diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-pid-vm.c b/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-pid-vm.c
index b582f40851fb..97017f48cd70 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-pid-vm.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/proc/proc-pid-vm.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ static void make_private_tmp(void)
 }
 
 static unsigned long test_duration_sec = 5UL;
+static bool verbose;
 static int page_size;
 static pid_t pid = -1;
 static void ate(void)
@@ -452,6 +453,99 @@ static void stop_vma_modifier(struct vma_modifier_info *mod_info)
 	signal_state(mod_info, SETUP_MODIFY_MAPS);
 }
 
+static void print_first_lines(char *text, int nr)
+{
+	const char *end = text;
+
+	while (nr && (end = strchr(end, '\n')) != NULL) {
+		nr--;
+		end++;
+	}
+
+	if (end) {
+		int offs = end - text;
+
+		text[offs] = '\0';
+		printf(text);
+		text[offs] = '\n';
+		printf("\n");
+	} else {
+		printf(text);
+	}
+}
+
+static void print_last_lines(char *text, int nr)
+{
+	const char *start = text + strlen(text);
+
+	nr++; /* to ignore the last newline */
+	while (nr) {
+		while (start > text && *start != '\n')
+			start--;
+		nr--;
+		start--;
+	}
+	printf(start);
+}
+
+static void print_boundaries(const char *title,
+			     struct page_content *page1,
+			     struct page_content *page2)
+{
+	if (!verbose)
+		return;
+
+	printf("%s", title);
+	/* Print 3 boundary lines from each page */
+	print_last_lines(page1->data, 3);
+	printf("-----------------page boundary-----------------\n");
+	print_first_lines(page2->data, 3);
+}
+
+static bool print_boundaries_on(bool condition, const char *title,
+				struct page_content *page1,
+				struct page_content *page2)
+{
+	if (verbose && condition)
+		print_boundaries(title, page1, page2);
+
+	return condition;
+}
+
+static void report_test_start(const char *name)
+{
+	if (verbose)
+		printf("==== %s ====\n", name);
+}
+
+static struct timespec print_ts;
+
+static void start_test_loop(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	if (verbose)
+		print_ts.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec;
+}
+
+static void end_test_iteration(struct timespec *ts)
+{
+	if (!verbose)
+		return;
+
+	/* Update every second */
+	if (print_ts.tv_sec == ts->tv_sec)
+		return;
+
+	printf(".");
+	fflush(stdout);
+	print_ts.tv_sec = ts->tv_sec;
+}
+
+static void end_test_loop(void)
+{
+	if (verbose)
+		printf("\n");
+}
+
 static void capture_mod_pattern(int maps_fd,
 				struct vma_modifier_info *mod_info,
 				struct page_content *page1,
@@ -463,18 +557,24 @@ static void capture_mod_pattern(int maps_fd,
 				struct line_content *restored_last_line,
 				struct line_content *restored_first_line)
 {
+	print_boundaries("Before modification", page1, page2);
+
 	signal_state(mod_info, SETUP_MODIFY_MAPS);
 	wait_for_state(mod_info, SETUP_MAPS_MODIFIED);
 
 	/* Copy last line of the first page and first line of the last page */
 	read_boundary_lines(maps_fd, page1, page2, mod_last_line, mod_first_line);
 
+	print_boundaries("After modification", page1, page2);
+
 	signal_state(mod_info, SETUP_RESTORE_MAPS);
 	wait_for_state(mod_info, SETUP_MAPS_RESTORED);
 
 	/* Copy last line of the first page and first line of the last page */
 	read_boundary_lines(maps_fd, page1, page2, restored_last_line, restored_first_line);
 
+	print_boundaries("After restore", page1, page2);
+
 	mod_info->vma_mod_check(mod_last_line, mod_first_line,
 				restored_last_line, restored_first_line);
 
@@ -546,6 +646,7 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_split(int maps_fd,
 	mod_info->vma_restore = merge_vma;
 	mod_info->vma_mod_check = check_split_result;
 
+	report_test_start("Tearing from split");
 	capture_mod_pattern(maps_fd, mod_info, page1, page2, last_line, first_line,
 			    &split_last_line, &split_first_line,
 			    &restored_last_line, &restored_first_line);
@@ -558,6 +659,7 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_split(int maps_fd,
 	struct timespec start_ts, end_ts;
 
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &start_ts);
+	start_test_loop(&start_ts);
 	do {
 		bool last_line_changed;
 		bool first_line_changed;
@@ -577,12 +679,17 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_split(int maps_fd,
 			 * In that case new first line will be the same as the
 			 * last restored line.
 			 */
-			assert(!strcmp(new_first_line.text, split_first_line.text) ||
-			       !strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_last_line.text));
+			assert(!print_boundaries_on(
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, split_first_line.text) &&
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_last_line.text),
+					"Split result invalid", page1, page2));
+
 		} else {
 			/* The vmas should be consistent with merge results */
-			assert(!strcmp(new_last_line.text, restored_last_line.text) &&
-			       !strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_first_line.text));
+			assert(!print_boundaries_on(
+					strcmp(new_last_line.text, restored_last_line.text) ||
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_first_line.text),
+					"Merge result invalid", page1, page2));
 		}
 		/*
 		 * First and last lines should change in unison. If the last
@@ -607,7 +714,9 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_split(int maps_fd,
 			vma_end == split_first_line.end_addr));
 
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &end_ts);
+		end_test_iteration(&end_ts);
 	} while (end_ts.tv_sec - start_ts.tv_sec < test_duration_sec);
+	end_test_loop();
 
 	/* Signal the modifyer thread to stop and wait until it exits */
 	signal_state(mod_info, TEST_DONE);
@@ -654,6 +763,7 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_resize(int maps_fd,
 	mod_info->vma_restore = expand_vma;
 	mod_info->vma_mod_check = check_shrink_result;
 
+	report_test_start("Tearing from resize");
 	capture_mod_pattern(maps_fd, mod_info, page1, page2, last_line, first_line,
 			    &shrunk_last_line, &shrunk_first_line,
 			    &restored_last_line, &restored_first_line);
@@ -666,6 +776,7 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_resize(int maps_fd,
 	struct timespec start_ts, end_ts;
 
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &start_ts);
+	start_test_loop(&start_ts);
 	do {
 		unsigned long vma_start;
 		unsigned long vma_end;
@@ -682,12 +793,16 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_resize(int maps_fd,
 			 * again. In that case new first line will be the same
 			 * as the last restored line.
 			 */
-			assert(!strcmp(new_first_line.text, shrunk_first_line.text) ||
-			       !strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_last_line.text));
+			assert(!print_boundaries_on(
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, shrunk_first_line.text) &&
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_last_line.text),
+					"Shrink result invalid", page1, page2));
 		} else {
 			/* The vmas should be consistent with the original/resored state */
-			assert(!strcmp(new_last_line.text, restored_last_line.text) &&
-			       !strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_first_line.text));
+			assert(!print_boundaries_on(
+					strcmp(new_last_line.text, restored_last_line.text) ||
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_first_line.text),
+					"Expand result invalid", page1, page2));
 		}
 
 		/* Check if PROCMAP_QUERY ioclt() finds the right VMA */
@@ -701,7 +816,9 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_resize(int maps_fd,
 			vma_end - vma_start == page_size));
 
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &end_ts);
+		end_test_iteration(&end_ts);
 	} while (end_ts.tv_sec - start_ts.tv_sec < test_duration_sec);
+	end_test_loop();
 
 	/* Signal the modifyer thread to stop and wait until it exits */
 	signal_state(mod_info, TEST_DONE);
@@ -757,6 +874,7 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_remap(int maps_fd,
 	mod_info->vma_restore = patch_vma;
 	mod_info->vma_mod_check = check_remap_result;
 
+	report_test_start("Tearing from remap");
 	capture_mod_pattern(maps_fd, mod_info, page1, page2, last_line, first_line,
 			    &remapped_last_line, &remapped_first_line,
 			    &restored_last_line, &restored_first_line);
@@ -769,6 +887,7 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_remap(int maps_fd,
 	struct timespec start_ts, end_ts;
 
 	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &start_ts);
+	start_test_loop(&start_ts);
 	do {
 		unsigned long vma_start;
 		unsigned long vma_end;
@@ -785,12 +904,16 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_remap(int maps_fd,
 			 * again. In that case new first line will be the same
 			 * as the last restored line.
 			 */
-			assert(!strcmp(new_first_line.text, remapped_first_line.text) ||
-			       !strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_last_line.text));
+			assert(!print_boundaries_on(
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, remapped_first_line.text) &&
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_last_line.text),
+					"Remap result invalid", page1, page2));
 		} else {
 			/* The vmas should be consistent with the original/resored state */
-			assert(!strcmp(new_last_line.text, restored_last_line.text) &&
-			       !strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_first_line.text));
+			assert(!print_boundaries_on(
+					strcmp(new_last_line.text, restored_last_line.text) ||
+					strcmp(new_first_line.text, restored_first_line.text),
+					"Remap restore result invalid", page1, page2));
 		}
 
 		/* Check if PROCMAP_QUERY ioclt() finds the right VMA */
@@ -806,7 +929,9 @@ static void test_maps_tearing_from_remap(int maps_fd,
 			vma_end - vma_start == page_size));
 
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC_COARSE, &end_ts);
+		end_test_iteration(&end_ts);
 	} while (end_ts.tv_sec - start_ts.tv_sec < test_duration_sec);
+	end_test_loop();
 
 	/* Signal the modifyer thread to stop and wait until it exits */
 	signal_state(mod_info, TEST_DONE);
@@ -927,6 +1052,7 @@ int usage(void)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Userland /proc/pid/{s}maps test cases\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -d: Duration for time-consuming tests\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "  -v: Verbose mode\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "  -h: Help screen\n");
 	exit(-1);
 }
@@ -937,9 +1063,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int exec_fd;
 	int opt;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "d:h")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "d:vh")) != -1) {
 		if (opt == 'd')
 			test_duration_sec = strtoul(optarg, NULL, 0);
+		else if (opt == 'v')
+			verbose = true;
 		else if (opt == 'h')
 			usage();
 	}
