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INFO: task hung in ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb (3)

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/05/19 17:18
Reported-by: syzbot+ae4e9c283910038d8dde@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 11d, last: 11d
Similar bugs (5)
Kernel Title Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb (2) 1 223d 223d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/01/28 01:34
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb 3 639d 726d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/12/08 21:15
upstream INFO: task hung in ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb (2) wireless 1318 404d 766d 0/28 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/07/01 07:03
upstream INFO: task hung in ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb (3) wireless syz error 194 3h00m 291d 0/28 upstream: reported syz repro on 2024/08/13 04:37
upstream INFO: task hung in ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb wireless 12148 852d 1789d 0/28 closed as dup on 2022/07/03 14:29

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/1:5:4217 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted 5.15.183-syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:5     state:D stack:19816 pid: 4217 ppid:     2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5030 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11b8/0x43b0 kernel/sched/core.c:6376
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6459
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6518
 __mutex_lock_common+0xc71/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1163 [inline]
 ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x32c/0x4b0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1296
 request_firmware_work_func+0xfb/0x1b0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1129
 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>
INFO: task udevd:4548 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted 5.15.183-syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:udevd           state:D stack:23168 pid: 4548 ppid:  3547 flags:0x00004002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5030 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11b8/0x43b0 kernel/sched/core.c:6376
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6459
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6518
 __mutex_lock_common+0xc71/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 uevent_show+0x17a/0x330 drivers/base/core.c:2408
 dev_attr_show+0x50/0xb0 drivers/base/core.c:2110
 sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x316/0x4c0 fs/sysfs/file.c:61
 seq_read_iter+0x49b/0xd50 fs/seq_file.c:230
 call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:2166 [inline]
 new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:404 [inline]
 vfs_read+0x725/0xcf0 fs/read_write.c:485
 ksys_read+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:623
 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: 0033:0x7efcaa489407
RSP: 002b:00007ffd1c752980 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007efcaa39b880 RCX: 00007efcaa489407
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 000055fbd716f500 RDI: 0000000000000008
RBP: 00007efcaa5d1ff0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 000000000000000a
R13: 00007efcaa5d1ea0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 000055fbd7177db0
 </TASK>
INFO: task kworker/0:14:7315 blocked for more than 145 seconds.
      Not tainted 5.15.183-syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/0:14    state:D stack:22464 pid: 7315 ppid:     2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5030 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11b8/0x43b0 kernel/sched/core.c:6376
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6459
 schedule_timeout+0x97/0x280 kernel/time/timer.c:1890
 do_wait_for_common+0x29a/0x440 kernel/sched/completion.c:85
 __wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:106 [inline]
 wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:117 [inline]
 wait_for_completion+0x48/0x60 kernel/sched/completion.c:138
 flush_workqueue+0x63a/0x1380 kernel/workqueue.c:2882
 hif_detach_htc drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:861 [inline]
 ath6kl_usb_power_off+0x34/0x40 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1060
 ath6kl_hif_power_off drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/hif-ops.h:143 [inline]
 ath6kl_core_init+0xaeb/0x10c0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c:257
 ath6kl_usb_probe+0x1302/0x1410 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1160
 usb_probe_interface+0x5a0/0xaf0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x284/0xc80 drivers/base/dd.c:595
 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x330 drivers/base/dd.c:755
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:785
 __device_attach_driver+0x2b0/0x500 drivers/base/dd.c:907
 bus_for_each_drv+0x175/0x200 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x29b/0x460 drivers/base/dd.c:979
 bus_probe_device+0xbc/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xa00/0xfb0 drivers/base/core.c:3412
 usb_set_configuration+0x1991/0x1fd0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2165
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x89/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
 usb_probe_device+0x139/0x270 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x284/0xc80 drivers/base/dd.c:595
 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x330 drivers/base/dd.c:755
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:785
 __device_attach_driver+0x2b0/0x500 drivers/base/dd.c:907
 bus_for_each_drv+0x175/0x200 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x29b/0x460 drivers/base/dd.c:979
 bus_probe_device+0xbc/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xa00/0xfb0 drivers/base/core.c:3412
 usb_new_device+0xd53/0x1640 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2604
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5467 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5607 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5753 [inline]
 hub_event+0x295c/0x4fa0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5835
 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>

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/27:
 #0: ffffffff8c11bea0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x0/0x30
2 locks held by getty/3932:
 #0: ffff88802c827098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:252
 #1: ffffc900025c62e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x5ba/0x1a30 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2158
3 locks held by kworker/1:5/4217:
 #0: ffff888016870938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x760/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc900031afd00 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7a3/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff888023dc1220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 #2: ffff888023dc1220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1163 [inline]
 #2: ffff888023dc1220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x32c/0x4b0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1296
4 locks held by udevd/4548:
 #0: ffff88807548f2f0 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0xad/0xd50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff888060b24c88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x51/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:112
 #2: ffff8880521643a8 (kn->active#32){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x71/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:113
 #3: ffff88802b0df220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 #3: ffff88802b0df220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: uevent_show+0x17a/0x330 drivers/base/core.c:2408
5 locks held by kworker/0:14/7315:
 #0: ffff8881425b7d38 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x760/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90003ebfd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7a3/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff888023dc1220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 #2: ffff888023dc1220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x18f/0x4fa0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5781
 #3: ffff88802b0df220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 #3: ffff88802b0df220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x460 drivers/base/dd.c:954
 #4: ffff88807bf851a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807bf851a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x460 drivers/base/dd.c:954
1 lock held by syz.1.1001/8269:
 #0: ffff888023dc1220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:760 [inline]
 #0: ffff888023dc1220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: usbdev_open+0x16b/0x790 drivers/usb/core/devio.c:1040
3 locks held by kworker/u4:16/10028:
 #0: ffff8880b913a318 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x26/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:475
 #1: ffff8880b9127848 (&per_cpu_ptr(group->pcpu, cpu)->seq){-.-.}-{0:0}, at: psi_task_switch+0x495/0x810 kernel/sched/psi.c:882
 #2: ffffffff8c11bf00 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x5/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:311

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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 27 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted 5.15.183-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/19/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x397/0x3d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x163/0x280 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:148 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:212 [inline]
 watchdog+0xe0f/0xe50 kernel/hung_task.c:369
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 10028 Comm: kworker/u4:16 Not tainted 5.15.183-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/19/2025
Workqueue: bat_events batadv_nc_worker
RIP: 0010:rcu_is_watching+0x6a/0xa0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:1125
Code: 48 c7 c3 c8 b2 03 00 49 03 1e 48 89 d8 48 c1 e8 03 42 0f b6 04 38 84 c0 75 2b 8b 03 65 ff 0d 95 d3 9e 7e 74 08 24 01 5b 41 5e <41> 5f c3 e8 56 de 9c ff eb f1 48 c7 c7 20 0b 12 8c 48 89 de e8 3d
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000342fa90 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 0000000000194901 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 5475b5f33b067d00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a59a2a0 RDI: ffffffff8a59a260
RBP: ffffc9000342fbc0 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: fffffbfff1ad148e
R10: fffffbfff1ad148e R11: 1ffffffff1ad148d R12: ffffffff8c11bea0
R13: 1ffff92000685f60 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: dffffc0000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000110c2e1f1e CR3: 0000000072852000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 trace_lock_acquire include/trace/events/lock.h:13 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0xcd/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5594
 rcu_lock_acquire+0x2a/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:312
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:739 [inline]
 batadv_nc_purge_orig_hash net/batman-adv/network-coding.c:412 [inline]
 batadv_nc_worker+0xc9/0x5c0 net/batman-adv/network-coding.c:723
 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 (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/05/19 17:18 linux-5.15.y a68c15152131 b84f0537 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.