diff --git a/include/linux/torture.h b/include/linux/torture.h
index 513b85f..db9bc77 100644
--- a/include/linux/torture.h
+++ b/include/linux/torture.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #define TOROUT_STRING(s) \
 	pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG s "\n", torture_type)
 #define VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING(s) \
-	do { if (verbose) pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG s "\n", torture_type); } while (0)
+	do { if (verbose) pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG " %s\n", torture_type, s); } while (0)
 #define VERBOSE_TOROUT_ERRSTRING(s) \
 	do { if (verbose) pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG "!!! " s "\n", torture_type); } while (0)
 
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@
 bool torture_cleanup(void);
 bool torture_must_stop(void);
 bool torture_must_stop_irq(void);
+void torture_kthread_stopping(char *title);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_TORTURE_H */
diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index dbb4437..2680dbd 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -601,12 +601,13 @@
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
 
 	/* Clean up and exit. */
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_boost task stopping");
-	torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_boost");
-	while (!kthread_should_stop() || rbi.inflight)
+	while (!kthread_should_stop() || rbi.inflight) {
+		torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_boost");
 		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+	}
 	smp_mb(); /* order accesses to ->inflight before stack-frame death. */
 	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rbi.rcu);
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_boost");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -637,10 +638,7 @@
 		}
 		stutter_wait("rcu_torture_fqs");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_fqs task stopping");
-	torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_fqs");
-	while (!kthread_should_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_fqs");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -709,10 +707,7 @@
 		rcutorture_record_progress(++rcu_torture_current_version);
 		stutter_wait("rcu_torture_writer");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_writer task stopping");
-	torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_writer");
-	while (!kthread_should_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_writer");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -747,10 +742,7 @@
 		stutter_wait("rcu_torture_fakewriter");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
 
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_fakewriter task stopping");
-	torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_fakewriter");
-	while (!kthread_should_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_fakewriter");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -891,12 +883,9 @@
 		schedule();
 		stutter_wait("rcu_torture_reader");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_reader task stopping");
-	torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_reader");
 	if (irqreader && cur_ops->irq_capable)
 		del_timer_sync(&t);
-	while (!kthread_should_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_reader");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1009,7 +998,7 @@
 		rcu_torture_stats_print();
 		torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_stats");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_stats task stopping");
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_stats");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1170,12 +1159,9 @@
 		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&barrier_cbs_count))
 			wake_up(&barrier_wq);
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs task stopping");
-	torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs");
-	while (!kthread_should_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
 	cur_ops->cb_barrier();
 	destroy_rcu_head_on_stack(&rcu);
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_barrier_cbs");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1206,10 +1192,7 @@
 		n_barrier_successes++;
 		schedule_timeout_interruptible(HZ / 10);
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("rcu_torture_barrier task stopping");
-	torture_shutdown_absorb("rcu_torture_barrier");
-	while (!kthread_should_stop())
-		schedule_timeout_interruptible(1);
+	torture_kthread_stopping("rcu_torture_barrier");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/torture.c b/kernel/torture.c
index 12a5807..6f1c660 100644
--- a/kernel/torture.c
+++ b/kernel/torture.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 		}
 		schedule_timeout_interruptible(onoff_interval);
 	}
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_onoff task stopping");
+	torture_kthread_stopping("torture_onoff");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
 		torture_shuffle_tasks();
 		torture_shutdown_absorb("torture_shuffle");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_shuffle task stopping");
+	torture_kthread_stopping("torture_shuffle");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 		jiffies_snap = jiffies;
 	}
 	if (torture_must_stop()) {
-		VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_shutdown task stopping");
+		torture_kthread_stopping("torture_shutdown");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
 		ACCESS_ONCE(stutter_pause_test) = 0;
 		torture_shutdown_absorb("torture_stutter");
 	} while (!torture_must_stop());
-	VERBOSE_TOROUT_STRING("torture_stutter task stopping");
+	torture_kthread_stopping("torture_stutter");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -696,3 +696,21 @@
 	return ACCESS_ONCE(fullstop) != FULLSTOP_DONTSTOP;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_must_stop_irq);
+
+/*
+ * Each kthread must wait for kthread_should_stop() before returning from
+ * its top-level function, otherwise segfaults ensue.  This function
+ * prints a "stopping" message and waits for kthread_should_stop(), and
+ * should be called from all torture kthreads immediately prior to
+ * returning.
+ */
+void torture_kthread_stopping(char *title)
+{
+	if (verbose)
+		pr_alert("%s" TORTURE_FLAG " %s\n", torture_type, title);
+	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+		torture_shutdown_absorb(title);
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(torture_kthread_stopping);