diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 0d27b9cc14e4..8b2748486c17 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ torture_param(bool, gp_cond, false, "Use conditional/async GP wait primitives");
 torture_param(bool, gp_exp, false, "Use expedited GP wait primitives");
 torture_param(bool, gp_normal, false,
 	     "Use normal (non-expedited) GP wait primitives");
+torture_param(bool, gp_sync, false, "Use synchronous GP wait primitives");
 torture_param(int, irqreader, 1, "Allow RCU readers from irq handlers");
 torture_param(int, n_barrier_cbs, 0,
 	     "# of callbacks/kthreads for barrier testing");
@@ -147,8 +148,9 @@ static int rcu_torture_writer_state;
 #define RTWS_EXP_SYNC		4
 #define RTWS_COND_GET		5
 #define RTWS_COND_SYNC		6
-#define RTWS_STUTTER		7
-#define RTWS_STOPPING		8
+#define RTWS_SYNC		7
+#define RTWS_STUTTER		8
+#define RTWS_STOPPING		9
 
 #if defined(MODULE) || defined(CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_RUNNABLE)
 #define RCUTORTURE_RUNNABLE_INIT 1
@@ -746,19 +748,21 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 {
 	unsigned long gp_snap;
 	bool gp_cond1 = gp_cond, gp_exp1 = gp_exp, gp_normal1 = gp_normal;
+	bool gp_sync1 = gp_sync;
 	int i;
 	struct rcu_torture *rp;
 	struct rcu_torture *old_rp;
 	static DEFINE_TORTURE_RANDOM(rand);
-	int synctype[] = { RTWS_DEF_FREE, RTWS_EXP_SYNC, RTWS_COND_GET };
+	int synctype[] = { RTWS_DEF_FREE, RTWS_EXP_SYNC,
+			   RTWS_COND_GET, RTWS_SYNC };
 	int nsynctypes = 0;
 
 	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_writer task started");
 	set_user_nice(current, MAX_NICE);
 
 	/* Initialize synctype[] array.  If none set, take default. */
-	if (!gp_cond1 && !gp_exp1 && !gp_normal1)
-		gp_cond1 = gp_exp1 = gp_normal1 = true;
+	if (!gp_cond1 && !gp_exp1 && !gp_normal1 && !gp_sync)
+		gp_cond1 = gp_exp1 = gp_normal1 = gp_sync1 = true;
 	if (gp_cond1 && cur_ops->get_state && cur_ops->cond_sync)
 		synctype[nsynctypes++] = RTWS_COND_GET;
 	else if (gp_cond && (!cur_ops->get_state || !cur_ops->cond_sync))
@@ -771,8 +775,17 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 		synctype[nsynctypes++] = RTWS_DEF_FREE;
 	else if (gp_normal && !cur_ops->deferred_free)
 		pr_alert("rcu_torture_writer: gp_normal without primitives.\n");
+	if (gp_sync1 && cur_ops->sync)
+		synctype[nsynctypes++] = RTWS_SYNC;
+	else if (gp_sync && !cur_ops->sync)
+		pr_alert("rcu_torture_writer: gp_sync without primitives.\n");
 	if (WARN_ONCE(nsynctypes == 0,
 		      "rcu_torture_writer: No update-side primitives.\n")) {
+		/*
+		 * No updates primitives, so don't try updating.
+		 * The resulting test won't be testing much, hence the
+		 * above WARN_ONCE().
+		 */
 		rcu_torture_writer_state = RTWS_STOPPING;
 		torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_writer");
 	}
@@ -819,6 +832,11 @@ rcu_torture_writer(void *arg)
 				cur_ops->cond_sync(gp_snap);
 				rcu_torture_pipe_update(old_rp);
 				break;
+			case RTWS_SYNC:
+				rcu_torture_writer_state = RTWS_SYNC;
+				cur_ops->sync();
+				rcu_torture_pipe_update(old_rp);
+				break;
 			default:
 				WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
 				break;