diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 624a05e99b0b56eedcff9b62836c15f3462b09bc..d25314bc7a1c2e5ab82267d5a151ee0a00dc3e11 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -760,9 +760,9 @@ config PREEMPTIRQ_DELAY_TEST
 	  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
+	  For example, the following invocation generates a burst of three
+	  irq-disabled critical sections for 500us:
+	  modprobe preemptirq_delay_test test_mode=irq delay=500 burst_size=3
 
 	  If unsure, say N
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c b/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c
index d8765c952fab3a7dfdf091b210bc7725e781d11c..31c0fad4cb9e18910cd318abb4d76c4db09d592e 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/preemptirq_delay_test.c
@@ -10,18 +10,25 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/sysfs.h>
 
 static ulong delay = 100;
-static char test_mode[10] = "irq";
+static char test_mode[12] = "irq";
+static uint burst_size = 1;
 
-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)");
+module_param_named(delay, delay, ulong, 0444);
+module_param_string(test_mode, test_mode, 12, 0444);
+module_param_named(burst_size, burst_size, uint, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(delay, "Period in microseconds (100 us default)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(test_mode, "Mode of the test such as preempt, irq, or alternate (default irq)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(burst_size, "The size of a burst (default 1)");
+
+#define MIN(x, y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 
 static void busy_wait(ulong time)
 {
@@ -34,37 +41,136 @@ static void busy_wait(ulong time)
 	} while ((end - start) < (time * 1000));
 }
 
-static int preemptirq_delay_run(void *data)
+static __always_inline void irqoff_test(void)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	busy_wait(delay);
+	local_irq_restore(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();
+static __always_inline void preemptoff_test(void)
+{
+	preempt_disable();
+	busy_wait(delay);
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+
+static void execute_preemptirqtest(int idx)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(test_mode, "irq"))
+		irqoff_test();
+	else if (!strcmp(test_mode, "preempt"))
+		preemptoff_test();
+	else if (!strcmp(test_mode, "alternate")) {
+		if (idx % 2 == 0)
+			irqoff_test();
+		else
+			preemptoff_test();
 	}
+}
+
+#define DECLARE_TESTFN(POSTFIX)				\
+	static void preemptirqtest_##POSTFIX(int idx)	\
+	{						\
+		execute_preemptirqtest(idx);		\
+	}						\
 
+/*
+ * We create 10 different functions, so that we can get 10 different
+ * backtraces.
+ */
+DECLARE_TESTFN(0)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(1)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(2)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(3)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(4)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(5)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(6)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(7)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(8)
+DECLARE_TESTFN(9)
+
+static void (*testfuncs[])(int)  = {
+	preemptirqtest_0,
+	preemptirqtest_1,
+	preemptirqtest_2,
+	preemptirqtest_3,
+	preemptirqtest_4,
+	preemptirqtest_5,
+	preemptirqtest_6,
+	preemptirqtest_7,
+	preemptirqtest_8,
+	preemptirqtest_9,
+};
+
+#define NR_TEST_FUNCS ARRAY_SIZE(testfuncs)
+
+static int preemptirq_delay_run(void *data)
+{
+	int i;
+	int s = MIN(burst_size, NR_TEST_FUNCS);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < s; i++)
+		(testfuncs[i])(i);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init preemptirq_delay_init(void)
+static struct task_struct *preemptirq_start_test(void)
 {
 	char task_name[50];
-	struct task_struct *test_task;
 
 	snprintf(task_name, sizeof(task_name), "%s_test", test_mode);
+	return kthread_run(preemptirq_delay_run, NULL, task_name);
+}
+
+
+static ssize_t trigger_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
+			 const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	preemptirq_start_test();
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct kobj_attribute trigger_attribute =
+	__ATTR(trigger, 0200, NULL, trigger_store);
+
+static struct attribute *attrs[] = {
+	&trigger_attribute.attr,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group attr_group = {
+	.attrs = attrs,
+};
+
+static struct kobject *preemptirq_delay_kobj;
+
+static int __init preemptirq_delay_init(void)
+{
+	struct task_struct *test_task;
+	int retval;
+
+	test_task = preemptirq_start_test();
+	retval = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(test_task);
+	if (retval != 0)
+		return retval;
+
+	preemptirq_delay_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("preemptirq_delay_test",
+						       kernel_kobj);
+	if (!preemptirq_delay_kobj)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	retval = sysfs_create_group(preemptirq_delay_kobj, &attr_group);
+	if (retval)
+		kobject_put(preemptirq_delay_kobj);
 
-	test_task = kthread_run(preemptirq_delay_run, NULL, task_name);
-	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(test_task);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 static void __exit preemptirq_delay_exit(void)
 {
-	return;
+	kobject_put(preemptirq_delay_kobj);
 }
 
 module_init(preemptirq_delay_init)