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diff --git a/mm/percpu.c b/mm/percpu.c
index 15a398c00791..9297098519a6 100644
--- a/mm/percpu.c
+++ b/mm/percpu.c
@@ -1373,8 +1373,17 @@ static void __percpu *pcpu_alloc(size_t size, size_t align, bool reserved,
return NULL;
}
- if (!is_atomic)
- mutex_lock(&pcpu_alloc_mutex);
+ if (!is_atomic) {
+ /*
+ * pcpu_balance_workfn() allocates memory under this mutex,
+ * and it may wait for memory reclaim. Allow current task
+ * to become OOM victim, in case of memory pressure.
+ */
+ if (gfp & __GFP_NOFAIL)
+ mutex_lock(&pcpu_alloc_mutex);
+ else if (mutex_lock_killable(&pcpu_alloc_mutex))
+ return NULL;
+ }
spin_lock_irqsave(&pcpu_lock, flags);