cxt.nrealwriters_stress = 2 * num_online_cpus();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES
-       if (strncmp(torture_type, "mutex", 5) == 0)
+       if (str_has_prefix(torture_type, "mutex"))
                cxt.debug_lock = true;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RT_MUTEXES
-       if (strncmp(torture_type, "rtmutex", 7) == 0)
+       if (str_has_prefix(torture_type, "rtmutex"))
                cxt.debug_lock = true;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK
-       if ((strncmp(torture_type, "spin", 4) == 0) ||
-           (strncmp(torture_type, "rw_lock", 7) == 0))
+       if ((str_has_prefix(torture_type, "spin")) ||
+           (str_has_prefix(torture_type, "rw_lock")))
                cxt.debug_lock = true;
 #endif