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WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance

Status: auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/07/04 03:34
Subsystems: kernel
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Reported-by: syzbot+14641d8d78cc029add8a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 433d, last: 156d
Cause bisection: introduced by (bisect log) :
commit 7908632f2927b65f7486ae6b67c24071666ba43f
Author: MaΓ­ra Canal <mcanal@igalia.com>
Date: Thu Sep 14 10:19:02 2023 +0000

  Revert "drm/vkms: Fix race-condition between the hrtimer and the atomic commit"

Crash: WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance (log)
Repro: C syz .config
  
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
Discussions (2)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[syzbot] [kernel?] WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance 1 (5) 2025/01/02 12:15
[syzbot] Monthly io-uring report (Dec 2024) 0 (1) 2024/12/26 09:01
Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank πŸ›ˆ Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream KASAN: slab-use-after-free Read in sched_core_balance kernel 19 21 362d 370d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2024/09/13 10:29
Last patch testing requests (6)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/07/04 03:05 28m retest repro upstream OK log
2025/06/15 14:47 29m retest repro upstream OK log
2025/06/14 20:07 22m retest repro upstream OK log
2025/04/05 17:07 21m retest repro upstream report log
2025/04/05 17:07 21m retest repro upstream report log
2025/04/05 17:07 1h55m retest repro upstream report log

Sample crash report:
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[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
6.14.0-rc7-syzkaller-00074-ga7f2e10ecd8f #0 Not tainted
-----------------------------
swapper/1/0 is trying to lock:
ffff8880b863e958 ((blocking_lsm_notifier_chain).rwsem){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xb0/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:606
other info that might help us debug this:
context-{5:5}
1 lock held by swapper/1/0:
 #0: ffffffff8eb393e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:337 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8eb393e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8eb393e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: class_rcu_constructor include/linux/rcupdate.h:1161 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8eb393e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: sched_core_balance+0xce/0xf50 kernel/sched/core.c:6410
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7-syzkaller-00074-ga7f2e10ecd8f #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_lock_invalid_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4828 [inline]
 check_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4900 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x15a8/0x2100 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5178
 lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5851
 _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x31/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:378
 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xb0/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:606
 raw_spin_rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1521 [inline]
 raw_spin_rq_lock_irq kernel/sched/sched.h:1527 [inline]
 sched_core_balance+0xd87/0xf50 kernel/sched/core.c:6420
 do_balance_callbacks kernel/sched/core.c:5030 [inline]
 __balance_callbacks+0x18a/0x280 kernel/sched/core.c:5084
 __schedule+0x1abf/0x4c90 kernel/sched/core.c:6768
 schedule_idle+0x56/0x90 kernel/sched/core.c:6883
 do_idle+0x567/0x5c0 kernel/sched/idle.c:353
 cpu_startup_entry+0x42/0x60 kernel/sched/idle.c:423
 start_secondary+0x102/0x110 arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c:315
 common_startup_64+0x13e/0x147
 </TASK>
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: wild-memory-access in instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: wild-memory-access in _test_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:141 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: wild-memory-access in __lock_acquire+0xc94/0x2100 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5198
Read of size 8 at addr 1fffffff8b706080 by task swapper/1/0

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc7-syzkaller-00074-ga7f2e10ecd8f #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_report+0xe3/0x5b0 mm/kasan/report.c:524
 kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:634
 kasan_check_range+0x282/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
 instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline]
 _test_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:141 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0xc94/0x2100 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5198
 lock_acquire+0x1ed/0x550 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5851
 _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x31/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:378
 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xb0/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:606
 raw_spin_rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1521 [inline]
 raw_spin_rq_lock_irq kernel/sched/sched.h:1527 [inline]
 sched_core_balance+0xd87/0xf50 kernel/sched/core.c:6420
 do_balance_callbacks kernel/sched/core.c:5030 [inline]
 __balance_callbacks+0x18a/0x280 kernel/sched/core.c:5084
 __schedule+0x1abf/0x4c90 kernel/sched/core.c:6768
 schedule_idle+0x56/0x90 kernel/sched/core.c:6883
 do_idle+0x567/0x5c0 kernel/sched/idle.c:353
 cpu_startup_entry+0x42/0x60 kernel/sched/idle.c:423
 start_secondary+0x102/0x110 arch/x86/kernel/smpboot.c:315
 common_startup_64+0x13e/0x147
 </TASK>
==================================================================

Crashes (105):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/03/20 11:54 upstream a7f2e10ecd8f 3b7445cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/03/13 06:44 upstream 0fed89a961ea 1a5d9317 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/03/11 14:24 upstream 4d872d51bc9d 16256247 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/03/08 08:02 upstream 21e4543a2e2f 7e3bd60d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/03/04 14:34 upstream 99fa936e8e4f c3901742 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/02/25 18:47 upstream d082ecbc71e9 d34966d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/02/14 11:21 upstream ab68d7eb7b1a d9a046cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/02/12 09:54 upstream 09fbf3d50205 f2baddf5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/02/09 17:22 upstream 9946eaf552b1 ef44b750 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/01/20 00:44 upstream 9528d418de4d f2cb035c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/01/17 11:25 upstream ce69b4019001 f9e07a6e .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/01/15 23:28 upstream 619f0b6fad52 968edaf4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/01/15 10:40 upstream 619f0b6fad52 7315a7cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/01/14 22:06 upstream c3812b15000c 7315a7cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/01/09 11:30 upstream eea6e4b4dfb8 f3558dbf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/01/06 18:43 upstream 5428dc1906dd f3558dbf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/31 01:39 upstream ccb98ccef0e5 d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/28 03:15 upstream 8379578b11d5 d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/22 23:05 upstream bcde95ce32b6 b4fbdbd4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/16 04:38 upstream dccbe2047a5b 7cbfbb3a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/15 03:11 upstream a0e3919a2df2 7cbfbb3a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/13 08:37 upstream 150b567e0d57 3547e30f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/12 16:05 upstream 231825b2e1ff 941924eb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/12/09 14:19 upstream fac04efc5c79 9ac0fdc6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/06/19 13:36 upstream 2ccbdf43d5e7 41b7e219 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2024/06/17 20:56 upstream 2ccbdf43d5e7 1f11cfd7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING: locking bug in sched_core_balance
2025/03/22 13:12 upstream 88d324e69ea9 c6512ef7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root KASAN: wild-memory-access Read in sched_core_balance
2025/03/22 03:22 upstream 88d324e69ea9 62330552 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root KASAN: wild-memory-access Read in sched_core_balance
2025/03/22 01:07 upstream 88d324e69ea9 62330552 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root KASAN: wild-memory-access Read in sched_core_balance
2025/03/19 05:45 upstream 81e4f8d68c66 22a6c2b1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root KASAN: wild-memory-access Read in sched_core_balance
2025/03/08 01:34 upstream 00a7d39898c8 7e3bd60d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/03/07 09:17 upstream f315296c92fd 831e3629 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/03/04 03:19 upstream 99fa936e8e4f c3901742 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/03/02 02:47 upstream 03d38806a902 c3901742 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/27 02:05 upstream 5394eea10651 6a8fcbc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/25 14:53 upstream d082ecbc71e9 d34966d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/24 08:31 upstream d082ecbc71e9 d34966d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/24 06:40 upstream d082ecbc71e9 d34966d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/11 06:20 upstream febbc555cf0f 43f51a00 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/08 07:07 upstream 7ee983c850b4 a4f327c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/06 13:13 upstream 92514ef226f5 577d049b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/02/01 23:26 upstream 69e858e0b8b2 0dff8567 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root KASAN: wild-memory-access Read in sched_core_balance
2025/01/21 21:42 upstream b9d8a295ed6b 6e87cfa2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root KASAN: wild-memory-access Read in sched_core_balance
2025/01/06 10:05 upstream ab75170520d4 f3558dbf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/01/03 18:06 upstream 0bc21e701a6f f3558dbf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/01/02 03:34 upstream 56e6a3499e14 d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/01/01 20:58 upstream ccb98ccef0e5 d3ccff63 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2025/01/01 15:34 upstream ccb98ccef0e5 d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2024/12/30 17:58 upstream fc033cf25e61 d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2024/12/30 11:32 upstream fc033cf25e61 d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2024/12/25 06:52 upstream 9b2ffa6148b1 444551c4 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2024/12/25 05:33 upstream 9b2ffa6148b1 444551c4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
2024/12/22 13:06 upstream 48f506ad0b68 d7f584ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in sched_core_balance
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.