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authorPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2014-02-05 03:51:41 +0400
committerPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>2014-02-23 21:04:29 +0400
commit0af3fe1efa534a43385fe2694c42ffec7a310e46 (patch)
tree32a167b7b5cae8a461569ca5b58433b1400ac5b8 /lib/Kconfig.debug
parent2193e1604eac422df05f77b53667237fcf130bf5 (diff)
downloadlinux-0af3fe1efa534a43385fe2694c42ffec7a310e46.tar.xz
locktorture: Add a lock-torture kernel module
This commit adds the locking counterpart to rcutorture. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> [ paulmck: Make n_lock_torture_errors and torture_spinlock static as suggested by Fengguang Wu. ] Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 2bfb4e5cdf8c..dd7f8858188a 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -980,6 +980,21 @@ config DEBUG_LOCKING_API_SELFTESTS
The following locking APIs are covered: spinlocks, rwlocks,
mutexes and rwsems.
+config LOCK_TORTURE_TEST
+ tristate "torture tests for locking"
+ depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+ select TORTURE_TEST
+ default n
+ help
+ This option provides a kernel module that runs torture tests
+ on kernel locking primitives. The kernel module may be built
+ after the fact on the running kernel to be tested, if desired.
+
+ Say Y here if you want kernel locking-primitive torture tests
+ to be built into the kernel.
+ Say M if you want these torture tests to build as a module.
+ Say N if you are unsure.
+
endmenu # lock debugging
config TRACE_IRQFLAGS