[PATCH] mm/slub: prevent pfmemalloc objects from entering the barn
From: hu.shengming
Date: Sat Jul 18 2026 - 23:37:18 EST
From: Shengming Hu <hu.shengming@xxxxxxxxxx>
kmem_cache_return_sheaf() may refill a partially consumed sheaf before
placing it in the barn. Without an explicit restriction, this refill may
draw objects from pfmemalloc slabs and consume emergency reserves.
Add __GFP_NOMEMALLOC so returned sheaves are refilled only from normal
memory. If that fails, flush and free the sheaf instead.
Signed-off-by: Shengming Hu <hu.shengming@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
mm/slub.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 53b4976d3831..34f17ecbde87 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -5123,7 +5123,7 @@ void kmem_cache_return_sheaf(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t gfp,
* simply flush and free it.
*/
if (!barn || data_race(barn->nr_full) >= MAX_FULL_SHEAVES ||
- refill_sheaf(s, sheaf, gfp)) {
+ refill_sheaf(s, sheaf, gfp | __GFP_NOMEMALLOC)) {
sheaf_flush_unused(s, sheaf);
free_empty_sheaf(s, sheaf);
return;
--
2.25.1