void (*gp_kthread_dbg)(void);
        bool (*check_boost_failed)(unsigned long gp_state, int *cpup);
        int (*stall_dur)(void);
+       long cbflood_max;
        int irq_capable;
        int can_boost;
        int extendables;
        .call           = call_rcu_tasks_rude,
        .cb_barrier     = rcu_barrier_tasks_rude,
        .gp_kthread_dbg = show_rcu_tasks_rude_gp_kthread,
+       .cbflood_max    = 50000,
        .fqs            = NULL,
        .stats          = NULL,
        .irq_capable    = 1,
        .call           = call_rcu_tasks_trace,
        .cb_barrier     = rcu_barrier_tasks_trace,
        .gp_kthread_dbg = show_rcu_tasks_trace_gp_kthread,
+       .cbflood_max    = 50000,
        .fqs            = NULL,
        .stats          = NULL,
        .irq_capable    = 1,
                        rfp->rcu_fwd_cb_head = rfcpn;
                        n_launders++;
                        n_launders_sa++;
-               } else {
+               } else if (!cur_ops->cbflood_max || cur_ops->cbflood_max > n_max_cbs) {
                        rfcp = kmalloc(sizeof(*rfcp), GFP_KERNEL);
                        if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!rfcp)) {
                                schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
                        n_launders_sa = 0;
                        rfcp->rfc_gps = 0;
                        rfcp->rfc_rfp = rfp;
+               } else {
+                       rfcp = NULL;
                }
-               cur_ops->call(&rfcp->rh, rcu_torture_fwd_cb_cr);
+               if (rfcp)
+                       cur_ops->call(&rfcp->rh, rcu_torture_fwd_cb_cr);
                rcu_torture_fwd_prog_cond_resched(n_launders + n_max_cbs);
                if (tick_nohz_full_enabled()) {
                        local_irq_save(flags);
                pr_alert("%s: Starting forward-progress test %d\n", __func__, rfp->rcu_fwd_id);
                if (rcu_inkernel_boot_has_ended() && torture_num_online_cpus() > rfp->rcu_fwd_id)
                        rcu_torture_fwd_prog_cr(rfp);
-               if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TINY_RCU) ||
-                   (rcu_inkernel_boot_has_ended() && torture_num_online_cpus() > rfp->rcu_fwd_id))
+               if ((cur_ops->stall_dur && cur_ops->stall_dur() > 0) &&
+                   (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_TINY_RCU) ||
+                    (rcu_inkernel_boot_has_ended() &&
+                     torture_num_online_cpus() > rfp->rcu_fwd_id)))
                        rcu_torture_fwd_prog_nr(rfp, &tested, &tested_tries);
 
                /* Avoid slow periods, better to test when busy. */
                fwd_progress = nr_cpu_ids;
        }
        if ((!cur_ops->sync && !cur_ops->call) ||
-           !cur_ops->stall_dur || cur_ops->stall_dur() <= 0 || cur_ops == &rcu_busted_ops) {
+           (!cur_ops->cbflood_max && (!cur_ops->stall_dur || cur_ops->stall_dur() <= 0)) ||
+           cur_ops == &rcu_busted_ops) {
                VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_fwd_prog_init: Disabled, unsupported by RCU flavor under test");
                fwd_progress = 0;
                return 0;