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possible deadlock in __alloc_workqueue (3)
Status:
upstream: reported on 2026/07/20 22:51
Subsystems:
crypto
Labels:
prio:normal
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Reported-by: syzbot+5f117b3024eab6a14c35@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 50d, last: 5h37m
Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L
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kworker/0:5/5698 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8efc9ea0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9ea0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9ea0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9ea0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5413 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9ea0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __kmalloc_noprof+0xce/0x840 mm/slub.c:5439
but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8ec92f60 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __alloc_workqueue+0x839/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5982
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #8 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
__alloc_workqueue+0x839/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5982
alloc_workqueue_va kernel/workqueue.c:6033 [inline]
alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xc7/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:6049
padata_alloc+0xc7/0x400 kernel/padata.c:964
pcrypt_init_padata+0x19/0xf5 crypto/pcrypt.c:335
pcrypt_init+0x72/0xf0 crypto/pcrypt.c:360
do_one_initcall+0x11c/0x6f0 init/main.c:1357
do_initcall_level init/main.c:1419 [inline]
do_initcalls init/main.c:1435 [inline]
do_basic_setup init/main.c:1455 [inline]
kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1670
kernel_init+0x21/0x1e0 init/main.c:1560
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
-> #7 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
cpus_read_lock+0x42/0x170 kernel/cpu.c:490
static_key_disable+0x12/0x20 kernel/jump_label.c:247
__inet_hash_connect+0x143e/0x2000 net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c:1081
tcp_v4_connect+0xeb3/0x1b40 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:306
__inet_stream_connect+0x208/0xf90 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:684
inet_stream_connect+0x57/0xa0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:755
connect_socket net/socket.c:2141 [inline]
connect_socket net/socket.c:2131 [inline]
__sys_connect_file+0x146/0x1a0 net/socket.c:2166
__sys_connect+0x141/0x170 net/socket.c:2183
__do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2189 [inline]
__se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2186 [inline]
__x64_sys_connect+0x72/0xb0 net/socket.c:2186
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #6 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
lock_sock_nested+0x41/0xf0 net/core/sock.c:3827
lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1713 [inline]
inet_shutdown+0x67/0x410 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:913
nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0xae/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:319
recv_work+0x5fb/0x8c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1030
process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3396
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3479 [inline]
worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
-> #5 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
nbd_queue_rq+0x42d/0xfa0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x428/0x1e60 block/blk-mq.c:2117
__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_work_fn+0x135/0x380 block/blk-mq.c:2531
process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3396
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3479 [inline]
worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
-> #4 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
nbd_queue_rq+0xba/0xfa0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x428/0x1e60 block/blk-mq.c:2117
__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_work_fn+0x135/0x380 block/blk-mq.c:2531
process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3396
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3479 [inline]
worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
-> #3 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
lock_sync kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5957 [inline]
lock_sync+0xb5/0x120 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5945
srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:210 [inline]
__synchronize_srcu+0xa2/0x300 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1462
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+0x48e/0x630 block/blk-sysfs.c:992
__add_disk+0x73f/0xe40 block/genhd.c:524
add_disk_fwnode+0x118/0x480 block/genhd.c:593
add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:798 [inline]
nbd_dev_add+0x779/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:2026
nbd_init+0x2c5/0x2e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2743
do_one_initcall+0x11c/0x6f0 init/main.c:1357
do_initcall_level init/main.c:1419 [inline]
do_initcalls init/main.c:1435 [inline]
do_basic_setup init/main.c:1455 [inline]
kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1670
kernel_init+0x21/0x1e0 init/main.c:1560
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 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}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
elevator_change+0x1bc/0x530 block/elevator.c:679
elv_iosched_store+0x3be/0x460 block/elevator.c:826
queue_attr_store+0x25f/0x2f0 block/blk-sysfs.c:906
sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:145
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:345
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #1 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#66){++++}-{0:0}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
blk_alloc_queue+0x610/0x790 block/blk-core.c:504
blk_mq_alloc_queue+0x174/0x290 block/blk-mq.c:4420
__blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x29/0x120 block/blk-mq.c:4467
null_add_dev+0xdf8/0x1df0 drivers/block/null_blk/main.c:2017
null_create_dev drivers/block/null_blk/main.c:2114 [inline]
null_init+0x36b/0x460 drivers/block/null_blk/main.c:2178
do_one_initcall+0x11c/0x6f0 init/main.c:1357
do_initcall_level init/main.c:1419 [inline]
do_initcalls init/main.c:1435 [inline]
do_basic_setup init/main.c:1455 [inline]
kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1670
kernel_init+0x21/0x1e0 init/main.c:1560
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 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+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4375 [inline]
fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4389
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5413 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0xce/0x840 mm/slub.c:5439
_kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:995 [inline]
_kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1312 [inline]
apply_wqattrs_prepare+0xfe/0xbb0 kernel/workqueue.c:5498
apply_workqueue_attrs_locked+0x64/0xe0 kernel/workqueue.c:5584
alloc_and_link_pwqs kernel/workqueue.c:5731 [inline]
__alloc_workqueue+0x9a7/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5984
alloc_workqueue_va kernel/workqueue.c:6033 [inline]
alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xc7/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:6049
hci_register_dev+0x1cd/0xc90 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2568
__vhci_create_device+0x357/0x880 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:461
vhci_create_device drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:489 [inline]
vhci_open_timeout+0x30/0x40 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:646
process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3396
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3479 [inline]
worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 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 --> cpu_hotplug_lock --> wq_pool_mutex
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(wq_pool_mutex);
lock(cpu_hotplug_lock);
lock(wq_pool_mutex);
lock(fs_reclaim);
*** DEADLOCK ***
locks held by kworker/0:5/5698: 4, last CPU#0:
#0: ffff88801c057140 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1466/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3371
#1: ffffc900042a7d08 ((work_completion)(&(&data->open_timeout)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0xa2c/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3372
#2: ffff88804cb89910 (&data->open_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: vhci_create_device drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:488 [inline]
#2: ffff88804cb89910 (&data->open_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: vhci_open_timeout+0x26/0x40 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:646
#3: ffffffff8ec92f60 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __alloc_workqueue+0x839/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5982
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5698 Comm: kworker/0:5 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/05/2026
Workqueue: events vhci_open_timeout
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+0x178/0x1be kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2059
check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2191
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5254
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5908 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5865
__fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4375 [inline]
fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4389
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5413 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0xce/0x840 mm/slub.c:5439
_kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:995 [inline]
_kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1312 [inline]
apply_wqattrs_prepare+0xfe/0xbb0 kernel/workqueue.c:5498
apply_workqueue_attrs_locked+0x64/0xe0 kernel/workqueue.c:5584
alloc_and_link_pwqs kernel/workqueue.c:5731 [inline]
__alloc_workqueue+0x9a7/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5984
alloc_workqueue_va kernel/workqueue.c:6033 [inline]
alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xc7/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:6049
hci_register_dev+0x1cd/0xc90 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2568
__vhci_create_device+0x357/0x880 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:461
vhci_create_device drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:489 [inline]
vhci_open_timeout+0x30/0x40 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:646
process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3396
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3479 [inline]
worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.