diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
index 0293a2f17f51..50d69e22ee7a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lpthread -ldl
 OVERRIDE_TARGETS = 1
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS = basic_test basic_percpu_ops_test basic_percpu_ops_mm_cid_test \
-		 param_test_benchmark param_test_mm_cid_benchmark slice_test
+		 param_test_benchmark param_test_mm_cid_benchmark
 
 TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED = librseq.so \
 	param_test \
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED = librseq.so \
 	param_test_mm_cid \
 	param_test_mm_cid_compare_twice \
 	syscall_errors_test \
-	legacy_check
+	legacy_check \
+	slice_test \
+	check_optimized
 
-TEST_PROGS = run_param_test.sh run_syscall_errors_test.sh run_legacy_check.sh
+TEST_PROGS = run_param_test.sh run_syscall_errors_test.sh run_legacy_check.sh run_timeslice_test.sh
 
 TEST_FILES := settings
 
@@ -66,3 +68,6 @@ $(OUTPUT)/syscall_errors_test: syscall_errors_test.c $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED)
 
 $(OUTPUT)/slice_test: slice_test.c $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) rseq.h rseq-*.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< $(LDLIBS) -lrseq -o $@
+
+$(OUTPUT)/check_optimized: check_optimized.c $(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED) rseq.h rseq-*.h
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< $(LDLIBS) -lrseq -o $@
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/check_optimized.c b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/check_optimized.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a13e3f2c8fc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/check_optimized.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include "rseq.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	if (__rseq_register_current_thread(true, false))
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c
index 05d03e679e06..e1e98dbabe4b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/param_test.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int opt_modulo, verbose;
 static int opt_yield, opt_signal, opt_sleep,
 		opt_disable_rseq, opt_threads = 200,
 		opt_disable_mod = 0, opt_test = 's';
-
+static bool opt_rseq_legacy;
 static long long opt_reps = 5000;
 
 static __thread __attribute__((tls_model("initial-exec")))
@@ -281,9 +281,12 @@ unsigned int yield_mod_cnt, nr_abort;
 	} \
 }
 
+#define rseq_no_glibc			true
+
 #else
 
 #define printf_verbose(fmt, ...)
+#define rseq_no_glibc			false
 
 #endif /* BENCHMARK */
 
@@ -481,7 +484,7 @@ void *test_percpu_spinlock_thread(void *arg)
 	long long i, reps;
 
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && thread_data->reg &&
-	    rseq_register_current_thread())
+	    __rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy))
 		abort();
 	reps = thread_data->reps;
 	for (i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
@@ -558,7 +561,7 @@ void *test_percpu_inc_thread(void *arg)
 	long long i, reps;
 
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && thread_data->reg &&
-	    rseq_register_current_thread())
+	    __rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy))
 		abort();
 	reps = thread_data->reps;
 	for (i = 0; i < reps; i++) {
@@ -712,7 +715,7 @@ void *test_percpu_list_thread(void *arg)
 	long long i, reps;
 	struct percpu_list *list = (struct percpu_list *)arg;
 
-	if (!opt_disable_rseq && rseq_register_current_thread())
+	if (!opt_disable_rseq && __rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy))
 		abort();
 
 	reps = opt_reps;
@@ -895,7 +898,7 @@ void *test_percpu_buffer_thread(void *arg)
 	long long i, reps;
 	struct percpu_buffer *buffer = (struct percpu_buffer *)arg;
 
-	if (!opt_disable_rseq && rseq_register_current_thread())
+	if (!opt_disable_rseq && __rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy))
 		abort();
 
 	reps = opt_reps;
@@ -1105,7 +1108,7 @@ void *test_percpu_memcpy_buffer_thread(void *arg)
 	long long i, reps;
 	struct percpu_memcpy_buffer *buffer = (struct percpu_memcpy_buffer *)arg;
 
-	if (!opt_disable_rseq && rseq_register_current_thread())
+	if (!opt_disable_rseq && __rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy))
 		abort();
 
 	reps = opt_reps;
@@ -1258,7 +1261,7 @@ void *test_membarrier_worker_thread(void *arg)
 	const int iters = opt_reps;
 	int i;
 
-	if (rseq_register_current_thread()) {
+	if (__rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: rseq_register_current_thread(...) failed(%d): %s\n",
 			errno, strerror(errno));
 		abort();
@@ -1323,7 +1326,7 @@ void *test_membarrier_manager_thread(void *arg)
 	intptr_t expect_a = 0, expect_b = 0;
 	int cpu_a = 0, cpu_b = 0;
 
-	if (rseq_register_current_thread()) {
+	if (__rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: rseq_register_current_thread(...) failed(%d): %s\n",
 			errno, strerror(errno));
 		abort();
@@ -1475,6 +1478,7 @@ static void show_usage(int argc, char **argv)
 	printf("	[-D M] Disable rseq for each M threads\n");
 	printf("	[-T test] Choose test: (s)pinlock, (l)ist, (b)uffer, (m)emcpy, (i)ncrement, membarrie(r)\n");
 	printf("	[-M] Push into buffer and memcpy buffer with memory barriers.\n");
+	printf("	[-O] Test with optimized RSEQ\n");
 	printf("	[-v] Verbose output.\n");
 	printf("	[-h] Show this help.\n");
 	printf("\n");
@@ -1602,6 +1606,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'M':
 			opt_mo = RSEQ_MO_RELEASE;
 			break;
+		case 'L':
+			opt_rseq_legacy = true;
+			break;
 		default:
 			show_usage(argc, argv);
 			goto error;
@@ -1618,7 +1625,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (set_signal_handler())
 		goto error;
 
-	if (!opt_disable_rseq && rseq_register_current_thread())
+	if (!opt_disable_rseq && __rseq_register_current_thread(rseq_no_glibc, opt_rseq_legacy))
 		goto error;
 	if (!opt_disable_rseq && !rseq_validate_cpu_id()) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Error: cpu id getter unavailable\n");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/run_param_test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/run_param_test.sh
index 8d31426ab41f..69a3fa049929 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/run_param_test.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/run_param_test.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ REPS=1000
 SLOW_REPS=100
 NR_THREADS=$((6*${NR_CPUS}))
 
+# Prevent GLIBC from registering RSEQ so the selftest can run in legacy and
+# performance optimized mode.
+GLIBC_TUNABLES="${GLIBC_TUNABLES:-}:glibc.pthread.rseq=0"
+export GLIBC_TUNABLES
+
 function do_tests()
 {
 	local i=0
@@ -103,6 +108,40 @@ function inject_blocking()
 	NR_LOOPS=
 }
 
+echo "Testing in legacy RSEQ mode"
+echo "Yield injection (25%)"
+inject_blocking -m 4 -y -L
+
+echo "Yield injection (50%)"
+inject_blocking -m 2 -y -L
+
+echo "Yield injection (100%)"
+inject_blocking -m 1 -y -L
+
+echo "Kill injection (25%)"
+inject_blocking -m 4 -k -L
+
+echo "Kill injection (50%)"
+inject_blocking -m 2 -k -L
+
+echo "Kill injection (100%)"
+inject_blocking -m 1 -k -L
+
+echo "Sleep injection (1ms, 25%)"
+inject_blocking -m 4 -s 1 -L
+
+echo "Sleep injection (1ms, 50%)"
+inject_blocking -m 2 -s 1 -L
+
+echo "Sleep injection (1ms, 100%)"
+inject_blocking -m 1 -s 1 -L
+
+./check_optimized || {
+    echo "Skipping optimized RSEQ mode test. Not supported";
+    exit 0
+}
+
+echo "Testing in optimized RSEQ mode"
 echo "Yield injection (25%)"
 inject_blocking -m 4 -y
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/run_timeslice_test.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/run_timeslice_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..551ebed71ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/run_timeslice_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+# Prevent GLIBC from registering RSEQ so the selftest can run in legacy
+# and performance optimized mode.
+GLIBC_TUNABLES="${GLIBC_TUNABLES:-}:glibc.pthread.rseq=0"
+export GLIBC_TUNABLES
+
+./check_optimized || {
+    echo "Skipping optimized RSEQ mode test. Not supported";
+    exit 0
+}
+
+./slice_test
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/slice_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/slice_test.c
index 77e668ff74d7..e402d4440bc2 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/slice_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rseq/slice_test.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(slice_ext)
 {
 	cpu_set_t affinity;
 
-	if (rseq_register_current_thread())
+	if (__rseq_register_current_thread(true, false))
 		SKIP(return, "RSEQ not supported\n");
 
 	if (prctl(PR_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION, PR_RSEQ_SLICE_EXTENSION_SET,