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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
index b72d07d70239..525296121d89 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ smaller binary while the latter is 1.1 - 2 times faster.
Both KASAN modes work with both SLUB and SLAB memory allocators.
For better bug detection and nicer reporting, enable CONFIG_STACKTRACE.
+To augment reports with last allocation and freeing stack of the physical page,
+it is recommended to enable also CONFIG_PAGE_OWNER and boot with page_owner=on.
+
To disable instrumentation for specific files or directories, add a line
similar to the following to the respective kernel Makefile:
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
index 25604904fa6e..ecdfdc9d4b03 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kselftest.rst
@@ -89,6 +89,22 @@ To build, save output files in a separate directory with KBUILD_OUTPUT ::
$ export KBUILD_OUTPUT=/tmp/kselftest; make TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
+Additionally you can use the "SKIP_TARGETS" variable on the make command
+line to specify one or more targets to exclude from the TARGETS list.
+
+To run all tests but a single subsystem::
+
+ $ make -C tools/testing/selftests SKIP_TARGETS=ptrace run_tests
+
+You can specify multiple tests to skip::
+
+ $ make SKIP_TARGETS="size timers" kselftest
+
+You can also specify a restricted list of tests to run together with a
+dedicated skiplist::
+
+ $ make TARGETS="bpf breakpoints size timers" SKIP_TARGETS=bpf kselftest
+
See the top-level tools/testing/selftests/Makefile for the list of all
possible targets.