diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index dcc0166d1997..e15fadbe5dfb 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -687,6 +687,21 @@ config RING_BUFFER_STARTUP_TEST
 
 	 If unsure, say N
 
+config PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST
+	tristate "Preempt / IRQ disable delay thread to test latency tracers"
+	depends on m
+	help
+	  Select this option to build a test module that can help test latency
+	  tracers by executing a preempt or irq disable section with a user
+	  configurable delay. The module busy waits for the duration of the
+	  critical section.
+
+	  For example, the following invocation forces a one-time irq-disabled
+	  critical section for 500us:
+	  modprobe preemptirq_delay_test test_mode=irq delay=500000
+
+	  If unsure, say N
+
 config TRACE_EVAL_MAP_FILE
        bool "Show eval mappings for trace events"
        depends on TRACING
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index e2538c7638d4..31c6b524c260 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_seq.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_stat.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING) += trace_printk.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACING_MAP) += tracing_map.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST) += preemptirq_delay_test.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CONTEXT_SWITCH_TRACER) += trace_sched_switch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER) += trace_functions.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PREEMPTIRQ_EVENTS) += trace_irqsoff.o
diff --git a/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c b/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c97a026c0720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Preempt / IRQ disable delay thread to test latency tracers
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+
+static ulong delay = 100;
+static char test_mode[10] = "irq";
+
+module_param_named(delay, delay, ulong, S_IRUGO);
+module_param_string(test_mode, test_mode, 10, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(delay, "Period in microseconds (100 uS default)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(test_mode, "Mode of the test such as preempt or irq (default irq)");
+
+static void busy_wait(ulong time)
+{
+	ktime_t start, end;
+	start = ktime_get();
+	do {
+		end = ktime_get();
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
+			break;
+	} while (ktime_to_ns(ktime_sub(end, start)) < (time * 1000));
+}
+
+int preemptirq_delay_run(void *data)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!strcmp(test_mode, "irq")) {
+		local_irq_save(flags);
+		busy_wait(delay);
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
+	} else if (!strcmp(test_mode, "preempt")) {
+		preempt_disable();
+		busy_wait(delay);
+		preempt_enable();
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init preemptirq_delay_init(void)
+{
+	char task_name[50];
+	struct task_struct *test_task;
+
+	snprintf(task_name, sizeof(task_name), "%s_test", test_mode);
+
+	test_task = kthread_run(preemptirq_delay_run, NULL, task_name);
+	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(test_task);
+}
+
+static void __exit preemptirq_delay_exit(void)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+module_init(preemptirq_delay_init)
+module_exit(preemptirq_delay_exit)
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");