diff --git a/include/linux/res_counter.h b/include/linux/res_counter.h
index d06d014afda6..da81af086eaf 100644
--- a/include/linux/res_counter.h
+++ b/include/linux/res_counter.h
@@ -109,12 +109,18 @@ void res_counter_init(struct res_counter *counter, struct res_counter *parent);
  *
  * returns 0 on success and <0 if the counter->usage will exceed the
  * counter->limit _locked call expects the counter->lock to be taken
+ *
+ * charge_nofail works the same, except that it charges the resource
+ * counter unconditionally, and returns < 0 if the after the current
+ * charge we are over limit.
  */
 
 int __must_check res_counter_charge_locked(struct res_counter *counter,
 		unsigned long val);
 int __must_check res_counter_charge(struct res_counter *counter,
 		unsigned long val, struct res_counter **limit_fail_at);
+int __must_check res_counter_charge_nofail(struct res_counter *counter,
+		unsigned long val, struct res_counter **limit_fail_at);
 
 /*
  * uncharge - tell that some portion of the resource is released
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 0e7a9b05f92b..4c69ac165e6b 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1008,9 +1008,8 @@ static inline void memcg_memory_allocated_add(struct cg_proto *prot,
 	struct res_counter *fail;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = res_counter_charge(prot->memory_allocated,
-				 amt << PAGE_SHIFT, &fail);
-
+	ret = res_counter_charge_nofail(prot->memory_allocated,
+					amt << PAGE_SHIFT, &fail);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		*parent_status = OVER_LIMIT;
 }
@@ -1054,12 +1053,11 @@ sk_memory_allocated_add(struct sock *sk, int amt, int *parent_status)
 }
 
 static inline void
-sk_memory_allocated_sub(struct sock *sk, int amt, int parent_status)
+sk_memory_allocated_sub(struct sock *sk, int amt)
 {
 	struct proto *prot = sk->sk_prot;
 
-	if (mem_cgroup_sockets_enabled && sk->sk_cgrp &&
-	    parent_status != OVER_LIMIT) /* Otherwise was uncharged already */
+	if (mem_cgroup_sockets_enabled && sk->sk_cgrp)
 		memcg_memory_allocated_sub(sk->sk_cgrp, amt);
 
 	atomic_long_sub(amt, prot->memory_allocated);
diff --git a/kernel/res_counter.c b/kernel/res_counter.c
index 6d269cce7aa1..d508363858b3 100644
--- a/kernel/res_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/res_counter.c
@@ -66,6 +66,31 @@ done:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int res_counter_charge_nofail(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val,
+			      struct res_counter **limit_fail_at)
+{
+	int ret, r;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	struct res_counter *c;
+
+	r = ret = 0;
+	*limit_fail_at = NULL;
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+	for (c = counter; c != NULL; c = c->parent) {
+		spin_lock(&c->lock);
+		r = res_counter_charge_locked(c, val);
+		if (r)
+			c->usage += val;
+		spin_unlock(&c->lock);
+		if (r < 0 && ret == 0) {
+			*limit_fail_at = c;
+			ret = r;
+		}
+	}
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 void res_counter_uncharge_locked(struct res_counter *counter, unsigned long val)
 {
 	if (WARN_ON(counter->usage < val))
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 5c5af9988f94..3e81fd2e3c75 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ suppress_allocation:
 	/* Alas. Undo changes. */
 	sk->sk_forward_alloc -= amt * SK_MEM_QUANTUM;
 
-	sk_memory_allocated_sub(sk, amt, parent_status);
+	sk_memory_allocated_sub(sk, amt);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__sk_mem_schedule);
 void __sk_mem_reclaim(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	sk_memory_allocated_sub(sk,
-				sk->sk_forward_alloc >> SK_MEM_QUANTUM_SHIFT, 0);
+				sk->sk_forward_alloc >> SK_MEM_QUANTUM_SHIFT);
 	sk->sk_forward_alloc &= SK_MEM_QUANTUM - 1;
 
 	if (sk_under_memory_pressure(sk) &&