diff --git a/include/linux/rv.h b/include/linux/rv.h
index 3452b5e4b29e..9428e62eb8e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/rv.h
+++ b/include/linux/rv.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ union rv_task_monitor {
 struct rv_reactor {
 	const char		*name;
 	const char		*description;
-	void			(*react)(char *msg);
+	__printf(1, 2) void	(*react)(const char *msg, ...);
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct rv_monitor {
 	void			(*disable)(void);
 	void			(*reset)(void);
 #ifdef CONFIG_RV_REACTORS
-	void			(*react)(char *msg);
+	__printf(1, 2) void	(*react)(const char *msg, ...);
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ void rv_put_task_monitor_slot(int slot);
 bool rv_reacting_on(void);
 int rv_unregister_reactor(struct rv_reactor *reactor);
 int rv_register_reactor(struct rv_reactor *reactor);
+#else
+static inline bool rv_reacting_on(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_RV_REACTORS */
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_RV */
diff --git a/include/rv/da_monitor.h b/include/rv/da_monitor.h
index 510c88bfabd4..15f9ed4e4bb6 100644
--- a/include/rv/da_monitor.h
+++ b/include/rv/da_monitor.h
@@ -19,45 +19,22 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_RV_REACTORS
 
 #define DECLARE_RV_REACTING_HELPERS(name, type)							\
-static char REACT_MSG_##name[1024];								\
-												\
-static inline char *format_react_msg_##name(type curr_state, type event)			\
-{												\
-	snprintf(REACT_MSG_##name, 1024,							\
-		 "rv: monitor %s does not allow event %s on state %s\n",			\
-		 #name,										\
-		 model_get_event_name_##name(event),						\
-		 model_get_state_name_##name(curr_state));					\
-	return REACT_MSG_##name;								\
-}												\
-												\
-static void cond_react_##name(char *msg)							\
+static void cond_react_##name(type curr_state, type event)					\
 {												\
-	if (rv_##name.react)									\
-		rv_##name.react(msg);								\
-}												\
-												\
-static bool rv_reacting_on_##name(void)								\
-{												\
-	return rv_reacting_on();								\
+	if (!rv_reacting_on() || !rv_##name.react)						\
+		return;										\
+	rv_##name.react("rv: monitor %s does not allow event %s on state %s\n",			\
+			#name,									\
+			model_get_event_name_##name(event),					\
+			model_get_state_name_##name(curr_state));				\
 }
 
 #else /* CONFIG_RV_REACTOR */
 
 #define DECLARE_RV_REACTING_HELPERS(name, type)							\
-static inline char *format_react_msg_##name(type curr_state, type event)			\
-{												\
-	return NULL;										\
-}												\
-												\
-static void cond_react_##name(char *msg)							\
+static void cond_react_##name(type curr_state, type event)					\
 {												\
 	return;											\
-}												\
-												\
-static bool rv_reacting_on_##name(void)								\
-{												\
-	return 0;										\
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -170,8 +147,7 @@ da_event_##name(struct da_monitor *da_mon, enum events_##name event)				\
 		return true;									\
 	}											\
 												\
-	if (rv_reacting_on_##name())								\
-		cond_react_##name(format_react_msg_##name(curr_state, event));			\
+	cond_react_##name(curr_state, event);							\
 												\
 	trace_error_##name(model_get_state_name_##name(curr_state),				\
 			   model_get_event_name_##name(event));					\
@@ -202,8 +178,7 @@ static inline bool da_event_##name(struct da_monitor *da_mon, struct task_struct
 		return true;									\
 	}											\
 												\
-	if (rv_reacting_on_##name())								\
-		cond_react_##name(format_react_msg_##name(curr_state, event));			\
+	cond_react_##name(curr_state, event);							\
 												\
 	trace_error_##name(tsk->pid,								\
 			   model_get_state_name_##name(curr_state),				\
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_panic.c b/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_panic.c
index 0186ff4cbd0b..74c6bcc2c749 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_panic.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_panic.c
@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/rv.h>
 
-static void rv_panic_reaction(char *msg)
+__printf(1, 2) static void rv_panic_reaction(const char *msg, ...)
 {
-	panic(msg);
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, msg);
+	vpanic(msg, args);
+	va_end(args);
 }
 
 static struct rv_reactor rv_panic = {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_printk.c b/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_printk.c
index 178759dbf89f..2dae2916c05f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_printk.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/reactor_printk.c
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/rv.h>
 
-static void rv_printk_reaction(char *msg)
+__printf(1, 2) static void rv_printk_reaction(const char *msg, ...)
 {
-	printk_deferred(msg);
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, msg);
+	vprintk_deferred(msg, args);
+	va_end(args);
 }
 
 static struct rv_reactor rv_printk = {
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c b/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c
index 9501ca886d83..740603670dd1 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv_reactors.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ void reactor_cleanup_monitor(struct rv_monitor_def *mdef)
 /*
  * Nop reactor register
  */
-static void rv_nop_reaction(char *msg)
+__printf(1, 2) static void rv_nop_reaction(const char *msg, ...)
 {
 }
 
