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-rw-r--r--Documentation/RCU/torture.txt12
-rw-r--r--kernel/rcutorture.c2
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt b/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt
index e4c38152f7f7..d896685a9100 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/torture.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ stat_interval The number of seconds between output of torture
be printed -only- when the module is unloaded, and this
is the default.
+shuffle_interval
+ The number of seconds to keep the test threads affinitied
+ to a particular subset of the CPUs. Used in conjunction
+ with test_no_idle_hz.
+
+test_no_idle_hz Whether or not to test the ability of RCU to operate in
+ a kernel that disables the scheduling-clock interrupt to
+ idle CPUs. Boolean parameter, "1" to test, "0" otherwise.
+
verbose Enable debug printk()s. Default is disabled.
@@ -119,4 +128,5 @@ The following script may be used to torture RCU:
The output can be manually inspected for the error flag of "!!!".
One could of course create a more elaborate script that automatically
-checked for such errors.
+checked for such errors. The "rmmod" command forces a "SUCCESS" or
+"FAILURE" indication to be printk()ed.
diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 8154e7589d12..2a65bd8a3d10 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
/*
- * Read-Copy Update /proc-based torture test facility
+ * Read-Copy Update module-based torture test facility
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by