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possible deadlock in smc_release

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/01/29 16:17
Bug presence: origin:upstream
Labels: missing-backport
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Reported-by: syzbot+edf7d3f5c58c3780ff30@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 576d, last: 6h07m
Bug presence (3)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2024/06/12 linux-6.1.y (ToT) 88690811da69 C [report] possible deadlock in smc_release
2024/01/29 upstream (ToT) 41bccc98fb79 C [report] possible deadlock in smc_release
2024/06/11 upstream (ToT) 83a7eefedc9b C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in smc_release missing-backport origin:upstream 4 C error 616 7h13m 338d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/09/24 05:56
upstream possible deadlock in smc_release smc 4 C error 113 21h24m 572d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/02/02 13:26
Fix bisection attempts (5)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2024/08/30 23:31 59m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log
2024/07/24 03:35 3h59m fix candidate upstream OK (0) job log log
2024/05/14 06:47 1h03m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log
2024/04/07 11:48 1h10m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log
2024/03/08 02:31 2h05m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.1.147-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.17/4437 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888079d59450 ((work_completion)(&new_smc->smc_listen_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __flush_work+0xd4/0xa60 kernel/workqueue.c:3072

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888079d58130 (sk_lock-AF_SMC/1){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: smc_release+0x251/0x530 net/smc/af_smc.c:-1

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (sk_lock-AF_SMC/1){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_sock_nested+0x44/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3488
       smc_listen_out+0x109/0x3d0 net/smc/af_smc.c:1865
       process_one_work+0x898/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2292
       worker_thread+0xaa2/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:2439
       kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376
       ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295

-> #0 ((work_completion)(&new_smc->smc_listen_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2cf8/0x7c50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
       lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x490 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
       __flush_work+0xed/0xa60 kernel/workqueue.c:3072
       __cancel_work_timer+0x3ac/0x520 kernel/workqueue.c:3163
       smc_clcsock_release+0x5c/0xe0 net/smc/smc_close.c:29
       __smc_release+0x661/0x7d0 net/smc/af_smc.c:300
       smc_close_non_accepted+0xd1/0x1f0 net/smc/af_smc.c:1798
       smc_close_cleanup_listen net/smc/smc_close.c:45 [inline]
       smc_close_active+0xb00/0xea0 net/smc/smc_close.c:225
       __smc_release+0x8d/0x7d0 net/smc/af_smc.c:276
       smc_release+0x2ca/0x530 net/smc/af_smc.c:343
       __sock_release net/socket.c:654 [inline]
       sock_close+0xd5/0x240 net/socket.c:1400
       __fput+0x22c/0x920 fs/file_table.c:320
       task_work_run+0x1ca/0x250 kernel/task_work.c:203
       resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
       exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xb1/0x140 kernel/entry/common.c:210
       __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303
       do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:87
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(sk_lock-AF_SMC/1);
                               lock((work_completion)(&new_smc->smc_listen_work));
                               lock(sk_lock-AF_SMC/1);
  lock((work_completion)(&new_smc->smc_listen_work));

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz.0.17/4437:
 #0: ffff888068b6be10 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#10){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 #0: ffff888068b6be10 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#10){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __sock_release net/socket.c:653 [inline]
 #0: ffff888068b6be10 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#10){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: sock_close+0x90/0x240 net/socket.c:1400
 #1: ffff888079d58130 (sk_lock-AF_SMC/1){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: smc_release+0x251/0x530 net/smc/af_smc.c:-1

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 4437 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted 6.1.147-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x22e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x274/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2cf8/0x7c50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
 lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x490 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
 __flush_work+0xed/0xa60 kernel/workqueue.c:3072
 __cancel_work_timer+0x3ac/0x520 kernel/workqueue.c:3163
 smc_clcsock_release+0x5c/0xe0 net/smc/smc_close.c:29
 __smc_release+0x661/0x7d0 net/smc/af_smc.c:300
 smc_close_non_accepted+0xd1/0x1f0 net/smc/af_smc.c:1798
 smc_close_cleanup_listen net/smc/smc_close.c:45 [inline]
 smc_close_active+0xb00/0xea0 net/smc/smc_close.c:225
 __smc_release+0x8d/0x7d0 net/smc/af_smc.c:276
 smc_release+0x2ca/0x530 net/smc/af_smc.c:343
 __sock_release net/socket.c:654 [inline]
 sock_close+0xd5/0x240 net/socket.c:1400
 __fput+0x22c/0x920 fs/file_table.c:320
 task_work_run+0x1ca/0x250 kernel/task_work.c:203
 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xb1/0x140 kernel/entry/common.c:210
 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303
 do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:87
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f641118ebe9
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fff4efc3e28 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b4
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000000000001335a RCX: 00007f641118ebe9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 000000074efc411f
R10: 0000001b2ce20000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f64113b5fac
R13: 00007f64113b5fa0 R14: ffffffffffffffff R15: 0000000000000003
 </TASK>

Crashes (662):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/08/10 13:18 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 32a0e5ed .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/04/27 08:59 linux-6.1.y 535ec20c5027 c6b4fb39 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2024/01/29 20:22 linux-6.1.y 883d1a956208 991a98f4 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/10 12:51 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 32a0e5ed .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/01/17 04:19 linux-6.1.y c63962be84ef f9e07a6e .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2024/01/29 20:17 linux-6.1.y 883d1a956208 991a98f4 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/28 05:25 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/27 05:04 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/27 01:40 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/26 07:17 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/24 20:24 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/24 19:21 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/24 11:42 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/23 18:02 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/21 03:22 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 0b9605c8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/19 12:45 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 523f460e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/18 18:26 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/17 15:07 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/17 02:51 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/16 14:15 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/12 15:55 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 c06e8995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/11 01:20 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 32a0e5ed .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/05 02:47 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 f5bcc8dc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/01 00:55 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 0c075d67 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/07/21 23:49 linux-6.1.y 3369c6df2fae 56d87229 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/27 23:59 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/27 22:46 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/24 23:29 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/24 23:27 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/24 17:44 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/23 11:45 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/21 09:12 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 0b9605c8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/20 22:35 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 0b9605c8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/20 13:27 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 79512909 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/19 09:59 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 523f460e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/18 13:46 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/17 19:42 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/17 11:32 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/17 10:10 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/16 17:52 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/16 11:01 linux-6.1.y 0bc96de781b4 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/11 17:21 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 32a0e5ed .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/11 03:08 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 32a0e5ed .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/10 12:18 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 32a0e5ed .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/08/02 14:56 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/07/31 23:51 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 0c075d67 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/07/27 02:59 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 fb8f743d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/07/21 20:28 linux-6.1.y 3369c6df2fae 56d87229 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2025/07/20 13:47 linux-6.1.y 3369c6df2fae 7117feec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
2024/01/29 16:16 linux-6.1.y 883d1a956208 991a98f4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_release
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.