INFO: task hung in write_threads

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/08/01 00:35
Subsystems: nfs
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+78013a8f4497a445a448@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 100d, last: 11d
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d8f48850 assessment-security DenialOfService: ✅ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ✅ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ ❓ INFO: task hung in write_threads 2026/07/29 02:26 2026/07/29 02:26 2026/07/29 02:36 7be3c40b
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[syzbot] [nfs?] INFO: task hung in write_threads 0 (1) 2026/08/01 00:35

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz.1.360:7214 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.1.360       state:D stack:27928 pid:7214  tgid:7213  ppid:5610   task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5583 [inline]
 __schedule+0x125e/0x6990 kernel/sched/core.c:7382
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7459 [inline]
 schedule+0xdd/0x2c0 kernel/sched/core.c:7474
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7531
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:726 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0xcca/0x1c10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
 write_threads+0x288/0x600 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:436
 nfsctl_transaction_write+0x106/0x1a0 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:114
 vfs_write+0x2aa/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:685
 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
RIP: 0033:0x7f5f7219f559
RSP: 002b:00007f5f730ea028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f5f72425fa0 RCX: 00007f5f7219f559
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000200000000180 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f5f72236b20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f5f72426038 R14: 00007f5f72425fa0 R15: 00007ffc79fe0078
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
locks held by khungtaskd/32: 1, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x3d/0x184 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6871
locks held by getty/5367: 2, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888038ec00a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc9000323b2e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x419/0x1540 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
locks held by syz.3.342/7156: 3, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff88807ea1dcf0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1408
 #1: ffff88807f38a460 (sb_writers#16){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
 #2: ffffffff9048b3c0 (nfsd_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: write_ports+0xa5/0xcc0 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:867
locks held by syz.1.360/7214: 3, on CPU#0:
 #0: ffff88807a5e5eb0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1408
 #1: ffff88802ddc6460 (sb_writers#16){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
 #2: ffffffff9048b3c0 (nfsd_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: write_threads+0x288/0x600 fs/nfsd/nfsctl.c:436
locks held by syz-executor/7430: 1, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: path_init+0xb69/0x1a70 fs/namei.c:2689
locks held by syz.5.780/8873: 1, on CPU#1:
 #0: ffff88807c2f0f80 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:562 [inline]
 #0: ffff88807c2f0f80 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: vm_mmap_pgoff+0x1f5/0x470 mm/util.c:579
locks held by syz.5.780/8874: 2, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffff88807c2f0f80 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: mmap_read_lock include/linux/mmap_lock.h:600 [inline]
 #0: ffff88807c2f0f80 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: __mm_populate+0x229/0x3a0 mm/gup.c:1942
 #1: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __pte_offset_map+0x2f/0x310 mm/pgtable-generic.c:290
locks held by syz.4.782/8882: 3, last CPU#0:
 #0: ffff88804eaea068 (&newdev->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: uinput_ioctl_handler.isra.0+0xcb/0x1d20 drivers/input/misc/uinput.c:921
 #1: ffffffff916fac40 (input_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: class_mutex_intr_constructor include/linux/mutex.h:255 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff916fac40 (input_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: input_register_device.cold+0x5b/0x36c drivers/input/input.c:2447
 #2: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: class_rcu_constructor include/linux/rcupdate.h:1216 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8ffec4a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: unwind_next_frame+0xbd/0x2090 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:495

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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 32 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/15/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x12d/0x151 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:123
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x21f/0x2a0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:66
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:164 [inline]
 __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline]
 sys_info+0x141/0x190 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline]
 watchdog+0xcb1/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:561
 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>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 31 Comm: pr/ttyS0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/15/2026
RIP: 0010:wq_watchdog_touch+0x1d/0x1a0 kernel/workqueue.c:8243
Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 40 d6 41 57 41 56 41 55 49 c7 c5 80 f2 c0 8f 41 54 55 53 48 63 df e8 e3 73 3a 00 <48> 8b 05 8c cc 15 0e 4c 89 ea 4c 8b 25 42 cc 15 0e 48 c1 ea 03 48
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a77938 EFLAGS: 00000093
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: 0000000000000001
RDX: ffff8880206aa580 RSI: ffffffff81d33f0d RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: ffffffff9cf04000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000796 R11: 205d363254202020 R12: 0000000000000796
R13: ffffffff8fc0f280 R14: fffffbfff39e085d R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8881225c2000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000001b334d9ff8 CR3: 00000000593a1000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 touch_nmi_watchdog include/linux/nmi.h:151 [inline]
 wait_for_lsr+0xfd/0x210 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:2020
 serial8250_fifo_wait_for_lsr_thre+0x5f/0xd0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3270
 __serial8250_console_fifo_write+0xa5/0x290 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3345
 serial8250_console_fifo_write drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3378 [inline]
 __serial8250_console_write drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3432 [inline]
 serial8250_console_write+0x1108/0x14f0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3496
 nbcon_emit_next_record+0x8f7/0xa70 kernel/printk/nbcon.c:1070
 nbcon_emit_one+0x1a8/0x2b0 kernel/printk/nbcon.c:1157
 nbcon_kthread_func+0x5ef/0x7f0 kernel/printk/nbcon.c:1271
 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>

Crashes (334):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/10/24 04:01 upstream 734bef548a96 d566bfda .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/22 10:20 upstream 9ba46df34488 4ba27f85 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/21 14:57 upstream 9e947d96915a 61c200c7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/21 13:09 upstream 9e947d96915a 61c200c7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/20 19:34 upstream f47d223627f8 df8746fb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/19 21:53 upstream c03c1a14507d 72cdc28d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/18 08:00 upstream 58161ead29e5 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/16 09:47 upstream 2f2f7eeef8b0 3f2522c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/12 18:40 upstream 24a19b953e2a 745a967f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/12 17:06 upstream 24a19b953e2a 745a967f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/08 07:35 upstream 7b63ef2d55f2 6520ecdb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/08 06:28 upstream 7b63ef2d55f2 6520ecdb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/08 02:18 upstream 602042bf29f6 6520ecdb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/07 12:13 upstream 602042bf29f6 f7710056 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/07 11:09 upstream 602042bf29f6 f7710056 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/07 08:12 upstream 69f80fef3153 f7710056 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/07 06:50 upstream 69f80fef3153 f7710056 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/06 10:33 upstream 2c3418fffa9d f7710056 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/05 17:50 upstream 67f0943b394d 1995e6c7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/05 07:33 upstream a90ee4305c4a 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/05 03:53 upstream a90ee4305c4a 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/05 02:14 upstream a90ee4305c4a 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/05 00:39 upstream 6addb4f38557 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/04 19:18 upstream 6addb4f38557 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/04 16:54 upstream 6addb4f38557 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/01 23:04 upstream d24e8ac715de 6d32eb1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/01 04:35 upstream 551c722f4080 38f7f0d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/01 00:08 upstream 551c722f4080 892a21ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/30 18:16 upstream 551c722f4080 892a21ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/30 17:11 upstream 551c722f4080 892a21ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/30 16:03 upstream 551c722f4080 892a21ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/30 15:14 upstream 551c722f4080 892a21ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/30 07:41 upstream 6f8319e3e9a4 7808aef4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/25 23:31 upstream aa98230e410f f281d9d2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/23 20:53 upstream fe2ec83746e5 0a1606bc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/23 09:25 upstream fe2ec83746e5 abce1216 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/07/31 00:58 upstream 3708dd948844 aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/07/28 23:21 upstream 3b5f4b83c4ab 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/07/27 19:04 upstream f5098b6bae76 4cb2b096 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/07/27 17:19 upstream f5098b6bae76 aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/07/27 06:58 upstream 4235cb24ec1e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/05 13:36 linux-next f0406245cb98 1995e6c7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/10/03 21:13 linux-next f0406245cb98 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/30 19:35 linux-next 6c2cb8b8b843 892a21ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/29 20:52 linux-next 6474fa070f2b 7808aef4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/27 03:35 linux-next f5f84daefcd9 a3c7249d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/25 21:24 linux-next f5f84daefcd9 f281d9d2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/25 19:46 linux-next f5f84daefcd9 f281d9d2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/25 12:25 linux-next 4c253ac4b29b f281d9d2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/25 00:48 linux-next 4c253ac4b29b 3c3cdf19 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/24 06:07 linux-next 3d7783543c26 0a1606bc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/23 13:21 linux-next 9d80aa4617b3 abce1216 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce INFO: task hung in write_threads
2026/09/23 07:10 linux-next a8c591ed6b67 abce1216 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in write_threads
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.