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INFO: rcu detected stall in asm_exc_page_fault

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/01/21 14:57
Reported-by: syzbot+94cb72062332ab445e63@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 5d08h, last: 5d08h
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in asm_exc_page_fault (2) kasan mm 1 1 94d 94d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/01/22 14:37
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in asm_exc_page_fault mm 1 syz error error 4 298d 688d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/07/30 11:21
android-5-15 BUG: soft lockup in asm_exc_page_fault 1 C error 3 512d 660d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/12/10 17:09

Sample crash report:
rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks:
rcu: 	0-....: (7 ticks this GP) idle=c7d/1/0x4000000000000000 softirq=9306/9306 fqs=2100 
	(detected by 1, t=10504 jiffies, g=11149, q=1363)
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 5442 Comm: syz.2.386 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
RIP: 0010:check_preemption_disabled+0x49/0x110 lib/smp_processor_id.c:55
Code: 65 8b 0d c2 76 46 76 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 02 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000007368 EFLAGS: 00000082
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 7f9a2a3f86779900
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a2b3580 RDI: ffffffff8a79f780
RBP: ffffc90000007498 R08: ffffffff8d89d8af R09: 1ffffffff1b13b15
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1b13b16 R12: ffffffff8c31eaa0
R13: 1ffff92000000e7c R14: 0000000000000046 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  00007f52970ad6c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b9000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: fffffffffd000000 CR3: 0000000060512000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
DR0: 0200000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000600
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 lockdep_recursion_inc kernel/locking/lockdep.c:431 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x166/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5622
 rcu_lock_acquire+0x2a/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:313
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:740 [inline]
 __perf_event_output kernel/events/core.c:7800 [inline]
 perf_event_output_forward+0xbc/0x2e0 kernel/events/core.c:7822
 __perf_event_overflow+0x364/0x530 kernel/events/core.c:9515
 perf_tp_event+0x383/0xbf0 kernel/events/core.c:10047
 perf_trace_run_bpf_submit+0xf3/0x1c0 kernel/events/core.c:10021
 perf_trace_preemptirq_template+0x2aa/0x360 include/trace/events/preemptirq.h:14
 trace_irq_enable_rcuidle+0x108/0x180 include/trace/events/preemptirq.h:40
 trace_hardirqs_on+0x57/0x80 kernel/trace/trace_preemptirq.c:44
 asm_sysvec_irq_work+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:713
RIP: 0010:rcu_read_unlock_special+0x7f/0x4a0 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h:674
Code: eb 03 48 b8 f1 f1 f1 f1 f8 f2 f2 f2 4a 89 04 2b 42 c7 44 2b 08 f8 f3 f3 f3 65 44 8b 35 c2 ef 9c 7e 41 f7 c6 00 00 f0 00 74 40 <48> c7 44 24 20 0e 36 e0 45 4a c7 04 2b 00 00 00 00 42 c7 44 2b 08
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000007b00 EFLAGS: 00000206
RAX: 7f9a2a3f86779900 RBX: 1ffff92000000f64 RCX: 7f9a2a3f86779900
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a2b2780 RDI: ffffffff8a79f780
RBP: ffffc90000007be0 R08: ffffffff901d10f7 R09: 1ffffffff203a21e
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff203a21f R12: ffffffff8c322f00
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000246 R15: 0000000000000001
 __rcu_read_unlock+0x78/0xd0 kernel/rcu/tree_plugin.h:422
 rcu_read_unlock include/linux/rcupdate.h:772 [inline]
 ieee80211_rx_napi+0x20f/0x390 net/mac80211/rx.c:5019
 ieee80211_rx include/net/mac80211.h:4573 [inline]
 ieee80211_handle_queued_frames+0x105/0x1b0 net/mac80211/main.c:237
 tasklet_action_common+0x2ad/0x410 kernel/softirq.c:806
 handle_softirqs+0x339/0x830 kernel/softirq.c:576
 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:610 [inline]
 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:450 [inline]
 __irq_exit_rcu+0x13b/0x230 kernel/softirq.c:659
 irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:671
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa0/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:676
RIP: 0010:finish_lock_switch+0x134/0x280 kernel/sched/core.c:4804
Code: be ff ff ff ff e8 4c 80 67 08 85 c0 74 4a 4d 85 ff 75 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 df e8 b6 eb 70 08 e8 41 e0 2a 00 fb 48 83 c4 08 <5b> 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 48 89 df e8 c9 09 fe ff 43 80 3c
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000341f688 EFLAGS: 00000286
RAX: 7f9a2a3f86779900 RBX: ffff8880b903a340 RCX: 7f9a2a3f86779900
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a2b2780 RDI: ffffffff8a79f780
RBP: 1ffff11017207613 R08: ffffffff901d10f7 R09: 1ffffffff203a21e
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff203a21f R12: 1ffff110172075c1
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff8880b903ae08 R15: 0000000000000000
 finish_task_switch+0x12f/0x640 kernel/sched/core.c:4921
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5052 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11f7/0x43c0 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 preempt_schedule_irq+0xbb/0x160 kernel/sched/core.c:6799
 irqentry_exit+0x63/0x70 kernel/entry/common.c:432
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:676
RIP: 0010:charge_memcg+0x25a/0x2f0 mm/memcontrol.c:6777
Code: ff 49 8b 86 90 10 00 00 65 4c 01 b8 10 09 00 00 4c 89 f7 48 89 de e8 b5 17 00 00 e8 40 4b bc ff fb 48 c7 44 24 20 0e 36 e0 45 <48> 8b 44 24 18 4a c7 04 28 00 00 00 00 65 48 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000341fa60 EFLAGS: 00000286
RAX: 7f9a2a3f86779900 RBX: ffffea0001ca4400 RCX: 7f9a2a3f86779900
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a2b2780 RDI: ffffffff8a79f780
RBP: ffffc9000341fb10 R08: ffffffff901d10f7 R09: 1ffffffff203a21e
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff203a21f R12: 0000000000000000
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff888079928000 R15: 0000000000000001
 __mem_cgroup_charge+0x21/0x80 mm/memcontrol.c:6801
 mem_cgroup_charge include/linux/memcontrol.h:700 [inline]
 do_anonymous_page mm/memory.c:3842 [inline]
 handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:4648 [inline]
 __handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:4785 [inline]
 handle_mm_fault+0x23ff/0x4410 mm/memory.c:4883
 do_user_addr_fault+0x489/0xc80 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1357
 handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1445 [inline]
 exc_page_fault+0x60/0x100 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1501
 asm_exc_page_fault+0x22/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:606
RIP: 0010:__put_user_nocheck_4+0x3/0x11
Code: 00 00 48 39 d9 73 54 0f 01 cb 66 89 01 31 c9 0f 01 ca c3 90 90 90 90 90 48 bb fd ef ff ff ff 7f 00 00 48 39 d9 73 34 0f 01 cb <89> 01 31 c9 0f 01 ca c3 90 90 90 90 90 90 48 bb f9 ef ff ff ff 7f
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000341fe80 EFLAGS: 00050297
RAX: 0000000000000008 RBX: 00007fffffffeffd RCX: 00002000000029c0
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a2b3a20 RDI: ffffffff8a79f780
RBP: 0000000000000008 R08: ffffffff8d89d8af R09: 1ffffffff1b13b15
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1b13b16 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00002000000029c0 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000005
 __sys_socketpair+0xb4/0x540 net/socket.c:1638
 __do_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1704 [inline]
 __se_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1701 [inline]
 __x64_sys_socketpair+0x97/0xb0 net/socket.c:1701
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f5298e51cb9
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:00007f52970ad028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000035
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f52990ccfa0 RCX: 00007f5298e51cb9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: 00007f5298ebfbf7 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 00002000000029c0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f52990cd038 R14: 00007f52990ccfa0 R15: 00007ffc788e0468
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/01/21 14:57 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 6f1aa2f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in asm_exc_page_fault
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.