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INFO: task hung in shmem_file_write_iter (2)

Status: auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/05/16 03:17
Subsystems: mm
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First crash: 116d, last: 116d
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision Error
b6808e50-f47e-4c39-9bd1-d5f9e4a1b344 assessment-security 💥 INFO: task hung in shmem_file_write_iter (2) 2026/05/14 14:33 2026/05/14 14:33 2026/05/14 14:34 6ccb967e465e832a7bfd7a116ad00d52a0923a5d
failed to run ["git" "pull" "origin" "HEAD" "--depth=1" "--allow-unrelated-histories"]: exit status 128
From /app/workdir/repo/linux
 * branch                HEAD       -> FETCH_HEAD
Updating files:  ...
truncated to first 200 bytes; open job for full error
Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: task hung in shmem_file_write_iter mm 1 3 778d 806d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/08/21 14:49

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz.2.66:6187 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.2.66        state:D stack:28800 pid:6187  tgid:6183  ppid:5845   task_flags:0x400040 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5352 [inline]
 __schedule+0x1665/0x5590 kernel/sched/core.c:6964
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7047 [inline]
 schedule+0x164/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:7062
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7119
 rwsem_down_write_slowpath+0x883/0x1080 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1215
 __down_write_common kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1347 [inline]
 __down_write kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1356 [inline]
 down_write+0x1bc/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1626
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1028 [inline]
 shmem_file_write_iter+0x7f/0x120 mm/shmem.c:3456
 do_iter_readv_writev+0x619/0x8c0 fs/read_write.c:-1
 vfs_writev+0x33c/0x990 fs/read_write.c:1059
 do_pwritev fs/read_write.c:1155 [inline]
 __do_sys_pwritev2 fs/read_write.c:1213 [inline]
 __se_sys_pwritev2+0x184/0x2a0 fs/read_write.c:1204
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fa85b39c799
RSP: 002b:00007fa8595b4028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000148
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fa85b616180 RCX: 00007fa85b39c799
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00002000000006c0 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fa85b432c99 R08: 0000000000000002 R09: 0000000000000003
R10: 000000000000005e R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fa85b616218 R14: 00007fa85b616180 R15: 00007ffc5d018f78
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
2 locks held by kworker/u8:1/13:
 #0: ffff88801b0ac140 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x894/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3261
 #1: ffffc90000127c40 (connector_reaper_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8bb/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3262
6 locks held by kworker/1:0/24:
 #0: ffff888020aeb540 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x894/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3261
 #1: ffffc900001e7c40 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8bb/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3262
 #2: ffff88802b706190 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:941 [inline]
 #2: ffff88802b706190 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x17f/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899
 #3: ffff88802b76b518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: usb_lock_port drivers/usb/core/hub.c:3252 [inline]
 #3: ffff88802b76b518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5464 [inline]
 #3: ffff88802b76b518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 #3: ffff88802b76b518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 #3: ffff88802b76b518 (&port_dev->status_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x217a/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 #4: ffff8880296a6d60 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5465 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880296a6d60 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880296a6d60 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880296a6d60 (hcd->address0_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x21a2/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953
 #5: ffffffff8f47a7a8 (ehci_cf_port_reset_rwsem){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: hub_port_reset+0x14e/0x1840 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:3067
1 lock held by khungtaskd/31:
 #0: ffffffff8e75d6a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:312 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e75d6a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:850 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e75d6a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775
3 locks held by kworker/u8:2/36:
6 locks held by kworker/u8:4/63:
 #0: ffff88801c2b6140 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x894/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3261
 #1: ffffc9000202fc40 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8bb/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3262
 #2: ffffffff8fbc6a48 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: cleanup_net+0xf4/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:675
 #3: ffff88807b7db0e0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:941 [inline]
 #3: ffff88807b7db0e0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: devl_dev_lock net/devlink/devl_internal.h:124 [inline]
 #3: ffff88807b7db0e0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: devlink_pernet_pre_exit+0x126/0x420 net/devlink/core.c:555
 #4: ffff88807b7da258 (&devlink->lock_key#7){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: devl_lock net/devlink/core.c:292 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807b7da258 (&devlink->lock_key#7){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: devl_dev_lock net/devlink/devl_internal.h:125 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807b7da258 (&devlink->lock_key#7){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: devlink_pernet_pre_exit+0x13f/0x420 net/devlink/core.c:555
 #5: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_net_lock include/linux/rtnetlink.h:130 [inline]
 #5: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_net_dev_lock+0x257/0x2f0 net/core/dev.c:2164
2 locks held by dhcpcd/5509:
 #0: ffff88807ed646e8 (nlk_cb_mutex-ROUTE){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netlink_dump+0xe4/0xe80 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2267
 #1: 
ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:80 [inline]
ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_dumpit+0x92/0x200 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6826
2 locks held by getty/5601:
 #0: ffff888037e1f0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc9000322b2e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x45c/0x13c0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211
1 lock held by syz-executor/5856:
 #0: ffffffff8e7638e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:343 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e7638e8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x38d/0x770 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:961
3 locks held by kworker/0:6/6034:
 #0: ffff88801b06b140 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x894/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3261
 #1: ffffc90004d27c40 ((work_completion)(&data->fib_event_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8bb/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3262
 #2: ffff888033fc6230 (&data->fib_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nsim_fib_event_work+0x202/0x3d0 drivers/net/netdevsim/fib.c:1490
2 locks held by syz.2.66/6187:
 #0: ffff88802d582410 (sb_writers#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2710 [inline]
 #0: ffff88802d582410 (sb_writers#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_writev+0x2aa/0x990 fs/read_write.c:1057
 #1: ffff88807c1dcc00 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#15){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1028 [inline]
 #1: ffff88807c1dcc00 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#15){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: shmem_file_write_iter+0x7f/0x120 mm/shmem.c:3456
3 locks held by kworker/u8:12/6461:
 #0: ffff88801b0ac140 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x894/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3261
 #1: ffffc90007337c40 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8bb/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3262
 #2: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: linkwatch_event+0xe/0x60 net/core/link_watch.c:313
1 lock held by syz-executor/8195:
 #0: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __tun_chr_ioctl+0x3bc/0x1e30 drivers/net/tun.c:3078
1 lock held by syz.1.599/8203:
 #0: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: dev_ethtool+0x1e1/0x1ae0 net/ethtool/ioctl.c:3571
3 locks held by syz.5.600/8207:
 #0: ffffffff90142990 (&ops->srcu#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:312 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff90142990 (&ops->srcu#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:850 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff90142990 (&ops->srcu#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: rtnl_link_ops_get+0x23/0x250 net/core/rtnetlink.c:570
 #1: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:80 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_nets_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:341 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8fbd5a40 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_newlink+0x8a1/0x1be0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4071
 #2: ffffffff8e7637b8 (rcu_state.barrier_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rcu_barrier+0x4c/0x580 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3828

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NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 31 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x274/0x2d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x300 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:162 [inline]
 __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline]
 sys_info+0x135/0x170 lib/sys_info.c:165
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline]
 watchdog+0x1002/0x1060 kernel/hung_task.c:561
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 36 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
Workqueue: events_unbound nsim_dev_trap_report_work
RIP: 0010:kasan_check_range+0x1ca/0x2c0 mm/kasan/generic.c:200
Code: dc 4d 01 f3 49 8d 5c 24 07 4d 85 e4 49 0f 49 dc 48 83 e3 f8 49 29 dc 74 0e 41 80 3b 00 75 7c 49 ff c3 49 ff cc 75 f2 5b 41 5c <41> 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d c3 cc cc cc cc cc 45 84 ff 0f 85 a1 00 00 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000ac74d0 EFLAGS: 00000256
RAX: ffffc90000ac7f01 RBX: 0000000000000010 RCX: ffffffff817749be
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000010 RDI: ffffc90000ac7638
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffc90000ac7647 R09: 1ffff92000158ec8
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff52000158ec9 R12: ffffc90000ac7638
R13: 1ffff92000158ebf R14: fffff52000158ec9 R15: 1ffff92000158ec7
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125437000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00005555875d3a68 CR3: 0000000032640000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __asan_memset+0x22/0x50 mm/kasan/shadow.c:84
 unwind_next_frame+0xeae/0x23c0 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:607
 arch_stack_walk+0x11b/0x150 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25
 stack_trace_save+0xa9/0x100 kernel/stacktrace.c:122
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:57 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:78
 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398 [inline]
 __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:415
 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263 [inline]
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5292 [inline]
 __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x4db/0x7b0 mm/slub.c:5400
 kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:635 [inline]
 __alloc_skb+0x2c1/0x7d0 net/core/skbuff.c:713
 alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1383 [inline]
 nsim_dev_trap_skb_build drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:819 [inline]
 nsim_dev_trap_report drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:876 [inline]
 nsim_dev_trap_report_work+0x29a/0xb80 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:922
 process_one_work+0x9ab/0x1780 kernel/workqueue.c:3289
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3380 [inline]
 worker_thread+0xba8/0x11e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3466
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/03/17 03:12 linux-next 95c541ddfb08 0737c18f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root INFO: task hung in shmem_file_write_iter
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.