linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 24/26] rv/rvgen: make monitor arguments required in rvgen

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Message-ID: <87zf65hctk.fsf@yellow.woof>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:44:23 +0100
From: Nam Cao <namcao@...utronix.de>
To: Wander Lairson Costa <wander@...hat.com>, Steven Rostedt
 <rostedt@...dmis.org>, Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@...hat.com>, Wander
 Lairson Costa <wander@...hat.com>, open list
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "open list:RUNTIME VERIFICATION (RV)"
 <linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 24/26] rv/rvgen: make monitor arguments required in rvgen

Wander Lairson Costa <wander@...hat.com> writes:

> Add required=True to the monitor subcommand arguments for class, spec,
> and monitor_type in rvgen. These arguments are essential for monitor
> generation and attempting to run without them would cause AttributeError
> exceptions later in the code when the script tries to access them.
>
> Making these arguments explicitly required provides clearer error
> messages to users at parse time rather than cryptic exceptions during
> execution. This improves the user experience by catching missing
> arguments early with helpful usage information.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wander Lairson Costa <wander@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Nam Cao <namcao@...utronix.de>