4 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
index 25af85304ebe..1149565be4b1 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/common.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/magic.h>
 #include <net/if.h>
 #include <sys/mount.h>
+#include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/vfs.h>
@@ -99,6 +100,13 @@ static bool is_bpffs(char *path)
 	return (unsigned long)st_fs.f_type == BPF_FS_MAGIC;
 }
 
+void set_max_rlimit(void)
+{
+	struct rlimit rinf = { RLIM_INFINITY, RLIM_INFINITY };
+
+	setrlimit(RLIMIT_MEMLOCK, &rinf);
+}
+
 static int mnt_bpffs(const char *target, char *buff, size_t bufflen)
 {
 	bool bind_done = false;
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
index 28322ace2856..14857c273bf6 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/main.h
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ bool is_prefix(const char *pfx, const char *str);
 void fprint_hex(FILE *f, void *arg, unsigned int n, const char *sep);
 void usage(void) __noreturn;
 
+void set_max_rlimit(void);
+
 struct pinned_obj_table {
 	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(table, 16);
 };
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
index 7bf38f0e152e..101b8a881225 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/map.c
@@ -1140,6 +1140,8 @@ static int do_create(int argc, char **argv)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	set_max_rlimit();
+
 	fd = bpf_create_map_xattr(&attr);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		p_err("map create failed: %s", strerror(errno));
diff --git a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
index 5302ee282409..b9b84553bec4 100644
--- a/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
+++ b/tools/bpf/bpftool/prog.c
@@ -995,6 +995,8 @@ static int do_load(int argc, char **argv)
 		goto err_close_obj;
 	}
 
+	set_max_rlimit();
+
 	err = bpf_object__load(obj);
 	if (err) {
 		p_err("failed to load object file");