Re: [PATCH v2 07/23] mm: introduce bpf_oom_kill_process() bpf kfunc
From: Michal Hocko
Date: Fri Oct 31 2025 - 05:06:01 EST
On Mon 27-10-25 16:17:10, Roman Gushchin wrote:
> Introduce bpf_oom_kill_process() bpf kfunc, which is supposed
> to be used by BPF OOM programs. It allows to kill a process
> in exactly the same way the OOM killer does: using the OOM reaper,
> bumping corresponding memcg and global statistics, respecting
> memory.oom.group etc.
>
> On success, it sets om_control's bpf_memory_freed field to true,
> enabling the bpf program to bypass the kernel OOM killer.
>
> Signed-off-by: Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@xxxxxxxxx>
LGTM
Just a minor question
> + /* paired with put_task_struct() in oom_kill_process() */
> + task = tryget_task_struct(task);
Any reason this is not a plain get_task_struct?
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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs