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possible deadlock in rfkill_epo

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2023/10/25 15:01
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
Labels: missing-backport
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Reported-by: syzbot+9b8d3d01564bddc23b05@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 689d, last: 6h25m
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/08/14 linux-5.15.y (ToT) c79648372d02 C [report] possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/14 upstream (ToT) 0cc53520e68b C Didn't crash
Fix bisection attempts (7)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/07/13 14:24 3m fix candidate upstream error job log
2024/12/07 02:34 5m fix candidate upstream error job log
2024/10/15 08:25 0m fix candidate upstream error job log
2024/08/08 08:52 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
2024/06/12 17:55 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
2024/03/25 09:44 4m fix candidate upstream error job log
2024/02/13 13:25 21m fix candidate upstream error job log

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
5.15.189-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/0:0/7 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880225a0c28 ((work_completion)(&hdev->bg_scan_update)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __flush_work+0xc1/0x1b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3090

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8d4be228 (rfkill_global_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rfkill_epo+0x43/0x170 net/rfkill/core.c:450

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #4 (rfkill_global_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
       __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
       rfkill_register+0x33/0x8a0 net/rfkill/core.c:1045
       hci_register_dev+0x452/0x970 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:3960
       __vhci_create_device drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:129 [inline]
       vhci_create_device+0x32c/0x5c0 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:153
       vhci_get_user drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:210 [inline]
       vhci_write+0x391/0x450 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:290
       call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2172 [inline]
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x712/0xd00 fs/read_write.c:594
       ksys_write+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:647
       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

-> #3 (&data->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
       __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
       vhci_send_frame+0x88/0x100 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:71
       hci_send_frame+0x1a9/0x2e0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4256
       hci_sched_acl_pkt net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4781 [inline]
       hci_sched_acl net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4866 [inline]
       hci_tx_work+0x9f9/0x1710 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4932
       process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
       worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
       kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
       ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287

-> #2 ((work_completion)(&hdev->tx_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       __flush_work+0xdd/0x1b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3090
       hci_dev_do_close+0x1e7/0x1030 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:1756
       hci_unregister_dev+0x2d7/0x580 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4040
       vhci_release+0x73/0xc0 drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:345
       __fput+0x234/0x930 fs/file_table.c:311
       task_work_run+0x125/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:188
       exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:33 [inline]
       do_exit+0x61e/0x20a0 kernel/exit.c:883
       do_group_exit+0x12e/0x300 kernel/exit.c:997
       get_signal+0x6ca/0x12c0 kernel/signal.c:2900
       arch_do_signal_or_restart+0xc1/0x1300 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:867
       handle_signal_work kernel/entry/common.c:154 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x9e/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:178
       exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xb1/0x140 kernel/entry/common.c:214
       __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:296 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:307
       do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

-> #1 (&hdev->req_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
       __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
       hci_req_sync net/bluetooth/hci_request.c:278 [inline]
       bg_scan_update+0x44/0x3b0 net/bluetooth/hci_request.c:2952
       process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
       worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
       kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
       ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287

-> #0 ((work_completion)(&hdev->bg_scan_update)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2c33/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
       lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
       __flush_work+0xdd/0x1b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3090
       __cancel_work_timer+0x3ac/0x520 kernel/workqueue.c:3181
       hci_request_cancel_all+0xcc/0x300 net/bluetooth/hci_request.c:3522
       hci_dev_do_close+0x4e/0x1030 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:1736
       hci_rfkill_set_block+0x10a/0x190 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2235
       rfkill_set_block+0x1c6/0x420 net/rfkill/core.c:345
       rfkill_epo+0x75/0x170 net/rfkill/core.c:454
       __rfkill_handle_global_op net/rfkill/input.c:60 [inline]
       rfkill_op_handler+0x76/0x220 net/rfkill/input.c:108
       process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
       worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
       kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
       ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  (work_completion)(&hdev->bg_scan_update) --> &data->open_mutex --> rfkill_global_mutex

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(rfkill_global_mutex);
                               lock(&data->open_mutex);
                               lock(rfkill_global_mutex);
  lock((work_completion)(&hdev->bg_scan_update));

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by kworker/0:0/7:
 #0: ffff888016870938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x760/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90000cc7d00 ((rfkill_op_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7a3/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffffffff8d4be228 (rfkill_global_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rfkill_epo+0x43/0x170 net/rfkill/core.c:450

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 7 Comm: kworker/0:0 Not tainted 5.15.189-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: events rfkill_op_handler
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x274/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2133
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2c33/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 __flush_work+0xdd/0x1b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3090
 __cancel_work_timer+0x3ac/0x520 kernel/workqueue.c:3181
 hci_request_cancel_all+0xcc/0x300 net/bluetooth/hci_request.c:3522
 hci_dev_do_close+0x4e/0x1030 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:1736
 hci_rfkill_set_block+0x10a/0x190 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2235
 rfkill_set_block+0x1c6/0x420 net/rfkill/core.c:345
 rfkill_epo+0x75/0x170 net/rfkill/core.c:454
 __rfkill_handle_global_op net/rfkill/input.c:60 [inline]
 rfkill_op_handler+0x76/0x220 net/rfkill/input.c:108
 process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>

Crashes (3741):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/08/09 14:05 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 32a0e5ed .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2024/05/05 08:21 linux-5.15.y 284087d4f7d5 610f2a54 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2024/02/10 01:28 linux-5.15.y 6139f2a02fe0 77b23aa1 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2023/10/28 14:50 linux-5.15.y 12952a23a5da 3c418d72 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/02/15 13:10 linux-5.15.y c16c81c81336 40a34ec9 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2024/11/07 04:56 linux-5.15.y 72244eab0dad df3dc63b .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/14 01:02 linux-5.15.y 43bb85222e53 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/13 02:17 linux-5.15.y 43bb85222e53 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/12 11:23 linux-5.15.y 43bb85222e53 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/12 03:17 linux-5.15.y 43bb85222e53 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/11 23:15 linux-5.15.y 43bb85222e53 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/11 15:56 linux-5.15.y de9476bb4f1b fdeaa69b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/11 04:58 linux-5.15.y de9476bb4f1b fdeaa69b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/10 20:48 linux-5.15.y de9476bb4f1b fdeaa69b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/10 09:01 linux-5.15.y de9476bb4f1b fdeaa69b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/10 05:03 linux-5.15.y de9476bb4f1b fdeaa69b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/09 22:37 linux-5.15.y de9476bb4f1b d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/09 11:01 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/07 21:13 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/07 20:05 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/07 11:59 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/07 10:40 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/06 23:38 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/06 17:44 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/06 09:24 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/05 15:52 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/05 08:46 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/04 18:01 linux-5.15.y 7a6c2d093c45 d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/04 12:12 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/04 06:01 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/02 18:57 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde 96a211bc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/09/01 21:53 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde 807a3b61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/31 08:40 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde 807a3b61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/31 08:38 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde 807a3b61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/31 00:55 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde 807a3b61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/29 08:09 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde d401b9d7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/29 05:02 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde d401b9d7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/28 12:53 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/26 20:58 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/26 11:05 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/26 06:50 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/26 03:31 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/26 01:47 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/25 12:31 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/25 05:32 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/25 04:21 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/28 03:27 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/24 23:46 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2025/08/24 12:23 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
2023/10/25 15:00 linux-5.15.y 12952a23a5da 17e6d526 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rfkill_epo
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.