[PATCH 0/7] RCU torture-test updates for v6.18

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Fri Aug 15 2025 - 20:09:27 EST


Hello!

This series contains torture-test updates for v6.18:

1. Fix jitter.sh spin time.

2. Add --do-normal parameter to torture.sh help text.

3. Announce kernel boot status at torture-test startup.

4. Suppress "Writer stall state" reports during boot.

5. Delay rcutorture readers and writers until boot completes.

6. Delay CPU-hotplug operations until boot completes.

7. Delay forward-progress testing until boot completes.

Thanx, Paul

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b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 3 +-
b/kernel/torture.c | 5 ++-
b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/jitter.sh | 27 +++++++++++++++++---
b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/torture.sh | 1
kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 20 +++++++++++---
kernel/torture.c | 2 +
6 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)