diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 41bfeec72e40..df872659ddd3 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -415,6 +415,20 @@ config GLOB
 	  are compiling an out-of tree driver which tells you that it
 	  depends on this.
 
+config GLOB_SELFTEST
+	bool "glob self-test on init"
+	default n
+	depends on GLOB
+	help
+	  This option enables a simple self-test of the glob_match
+	  function on startup.	It is primarily useful for people
+	  working on the code to ensure they haven't introduced any
+	  regressions.
+
+	  It only adds a little bit of code and slows kernel boot (or
+	  module load) by a small amount, so you're welcome to play with
+	  it, but you probably don't need it.
+
 #
 # Netlink attribute parsing support is select'ed if needed
 #
diff --git a/lib/glob.c b/lib/glob.c
index 0ba3ea86b546..500fc80d23e1 100644
--- a/lib/glob.c
+++ b/lib/glob.c
@@ -121,3 +121,167 @@ backtrack:
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(glob_match);
+
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GLOB_SELFTEST
+
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+
+/* Boot with "glob.verbose=1" to show successful tests, too */
+static bool verbose = false;
+module_param(verbose, bool, 0);
+
+struct glob_test {
+	char const *pat, *str;
+	bool expected;
+};
+
+static bool __pure __init test(char const *pat, char const *str, bool expected)
+{
+	bool match = glob_match(pat, str);
+	bool success = match == expected;
+
+	/* Can't get string literals into a particular section, so... */
+	static char const msg_error[] __initconst =
+		KERN_ERR "glob: \"%s\" vs. \"%s\": %s *** ERROR ***\n";
+	static char const msg_ok[] __initconst =
+		KERN_DEBUG "glob: \"%s\" vs. \"%s\": %s OK\n";
+	static char const mismatch[] __initconst = "mismatch";
+	char const *message;
+
+	if (!success)
+		message = msg_error;
+	else if (verbose)
+		message = msg_ok;
+	else
+		return success;
+
+	printk(message, pat, str, mismatch + 3*match);
+	return success;
+}
+
+/*
+ * The tests are all jammed together in one array to make it simpler
+ * to place that array in the .init.rodata section.  The obvious
+ * "array of structures containing char *" has no way to force the
+ * pointed-to strings to be in a particular section.
+ *
+ * Anyway, a test consists of:
+ * 1. Expected glob_match result: '1' or '0'.
+ * 2. Pattern to match: null-terminated string
+ * 3. String to match against: null-terminated string
+ *
+ * The list of tests is terminated with a final '\0' instead of
+ * a glob_match result character.
+ */
+static char const glob_tests[] __initconst =
+	/* Some basic tests */
+	"1" "a\0" "a\0"
+	"0" "a\0" "b\0"
+	"0" "a\0" "aa\0"
+	"0" "a\0" "\0"
+	"1" "\0" "\0"
+	"0" "\0" "a\0"
+	/* Simple character class tests */
+	"1" "[a]\0" "a\0"
+	"0" "[a]\0" "b\0"
+	"0" "[!a]\0" "a\0"
+	"1" "[!a]\0" "b\0"
+	"1" "[ab]\0" "a\0"
+	"1" "[ab]\0" "b\0"
+	"0" "[ab]\0" "c\0"
+	"1" "[!ab]\0" "c\0"
+	"1" "[a-c]\0" "b\0"
+	"0" "[a-c]\0" "d\0"
+	/* Corner cases in character class parsing */
+	"1" "[a-c-e-g]\0" "-\0"
+	"0" "[a-c-e-g]\0" "d\0"
+	"1" "[a-c-e-g]\0" "f\0"
+	"1" "[]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "a\0"
+	"1" "[]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "]\0"
+	"1" "[]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "[\0"
+	"1" "[]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "h\0"
+	"0" "[]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "f\0"
+	"0" "[!]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "h\0"
+	"0" "[!]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "]\0"
+	"1" "[!]a-ceg-ik[]\0" "f\0"
+	/* Simple wild cards */
+	"1" "?\0" "a\0"
+	"0" "?\0" "aa\0"
+	"0" "??\0" "a\0"
+	"1" "?x?\0" "axb\0"
+	"0" "?x?\0" "abx\0"
+	"0" "?x?\0" "xab\0"
+	/* Asterisk wild cards (backtracking) */
+	"0" "*??\0" "a\0"
+	"1" "*??\0" "ab\0"
+	"1" "*??\0" "abc\0"
+	"1" "*??\0" "abcd\0"
+	"0" "??*\0" "a\0"
+	"1" "??*\0" "ab\0"
+	"1" "??*\0" "abc\0"
+	"1" "??*\0" "abcd\0"
+	"0" "?*?\0" "a\0"
+	"1" "?*?\0" "ab\0"
+	"1" "?*?\0" "abc\0"
+	"1" "?*?\0" "abcd\0"
+	"1" "*b\0" "b\0"
+	"1" "*b\0" "ab\0"
+	"0" "*b\0" "ba\0"
+	"1" "*b\0" "bb\0"
+	"1" "*b\0" "abb\0"
+	"1" "*b\0" "bab\0"
+	"1" "*bc\0" "abbc\0"
+	"1" "*bc\0" "bc\0"
+	"1" "*bc\0" "bbc\0"
+	"1" "*bc\0" "bcbc\0"
+	/* Multiple asterisks (complex backtracking) */
+	"1" "*ac*\0" "abacadaeafag\0"
+	"1" "*ac*ae*ag*\0" "abacadaeafag\0"
+	"1" "*a*b*[bc]*[ef]*g*\0" "abacadaeafag\0"
+	"0" "*a*b*[ef]*[cd]*g*\0" "abacadaeafag\0"
+	"1" "*abcd*\0" "abcabcabcabcdefg\0"
+	"1" "*ab*cd*\0" "abcabcabcabcdefg\0"
+	"1" "*abcd*abcdef*\0" "abcabcdabcdeabcdefg\0"
+	"0" "*abcd*\0" "abcabcabcabcefg\0"
+	"0" "*ab*cd*\0" "abcabcabcabcefg\0";
+
+static int __init glob_init(void)
+{
+	unsigned successes = 0;
+	unsigned n = 0;
+	char const *p = glob_tests;
+	static char const message[] __initconst =
+		KERN_INFO "glob: %u self-tests passed, %u failed\n";
+
+	/*
+	 * Tests are jammed together in a string.  The first byte is '1'
+	 * or '0' to indicate the expected outcome, or '\0' to indicate the
+	 * end of the tests.  Then come two null-terminated strings: the
+	 * pattern and the string to match it against.
+	 */
+	while (*p) {
+		bool expected = *p++ & 1;
+		char const *pat = p;
+
+		p += strlen(p) + 1;
+		successes += test(pat, p, expected);
+		p += strlen(p) + 1;
+		n++;
+	}
+
+	n -= successes;
+	printk(message, successes, n);
+
+	/* What's the errno for "kernel bug detected"?  Guess... */
+	return n ? -ECANCELED : 0;
+}
+
+/* We need a dummy exit function to allow unload */
+static void __exit glob_fini(void) { }
+
+module_init(glob_init);
+module_exit(glob_fini);
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_GLOB_SELFTEST */