possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/10/15 11:30
Reported-by: syzbot+d01310e5d04c3cde5239@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 2d13h, last: 1d07h
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred 4 3 1d08h 2d00h 0/2 upstream: reported on 2026/10/16 00:31

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/0:9/7841 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8ed6b610 (rds_trans_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: rds_trans_get_preferred+0x12f/0x3a0 net/rds/transport.c:100

but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880484b7420 (&id_priv->handler_mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cma_ib_req_handler+0x25ca/0x5140 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2407

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&id_priv->handler_mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       cma_ib_req_handler+0x25ca/0x5140 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2407
       cm_process_work+0x4b/0x410 drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:1854
       cm_req_handler drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:2220 [inline]
       cm_work_handler+0x9ca6/0xf0f0 drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:3869
       process_one_work+0x8ab/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2292
       worker_thread+0xaf5/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2439
       kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376
       ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295

-> #1 (&id_priv->handler_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       rdma_destroy_id+0x17/0x20 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2080
       rds_ib_laddr_check_cm net/rds/ib.c:491 [inline]
       rds_ib_laddr_check+0x3d0/0x6a0 net/rds/ib.c:513
       rds_trans_get_preferred+0x16f/0x3a0 net/rds/transport.c:104
       rds_bind+0x68c/0x870 net/rds/bind.c:254
       __sys_bind+0x2e9/0x3e0 net/socket.c:1811
       __do_sys_bind net/socket.c:1822 [inline]
       __se_sys_bind net/socket.c:1820 [inline]
       __x64_sys_bind+0x76/0x80 net/socket.c:1820
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (rds_trans_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3162 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3281 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3897 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x3a03/0x7ea0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
       lock_acquire+0x1bc/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
       down_read+0x42/0x2d0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       rds_trans_get_preferred+0x12f/0x3a0 net/rds/transport.c:100
       __rds_conn_create+0xa1a/0x1fe0 net/rds/connection.c:250
       rds_conn_create+0x3f/0x50 net/rds/connection.c:364
       rds_ib_cm_handle_connect+0x474/0x10d0 net/rds/ib_cm.c:860
       rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn+0x454/0x8e0 net/rds/rdma_transport.c:85
       cma_cm_event_handler+0xa6/0x310 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2137
       cma_ib_req_handler+0x2cfc/0x5140 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2418
       cm_process_work+0x4b/0x410 drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:1854
       cm_req_handler drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:2220 [inline]
       cm_work_handler+0x9ca6/0xf0f0 drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:3869
       process_one_work+0x8ab/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2292
       worker_thread+0xaf5/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2439
       kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376
       ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  rds_trans_sem --> &id_priv->handler_mutex --> &id_priv->handler_mutex/1

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&id_priv->handler_mutex/1);
                               lock(&id_priv->handler_mutex);
                               lock(&id_priv->handler_mutex/1);
  rlock(rds_trans_sem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by kworker/0:9/7841:
 #0: ffff88802f154138 ((wq_completion)ib_cm){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #1: ffffc90003d07d00 ((work_completion)(&(&work->work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff888058b13420 (&id_priv->handler_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cma_ib_req_handler+0x20d6/0x5140 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2384
 #3: ffff8880484b7420 (&id_priv->handler_mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: cma_ib_req_handler+0x25ca/0x5140 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2407

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 7841 Comm: kworker/0:9 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/16/2026
Workqueue: ib_cm cm_work_handler
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2f8/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2215
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3162 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3281 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3897 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x3a03/0x7ea0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
 lock_acquire+0x1bc/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
 down_read+0x42/0x2d0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
 rds_trans_get_preferred+0x12f/0x3a0 net/rds/transport.c:100
 __rds_conn_create+0xa1a/0x1fe0 net/rds/connection.c:250
 rds_conn_create+0x3f/0x50 net/rds/connection.c:364
 rds_ib_cm_handle_connect+0x474/0x10d0 net/rds/ib_cm.c:860
 rds_rdma_cm_event_handler_cmn+0x454/0x8e0 net/rds/rdma_transport.c:85
 cma_cm_event_handler+0xa6/0x310 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2137
 cma_ib_req_handler+0x2cfc/0x5140 drivers/infiniband/core/cma.c:2418
 cm_process_work+0x4b/0x410 drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:1854
 cm_req_handler drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:2220 [inline]
 cm_work_handler+0x9ca6/0xf0f0 drivers/infiniband/core/cm.c:3869
 process_one_work+0x8ab/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2292
 worker_thread+0xaf5/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2439
 kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295
 </TASK>
RDS/IB: Passive conn connected <::ffff:172.20.20.170,::ffff:172.20.20.170,0> version 3.1

Crashes (13):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/10/16 15:43 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 4c840a2f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 15:42 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 4c840a2f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 15:42 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 4c840a2f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 07:33 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 3f2522c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 07:33 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 3f2522c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 07:30 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 3f2522c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 16:52 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 4c840a2f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 07:56 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 3f2522c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/16 02:06 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 3f2522c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/15 19:23 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/15 19:23 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/15 19:21 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
2026/10/15 11:28 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in rds_trans_get_preferred
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.