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INFO: task poweroff:NUM blocked for more than NUM seconds.

Status: moderation: reported on 2026/02/11 07:27
Subsystems: block
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Reported-by: syzbot+67eac54e93558f052003@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 8d11h, last: 8d11h

Sample crash report:
INFO: task poweroff:6675 blocked  for more than 144 seconds.
      Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:poweroff        state:D stack:23904 pid:6675  tgid:6675  ppid:5176   task_flags:0x400000 flags:0x00080000
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5295 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1585/0x5310 kernel/sched/core.c:6907
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6989 [inline]
 schedule+0x164/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:7004
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7061
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:692 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x7fe/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
 sync_bdevs+0x27e/0x470 block/bdev.c:1304
 ksys_sync fs/sync.c:105 [inline]
 __ia32_sys_sync+0xc5/0x120 fs/sync.c:111
 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: 0033:0x7fa532cc8f37
RSP: 002b:00007ffcecf9e738 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a2
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 00007fa532cc8f37
RDX: ffffffffffffff88 RSI: 00007fa532e61e51 RDI: 00000000ffffff9c
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007ffcecf9e898 R14: 00007fa532eab000 R15: 00005629478cad98
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/30:
 #0: ffffffff8e960320 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:312 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e960320 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:850 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e960320 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775
6 locks held by kworker/0:2/796:
 #0: ffff888021abb948 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x855/0x1650 kernel/workqueue.c:3254
 #1: ffffc90003367c40 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x87c/0x1650 kernel/workqueue.c:3255
 #2: ffff888029f45198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline]
 #2: ffff888029f45198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x17f/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899
 #3: ffff888029f42518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: usb_lock_port drivers/usb/core/hub.c:3252 [inline]
 #3: ffff888029f42518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5464 [inline]
 #3: ffff888029f42518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 #3: ffff888029f42518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 #3: ffff888029f42518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x217a/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 #4: ffff888029ec1c68 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5465 [inline]
 #4: ffff888029ec1c68 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 #4: ffff888029ec1c68 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 #4: ffff888029ec1c68 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x21a2/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 #5: ffffffff8f68ef30 (ehci_cf_port_reset_rwsem){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_reset+0x14e/0x1840 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:3067
5 locks held by kworker/u8:7/3482:
2 locks held by getty/5581:
 #0: ffff88803214d0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc9000332b2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x45c/0x13c0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
1 lock held by udevd/5833:
 #0: ffff888026cbd358 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: bdev_open+0xe0/0xd30 block/bdev.c:961
2 locks held by kworker/0:4/5873:
1 lock held by poweroff/6675:
 #0: ffff888026cbd358 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: sync_bdevs+0x27e/0x470 block/bdev.c:1304

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NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: khungtaskd Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x274/0x2d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x300 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:161 [inline]
 __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline]
 sys_info+0x135/0x170 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:347 [inline]
 watchdog+0x103d/0x1090 kernel/hung_task.c:516
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:467
 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 796 Comm: kworker/0:2 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/24/2026
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
RIP: 0010:io_serial_in+0x77/0xc0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:400
Code: e8 be f4 7c fc 44 89 f9 d3 e3 49 83 c6 40 4c 89 f0 48 c1 e8 03 42 80 3c 20 00 74 08 4c 89 f7 e8 2f de e6 fc 41 03 1e 89 da ec <0f> b6 c0 5b 41 5c 41 5e 41 5f e9 da 9f 72 06 cc 44 89 f9 80 e1 07
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003367070 EFLAGS: 00000002
RAX: 1ffffffff3503100 RBX: 00000000000003fd RCX: 0000000000000000
RDX: 00000000000003fd RSI: 000000000000f581 RDI: 000000000000f582
RBP: ffffffff9a818ed0 R08: ffff888025aa8237 R09: 1ffff11004b55046
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffffff8548f8c0 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: ffffffff9a818c40 R15: 0000000000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125015000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00005555753eba28 CR3: 0000000078912000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 serial_in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h:128 [inline]
 serial_lsr_in drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250.h:150 [inline]
 wait_for_lsr+0x1a1/0x2f0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1961
 fifo_wait_for_lsr drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3234 [inline]
 serial8250_console_fifo_write drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3257 [inline]
 serial8250_console_write+0x1348/0x1ba0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3342
 console_emit_next_record kernel/printk/printk.c:3131 [inline]
 console_flush_one_record kernel/printk/printk.c:3217 [inline]
 console_flush_all+0x718/0xb20 kernel/printk/printk.c:3291
 __console_flush_and_unlock kernel/printk/printk.c:3321 [inline]
 console_unlock+0xd1/0x1c0 kernel/printk/printk.c:3361
 vprintk_emit+0x485/0x560 kernel/printk/printk.c:2428
 dev_vprintk_emit+0x355/0x420 drivers/base/core.c:4914
 dev_printk_emit+0xee/0x140 drivers/base/core.c:4925
 _dev_info+0x11e/0x180 drivers/base/core.c:4983
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5606 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 hub_event+0x2d3a/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 process_one_work+0x949/0x1650 kernel/workqueue.c:3279
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3362 [inline]
 worker_thread+0xb46/0x1140 kernel/workqueue.c:3443
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:467
 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
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Code disassembly (best guess):
   0:	e8 be f4 7c fc       	call   0xfc7cf4c3
   5:	44 89 f9             	mov    %r15d,%ecx
   8:	d3 e3                	shl    %cl,%ebx
   a:	49 83 c6 40          	add    $0x40,%r14
   e:	4c 89 f0             	mov    %r14,%rax
  11:	48 c1 e8 03          	shr    $0x3,%rax
  15:	42 80 3c 20 00       	cmpb   $0x0,(%rax,%r12,1)
  1a:	74 08                	je     0x24
  1c:	4c 89 f7             	mov    %r14,%rdi
  1f:	e8 2f de e6 fc       	call   0xfce6de53
  24:	41 03 1e             	add    (%r14),%ebx
  27:	89 da                	mov    %ebx,%edx
  29:	ec                   	in     (%dx),%al
* 2a:	0f b6 c0             	movzbl %al,%eax <-- trapping instruction
  2d:	5b                   	pop    %rbx
  2e:	41 5c                	pop    %r12
  30:	41 5e                	pop    %r14
  32:	41 5f                	pop    %r15
  34:	e9 da 9f 72 06       	jmp    0x672a013
  39:	cc                   	int3
  3a:	44 89 f9             	mov    %r15d,%ecx
  3d:	80 e1 07             	and    $0x7,%cl

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/02/07 07:24 linux-next 9845cf73f7db f20fc9f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task poweroff:NUM blocked for more than NUM seconds.
2026/02/07 07:21 linux-next 9845cf73f7db f20fc9f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task poweroff:NUM blocked for more than NUM seconds.
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.