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1RV: Runtime Verification
2
3Runtime Verification (RV) is a lightweight (yet rigorous) method that
4complements classical exhaustive verification techniques (such as model
5checking and theorem proving) with a more practical approach for
6complex systems.
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8The rv tool is the interface for a collection of monitors that aim
9analysing the logical and timing behavior of Linux.
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11Installing RV
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13RV depends on the following libraries and tools:
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15 - libtracefs
16 - libtraceevent
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18It also depends on python3-docutils to compile man pages.
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20For development, we suggest the following steps for compiling rtla:
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22  $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtraceevent.git
23  $ cd libtraceevent/
24  $ make
25  $ sudo make install
26  $ cd ..
27  $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtracefs.git
28  $ cd libtracefs/
29  $ make
30  $ sudo make install
31  $ cd ..
32  $ cd $rv_src
33  $ make
34  $ sudo make install
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36For further information, please see rv manpage and the kernel documentation:
37  Runtime Verification:
38    Documentation/trace/rv/runtime-verification.rst
39