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WARNING in __alloc_workqueue

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/12/11 13:41
Subsystems: usb wireless
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Reported-by: syzbot+392a2c3f461094707435@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 50d, last: 7d13h
Discussions (2)
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[syzbot] Monthly wireless report (Dec 2025) 0 (1) 2025/12/29 08:12
[syzbot] [wireless?] WARNING in __alloc_workqueue 1 (2) 2025/12/12 00:21

Sample crash report:
usb 3-1: SerialNumber: syz
usb 3-1: config 0 descriptor??
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: kernel/workqueue.c:5701 at __alloc_workqueue+0x114c/0x1810 kernel/workqueue.c:5701, CPU#0: kworker/0:2/121
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 121 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
RIP: 0010:__alloc_workqueue+0x114c/0x1810 kernel/workqueue.c:5701
Code: e9 de fc ff ff 48 c7 44 24 08 e8 55 e8 88 e9 8f f6 ff ff 41 be 08 00 00 00 41 bd 00 04 00 00 e9 53 f1 ff ff e8 a5 9a 34 00 90 <0f> 0b 90 31 ed e9 af fc ff ff e8 95 9a 34 00 90 0f 0b 90 31 ed e9
RSP: 0018:ffffc900014aedf8 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffffffff814b4179
RDX: ffff88810caa9d40 RSI: ffffffff814b527b RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: ffffc900014aef60 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000002 R11: ffff88810caaa7e8 R12: 0000000000000003
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffff87e3cc20 R15: ffffc900014aeea0
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888268bf5000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f8d89852a60 CR3: 0000000117746000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xd2/0x200 kernel/workqueue.c:5820
 rtw_usb_init_rx drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:968 [inline]
 rtw_usb_probe+0x13bf/0x2d10 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:1295
 usb_probe_interface+0x303/0xa80 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:581 [inline]
 really_probe+0x241/0xb20 drivers/base/dd.c:659
 __driver_probe_device+0x1de/0x470 drivers/base/dd.c:801
 driver_probe_device+0x4c/0x1b0 drivers/base/dd.c:831
 __device_attach_driver+0x1df/0x350 drivers/base/dd.c:959
 bus_for_each_drv+0x159/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:500
 __device_attach+0x1e4/0x4e0 drivers/base/dd.c:1031
 device_initial_probe+0xaa/0xc0 drivers/base/dd.c:1086
 bus_probe_device+0x64/0x150 drivers/base/bus.c:574
 device_add+0x116e/0x1980 drivers/base/core.c:3689
 usb_set_configuration+0x1187/0x1e50 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2210
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0xb1/0x110 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:250
 usb_probe_device+0xef/0x400 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:291
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:581 [inline]
 really_probe+0x241/0xb20 drivers/base/dd.c:659
 __driver_probe_device+0x1de/0x470 drivers/base/dd.c:801
 driver_probe_device+0x4c/0x1b0 drivers/base/dd.c:831
 __device_attach_driver+0x1df/0x350 drivers/base/dd.c:959
 bus_for_each_drv+0x159/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:500
 __device_attach+0x1e4/0x4e0 drivers/base/dd.c:1031
 device_initial_probe+0xaa/0xc0 drivers/base/dd.c:1086
 bus_probe_device+0x64/0x150 drivers/base/bus.c:574
 device_add+0x116e/0x1980 drivers/base/core.c:3689
 usb_new_device+0xd07/0x1a90 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2695
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5567 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 hub_event+0x31bf/0x5420 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x74f/0xa30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
 </TASK>

Crashes (2111):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/12/07 16:38 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing 37bb2e7217b0 d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2025/12/07 15:39 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing 37bb2e7217b0 d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2025/12/07 14:46 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing 37bb2e7217b0 d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 10:23 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 a9fc5226 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 08:52 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 07:47 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 06:36 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 06:26 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 05:04 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 03:28 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 02:09 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/19 00:52 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 23:33 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 23:07 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 21:20 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 19:37 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 16:37 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 15:12 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 13:54 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 12:42 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 11:24 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 11:10 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 10:10 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 08:37 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 05:08 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 03:32 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 01:54 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/18 00:16 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 22:06 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 21:03 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 19:24 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 17:35 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 15:50 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 13:09 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 12:52 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 11:16 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 09:30 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 07:59 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 06:35 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 05:14 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 04:14 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 03:43 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 02:35 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/17 00:53 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
2026/01/16 23:45 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git usb-testing fa3bb5011f33 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-usb WARNING in __alloc_workqueue
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.