Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 07/17] mm: introduce BPF OOM struct ops
From: Roman Gushchin
Date: Wed Jan 28 2026 - 13:53:56 EST
Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> Once additional point I forgot to mention previously
>
> On Mon 26-01-26 18:44:10, Roman Gushchin wrote:
>> @@ -1168,6 +1180,13 @@ bool out_of_memory(struct oom_control *oc)
>> return true;
>> }
>>
>> + /*
>> + * Let bpf handle the OOM first. If it was able to free up some memory,
>> + * bail out. Otherwise fall back to the kernel OOM killer.
>> + */
>> + if (bpf_handle_oom(oc))
>> + return true;
>> +
>> select_bad_process(oc);
>> /* Found nothing?!?! */
>> if (!oc->chosen) {
>
> Should this check for is_sysrq_oom and always use the in kernel OOM
> handling for Sysrq triggered ooms as a failsafe measure?
Yep, good point. Will implement in v4.
Thanks!