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possible deadlock in rds_tcp_tune (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/02/26 14:54
Subsystems: rds
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Reported-by: syzbot+2e2cf5331207053b8106@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 4d09h, last: 4d09h
Discussions (2)
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[PATCH net-next] net/rds: Fix circular locking dependency in rds_tcp_tune 2 (2) 2026/02/26 23:25
[syzbot] [rds?] possible deadlock in rds_tcp_tune (2) 0 (1) 2026/02/26 14:54

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G     U       L     
------------------------------------------------------
kworker/u10:8/15040 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8e9aaf80 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
ffffffff8e9aaf80 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4452 [inline]
ffffffff8e9aaf80 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4807 [inline]
ffffffff8e9aaf80 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x4b/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5334

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805a3c1ce0 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1709 [inline]
ffff88805a3c1ce0 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rds_tcp_tune+0xd7/0x930 net/rds/tcp.c:493

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #6 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_sock_nested+0x41/0xf0 net/core/sock.c:3780
       lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1709 [inline]
       inet_shutdown+0x67/0x410 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:913
       nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0xae/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:318
       sock_shutdown+0x16b/0x200 drivers/block/nbd.c:411
       nbd_clear_sock drivers/block/nbd.c:1427 [inline]
       nbd_config_put+0x1eb/0x750 drivers/block/nbd.c:1451
       nbd_release+0xb7/0x190 drivers/block/nbd.c:1756
       blkdev_put_whole+0xb0/0xf0 block/bdev.c:737
       bdev_release+0x47f/0x6d0 block/bdev.c:1160
       blkdev_release+0x15/0x20 block/fops.c:705
       __fput+0x3ff/0xb40 fs/file_table.c:469
       task_work_run+0x150/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:233
       resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
       __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x100/0x4a0 kernel/entry/common.c:98
       __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:325 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x668/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #5 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a2/0x1b90 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0x428/0x1080 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x422/0x1e70 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xcea/0x1620 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x1c0 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x23c/0x670 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0x51d/0x1360 block/blk-mq.c:2949
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list block/blk-mq.c:2997 [inline]
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x130/0x600 block/blk-mq.c:2969
       __blk_flush_plug+0x2c4/0x4b0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x584/0x6c0 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x562/0xc10 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bio_noacct+0xd17/0x2010 block/blk-core.c:884
       blk_crypto_submit_bio include/linux/blk-crypto.h:203 [inline]
       submit_bh_wbc+0x59c/0x770 fs/buffer.c:2821
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x4c8/0x8e0 fs/buffer.c:2458
       filemap_read_folio+0xfc/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2496
       do_read_cache_folio+0x2d7/0x6b0 mm/filemap.c:4096
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xd1/0x370 block/partitions/core.c:723
       adfspart_check_ICS+0x93/0x910 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x7f8/0xc80 block/partitions/core.c:694
       blkdev_get_whole+0x187/0x290 block/bdev.c:764
       bdev_open+0x2c7/0xe40 block/bdev.c:973
       blkdev_open+0x34e/0x4f0 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x6d8/0x1660 fs/open.c:949
       vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1081
       do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline]
       path_openat+0x208c/0x31a0 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x10d/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x106/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #4 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a2/0x1b90 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       nbd_queue_rq+0xba/0x1080 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x422/0x1e70 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xcea/0x1620 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x1c0 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x23c/0x670 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0x51d/0x1360 block/blk-mq.c:2949
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list block/blk-mq.c:2997 [inline]
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x130/0x600 block/blk-mq.c:2969
       __blk_flush_plug+0x2c4/0x4b0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x584/0x6c0 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x562/0xc10 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bio_noacct+0xd17/0x2010 block/blk-core.c:884
       blk_crypto_submit_bio include/linux/blk-crypto.h:203 [inline]
       submit_bh_wbc+0x59c/0x770 fs/buffer.c:2821
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x4c8/0x8e0 fs/buffer.c:2458
       filemap_read_folio+0xfc/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2496
       do_read_cache_folio+0x2d7/0x6b0 mm/filemap.c:4096
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xd1/0x370 block/partitions/core.c:723
       adfspart_check_ICS+0x93/0x910 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x7f8/0xc80 block/partitions/core.c:694
       blkdev_get_whole+0x187/0x290 block/bdev.c:764
       bdev_open+0x2c7/0xe40 block/bdev.c:973
       blkdev_open+0x34e/0x4f0 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x6d8/0x1660 fs/open.c:949
       vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1081
       do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline]
       path_openat+0x208c/0x31a0 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x10d/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x106/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #3 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline]
       __synchronize_srcu+0xa1/0x2a0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1505
       blk_mq_wait_quiesce_done block/blk-mq.c:284 [inline]
       blk_mq_wait_quiesce_done block/blk-mq.c:281 [inline]
       blk_mq_quiesce_queue block/blk-mq.c:304 [inline]
       blk_mq_quiesce_queue+0x149/0x1c0 block/blk-mq.c:299
       elevator_switch+0x17b/0x7e0 block/elevator.c:576
       elevator_change+0x352/0x530 block/elevator.c:681
       elevator_set_default+0x29e/0x360 block/elevator.c:754
       blk_register_queue+0x412/0x590 block/blk-sysfs.c:940
       __add_disk+0x73f/0xe40 block/genhd.c:528
       add_disk_fwnode+0x118/0x5c0 block/genhd.c:597
       add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:785 [inline]
       nbd_dev_add+0x77a/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1984
       nbd_init+0x291/0x2b0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692
       do_one_initcall+0x11d/0x760 init/main.c:1382
       do_initcall_level init/main.c:1444 [inline]
       do_initcalls init/main.c:1460 [inline]
       do_basic_setup init/main.c:1479 [inline]
       kernel_init_freeable+0x6e5/0x7a0 init/main.c:1692
       kernel_init+0x1f/0x1e0 init/main.c:1582
       ret_from_fork+0x754/0xd80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #2 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a2/0x1b90 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       queue_requests_store+0x38b/0x660 block/blk-sysfs.c:117
       queue_attr_store+0x25f/0x2f0 block/blk-sysfs.c:866
       sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:142
       kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:352
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1070 fs/read_write.c:688
       ksys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:795 [inline]
       __do_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:803 [inline]
       __se_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:800 [inline]
       __x64_sys_pwrite64+0x1eb/0x250 fs/read_write.c:800
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x106/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #1 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#26){++++}-{0:0}:
       blk_alloc_queue+0x610/0x790 block/blk-core.c:461
       blk_mq_alloc_queue+0x174/0x290 block/blk-mq.c:4429
       __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x29/0x120 block/blk-mq.c:4476
       loop_add+0x498/0xb60 drivers/block/loop.c:2049
       loop_init+0x1d3/0x200 drivers/block/loop.c:2288
       do_one_initcall+0x11d/0x760 init/main.c:1382
       do_initcall_level init/main.c:1444 [inline]
       do_initcalls init/main.c:1460 [inline]
       do_basic_setup init/main.c:1479 [inline]
       kernel_init_freeable+0x6e5/0x7a0 init/main.c:1692
       kernel_init+0x1f/0x1e0 init/main.c:1582
       ret_from_fork+0x754/0xd80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1cf/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4348 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4362
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4452 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4807 [inline]
       __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x4b/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5334
       kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:962 [inline]
       kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1200 [inline]
       ref_tracker_alloc+0x190/0x590 lib/ref_tracker.c:270
       __netns_tracker_alloc include/net/net_namespace.h:367 [inline]
       netns_tracker_alloc include/net/net_namespace.h:376 [inline]
       get_net_track include/net/net_namespace.h:393 [inline]
       sk_net_refcnt_upgrade+0x1b4/0x360 net/core/sock.c:2395
       rds_tcp_tune+0x2aa/0x930 net/rds/tcp.c:502
       rds_tcp_accept_one+0x4b8/0xeb0 net/rds/tcp_listen.c:200
       rds_tcp_accept_worker+0x41/0x60 net/rds/tcp.c:524
       process_one_work+0x9d7/0x1920 kernel/workqueue.c:3275
       process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3358 [inline]
       worker_thread+0x5da/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
       kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:467
       ret_from_fork+0x754/0xd80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  fs_reclaim --> &nsock->tx_lock --> k-sk_lock-AF_INET6

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(k-sk_lock-AF_INET6);
                               lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
                               lock(k-sk_lock-AF_INET6);
  lock(fs_reclaim);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by kworker/u10:8/15040:
 #0: ffff888033870148 ((wq_completion)krdsd){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1287/0x1920 kernel/workqueue.c:3250
 #1: ffffc90006ee7d08 ((work_completion)(&rtn->rds_tcp_accept_w)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x93c/0x1920 kernel/workqueue.c:3251
 #2: ffff888077acfc68 (&rtn->rds_tcp_accept_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rds_tcp_accept_one+0xb1/0xeb0 net/rds/tcp_listen.c:190
 #3: ffff88805a3c1ce0 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1709 [inline]
 #3: ffff88805a3c1ce0 (k-sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rds_tcp_tune+0xd7/0x930 net/rds/tcp.c:493

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 15040 Comm: kworker/u10:8 Tainted: G     U       L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [U]=USER, [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
Workqueue: krdsd rds_tcp_accept_worker
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1c7 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1cf/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
 __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4348 [inline]
 fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4362
 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
 slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4452 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4807 [inline]
 __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x4b/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5334
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:962 [inline]
 kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1200 [inline]
 ref_tracker_alloc+0x190/0x590 lib/ref_tracker.c:270
 __netns_tracker_alloc include/net/net_namespace.h:367 [inline]
 netns_tracker_alloc include/net/net_namespace.h:376 [inline]
 get_net_track include/net/net_namespace.h:393 [inline]
 sk_net_refcnt_upgrade+0x1b4/0x360 net/core/sock.c:2395
 rds_tcp_tune+0x2aa/0x930 net/rds/tcp.c:502
 rds_tcp_accept_one+0x4b8/0xeb0 net/rds/tcp_listen.c:200
 rds_tcp_accept_worker+0x41/0x60 net/rds/tcp.c:524
 process_one_work+0x9d7/0x1920 kernel/workqueue.c:3275
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3358 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x5da/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:467
 ret_from_fork+0x754/0xd80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/02/22 14:52 upstream 32a92f8c8932 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto possible deadlock in rds_tcp_tune
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.