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INFO: task hung in tty_release_struct
Status:
upstream: reported on 2026/08/06 00:13
Reported-by: syzbot+b5d45664f813b26f41f1@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 95d, last: 3d11h
Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz.9.1005:8093 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.9.1005 state:D stack:25296 pid: 8093 ppid: 7774 flags:0x00004006
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
__schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
__mutex_lock_common+0xdf5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
tty_release_struct+0xaa/0xd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1703
tty_release+0xc29/0x1630 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1864
__fput+0x212/0x8c0 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+0x635/0x2100 kernel/exit.c:890
do_group_exit+0x12c/0x2f0 kernel/exit.c:1004
get_signal+0x7eb/0x12e0 kernel/signal.c:2917
arch_do_signal_or_restart+0xe6/0x12a0 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:867
handle_signal_work kernel/entry/common.c:157 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x9e/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:181
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:217
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:299 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:310
do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7fefeac6db19
RSP: 002b:00007fefe8ea3028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000012b
RAX: 000000000003ffc7 RBX: 00007fefeaef4090 RCX: 00007fefeac6db19
RDX: 00000000080002c1 RSI: 0000200000000e40 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fefead05b70 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fefeaef4128 R14: 00007fefeaef4090 R15: 00007fffed575a48
</TASK>
INFO: task syz.7.1055:8297 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.7.1055 state:D stack:27664 pid: 8297 ppid: 7659 flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
__schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
schedule_timeout+0xbd/0x2d0 kernel/time/timer.c:2093
__down_common+0x289/0x3b0 kernel/locking/semaphore.c:228
down+0x7e/0xd0 kernel/locking/semaphore.c:63
console_lock+0x29/0x70 kernel/printk/printk.c:2557
con_install+0x94/0x720 drivers/tty/vt/vt.c:3384
tty_driver_install_tty drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1306 [inline]
tty_init_dev+0xbb/0x470 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1418
tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2085 [inline]
tty_open+0x7e8/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
chrdev_open+0x585/0x5f0 fs/char_dev.c:414
do_dentry_open+0x7f7/0xf90 fs/open.c:826
do_open fs/namei.c:3659 [inline]
path_openat+0x2718/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3793
do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3820
do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
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: 0033:0x7f09f576534e
RSP: 002b:00007f09f39fab28 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f09f39fb6c0 RCX: 00007f09f576534e
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 00007f09f39fac00 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007f09f583cb70 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f09f5a2b038 R14: 00007f09f5a2afa0 R15: 00007fff3a3ee678
</TASK>
INFO: task syz.2.1056:8371 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.2.1056 state:D stack:27856 pid: 8371 ppid: 7822 flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
__schedule+0x11c3/0x4350 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
__mutex_lock_common+0xdf5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
chrdev_open+0x585/0x5f0 fs/char_dev.c:414
do_dentry_open+0x7f7/0xf90 fs/open.c:826
do_open fs/namei.c:3659 [inline]
path_openat+0x2718/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3793
do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3820
do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
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: 0033:0x7f61721ce34e
RSP: 002b:00007f6170463b28 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f61704646c0 RCX: 00007f61721ce34e
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 00007f6170463c00 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007f61722a5b70 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f6172494038 R14: 00007f6172493fa0 R15: 00007ffe993045d8
</TASK>
Showing all locks held in the system:
3 locks held by kworker/u4:1/27:
1 lock held by khungtaskd/28:
#0: ffffffff8d11efa0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x0/0x30
4 locks held by kworker/u4:2/155:
2 locks held by getty/3948:
#0: ffff88814d410098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:252
#1: ffffc900026562e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x594/0x1a50 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2158
5 locks held by syz.1.943/7702:
1 lock held by syz.9.1005/8093:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_release_struct+0xaa/0xd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1703
2 locks held by syz.7.1055/8297:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
#1: ffff88801ffd21c0 (&tty->legacy_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_init_dev+0x6f/0x470 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1417
1 lock held by syz.2.1056/8371:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz.4.1091/8610:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz.1.1131/8939:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz.6.1139/8981:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz.8.1151/9050:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz.9.1174/9193:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz.7.1183/9298:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz.2.1196/9434:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz-executor/9439:
1 lock held by syz.0.1207/9517:
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open_by_driver drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2049 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8d7f6ee8 (tty_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: tty_open+0x20a/0xcd0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2132
1 lock held by syz-executor/9591:
2 locks held by syz-executor/9634:
3 locks held by dhcpcd-run-hook/9635:
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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 28 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/07/2026
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3a2/0x3d0 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+0xe1b/0xe60 kernel/hung_task.c:369
kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
</TASK>
Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.