locktorture: Add a lock-torture kernel module

[mirror_ubuntu-zesty-kernel.git] / lib / Kconfig.debug

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 2bfb4e5cdf8cf325f9acb0e7aacc8f3e2a8c021c..dd7f8858188a6ac92ac19bb7ae032d62786ee612 100644 (file)
--- 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