possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/08/01 00:24
Subsystems: raid
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+68e1f51046d68329940f@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 53d, last: 4h21m
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a89525bd assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev 2026/07/29 01:00 2026/07/29 01:00 2026/07/29 01:42 7be3c40b
Discussions (2)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[PATCH] md: don't flush md_misc_wq from md_alloc() 2 (2) 2026/09/17 07:41
[syzbot] [block?] possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev 0 (2) 2026/09/14 23:00

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz-executor197/4337 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888023113d40 ((wq_completion)md_misc){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x9c/0x1c0 kernel/workqueue.c:4111

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8f9b98e0 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: blk_probe_dev+0x28/0x1e0 block/genhd.c:885

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       blk_probe_dev+0x28/0x1e0 block/genhd.c:885
       blk_request_module+0x16/0xc0 block/genhd.c:901
       blkdev_get_no_open+0x9b/0xf0 block/bdev.c:870
       bdev_file_open_by_dev block/bdev.c:1091 [inline]
       bdev_file_open_by_dev+0x70/0x210 block/bdev.c:1079
       md_import_device+0x120/0x360 drivers/md/md.c:3847
       md_add_new_disk+0xdbf/0x1820 drivers/md/md.c:7656
       md_ioctl+0x2bec/0x36d0 drivers/md/md.c:8499
       blkdev_ioctl+0x5ad/0x6f0 block/ioctl.c:798
       vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
       __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
       __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
       __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18e/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:583
       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

-> #2 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       mddev_lock_nointr drivers/md/md.h:734 [inline]
       md_start_sync+0xc4/0xea0 drivers/md/md.c:10275
       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

-> #1 ((work_completion)(&mddev->sync_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       process_one_work+0xa32/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3372
       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

-> #0 ((wq_completion)md_misc){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       touch_wq_lockdep_map+0xad/0x1c0 kernel/workqueue.c:4111
       __flush_workqueue+0x131/0x1200 kernel/workqueue.c:4153
       md_alloc+0x30/0x10a0 drivers/md/md.c:6334
       md_alloc_and_put drivers/md/md.c:6423 [inline]
       md_probe drivers/md/md.c:6439 [inline]
       md_probe+0x73/0xf0 drivers/md/md.c:6434
       blk_probe_dev+0x149/0x1e0 block/genhd.c:888
       blk_request_module+0x16/0xc0 block/genhd.c:901
       blkdev_get_no_open+0x9b/0xf0 block/bdev.c:870
       blkdev_open+0x141/0x4f0 block/fops.c:665
       do_dentry_open+0x6ab/0x14d0 fs/open.c:996
       vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1101
       do_open fs/namei.c:4837 [inline]
       path_openat+0x19fa/0x2440 fs/namei.c:5000
       do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:5029
       do_sys_openat2+0x10f/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1417
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1423 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1439 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1434 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1434
       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

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  (wq_completion)md_misc --> &mddev->reconfig_mutex --> major_names_lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(major_names_lock);
                               lock(&mddev->reconfig_mutex);
                               lock(major_names_lock);
  lock((wq_completion)md_misc);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

locks held by syz-executor197/4337: 1, last CPU#2:
 #0: ffffffff8f9b98e0 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: blk_probe_dev+0x28/0x1e0 block/genhd.c:885

stack backtrace:
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 4337 Comm: syz-executor197 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
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:2087
 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219
 check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
 touch_wq_lockdep_map+0xad/0x1c0 kernel/workqueue.c:4111
 __flush_workqueue+0x131/0x1200 kernel/workqueue.c:4153
 md_alloc+0x30/0x10a0 drivers/md/md.c:6334
 md_alloc_and_put drivers/md/md.c:6423 [inline]
 md_probe drivers/md/md.c:6439 [inline]
 md_probe+0x73/0xf0 drivers/md/md.c:6434
 blk_probe_dev+0x149/0x1e0 block/genhd.c:888
 blk_request_module+0x16/0xc0 block/genhd.c:901
 blkdev_get_no_open+0x9b/0xf0 block/bdev.c:870
 blkdev_open+0x141/0x4f0 block/fops.c:665
 do_dentry_open+0x6ab/0x14d0 fs/open.c:996
 vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1101
 do_open fs/namei.c:4837 [inline]
 path_openat+0x19fa/0x2440 fs/namei.c:5000
 do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:5029
 do_sys_openat2+0x10f/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1417
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1423 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1439 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1434 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1434
 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
RIP: 0033:0x7fc5b6fe4b37
Code: 48 89 fa 4c 89 df e8 98 1d 00 00 8b 93 08 03 00 00 59 5e 48 83 f8 fc 74 1a 5b c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 0f 05 <5b> c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 83 e2 39 83 fa 08 75 de e8 23 ff ff ff
RSP: 002b:00007ffd92e81700 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055557809b400 RCX: 00007fc5b6fe4b37
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 00007ffd92e81810 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007ffd92e81810 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 0000000000000004
R13: 0000000000000005 R14: 00007fc5b7049ca0 R15: 0000000000000002
 </TASK>
md: async del_gendisk mode will be removed in future, please upgrade to mdadm-4.5+
block device autoloading is deprecated and will be removed.
md: could not open device unknown-block(0,0).
md: md_import_device returned -6
md/raid1:md127: not clean -- starting background reconstruction
md/raid1:md127: active with 2 out of 2 mirrors
md127: detected capacity change from 0 to 20480
md127: detected capacity change from 20480 to 0
md: md127 stopped.

Crashes (238):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/14 22:59 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report C ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/19 08:09 upstream ef31d04b6d8a 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/17 23:49 upstream 4982d3552a3b 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/17 22:31 upstream 4982d3552a3b 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/17 02:04 upstream 9b87fdc9af2f 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/15 00:03 upstream 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/14 20:55 upstream 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/14 19:50 upstream 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/13 19:47 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/13 17:49 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/13 01:40 upstream cba2348ab114 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/12 12:13 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/07 18:59 upstream df2908090cda 680aa3e1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/06 04:23 upstream 0d9ff90a5422 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/07/28 13:03 upstream 62cc90241548 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/17 10:07 upstream 238650ef6c7c 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/17 04:08 upstream 238650ef6c7c 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/17 01:30 upstream 238650ef6c7c 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/16 21:48 upstream 9b87fdc9af2f b0e4c57e .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/16 19:33 upstream 9b87fdc9af2f b0e4c57e .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/16 17:02 upstream 9b87fdc9af2f b0e4c57e .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/16 02:44 upstream f6e7b42bf05b 12a0a44a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/15 19:35 upstream f6e7b42bf05b f41e228a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/15 12:57 upstream 587858367581 f41e228a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/14 10:37 upstream 704340f1cd0d 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/09 22:18 upstream 893e11787f78 edec9137 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/09 12:34 upstream 893e11787f78 edec9137 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/09 07:26 upstream 5acbae5f7eb3 8387c273 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/08 18:32 upstream 5acbae5f7eb3 351387c4 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/08 00:49 upstream 28924df2a08f 680aa3e1 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/05 14:32 upstream 4d7d9486c04d 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/18 14:48 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/17 03:05 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 95928915 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/16 14:30 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 b0e4c57e .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/15 20:44 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 f41e228a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/15 15:36 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 f41e228a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/15 08:52 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/15 01:05 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/13 08:48 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/13 05:52 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/13 00:31 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/11 20:38 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 9c29f801 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/11 01:37 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 1fe56c0a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/10 22:09 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 1fe56c0a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/10 16:29 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 1fe56c0a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/10 00:50 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 4e8b1cc6 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/09 06:10 upstream 5acbae5f7eb3 8387c273 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/08 12:39 upstream 28924df2a08f 351387c4 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/07 17:56 upstream df2908090cda 5e4626f5 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/05 15:48 upstream 4d7d9486c04d 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/07/27 16:59 upstream f5098b6bae76 4a865b71 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/18 18:55 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 38872197cae2 8d7d05f1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/14 04:53 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/08 16:54 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 5445d6419962 243b72f1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
2026/09/06 10:06 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/riscv/linux.git for-next 77ae27fd98f3 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu2-riscv64 possible deadlock in blk_probe_dev
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.