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possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/10/06 08:18
Subsystems: comedi
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Reported-by: syzbot+4a6138c17a47937dcea1@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 148d, last: 58m
Discussions (5)
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[syzbot] Monthly comedi report (Dec 2025) 0 (1) 2025/12/29 08:12
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[syzbot] Monthly comedi report (Oct 2025) 0 (1) 2025/10/27 05:54
[syzbot] [comedi?] possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn 0 (1) 2025/10/06 08:18
Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn 4 1 11d 11d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/02/16 15:10

Sample crash report:
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G             L     
--------------------------------------------
syz.6.13870/5367 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888030db88f8 (&dev->mutex#4){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: comedi_do_insn+0x38/0x3d0 drivers/comedi/kcomedilib/kcomedilib_main.c:183

but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880307fe8f8 (&dev->mutex#4){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: comedi_unlocked_ioctl+0x210/0x1af0 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:2288

other info that might help us debug this:
 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0
       ----
  lock(&dev->mutex#4);
  lock(&dev->mutex#4);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

 May be due to missing lock nesting notation

1 lock held by syz.6.13870/5367:
 #0: ffff8880307fe8f8 (&dev->mutex#4){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: comedi_unlocked_ioctl+0x210/0x1af0 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:2288

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5367 Comm: syz.6.13870 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_deadlock_bug+0x279/0x290 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3041
 check_deadlock kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3093 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3895 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x253f/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
 comedi_do_insn+0x38/0x3d0 drivers/comedi/kcomedilib/kcomedilib_main.c:183
 comedi_dio_bitfield2+0x301/0x3e0 drivers/comedi/kcomedilib/kcomedilib_main.c:314
 bonding_dio_insn_bits+0x2cc/0x5e0 drivers/comedi/drivers/comedi_bond.c:100
 insn_rw_emulate_bits+0x363/0x620 drivers/comedi/drivers.c:703
 parse_insn+0xa3e/0x1b20 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:1563
 do_insn_ioctl+0x174/0x5a0 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:1788
 comedi_unlocked_ioctl+0xe06/0x1af0 drivers/comedi/comedi_fops.c:2420
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f99e2f9c799
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f99e3eab028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f99e3215fa0 RCX: 00007f99e2f9c799
RDX: 0000200000000000 RSI: 000000008028640c RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f99e3032bd9 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f99e3216038 R14: 00007f99e3215fa0 R15: 00007ffd5c1b6a48
 </TASK>

Crashes (85):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/02/27 15:08 upstream a75cb869a8cc 2cf092b8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/26 18:39 upstream f4d0ec0aa20d ffa54287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/26 17:24 upstream f4d0ec0aa20d ffa54287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/26 10:37 upstream d9d32e5bd5a4 e0f78d93 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/26 09:08 upstream d9d32e5bd5a4 e0f78d93 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/26 07:50 upstream d9d32e5bd5a4 e0f78d93 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 07:52 upstream 7dff99b35460 787dfb7c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/24 11:36 upstream 7dff99b35460 41d2fa6a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/17 06:17 upstream 970296997869 e439b951 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/01/03 19:48 upstream 805f9a061372 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/12/21 08:59 upstream 9094662f6707 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/11/29 14:21 upstream 19eef1d98eed d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/27 11:16 upstream 3f4a08e64442 a2f13f71 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/27 05:40 upstream 3f4a08e64442 a2f13f71 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/27 04:22 upstream 3f4a08e64442 a2f13f71 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/26 12:17 upstream f4d0ec0aa20d ffa54287 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/26 05:25 upstream d9d32e5bd5a4 e0f78d93 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 21:15 upstream d9d32e5bd5a4 c162cde9 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 14:03 upstream 7dff99b35460 c162cde9 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 09:04 upstream 7dff99b35460 787dfb7c .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 05:14 upstream 7dff99b35460 787dfb7c .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 00:56 upstream 7dff99b35460 787dfb7c .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/24 21:25 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/24 19:37 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/24 16:06 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/24 12:54 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/24 07:03 upstream 7dff99b35460 41d2fa6a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/24 04:15 upstream 7dff99b35460 41d2fa6a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/23 09:19 upstream 6de23f81a5e0 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/23 06:49 upstream 189f164e573e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/23 02:46 upstream 189f164e573e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/22 22:35 upstream 189f164e573e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/22 18:16 upstream 32a92f8c8932 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/22 13:37 upstream 32a92f8c8932 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/18 22:13 upstream 23b0f90ba871 77d4d919 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/16 17:20 upstream 0f2acd3148e0 84656fa6 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/01/06 16:42 upstream 7f98ab9da046 d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/01/06 12:08 upstream 7f98ab9da046 d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/01/03 00:26 upstream 9b0436804460 d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/12/28 12:04 upstream d26143bb38e2 d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/12/28 08:23 upstream d26143bb38e2 d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/12/24 14:00 upstream b927546677c8 d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/12/14 01:39 upstream 9d9c1cfec01c d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/12/10 21:57 upstream 0048fbb4011e d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/11/29 14:15 upstream 19eef1d98eed d1b870e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/11/15 14:43 upstream 7a0892d2836e f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 23:42 linux-next 877552aa8758 df2e85d4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/02/25 04:22 linux-next 3ef088b0c577 787dfb7c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/01/06 09:19 linux-next 6cd6c1203113 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2026/01/06 09:12 linux-next 6cd6c1203113 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/12/11 16:56 linux-next 5ce74bc1b7cb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
2025/10/02 08:09 linux-next 3b9b1f8df454 a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in comedi_do_insn
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.