+ channel->monitor = monitor;
+
+ /*
+ * In monitor mode, the streams associated with the channel will be put in
+ * a special list ONLY owned by this channel. So, the refcount is set to 1
+ * here meaning that the channel itself has streams that are referenced.
+ *
+ * On a channel deletion, once the channel is no longer visible, the
+ * refcount is decremented and checked for a zero value to delete it. With
+ * streams in no monitor mode, it will now be safe to destroy the channel.
+ */
+ if (!channel->monitor) {
+ channel->refcount = 1;
+ }
+
+ switch (output) {
+ case LTTNG_EVENT_SPLICE:
+ channel->output = CONSUMER_CHANNEL_SPLICE;
+ break;
+ case LTTNG_EVENT_MMAP:
+ channel->output = CONSUMER_CHANNEL_MMAP;
+ break;
+ default:
+ ERR("Allocate channel output unknown %d", output);
+ free(channel);
+ channel = NULL;
+ goto end;
+ }