---

yaml
---
r: 320821
b: refs/heads/master
c: 907aed4
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  320819: bcc2536
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: b37f1dd0f543d9714f96c2f9b9f74f7bdfdfdf31
+refs/heads/master: 907aed48f65efeecf91575397e3d79335d93a466

trunk/include/linux/sched.h

@@ -1894,6 +1894,13 @@ static inline void rcu_copy_process(struct task_struct *p)
 
 #endif
 
+static inline void tsk_restore_flags(struct task_struct *task,
+				unsigned long orig_flags, unsigned long flags)
+{
+	task->flags &= ~flags;
+	task->flags |= orig_flags & flags;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 extern void do_set_cpus_allowed(struct task_struct *p,
 			       const struct cpumask *new_mask);

trunk/kernel/softirq.c

@@ -210,6 +210,14 @@ asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void)
 	__u32 pending;
 	int max_restart = MAX_SOFTIRQ_RESTART;
 	int cpu;
+	unsigned long old_flags = current->flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * Mask out PF_MEMALLOC s current task context is borrowed for the
+	 * softirq. A softirq handled such as network RX might set PF_MEMALLOC
+	 * again if the socket is related to swap
+	 */
+	current->flags &= ~PF_MEMALLOC;
 
 	pending = local_softirq_pending();
 	account_system_vtime(current);
@@ -265,6 +273,7 @@ asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void)
 
 	account_system_vtime(current);
 	__local_bh_enable(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET);
+	tsk_restore_flags(current, old_flags, PF_MEMALLOC);
 }
 
 #ifndef __ARCH_HAS_DO_SOFTIRQ

trunk/mm/page_alloc.c

@@ -2296,7 +2296,11 @@ gfp_to_alloc_flags(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	if (likely(!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC))) {
 		if (gfp_mask & __GFP_MEMALLOC)
 			alloc_flags |= ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS;
-		else if (likely(!(gfp_mask & __GFP_NOMEMALLOC)) && !in_interrupt())
+		else if (in_serving_softirq() && (current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC))
+			alloc_flags |= ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS;
+		else if (!in_interrupt() &&
+				((current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC) ||
+				 unlikely(test_thread_flag(TIF_MEMDIE))))
 			alloc_flags |= ALLOC_NO_WATERMARKS;
 	}