diff --git a/kernel/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcutorture.c
index 1463a06..8cd262b 100644
--- a/kernel/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcutorture.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 static int fqs_duration;	/* Duration of bursts (us), 0 to disable. */
 static int fqs_holdoff;		/* Hold time within burst (us). */
 static int fqs_stutter = 3;	/* Wait time between bursts (s). */
+static int n_barrier_cbs;	/* Number of callbacks to test RCU barriers. */
 static int onoff_interval;	/* Wait time between CPU hotplugs, 0=disable. */
 static int onoff_holdoff;	/* Seconds after boot before CPU hotplugs. */
 static int shutdown_secs;	/* Shutdown time (s).  <=0 for no shutdown. */
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fqs_holdoff, "Holdoff time within fqs bursts (us)");
 module_param(fqs_stutter, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(fqs_stutter, "Wait time between fqs bursts (s)");
+module_param(n_barrier_cbs, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(n_barrier_cbs, "# of callbacks/kthreads for barrier testing");
 module_param(onoff_interval, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(onoff_interval, "Time between CPU hotplugs (s), 0=disable");
 module_param(onoff_holdoff, int, 0444);
@@ -139,6 +142,8 @@
 static struct task_struct *onoff_task;
 #endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 static struct task_struct *stall_task;
+static struct task_struct **barrier_cbs_tasks;
+static struct task_struct *barrier_task;
 
 #define RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN 10
 
@@ -164,6 +169,7 @@
 static atomic_t n_rcu_torture_free;
 static atomic_t n_rcu_torture_mberror;
 static atomic_t n_rcu_torture_error;
+static long n_rcu_torture_barrier_error;
 static long n_rcu_torture_boost_ktrerror;
 static long n_rcu_torture_boost_rterror;
 static long n_rcu_torture_boost_failure;
@@ -173,6 +179,8 @@
 static long n_offline_successes;
 static long n_online_attempts;
 static long n_online_successes;
+static long n_barrier_attempts;
+static long n_barrier_successes;
 static struct list_head rcu_torture_removed;
 static cpumask_var_t shuffle_tmp_mask;
 
@@ -197,6 +205,10 @@
 static unsigned long boost_starttime;	/* jiffies of next boost test start. */
 DEFINE_MUTEX(boost_mutex);		/* protect setting boost_starttime */
 					/*  and boost task create/destroy. */
+static atomic_t barrier_cbs_count;	/* Barrier callbacks registered. */
+static atomic_t barrier_cbs_invoked;	/* Barrier callbacks invoked. */
+static wait_queue_head_t *barrier_cbs_wq; /* Coordinate barrier testing. */
+static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(barrier_wq);
 
 /* Mediate rmmod and system shutdown.  Concurrent rmmod & shutdown illegal! */
 
@@ -327,6 +339,7 @@
 	int (*completed)(void);
 	void (*deferred_free)(struct rcu_torture *p);
 	void (*sync)(void);
+	void (*call)(struct rcu_head *head, void (*func)(struct rcu_head *rcu));
 	void (*cb_barrier)(void);
 	void (*fqs)(void);
 	int (*stats)(char *page);
@@ -417,6 +430,7 @@
 	.completed	= rcu_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= synchronize_rcu,
+	.call		= call_rcu,
 	.cb_barrier	= rcu_barrier,
 	.fqs		= rcu_force_quiescent_state,
 	.stats		= NULL,
@@ -460,6 +474,7 @@
 	.completed	= rcu_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_sync_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= synchronize_rcu,
+	.call		= NULL,
 	.cb_barrier	= NULL,
 	.fqs		= rcu_force_quiescent_state,
 	.stats		= NULL,
@@ -477,6 +492,7 @@
 	.completed	= rcu_no_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_sync_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= synchronize_rcu_expedited,
+	.call		= NULL,
 	.cb_barrier	= NULL,
 	.fqs		= rcu_force_quiescent_state,
 	.stats		= NULL,
@@ -519,6 +535,7 @@
 	.completed	= rcu_bh_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_bh_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= synchronize_rcu_bh,
+	.call		= call_rcu_bh,
 	.cb_barrier	= rcu_barrier_bh,
 	.fqs		= rcu_bh_force_quiescent_state,
 	.stats		= NULL,
@@ -535,6 +552,7 @@
 	.completed	= rcu_bh_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_sync_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= synchronize_rcu_bh,
+	.call		= NULL,
 	.cb_barrier	= NULL,
 	.fqs		= rcu_bh_force_quiescent_state,
 	.stats		= NULL,
@@ -551,6 +569,7 @@
 	.completed	= rcu_bh_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_sync_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= synchronize_rcu_bh_expedited,
+	.call		= NULL,
 	.cb_barrier	= NULL,
 	.fqs		= rcu_bh_force_quiescent_state,
 	.stats		= NULL,
@@ -637,6 +656,7 @@
 	.completed	= srcu_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_sync_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= srcu_torture_synchronize,
+	.call		= NULL,
 	.cb_barrier	= NULL,
 	.stats		= srcu_torture_stats,
 	.name		= "srcu"
@@ -661,6 +681,7 @@
 	.completed	= srcu_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_sync_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= srcu_torture_synchronize,
+	.call		= NULL,
 	.cb_barrier	= NULL,
 	.stats		= srcu_torture_stats,
 	.name		= "srcu_raw"
@@ -680,6 +701,7 @@
 	.completed	= srcu_torture_completed,
 	.deferred_free	= rcu_sync_torture_deferred_free,
 	.sync		= srcu_torture_synchronize_expedited,
+	.call		= NULL,
 	.cb_barrier	= NULL,
 	.stats		= srcu_torture_stats,
 	.name		= "srcu_expedited"
@@ -1129,7 +1151,8 @@
 		       "rtc: %p ver: %lu tfle: %d rta: %d rtaf: %d rtf: %d "
 		       "rtmbe: %d rtbke: %ld rtbre: %ld "
 		       "rtbf: %ld rtb: %ld nt: %ld "
-		       "onoff: %ld/%ld:%ld/%ld",
+		       "onoff: %ld/%ld:%ld/%ld "
+		       "barrier: %ld/%ld:%ld",
 		       rcu_torture_current,
 		       rcu_torture_current_version,
 		       list_empty(&rcu_torture_freelist),
@@ -1145,14 +1168,17 @@
 		       n_online_successes,
 		       n_online_attempts,
 		       n_offline_successes,
-		       n_offline_attempts);
+		       n_offline_attempts,
+		       n_barrier_successes,
+		       n_barrier_attempts,
+		       n_rcu_torture_barrier_error);
+	cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt], "\n%s%s ", torture_type, TORTURE_FLAG);
 	if (atomic_read(&n_rcu_torture_mberror) != 0 ||
+	    n_rcu_torture_barrier_error != 0 ||
 	    n_rcu_torture_boost_ktrerror != 0 ||
 	    n_rcu_torture_boost_rterror != 0 ||
-	    n_rcu_torture_boost_failure != 0)
-		cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt], " !!!");
-	cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt], "\n%s%s ", torture_type, TORTURE_FLAG);
-	if (i > 1) {
+	    n_rcu_torture_boost_failure != 0 ||
+	    i > 1) {
 		cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt], "!!! ");
 		atomic_inc(&n_rcu_torture_error);
 		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
@@ -1560,6 +1586,151 @@
 	stall_task = NULL;
 }
 
+/* Callback function for RCU barrier testing. */
+void rcu_torture_barrier_cbf(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&barrier_cbs_invoked);
+}
+
+/* kthread function to register callbacks used to test RCU barriers. */
+static int rcu_torture_barrier_cbs(void *arg)
+{
+	long myid = (long)arg;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
+
+	init_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu);
+	VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs task started");
+	set_user_nice(current, 19);
+	do {
+		wait_event(barrier_cbs_wq[myid],
+			   atomic_read(&barrier_cbs_count) == n_barrier_cbs ||
+			   kthread_should_stop() ||
+			   fullstop != FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP);
+		if (kthread_should_stop() || fullstop != FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP)
+			break;
+		cur_ops->call(&rcu, rcu_torture_barrier_cbf);
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&barrier_cbs_count))
+			wake_up(&barrier_wq);
+	} while (!kthread_should_stop() && fullstop == FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP);
+	VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs task stopping");
+	rcutorture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs");
+	while (!kthread_should_stop())
+		schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
+	cur_ops->cb_barrier();
+	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* kthread function to drive and coordinate RCU barrier testing. */
+static int rcu_torture_barrier(void *arg)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier task starting");
+	do {
+		atomic_set(&barrier_cbs_invoked, 0);
+		atomic_set(&barrier_cbs_count, n_barrier_cbs);
+		/* wake_up() path contains the required barriers. */
+		for (i = 0; i < n_barrier_cbs; i++)
+			wake_up(&barrier_cbs_wq[i]);
+		wait_event(barrier_wq,
+			   atomic_read(&barrier_cbs_count) == 0 ||
+			   kthread_should_stop() ||
+			   fullstop != FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP);
+		if (kthread_should_stop() || fullstop != FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP)
+			break;
+		n_barrier_attempts++;
+		cur_ops->cb_barrier();
+		if (atomic_read(&barrier_cbs_invoked) != n_barrier_cbs) {
+			n_rcu_torture_barrier_error++;
+			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		}
+		n_barrier_successes++;
+		schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ / 10);
+	} while (!kthread_should_stop() && fullstop == FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP);
+	VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier task stopping");
+	rcutorture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs");
+	while (!kthread_should_stop())
+		schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Initialize RCU barrier testing. */
+static int rcu_torture_barrier_init(void)
+{
+	int i;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (n_barrier_cbs == 0)
+		return 0;
+	if (cur_ops->call == NULL || cur_ops->cb_barrier == NULL) {
+		printk(KERN_ALERT "%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+		       " Call or barrier ops missing for %s,\n",
+		       torture_type, cur_ops->name);
+		printk(KERN_ALERT "%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+		       " RCU barrier testing omitted from run.\n",
+		       torture_type);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	atomic_set(&barrier_cbs_count, 0);
+	atomic_set(&barrier_cbs_invoked, 0);
+	barrier_cbs_tasks =
+		kzalloc(n_barrier_cbs * sizeof(barrier_cbs_tasks[0]),
+			GFP_KERNEL);
+	barrier_cbs_wq =
+		kzalloc(n_barrier_cbs * sizeof(barrier_cbs_wq[0]),
+			GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (barrier_cbs_tasks == NULL || barrier_cbs_wq == 0)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	for (i = 0; i < n_barrier_cbs; i++) {
+		init_waitqueue_head(&barrier_cbs_wq[i]);
+		barrier_cbs_tasks[i] = kthread_run(rcu_torture_barrier_cbs,
+						   (void *)i,
+						   "rcu_torture_barrier_cbs");
+		if (IS_ERR(barrier_cbs_tasks[i])) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(barrier_cbs_tasks[i]);
+			VERBOSE_PRINTK_ERRSTRING("Failed to create rcu_torture_barrier_cbs");
+			barrier_cbs_tasks[i] = NULL;
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	barrier_task = kthread_run(rcu_torture_barrier, NULL,
+				   "rcu_torture_barrier");
+	if (IS_ERR(barrier_task)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(barrier_task);
+		VERBOSE_PRINTK_ERRSTRING("Failed to create rcu_torture_barrier");
+		barrier_task = NULL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Clean up after RCU barrier testing. */
+static void rcu_torture_barrier_cleanup(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (barrier_task != NULL) {
+		VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("Stopping rcu_torture_barrier task");
+		kthread_stop(barrier_task);
+		barrier_task = NULL;
+	}
+	if (barrier_cbs_tasks != NULL) {
+		for (i = 0; i < n_barrier_cbs; i++) {
+			if (barrier_cbs_tasks[i] != NULL) {
+				VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("Stopping rcu_torture_barrier_cbs task");
+				kthread_stop(barrier_cbs_tasks[i]);
+				barrier_cbs_tasks[i] = NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		kfree(barrier_cbs_tasks);
+		barrier_cbs_tasks = NULL;
+	}
+	if (barrier_cbs_wq != NULL) {
+		kfree(barrier_cbs_wq);
+		barrier_cbs_wq = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 static int rcutorture_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
 				 unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
@@ -1602,6 +1773,7 @@
 	fullstop = FULLSTOP_RMMOD;
 	mutex_unlock(&fullstop_mutex);
 	unregister_reboot_notifier(&rcutorture_shutdown_nb);
+	rcu_torture_barrier_cleanup();
 	rcu_torture_stall_cleanup();
 	if (stutter_task) {
 		VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("Stopping rcu_torture_stutter task");
@@ -1681,7 +1853,7 @@
 
 	if (cur_ops->cleanup)
 		cur_ops->cleanup();
-	if (atomic_read(&n_rcu_torture_error))
+	if (atomic_read(&n_rcu_torture_error) || n_rcu_torture_barrier_error)
 		rcu_torture_print_module_parms(cur_ops, "End of test: FAILURE");
 	else if (n_online_successes != n_online_attempts ||
 		 n_offline_successes != n_offline_attempts)
@@ -1697,6 +1869,7 @@
 	int i;
 	int cpu;
 	int firsterr = 0;
+	int retval;
 	static struct rcu_torture_ops *torture_ops[] =
 		{ &rcu_ops, &rcu_sync_ops, &rcu_expedited_ops,
 		  &rcu_bh_ops, &rcu_bh_sync_ops, &rcu_bh_expedited_ops,
@@ -1754,6 +1927,7 @@
 	atomic_set(&n_rcu_torture_free, 0);
 	atomic_set(&n_rcu_torture_mberror, 0);
 	atomic_set(&n_rcu_torture_error, 0);
+	n_rcu_torture_barrier_error = 0;
 	n_rcu_torture_boost_ktrerror = 0;
 	n_rcu_torture_boost_rterror = 0;
 	n_rcu_torture_boost_failure = 0;
@@ -1877,7 +2051,6 @@
 		test_boost_duration = 2;
 	if ((test_boost == 1 && cur_ops->can_boost) ||
 	    test_boost == 2) {
-		int retval;
 
 		boost_starttime = jiffies + test_boost_interval * HZ;
 		register_cpu_notifier(&rcutorture_cpu_nb);
@@ -1913,6 +2086,11 @@
 		firsterr = i;
 		goto unwind;
 	}
+	retval = rcu_torture_barrier_init();
+	if (retval != 0) {
+		firsterr = retval;
+		goto unwind;
+	}
 	rcutorture_record_test_transition();
 	mutex_unlock(&fullstop_mutex);
 	return 0;