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INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (3)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/09/09 01:58
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+6f9608a27846cc108b6b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 127d, last: 16d
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/10/20 linux-6.1.y (ToT) 8e6e2188d949 C [report] INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/10/20 upstream (ToT) 211ddde0823f C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (16)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (4) fs 1 1 1721d 1721d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2021/07/27 17:27
linux-5.15 INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket 1 1 833d 833d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/01/11 06:48
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (5) net 1 2 1559d 1584d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2022/01/06 01:08
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket mm 1 11 2232d 2233d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2019/12/04 14:04
linux-6.6 INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket 1 12 6d16h 185d 0/2 upstream: reported on 2025/07/12 12:18
linux-4.19 INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket 1 1 1362d 1362d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2022/08/20 07:08
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (10) mm 1 C done 186 11d 775d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/11/30 15:24
linux-6.1 INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket 1 2 527d 527d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/11/13 04:32
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (6) cgroups mm 1 2 1218d 1262d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2022/12/12 22:48
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (7) kernel 1 2 1077d 1109d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/05/02 14:50
linux-6.1 INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (2) 1 3 316d 370d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/11 16:02
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (9) kasan mm 1 2 894d 904d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2023/09/07 14:25
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (2) mm 1 3 2198d 2198d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2020/01/08 05:23
linux-5.15 INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (2) origin:upstream 1 C error 31 13h27m 682d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/03/02 17:55
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket (3) mm 1 4 2197d 2197d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2020/01/09 08:13
android-5-15 BUG: soft lockup in sys_socket 1 C error 26 494d 643d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/11/29 22:24
Fix bisection attempts (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/12/07 02:56 2h24m fix candidate upstream OK (0) job log

Sample crash report:
rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected expedited stalls on CPUs/tasks: { 0-.... } 2644 jiffies s: 27969 root: 0x1/.
rcu: blocking rcu_node structures (internal RCU debug):
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 9133 Comm: syz.0.4517 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
RIP: 0010:check_preemption_disabled+0x47/0x110 lib/smp_processor_id.c:55
Code: f1 75 65 8b 0d e2 ed f1 75 f7 c1 ff ff ff 7f 74 1f 65 48 8b 0c 25 28 00 00 00 48 3b 4c 24 08 0f 85 c4 00 00 00 48 83 c4 10 5b <41> 5e 41 5f 5d c3 48 c7 04 24 00 00 00 00 9c 8f 04 24 f7 04 24 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc900000070a0 EFLAGS: 00000082
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 4ce06ed5c2ecfd00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8abef900 RDI: ffffffff8abef8c0
RBP: ffffc900000071f0 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: fffffbfff1bfe1c6
R10: fffffbfff1bfe1c6 R11: 1ffffffff1bfe1c5 R12: 1ffff92000000e50
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 1ffff92000000e28
FS:  00005555561f5500(0000) GS:ffff8880b8e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000200000000140 CR3: 000000005a223000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 rcu_dynticks_curr_cpu_in_eqs include/linux/context_tracking.h:122 [inline]
 rcu_is_watching+0x11/0xa0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:721
 trace_lock_release include/trace/events/lock.h:69 [inline]
 lock_release+0xd4/0x910 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5673
 __perf_output_begin kernel/events/ring_buffer.c:263 [inline]
 perf_output_begin_forward+0x7e4/0xa80 kernel/events/ring_buffer.c:272
 __perf_event_output kernel/events/core.c:7732 [inline]
 perf_event_output_forward+0x179/0x2a0 kernel/events/core.c:7750
 __perf_event_overflow+0x448/0x610 kernel/events/core.c:9496
 perf_tp_event+0x335/0xb60 kernel/events/core.c:10029
 perf_trace_run_bpf_submit+0xf3/0x1c0 kernel/events/core.c:10002
 perf_trace_preemptirq_template+0x287/0x330 include/trace/events/preemptirq.h:14
 trace_irq_enable_rcuidle+0xd3/0x140 include/trace/events/preemptirq.h:40
 trace_hardirqs_on+0x24/0x40 kernel/trace/trace_preemptirq.c:44
 asm_sysvec_irq_work+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:728
RIP: 0010:rcu_read_unlock_special+0x84/0x500 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h:685
Code: f1 f1 f1 00 f2 f2 f2 4a 89 04 2b 66 42 c7 44 2b 09 f3 f3 42 c6 44 2b 0b f3 65 44 8b 35 fd 86 96 7e 41 f7 c6 00 00 f0 00 74 45 <48> c7 44 24 40 0e 36 e0 45 4a c7 04 2b 00 00 00 00 66 42 c7 44 2b
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000007980 EFLAGS: 00000206
RAX: 4ce06ed5c2ecfd00 RBX: 1ffff92000000f38 RCX: 4ce06ed5c2ecfd00
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a6c0600 RDI: ffffffff8abef920
RBP: ffffc90000007a80 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: fffffbfff2119069
R10: fffffbfff2119069 R11: 1ffffffff2119068 R12: 0000000000000246
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff8880b8e3b900 R15: 0000000000000001
 __rcu_read_unlock+0x78/0xd0 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h:426
 rcu_read_unlock include/linux/rcupdate.h:823 [inline]
 hsr_announce+0x2c4/0x340 net/hsr/hsr_device.c:407
 call_timer_fn+0x1a0/0x670 kernel/time/timer.c:1701
 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1752 [inline]
 __run_timers+0x529/0x7d0 kernel/time/timer.c:2023
 run_timer_softirq+0x63/0xf0 kernel/time/timer.c:2036
 handle_softirqs+0x2a1/0x920 kernel/softirq.c:596
 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:630 [inline]
 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:470 [inline]
 __irq_exit_rcu+0x12f/0x220 kernel/softirq.c:679
 irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:691
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1118 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa0/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1118
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:691
RIP: 0010:__raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:152 [inline]
RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xa5/0x100 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:194
Code: 74 05 e8 6e be 6c f7 48 c7 44 24 20 00 00 00 00 9c 8f 44 24 20 f6 44 24 21 02 75 4b f7 c3 00 02 00 00 74 01 fb bf 01 00 00 00 <e8> 16 44 3d f7 65 8b 05 a7 f1 e7 75 85 c0 74 3c 48 c7 04 24 0e 36
RSP: 0018:ffffc900047dfb20 EFLAGS: 00000206
RAX: 4ce06ed5c2ecfd00 RBX: 0000000000000a02 RCX: 4ce06ed5c2ecfd00
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a6c0600 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: ffffc900047dfba0 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: ffffed10171c6afa
R10: ffffed10171c6afa R11: 1ffff110171c6af9 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: ffffea0001a4c680 R14: ffff888017626480 R15: 1ffff920008fbf64
 spin_unlock_irqrestore include/linux/spinlock.h:406 [inline]
 get_partial_node+0x441/0x470 mm/slub.c:2252
 get_partial mm/slub.c:2330 [inline]
 ___slab_alloc+0x968/0x1230 mm/slub.c:3131
 __slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3240 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:3325 [inline]
 slab_alloc mm/slub.c:3367 [inline]
 __kmem_cache_alloc_lru mm/slub.c:3374 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_lru+0x1ae/0x2e0 mm/slub.c:3390
 __d_alloc+0x31/0x700 fs/dcache.c:1774
 d_alloc_pseudo+0x19/0x70 fs/dcache.c:1906
 alloc_file_pseudo+0xc8/0x1f0 fs/file_table.c:265
 sock_alloc_file+0xb3/0x240 net/socket.c:467
 sock_map_fd net/socket.c:491 [inline]
 __sys_socket+0x12a/0x190 net/socket.c:1679
 __do_sys_socket net/socket.c:1684 [inline]
 __se_sys_socket net/socket.c:1682 [inline]
 __x64_sys_socket+0x76/0x80 net/socket.c:1682
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f210c38f749
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 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 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffdf55e7c18 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000029
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f210c5e5fa0 RCX: 00007f210c38f749
RDX: 0000000000000300 RSI: 0200000000000002 RDI: 0000000000000011
RBP: 00007f210c413f91 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f210c5e5fa0 R14: 00007f210c5e5fa0 R15: 0000000000000003
 </TASK>

Crashes (14):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/12/28 09:21 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/10/16 07:17 linux-6.1.y c2fda4b3f577 19568248 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/10/05 17:49 linux-6.1.y 882efbdd9d34 49379ee0 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/09/20 20:39 linux-6.1.y 363a599da6d9 67c37560 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/12/17 11:04 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/12/02 05:31 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/11/27 12:14 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/11/17 13:58 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf ef766cd7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/11/11 16:21 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/11/11 13:44 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/10/06 08:00 linux-6.1.y 882efbdd9d34 49379ee0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/09/13 22:33 linux-6.1.y 3db754f56897 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/09/12 16:54 linux-6.1.y 3db754f56897 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
2025/09/09 01:57 linux-6.1.y 28c695c365e1 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in sys_socket
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.