
so the way that this works is: it returns 0 on success, and error otherwise π
fr fr, that's the whole vibe. zero means slay, anything else means something went sideways π
π¦ SEE ALSO π¦
- the kernel file
./kernel/trace/rv/rv.cβ go read her, she's right there π rv_disable_monitor(9)β the opposite queen, turns it back off πrv_monitoring_on(9)β the general "is monitoring even on" situation βrv_register_monitor(9)β signing a monitor up in the first place πrv_unregister_monitor(9)β and the graceful exit πΈ
and that's the page!! π§ from the kernel source tree at ./kernel/trace/rv, dated October 2026, in the rv_enable_monitor(9) era β mwah, go enable a monitor bestie, ily ππ₯π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
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