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possible deadlock in padata_do_serial

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/06/02 01:27
Reported-by: syzbot+2c131d5163e78241b68b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 8d21h, last: 7h33m
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in padata_do_serial origin:lts-only 4 C 129 6h03m 24d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/05/17 19:58
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in padata_do_serial origin:lts-only 4 C 39 7h24m 8d22h 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/06/02 00:13
upstream possible deadlock in padata_do_serial crypto 4 C 40877 183d 346d 29/29 fixed on 2026/01/07 12:29

Sample crash report:
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
kworker/u4:56/14503 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffe8ffffd35ca8 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline]
ffffe8ffffd35ca8 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: padata_find_next kernel/padata.c:264 [inline]
ffffe8ffffd35ca8 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: padata_reorder kernel/padata.c:317 [inline]
ffffe8ffffd35ca8 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: padata_do_serial+0x62b/0xaa0 kernel/padata.c:387

but task is already holding lock:
ffffe8ffffd361a0 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline]
ffffe8ffffd361a0 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: padata_reorder kernel/padata.c:308 [inline]
ffffe8ffffd361a0 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: padata_do_serial+0x4c2/0xaa0 kernel/padata.c:387

other info that might help us debug this:
 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0
       ----
  lock(&pd_list->lock);
  lock(&pd_list->lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

 May be due to missing lock nesting notation

3 locks held by kworker/u4:56/14503:
 #0: ffff888019e67138 ((wq_completion)pencrypt_parallel){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b0/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #1: ffffc90005c37d00 ((work_completion)(&pw->pw_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b0/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffffe8ffffd361a0 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline]
 #2: ffffe8ffffd361a0 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: padata_reorder kernel/padata.c:308 [inline]
 #2: ffffe8ffffd361a0 (&pd_list->lock){+...}-{2:2}, at: padata_do_serial+0x4c2/0xaa0 kernel/padata.c:387

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 14503 Comm: kworker/u4:56 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Workqueue: pencrypt_parallel padata_parallel_worker
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 __lock_acquire+0x123e/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1
 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
 __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:133 [inline]
 _raw_spin_lock+0x2a/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154
 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline]
 padata_find_next kernel/padata.c:264 [inline]
 padata_reorder kernel/padata.c:317 [inline]
 padata_do_serial+0x62b/0xaa0 kernel/padata.c:387
 padata_parallel_worker+0x6b/0x1c0 kernel/padata.c:160
 process_one_work+0x8a2/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2292
 worker_thread+0xaa2/0x1270 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 (50):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/10 15:37 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e f79bac11 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/10 03:20 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 34dab4be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/09 15:03 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e c36c07f6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/09 15:02 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e c36c07f6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/09 15:02 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e c36c07f6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/09 15:02 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e c36c07f6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/08 18:51 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/08 18:51 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/08 18:50 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 656e94c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/08 01:30 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/08 01:30 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/08 01:30 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/06 10:16 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/06 03:04 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/06 03:04 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/06 03:04 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/06 03:03 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/05 14:43 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 48b6c3fa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/05 14:43 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 48b6c3fa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/05 14:43 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 48b6c3fa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/05 14:42 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 48b6c3fa .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/04 04:16 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/04 04:10 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/04 04:10 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/04 04:10 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/04 04:10 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 197909be .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 20:17 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 234057e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 15:30 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 234057e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 15:18 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 234057e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 15:18 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 234057e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 03:01 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 3c0d2131 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 03:00 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 3c0d2131 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 03:00 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 3c0d2131 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/03 03:00 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 3c0d2131 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 18:37 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 18:37 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 14:20 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 14:19 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 14:19 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 14:19 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 09:43 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 1095583b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 09:43 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 1095583b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
2026/06/02 01:26 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 1095583b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in padata_do_serial
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.