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 onoff_interval;     /* Wait time between CPU hotplugs, 0=disable. */
 static int shutdown_secs;      /* Shutdown time (s).  <=0 for no shutdown. */
 static int test_boost = 1;     /* Test RCU prio boost: 0=no, 1=maybe, 2=yes. */
 static int test_boost_interval = 7; /* Interval between boost tests, seconds. */
 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(onoff_interval, int, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(onoff_interval, "Time between CPU hotplugs (s), 0=disable");
 module_param(shutdown_secs, int, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(shutdown_secs, "Shutdown time (s), zero to disable.");
 module_param(test_boost, int, 0444);
 static struct task_struct *fqs_task;
 static struct task_struct *boost_tasks[NR_CPUS];
 static struct task_struct *shutdown_task;
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+static struct task_struct *onoff_task;
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
 
 #define RCU_TORTURE_PIPE_LEN 10
 
 static long n_rcu_torture_boost_failure;
 static long n_rcu_torture_boosts;
 static long n_rcu_torture_timers;
+static long n_offline_attempts;
+static long n_offline_successes;
+static long n_online_attempts;
+static long n_online_successes;
 static struct list_head rcu_torture_removed;
 static cpumask_var_t shuffle_tmp_mask;
 
        cnt += sprintf(&page[cnt],
                       "rtc: %p ver: %lu tfle: %d rta: %d rtaf: %d rtf: %d "
                       "rtmbe: %d rtbke: %ld rtbre: %ld "
-                      "rtbf: %ld rtb: %ld nt: %ld",
+                      "rtbf: %ld rtb: %ld nt: %ld "
+                      "onoff: %ld/%ld:%ld/%ld",
                       rcu_torture_current,
                       rcu_torture_current_version,
                       list_empty(&rcu_torture_freelist),
                       n_rcu_torture_boost_rterror,
                       n_rcu_torture_boost_failure,
                       n_rcu_torture_boosts,
-                      n_rcu_torture_timers);
+                      n_rcu_torture_timers,
+                      n_online_successes,
+                      n_online_attempts,
+                      n_offline_successes,
+                      n_offline_attempts);
        if (atomic_read(&n_rcu_torture_mberror) != 0 ||
            n_rcu_torture_boost_ktrerror != 0 ||
            n_rcu_torture_boost_rterror != 0 ||
                "shuffle_interval=%d stutter=%d irqreader=%d "
                "fqs_duration=%d fqs_holdoff=%d fqs_stutter=%d "
                "test_boost=%d/%d test_boost_interval=%d "
-               "test_boost_duration=%d shutdown_secs=%d\n",
+               "test_boost_duration=%d shutdown_secs=%d "
+               "onoff_interval=%d\n",
                torture_type, tag, nrealreaders, nfakewriters,
                stat_interval, verbose, test_no_idle_hz, shuffle_interval,
                stutter, irqreader, fqs_duration, fqs_holdoff, fqs_stutter,
                test_boost, cur_ops->can_boost,
-               test_boost_interval, test_boost_duration, shutdown_secs);
+               test_boost_interval, test_boost_duration, shutdown_secs,
+               onoff_interval);
 }
 
 static struct notifier_block rcutorture_shutdown_nb = {
                schedule_timeout_interruptible(delta);
                jiffies_snap = ACCESS_ONCE(jiffies);
        }
-       if (ULONG_CMP_LT(jiffies, shutdown_time)) {
+       if (kthread_should_stop()) {
                VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_shutdown task stopping");
                return 0;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+
+/*
+ * Execute random CPU-hotplug operations at the interval specified
+ * by the onoff_interval.
+ */
+static int
+rcu_torture_onoff(void *arg)
+{
+       int cpu;
+       int maxcpu = -1;
+       DEFINE_RCU_RANDOM(rand);
+
+       VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_onoff task started");
+       for_each_online_cpu(cpu)
+               maxcpu = cpu;
+       WARN_ON(maxcpu < 0);
+       while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+               cpu = (rcu_random(&rand) >> 4) % (maxcpu + 1);
+               if (cpu_online(cpu)) {
+                       if (verbose)
+                               printk(KERN_ALERT "%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+                                      "rcu_torture_onoff task: offlining %d\n",
+                                      torture_type, cpu);
+                       n_offline_attempts++;
+                       if (cpu_down(cpu) == 0) {
+                               if (verbose)
+                                       printk(KERN_ALERT "%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+                                              "rcu_torture_onoff task: "
+                                              "offlined %d\n",
+                                              torture_type, cpu);
+                               n_offline_successes++;
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       if (verbose)
+                               printk(KERN_ALERT "%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+                                      "rcu_torture_onoff task: onlining %d\n",
+                                      torture_type, cpu);
+                       n_online_attempts++;
+                       if (cpu_up(cpu) == 0) {
+                               if (verbose)
+                                       printk(KERN_ALERT "%s" TORTURE_FLAG
+                                              "rcu_torture_onoff task: "
+                                              "onlined %d\n",
+                                              torture_type, cpu);
+                               n_online_successes++;
+                       }
+               }
+               schedule_timeout_interruptible(onoff_interval * HZ);
+       }
+       VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("rcu_torture_onoff task stopping");
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+rcu_torture_onoff_init(void)
+{
+       if (onoff_interval <= 0)
+               return 0;
+       onoff_task = kthread_run(rcu_torture_onoff, NULL, "rcu_torture_onoff");
+       if (IS_ERR(onoff_task)) {
+               onoff_task = NULL;
+               return PTR_ERR(onoff_task);
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void rcu_torture_onoff_cleanup(void)
+{
+       if (onoff_task == NULL)
+               return;
+       VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("Stopping rcu_torture_onoff task");
+       kthread_stop(onoff_task);
+}
+
+#else /* #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+
+static void
+rcu_torture_onoff_init(void)
+{
+}
+
+static void rcu_torture_onoff_cleanup(void)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU */
+
 static int rcutorture_cpu_notify(struct notifier_block *self,
                                 unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
                VERBOSE_PRINTK_STRING("Stopping rcu_torture_shutdown task");
                kthread_stop(shutdown_task);
        }
+       rcu_torture_onoff_cleanup();
 
        /* Wait for all RCU callbacks to fire.  */
 
                        goto unwind;
                }
        }
+       rcu_torture_onoff_init();
        register_reboot_notifier(&rcutorture_shutdown_nb);
        rcutorture_record_test_transition();
        mutex_unlock(&fullstop_mutex);