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possible deadlock in uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store
Status:
upstream: reported on 2026/08/21 11:12
Reported-by: syzbot+7b51e000bc85e5b5677d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 5d06h, last: 5d06h
Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.494/6135 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8d7b33d0 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store+0xde/0x9c0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:1253
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88804abae478 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
ffff88804abae478 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x20e/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #3 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
down_write_killable+0x45/0x90 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1584
configfs_rmdir+0x3e0/0x980 fs/configfs/dir.c:1534
vfs_rmdir+0x34e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4199
do_rmdir+0x29a/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:4260
__do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4440 [inline]
__se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4434 [inline]
__x64_sys_unlinkat+0xc0/0xe0 fs/namei.c:4434
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
-> #2 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#22){++++}-{3:3}:
down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x14f/0x430 fs/configfs/dir.c:1255
usbg_make_tpg+0x1f3/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1365
target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa0/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:905
configfs_mkdir+0x511/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
vfs_mkdir+0x386/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
__do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
__x64_sys_mkdir+0x6a/0x80 fs/namei.c:4157
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
-> #1 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
tcm_set_name+0x26/0x90 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2219
function_make+0x195/0x350 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:625
configfs_mkdir+0x511/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
vfs_mkdir+0x386/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
__do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
__x64_sys_mkdir+0x6a/0x80 fs/namei.c:4157
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
-> #0 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store+0xde/0x9c0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:1253
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x30b/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
do_iter_write+0x638/0xb10 fs/read_write.c:861
vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:934 [inline]
do_writev+0x27b/0x480 fs/read_write.c:977
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
gadget_subsys.su_mutex --> &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#22 --> &p->frag_sem
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&p->frag_sem);
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#22);
lock(&p->frag_sem);
lock(gadget_subsys.su_mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
4 locks held by syz.0.494/6135:
#0: ffff888024eef268 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __fdget_pos+0x2ae/0x360 fs/file.c:1038
#1: ffff88801afa0460 (sb_writers#15){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:933 [inline]
#1: ffff88801afa0460 (sb_writers#15){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: do_writev+0x25d/0x480 fs/read_write.c:977
#2: ffff88802fdea088 (&buffer->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x7d/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:226
#3: ffff88804abae478 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
#3: ffff88804abae478 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x20e/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 6135 Comm: syz.0.494 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store+0xde/0x9c0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:1253
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x30b/0x400 fs/configfs/file.c:229
do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
do_iter_write+0x638/0xb10 fs/read_write.c:861
vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:934 [inline]
do_writev+0x27b/0x480 fs/read_write.c:977
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f297439e0d9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 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 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f297521a028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000014
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f2974625fa0 RCX: 00007f297439e0d9
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00002000000005c0 RDI: 0000000000000009
RBP: 00007f2974435024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f2974626038 R14: 00007f2974625fa0 R15: 00007fffeae293d8
</TASK>
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.