diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c
index e1379949e663..f31234906be2 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/uverbs_ioctl.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ __malloc void *_uverbs_alloc(struct uverbs_attr_bundle *bundle, size_t size,
 	res = (void *)pbundle->internal_buffer + pbundle->internal_used;
 	pbundle->internal_used =
 		ALIGN(new_used, sizeof(*pbundle->internal_buffer));
-	if (flags & __GFP_ZERO)
+	if (want_init_memory(flags))
 		memset(res, 0, size);
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 76769749b5a5..b38b71a5efaa 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2597,6 +2597,14 @@ static inline void kernel_poison_pages(struct page *page, int numpages,
 					int enable) { }
 #endif
 
+DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_allocations);
+static inline bool want_init_memory(gfp_t flags)
+{
+	if (static_branch_unlikely(&init_allocations))
+		return true;
+	return flags & __GFP_ZERO;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 extern bool _debug_pagealloc_enabled;
 extern void __kernel_map_pages(struct page *page, int numpages, int enable);
diff --git a/include/linux/slab_def.h b/include/linux/slab_def.h
index 9a5eafb7145b..9dfe9eb639d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/slab_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slab_def.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ struct kmem_cache {
 
 	/* constructor func */
 	void (*ctor)(void *obj);
+	void (*poison_fn)(struct kmem_cache *c, void *object);
 
 /* 4) cache creation/removal */
 	const char *name;
diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h
index d2153789bd9f..afb928cb7c20 100644
--- a/include/linux/slub_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct kmem_cache {
 	gfp_t allocflags;	/* gfp flags to use on each alloc */
 	int refcount;		/* Refcount for slab cache destroy */
 	void (*ctor)(void *);
+	void (*poison_fn)(struct kmem_cache *c, void *object);
 	unsigned int inuse;		/* Offset to metadata */
 	unsigned int align;		/* Alignment */
 	unsigned int red_left_pad;	/* Left redzone padding size */
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index d7140447be75..be84f5f95c97 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static struct page *kimage_alloc_pages(gfp_t gfp_mask, unsigned int order)
 		arch_kexec_post_alloc_pages(page_address(pages), count,
 					    gfp_mask);
 
-		if (gfp_mask & __GFP_ZERO)
+		if (want_init_memory(gfp_mask))
 			for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
 				clear_highpage(pages + i);
 	}
diff --git a/mm/dmapool.c b/mm/dmapool.c
index 76a160083506..796e38160d39 100644
--- a/mm/dmapool.c
+++ b/mm/dmapool.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void *dma_pool_alloc(struct dma_pool *pool, gfp_t mem_flags,
 #endif
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pool->lock, flags);
 
-	if (mem_flags & __GFP_ZERO)
+	if (want_init_memory(mem_flags))
 		memset(retval, 0, pool->size);
 
 	return retval;
diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c
index d96ca5bc555b..e2a21d866ac9 100644
--- a/mm/page_alloc.c
+++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
@@ -133,6 +133,22 @@ unsigned long totalcma_pages __read_mostly;
 
 int percpu_pagelist_fraction;
 gfp_t gfp_allowed_mask __read_mostly = GFP_BOOT_MASK;
+bool want_init_allocations __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(want_init_allocations);
+DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(init_allocations);
+
+static int __init early_init_allocations(char *buf)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!buf)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	ret = kstrtobool(buf, &want_init_allocations);
+	if (want_init_allocations)
+		static_branch_enable(&init_allocations);
+	return ret;
+}
+early_param("init_allocations", early_init_allocations);
 
 /*
  * A cached value of the page's pageblock's migratetype, used when the page is
@@ -2014,7 +2030,7 @@ static void prep_new_page(struct page *page, unsigned int order, gfp_t gfp_flags
 
 	post_alloc_hook(page, order, gfp_flags);
 
-	if (!free_pages_prezeroed() && (gfp_flags & __GFP_ZERO))
+	if (!free_pages_prezeroed() && want_init_memory(gfp_flags))
 		for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++)
 			clear_highpage(page + i);
 
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index 47a380a486ee..dcc5b73cf767 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -3331,8 +3331,8 @@ slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, int nodeid,
 	local_irq_restore(save_flags);
 	ptr = cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(cachep, flags, ptr, caller);
 
-	if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO) && ptr)
-		memset(ptr, 0, cachep->object_size);
+	if (unlikely(want_init_memory(flags)) && ptr)
+		cachep->poison_fn(cachep, ptr);
 
 	slab_post_alloc_hook(cachep, flags, 1, &ptr);
 	return ptr;
@@ -3388,8 +3388,8 @@ slab_alloc(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t flags, unsigned long caller)
 	objp = cache_alloc_debugcheck_after(cachep, flags, objp, caller);
 	prefetchw(objp);
 
-	if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO) && objp)
-		memset(objp, 0, cachep->object_size);
+	if (unlikely(want_init_memory(flags)) && objp)
+		cachep->poison_fn(cachep, objp);
 
 	slab_post_alloc_hook(cachep, flags, 1, &objp);
 	return objp;
@@ -3596,9 +3596,9 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
 	cache_alloc_debugcheck_after_bulk(s, flags, size, p, _RET_IP_);
 
 	/* Clear memory outside IRQ disabled section */
-	if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO))
+	if (unlikely(want_init_memory(flags)))
 		for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
-			memset(p[i], 0, s->object_size);
+			s->poison_fn(s, p[i]);
 
 	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, flags, size, p);
 	/* FIXME: Trace call missing. Christoph would like a bulk variant */
diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
index 43ac818b8592..3b541e8970ee 100644
--- a/mm/slab.h
+++ b/mm/slab.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ struct kmem_cache {
 	const char *name;	/* Slab name for sysfs */
 	int refcount;		/* Use counter */
 	void (*ctor)(void *);	/* Called on object slot creation */
+	void (*poison_fn)(struct kmem_cache *c, void *object);
 	struct list_head list;	/* List of all slab caches on the system */
 };
 
diff --git a/mm/slab_common.c b/mm/slab_common.c
index 58251ba63e4a..37810114b2ea 100644
--- a/mm/slab_common.c
+++ b/mm/slab_common.c
@@ -360,6 +360,16 @@ struct kmem_cache *find_mergeable(unsigned int size, unsigned int align,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void poison_zero(struct kmem_cache *c, void *object)
+{
+	memset(object, 0, c->object_size);
+}
+
+static void poison_dont(struct kmem_cache *c, void *object)
+{
+	/* Do nothing. Use for caches with constructors. */
+}
+
 static struct kmem_cache *create_cache(const char *name,
 		unsigned int object_size, unsigned int align,
 		slab_flags_t flags, unsigned int useroffset,
@@ -381,6 +391,10 @@ static struct kmem_cache *create_cache(const char *name,
 	s->size = s->object_size = object_size;
 	s->align = align;
 	s->ctor = ctor;
+	if (ctor)
+		s->poison_fn = poison_dont;
+	else
+		s->poison_fn = poison_zero;
 	s->useroffset = useroffset;
 	s->usersize = usersize;
 
@@ -974,6 +988,7 @@ void __init create_boot_cache(struct kmem_cache *s, const char *name,
 	s->align = calculate_alignment(flags, ARCH_KMALLOC_MINALIGN, size);
 	s->useroffset = useroffset;
 	s->usersize = usersize;
+	s->poison_fn = poison_zero;
 
 	slab_init_memcg_params(s);
 
diff --git a/mm/slob.c b/mm/slob.c
index 307c2c9feb44..18981a71e962 100644
--- a/mm/slob.c
+++ b/mm/slob.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void *slob_alloc(size_t size, gfp_t gfp, int align, int node)
 		BUG_ON(!b);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&slob_lock, flags);
 	}
-	if (unlikely(gfp & __GFP_ZERO))
+	if (unlikely(want_init_memory(gfp)))
 		memset(b, 0, size);
 	return b;
 }
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index d30ede89f4a6..e4efb6575510 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -2750,8 +2750,8 @@ static __always_inline void *slab_alloc_node(struct kmem_cache *s,
 		stat(s, ALLOC_FASTPATH);
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(gfpflags & __GFP_ZERO) && object)
-		memset(object, 0, s->object_size);
+	if (unlikely(want_init_memory(gfpflags)) && object)
+		s->poison_fn(s, object);
 
 	slab_post_alloc_hook(s, gfpflags, 1, &object);
 
@@ -3172,11 +3172,11 @@ int kmem_cache_alloc_bulk(struct kmem_cache *s, gfp_t flags, size_t size,
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	/* Clear memory outside IRQ disabled fastpath loop */
-	if (unlikely(flags & __GFP_ZERO)) {
+	if (unlikely(want_init_memory(flags))) {
 		int j;
 
 		for (j = 0; j < i; j++)
-			memset(p[j], 0, s->object_size);
+			s->poison_fn(s, p[j]);
 	}
 
 	/* memcg and kmem_cache debug support */
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 782343bb925b..99b288a19b39 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ static struct sock *sk_prot_alloc(struct proto *prot, gfp_t priority,
 		sk = kmem_cache_alloc(slab, priority & ~__GFP_ZERO);
 		if (!sk)
 			return sk;
-		if (priority & __GFP_ZERO)
+		if (want_init_memory(priority))
 			sk_prot_clear_nulls(sk, prot->obj_size);
 	} else
 		sk = kmalloc(prot->obj_size, priority);
