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INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/06/15 09:38
Reported-by: syzbot+a71fe3ba666c876a4fad@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 9d20h, last: 9d20h
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit origin:upstream 1 syz error 4 114d 185d 0/3 upstream: reported syz repro on 2025/12/21 20:30
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit 1 2 37d 95d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/03/21 18:18
upstream INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit prio:high usb 1 C error 367 3d00h 417d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/05/03 21:21

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/1:0:23 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:0     state:D stack:22088 pid:23    ppid:2      flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5381 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1553/0x45a0 kernel/sched/core.c:6700
 schedule+0xbd/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6774
 schedule_timeout+0xc1/0x2d0 kernel/time/timer.c:2144
 do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:95 [inline]
 __wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:116 [inline]
 wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:127 [inline]
 wait_for_completion+0x2cb/0x5b0 kernel/sched/completion.c:148
 i2c_del_adapter+0x615/0x760 drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:1811
 dvb_usb_i2c_exit+0x64/0xb0 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-i2c.c:46
 dvb_usb_exit drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c:144 [inline]
 dvb_usb_device_exit+0x1cc/0x340 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-init.c:338
 cxusb_probe+0x610/0x710 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/cxusb.c:1663
 usb_probe_interface+0x5c9/0xb20 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x25b/0xb20 drivers/base/dd.c:718
 __driver_probe_device+0x1ef/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:880
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:910
 __device_attach_driver+0x2ca/0x510 drivers/base/dd.c:1038
 bus_for_each_drv+0x252/0x2e0 drivers/base/bus.c:459
 __device_attach+0x2c2/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:1110
 bus_probe_device+0x180/0x260 drivers/base/bus.c:573
 device_add+0x88e/0xc50 drivers/base/core.c:3700
 usb_set_configuration+0x1a79/0x20c0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2265
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x8d/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
 usb_probe_device+0x13d/0x270 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x25b/0xb20 drivers/base/dd.c:718
 __driver_probe_device+0x1ef/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:880
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:910
 __device_attach_driver+0x2ca/0x510 drivers/base/dd.c:1038
 bus_for_each_drv+0x252/0x2e0 drivers/base/bus.c:459
 __device_attach+0x2c2/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:1110
 bus_probe_device+0x180/0x260 drivers/base/bus.c:573
 device_add+0x88e/0xc50 drivers/base/core.c:3700
 usb_new_device+0xa3c/0x1660 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2660
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5529 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5669 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5833 [inline]
 hub_event+0x29bf/0x49f0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5915
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2653 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xa5d/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 worker_thread+0xa55/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2811
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>
INFO: task syz.7.1027:14324 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.7.1027      state:D stack:27464 pid:14324 ppid:6701   flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5381 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1553/0x45a0 kernel/sched/core.c:6700
 schedule+0xbd/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6774
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6833
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:679 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x6a9/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
 device_lock include/linux/device.h:1094 [inline]
 usbdev_open+0x183/0x770 drivers/usb/core/devio.c:1051
 chrdev_open+0x5cc/0x6a0 fs/char_dev.c:414
 do_dentry_open+0x8c6/0x1500 fs/open.c:929
 do_open fs/namei.c:3640 [inline]
 path_openat+0x27f1/0x3230 fs/namei.c:3797
 do_filp_open+0x1f5/0x430 fs/namei.c:3824
 do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x1d0 fs/open.c:1421
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1436 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1452 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1447 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0x139/0x160 fs/open.c:1447
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f15efb5d68e
RSP: 002b:00007f15f0adcb28 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f15f0add6c0 RCX: 00007f15efb5d68e
RDX: 0000000000101301 RSI: 00007f15f0adcc00 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007f15f0adcc00 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: cccccccccccccccd
R13: 00007f15efe16038 R14: 00007f15efe15fa0 R15: 00007fff16cba668
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
5 locks held by kworker/1:0/23:
 #0: ffff88801b687938 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801b687938 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #1: ffffc900001d7d00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #1: ffffc900001d7d00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #2: ffff8880256601d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1094 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880256601d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x180/0x49f0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5861
 #3: ffff888022cbd1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1094 [inline]
 #3: ffff888022cbd1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x89/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:1085
 #4: ffff88802d6111a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1094 [inline]
 #4: ffff88802d6111a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x89/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:1085
3 locks held by kworker/1:1/27:
 #0: ffff888017c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #0: ffff888017c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #1: ffffc90000a2fd00 (deferred_process_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90000a2fd00 (deferred_process_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #2: ffffffff8e3c6988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: switchdev_deferred_process_work+0xe/0x20 net/switchdev/switchdev.c:104
1 lock held by khungtaskd/29:
 #0: ffffffff8d132160 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:334 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8d132160 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:786 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8d132160 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x55/0x290 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6633
2 locks held by kworker/u4:2/42:
3 locks held by kworker/u4:7/2935:
 #0: ffff888017c71538 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #0: ffff888017c71538 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #1: ffffc9000bf27d00 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #1: ffffc9000bf27d00 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #2: ffffffff8e3c6988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: linkwatch_event+0xe/0x60 net/core/link_watch.c:286
4 locks held by kworker/u4:8/2969:
 #0: ffff88801a254938 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801a254938 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #1: ffffc9000bc97d00 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #1: ffffc9000bc97d00 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #2: ffffffff8e3b9990 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: cleanup_net+0x14c/0xbb0 net/core/net_namespace.c:606
 #3: ffffffff8e3c6988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: default_device_exit_batch+0xf2/0xa80 net/core/dev.c:11644
2 locks held by dhcpcd/5438:
 #0: ffff88801a6e8690 (nlk_cb_mutex-ROUTE){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __netlink_dump_start+0xf4/0x810 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2336
 #1: ffffffff8e3c6988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: netlink_dump+0x78f/0xe50 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2263
2 locks held by getty/5536:
 #0: ffff888031d720a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc9000327b2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x433/0x1390 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2217
2 locks held by kworker/1:3/5821:
 #0: ffff888017c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #0: ffff888017c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #1: ffffc9000498fd00 (free_ipc_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #1: ffffc9000498fd00 (free_ipc_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
2 locks held by kworker/1:7/7524:
 #0: ffff888017c72538 ((wq_completion)rcu_gp){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #0: ffff888017c72538 ((wq_completion)rcu_gp){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 #1: ffffc90003607d00 ((work_completion)(&rew->rew_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2628 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90003607d00 ((work_completion)(&rew->rew_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x96f/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
3 locks held by syz-executor/10232:
 #0: ffff88806b500e70 (&hdev->req_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_dev_do_close net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:521 [inline]
 #0: ffff88806b500e70 (&hdev->req_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_unregister_dev+0x212/0x500 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2709
 #1: ffff88806b5000b8 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_dev_close_sync+0x5d6/0x1220 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5288
 #2: ffffffff8d137b38 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:324 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8d137b38 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x3da/0x880 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:1004
4 locks held by udevd/11785:
 #0: ffff8880782629e0 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0xb1/0xd50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff8880257dd488 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x5c/0x410 fs/kernfs/file.c:172
 #2: ffff88802d2047c8 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff88802d2047c8 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0xb2/0x410 fs/kernfs/file.c:173
 #3: ffff888022cbd1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:1099 [inline]
 #3: ffff888022cbd1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: manufacturer_show+0x26/0xa0 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:142
1 lock held by syz.7.1027/14324:
 #0: ffff8880256601d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1094 [inline]
 #0: ffff8880256601d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: usbdev_open+0x183/0x770 drivers/usb/core/devio.c:1051
7 locks held by syz-executor/16107:
 #0: ffff888020de4418 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x21b/0x990 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff8880658cec88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1e7/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff888141b7c100 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff888141b7c100 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x23a/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffffffff8dca5ac8 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xd8/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
 #4: ffff88807b68f130 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1094 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807b68f130 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1175 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807b68f130 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xb6/0x7a0 drivers/base/dd.c:1372
 #5: ffff888022cb8250 (&devlink->lock_key#9){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nsim_drv_remove+0x50/0x170 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1676
 #6: ffffffff8e3c6988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nsim_destroy+0x3f/0x180 drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c:417
4 locks held by syz.4.1463/16272:
 #0: ffff8880780a8e70 (&hdev->req_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_dev_do_close net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:521 [inline]
 #0: ffff8880780a8e70 (&hdev->req_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_unregister_dev+0x212/0x500 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2709
 #1: ffff8880780a80b8 (&hdev->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_dev_close_sync+0x5d6/0x1220 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5288
 #2: ffffffff8e534ca8 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_disconn_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2011 [inline]
 #2: ffffffff8e534ca8 (hci_cb_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hci_conn_hash_flush+0xa1/0x220 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:2558
 #3: ffff88807d7cdb38 (&conn->lock#2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: l2cap_conn_del+0x70/0x660 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1759
2 locks held by syz.6.1466/16281:
 #0: ffffffff8e3b9990 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: copy_net_ns+0x351/0x5e0 net/core/net_namespace.c:516
 #1: ffffffff8e3c6988 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: register_nexthop_notifier+0x88/0x240 net/ipv4/nexthop.c:3636

=============================================

NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 29 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x18c/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3a6/0x3e0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x2f0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:160 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:222 [inline]
 watchdog+0xf3d/0xf80 kernel/hung_task.c:379
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 42 Comm: kworker/u4:2 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Workqueue: events_unbound nsim_dev_trap_report_work
RIP: 0010:__kmem_cache_free+0x12f/0x1e0 mm/slub.c:3844
Code: 0b 0f 1f 00 48 31 fa 4c 31 d0 48 09 d0 75 c0 65 48 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 3b 44 24 20 75 3b 48 83 c4 28 5b 41 5c 41 5e 41 5f <c3> 65 48 8b 04 25 28 00 00 00 48 3b 44 24 20 75 1f 4c 89 ff 4c 89
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000b37a10 EFLAGS: 00000296
RAX: a00439427494a100 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: a00439427494a100
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8acacbe0 RDI: ffffffff8b1c9c20
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffffff911cd5ef R09: 1ffffffff2239abd
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff2239abe R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: ffff888050e26490 R14: ffff88807e3ce000 R15: ffff888050e2643e
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b8f00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000055e6e1deef70 CR3: 000000001a6ab000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 skb_kfree_head net/core/skbuff.c:946 [inline]
 skb_free_head net/core/skbuff.c:958 [inline]
 skb_release_data+0x5dc/0x7b0 net/core/skbuff.c:988
 skb_release_all net/core/skbuff.c:1054 [inline]
 __kfree_skb net/core/skbuff.c:1068 [inline]
 consume_skb+0xb2/0x110 net/core/skbuff.c:1284
 nsim_dev_trap_report drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:821 [inline]
 nsim_dev_trap_report_work+0x77e/0xb10 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:851
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2653 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xa5d/0x15d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2730
 worker_thread+0xa55/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2811
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/15 09:37 linux-6.6.y 924b4a879cbb 1d2f3589 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: task hung in dvb_usb_i2c_exit
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.