2 files changed, 30 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
index 9c1b850b3227..617cba339d28 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/kvm.sh
@@ -442,18 +442,7 @@ echo $scriptname $args
 touch $resdir/$ds/log
 echo $scriptname $args >> $resdir/$ds/log
 echo ${TORTURE_SUITE} > $resdir/$ds/torture_suite
-echo Build directory: `pwd` > $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-if test -d .git
-then
-	echo Current commit: `git rev-parse HEAD` >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	echo >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	echo ' ---' Output of "'"git status"'": >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	git status >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	echo >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	echo >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	echo ' ---' Output of "'"git diff HEAD"'": >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-	git diff HEAD >> $resdir/$ds/testid.txt
-fi
+mktestid.sh $resdir/$ds
 ___EOF___
 kvm-assign-cpus.sh /sys/devices/system/node > $T/cpuarray.awk
 kvm-get-cpus-script.sh $T/cpuarray.awk $T/dumpbatches.awk
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/mktestid.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/mktestid.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..16f9907a4dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/bin/mktestid.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+#
+# Create a testid.txt file in the specified directory.
+#
+# Usage: mktestid.sh dirpath
+#
+# Copyright (C) Meta Platforms, Inc.  2025
+#
+# Author: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
+
+resdir="$1"
+if test -z "${resdir}" || ! test -d "${resdir}" || ! test -w "${resdir}"
+then
+	echo Path '"'${resdir}'"' not writeable directory, no ${resdir}/testid.txt.
+	exit 1
+fi
+echo Build directory: `pwd` > ${resdir}/testid.txt
+if test -d .git
+then
+	echo Current commit: `git rev-parse HEAD` >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+	echo >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+	echo ' ---' Output of "'"git status"'": >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+	git status >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+	echo >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+	echo >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+	echo ' ---' Output of "'"git diff HEAD"'": >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+	git diff HEAD >> ${resdir}/testid.txt
+fi