INFO: task hung in dvb_usbv2_probe

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/09/03 02:11
Reported-by: syzbot+fc86eae55fc7bbf0de84@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 3d17h, last: 3d17h
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: task hung in dvb_usbv2_probe prio:low usb 1 syz, C error 515 32m 463d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/05/31 05:48
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in dvb_usbv2_probe 1 1 21d 21d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/08/15 21:31
linux-6.6 INFO: task hung in dvb_usbv2_probe 1 2 3d17h 3d18h 0/2 upstream: reported on 2026/09/03 01:43

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/1:10:6220 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:10    state:D stack:23184 pid:6220  ppid:2      flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5246 [inline]
 __schedule+0x107f/0x4030 kernel/sched/core.c:6563
 schedule+0xb9/0x180 kernel/sched/core.c:6639
 schedule_timeout+0xbd/0x2d0 kernel/time/timer.c:2144
 do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:85 [inline]
 __wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:106 [inline]
 wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:117 [inline]
 wait_for_completion+0x2c2/0x590 kernel/sched/completion.c:138
 i2c_del_adapter+0x2c9/0x430 drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c:1843
 dvb_usbv2_probe+0x4c8/0x3d00 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/dvb_usb_core.c:993
 usb_probe_interface+0x5be/0xae0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x24a/0xb40 drivers/base/dd.c:638
 __driver_probe_device+0x1f5/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:804
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:834
 __device_attach_driver+0x2c6/0x510 drivers/base/dd.c:962
 bus_for_each_drv+0x184/0x210 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x2a7/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:1034
 bus_probe_device+0xba/0x1d0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xbcf/0x1050 drivers/base/core.c:3712
 usb_set_configuration+0x19d5/0x2030 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2223
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x89/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
 usb_probe_device+0x126/0x250 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x24a/0xb40 drivers/base/dd.c:638
 __driver_probe_device+0x1f5/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:804
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:834
 __device_attach_driver+0x2c6/0x510 drivers/base/dd.c:962
 bus_for_each_drv+0x184/0x210 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x2a7/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:1034
 bus_probe_device+0xba/0x1d0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xbcf/0x1050 drivers/base/core.c:3712
 usb_new_device+0xa01/0x15e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2664
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5522 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5662 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5822 [inline]
 hub_event+0x2b2f/0x5200 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5904
 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>

Showing all locks held in the system:
3 locks held by kworker/u4:1/11:
 #0: ffff8880b8e3acd8 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x25/0x130 kernel/sched/core.c:538
 #1: ffffc90000107d00 ((work_completion)(&(&bat_priv->nc.work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff8880b8e28458 (&base->lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: lock_timer_base+0x123/0x270 kernel/time/timer.c:999
1 lock held by rcu_tasks_kthre/12:
 #0: ffffffff8cb2e5b0 (rcu_tasks.tasks_gp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_tasks_one_gp+0x33/0xef0 kernel/rcu/tasks.h:517
1 lock held by rcu_tasks_trace/13:
 #0: ffffffff8cb2edd0 (rcu_tasks_trace.tasks_gp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_tasks_one_gp+0x33/0xef0 kernel/rcu/tasks.h:517
1 lock held by khungtaskd/28:
 #0: ffffffff8cb2dc20 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:350 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8cb2dc20 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:791 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8cb2dc20 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x51/0x290 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6527
2 locks held by getty/4034:
 #0: ffff8880302b6098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:244
 #1: ffffc9000327e2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x41e/0x1360 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2198
1 lock held by syz-executor/4262:
 #0: ffff8880b8e3acd8 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x25/0x130 kernel/sched/core.c:538
1 lock held by syz-executor/4277:
5 locks held by kworker/1:10/6220:
 #0: ffff8881416d8138 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #1: ffffc9000da47d00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff888028249190 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:885 [inline]
 #2: ffff888028249190 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x178/0x5200 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5850
 #3: ffff88807e1db190 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:885 [inline]
 #3: ffff88807e1db190 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:1009
 #4: ffff88807e1d9118 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:885 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807e1d9118 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:1009
2 locks held by kworker/0:9/7537:
 #0: ffff888017472138 ((wq_completion)rcu_gp){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #1: ffffc9001c0cfd00 ((work_completion)(&rew->rew_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267

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NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 28 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3e6/0x460 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x1d4/0x450 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:148 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:220 [inline]
 watchdog+0xf0e/0xf50 kernel/hung_task.c:377
 kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 4363 Comm: kworker/u4:6 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Workqueue: bat_events batadv_nc_worker
RIP: 0010:bytes_is_nonzero mm/kasan/generic.c:84 [inline]
RIP: 0010:memory_is_nonzero mm/kasan/generic.c:102 [inline]
RIP: 0010:memory_is_poisoned_n mm/kasan/generic.c:128 [inline]
RIP: 0010:memory_is_poisoned mm/kasan/generic.c:159 [inline]
RIP: 0010:check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:180 [inline]
RIP: 0010:kasan_check_range+0x7d/0x290 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
Code: 8d 44 3e ff 4d 89 c1 49 c1 e9 03 4b 8d 1c 21 49 89 df 4d 29 df 49 83 ff 10 7f 29 4d 85 ff 0f 84 38 01 00 00 4c 89 cb 48 f7 d3 <4c> 01 f3 41 80 3b 00 0f 85 86 01 00 00 49 ff c3 48 ff c3 75 ee e9
RSP: 0018:ffffc90002e87a90 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: e00000000e3bdd2a RCX: ffffffff816409f4
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffffff8e2116a8
RBP: ffffc90002e87bc8 R08: ffffffff8e2116af R09: 1ffffffff1c422d5
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1c422d5 R12: dffffc0000000001
R13: 1ffff920005d0f64 R14: 1ffffffff1c422d5 R15: 0000000000000001
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b8e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f846cbef2f8 CR3: 0000000076e8e000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 instrument_atomic_read include/linux/instrumented.h:72 [inline]
 _test_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:141 [inline]
 cpumask_test_cpu include/linux/cpumask.h:444 [inline]
 cpu_online include/linux/cpumask.h:1030 [inline]
 trace_lock_acquire include/trace/events/lock.h:24 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0xd4/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5647
 rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:350 [inline]
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:791 [inline]
 batadv_nc_purge_orig_hash net/batman-adv/network-coding.c:408 [inline]
 batadv_nc_worker+0xeb/0x600 net/batman-adv/network-coding.c:719
 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>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/03 02:11 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan INFO: task hung in dvb_usbv2_probe
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.