[PATCH bpf-next v5 1/2] mm/bpf: Add bpf_proactive_reclaim kfunc
From: Hui Zhu
Date: Thu Aug 27 2026 - 06:37:16 EST
From: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@xxxxxxxxxx>
Add bpf_proactive_reclaim(), a sleepable kfunc which performs one
proactive reclaim pass on a given memory cgroup, similar to a write
to memory.reclaim but without retrying until the target is reached.
The kfunc refuses to reclaim if the calling task is already in a
reclaim context, as a nested reclaim would corrupt the outer reclaim
state.
Signed-off-by: Hui Zhu <zhuhui@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/bpf_memcontrol.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)
diff --git a/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c b/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c
index 716df49d7647..297ff7f05042 100644
--- a/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c
+++ b/mm/bpf_memcontrol.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
*/
#include <linux/memcontrol.h>
+#include <linux/swap.h>
#include <linux/bpf.h>
__bpf_kfunc_start_defs();
@@ -159,6 +160,49 @@ __bpf_kfunc void bpf_mem_cgroup_flush_stats(struct mem_cgroup *memcg)
mem_cgroup_flush_stats(memcg);
}
+/*
+ * Reclaim must not recurse: try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pages() overwrites
+ * current->reclaim_state, so a nested call would corrupt the outer
+ * reclaim state. Reclaim windows are marked with PF_MEMALLOC;
+ * reclaim_state is also checked because it is installed slightly
+ * before PF_MEMALLOC.
+ */
+static bool bpf_in_reclaim_context(void)
+{
+ return (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC) || current->reclaim_state;
+}
+
+/**
+ * bpf_proactive_reclaim - proactively reclaim memory from a memory
+ * cgroup
+ * @memcg: the target memory cgroup to reclaim from
+ * @size: the amount of memory to reclaim, in bytes
+ *
+ * Trigger one proactive reclaim pass on @memcg, similar to a write to
+ * memory.reclaim, but without retrying until @size is reached.
+ * Must not be called with a filesystem lock held: the reclaim path
+ * may deadlock on it via filesystem shrinkers.
+ *
+ * Return: The amount of memory reclaimed, in bytes, or 0 if @size is
+ * smaller than a page or the task is already in a reclaim context.
+ */
+__bpf_kfunc unsigned long bpf_proactive_reclaim(struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
+ unsigned long size)
+{
+ unsigned long nr_reclaimed;
+
+ if (size < PAGE_SIZE || unlikely(bpf_in_reclaim_context()))
+ return 0;
+
+ nr_reclaimed = try_to_free_mem_cgroup_pages(memcg, size / PAGE_SIZE,
+ GFP_KERNEL,
+ MEMCG_RECLAIM_MAY_SWAP |
+ MEMCG_RECLAIM_PROACTIVE,
+ NULL);
+
+ return nr_reclaimed * PAGE_SIZE;
+}
+
__bpf_kfunc_end_defs();
BTF_KFUNCS_START(bpf_memcontrol_kfuncs)
@@ -172,6 +216,8 @@ BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_mem_cgroup_usage)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_mem_cgroup_page_state)
BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_mem_cgroup_flush_stats, KF_SLEEPABLE)
+BTF_ID_FLAGS(func, bpf_proactive_reclaim, KF_SLEEPABLE)
+
BTF_KFUNCS_END(bpf_memcontrol_kfuncs)
static const struct btf_kfunc_id_set bpf_memcontrol_kfunc_set = {
--
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