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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 2403a63b5da5..dacbbe4d7a80 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -629,6 +629,20 @@ config PROVE_RCU_REPEATEDLY
 
          Say N if you are unsure.
 
+config PROVE_RCU_DELAY
+        bool "RCU debugging: preemptible RCU race provocation"
+        depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && PREEMPT_RCU
+        default n
+        help
+         There is a class of races that involve an unlikely preemption
+         of __rcu_read_unlock() just after ->rcu_read_lock_nesting has
+         been set to INT_MIN.  This feature inserts a delay at that
+         point to increase the probability of these races.
+
+         Say Y to increase probability of preemption of __rcu_read_unlock().
+
+         Say N if you are unsure.
+
 config SPARSE_RCU_POINTER
         bool "RCU debugging: sparse-based checks for pointer usage"
         default n