diff --git a/lib/percpu_test.c b/lib/percpu_test.c
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+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+/* validate @native and @pcp counter values match @expected */
+#define CHECK(native, pcp, expected)                                    \
+	do {                                                            \
+		WARN((native) != (expected),                            \
+		     "raw %ld (0x%lx) != expected %lld (0x%llx)",	\
+		     (native), (native),				\
+		     (long long)(expected), (long long)(expected));	\
+		WARN(__this_cpu_read(pcp) != (expected),                \
+		     "pcp %ld (0x%lx) != expected %lld (0x%llx)",	\
+		     __this_cpu_read(pcp), __this_cpu_read(pcp),	\
+		     (long long)(expected), (long long)(expected));	\
+	} while (0)
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(long, long_counter);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, ulong_counter);
+
+static int __init percpu_test_init(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * volatile prevents compiler from optimizing it uses, otherwise the
+	 * +ul_one/-ul_one below would replace with inc/dec instructions.
+	 */
+	volatile unsigned int ui_one = 1;
+	long l = 0;
+	unsigned long ul = 0;
+
+	pr_info("percpu test start\n");
+
+	preempt_disable();
+
+	l += -1;
+	__this_cpu_add(long_counter, -1);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, -1);
+
+	l += 1;
+	__this_cpu_add(long_counter, 1);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, 0);
+
+	ul = 0;
+	__this_cpu_write(ulong_counter, 0);
+
+	ul += 1UL;
+	__this_cpu_add(ulong_counter, 1UL);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, 1);
+
+	ul += -1UL;
+	__this_cpu_add(ulong_counter, -1UL);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, 0);
+
+	ul += -(unsigned long)1;
+	__this_cpu_add(ulong_counter, -(unsigned long)1);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, -1);
+
+	ul = 0;
+	__this_cpu_write(ulong_counter, 0);
+
+	ul -= 1;
+	__this_cpu_dec(ulong_counter);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, -1);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, ULONG_MAX);
+
+	l += -ui_one;
+	__this_cpu_add(long_counter, -ui_one);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, 0xffffffff);
+
+	l += ui_one;
+	__this_cpu_add(long_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, (long)0x100000000LL);
+
+
+	l = 0;
+	__this_cpu_write(long_counter, 0);
+
+	l -= ui_one;
+	__this_cpu_sub(long_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, -1);
+
+	l = 0;
+	__this_cpu_write(long_counter, 0);
+
+	l += ui_one;
+	__this_cpu_add(long_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, 1);
+
+	l += -ui_one;
+	__this_cpu_add(long_counter, -ui_one);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, (long)0x100000000LL);
+
+	l = 0;
+	__this_cpu_write(long_counter, 0);
+
+	l -= ui_one;
+	this_cpu_sub(long_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, -1);
+	CHECK(l, long_counter, ULONG_MAX);
+
+	ul = 0;
+	__this_cpu_write(ulong_counter, 0);
+
+	ul += ui_one;
+	__this_cpu_add(ulong_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, 1);
+
+	ul = 0;
+	__this_cpu_write(ulong_counter, 0);
+
+	ul -= ui_one;
+	__this_cpu_sub(ulong_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, -1);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, ULONG_MAX);
+
+	ul = 3;
+	__this_cpu_write(ulong_counter, 3);
+
+	ul = this_cpu_sub_return(ulong_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, 2);
+
+	ul = __this_cpu_sub_return(ulong_counter, ui_one);
+	CHECK(ul, ulong_counter, 1);
+
+	preempt_enable();
+
+	pr_info("percpu test done\n");
+	return -EAGAIN;  /* Fail will directly unload the module */
+}
+
+static void __exit percpu_test_exit(void)
+{
+}
+
+module_init(percpu_test_init)
+module_exit(percpu_test_exit)
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Greg Thelen");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("percpu operations test");