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WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/12 02:21
Subsystems: net
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Reported-by: syzbot+b8c48ea38ca27d150063@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 56d, last: 5h46m
Cause bisection: introduced by (bisect log) :
commit 04efcee6ef8d0f01eef495db047e7216d6e6e38f
Author: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
Date: Fri Apr 4 16:11:22 2025 +0000

  net: hold instance lock during NETDEV_CHANGE

Crash: WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev (log)
Repro: C syz .config
  
Discussions (3)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[PATCH net-next] bonding: Remove support for use_carrier = 0 9 (9) 2025/08/04 15:53
[syzbot] [net?] WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev (2) 4 (9) 2025/08/02 23:28
[PATCH net] bonding: switch bond_miimon_inspect to rtnl lock 4 (4) 2025/06/16 23:21
Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev net -1 C done 1038 57d 120d 28/29 fixed on 2025/06/10 16:19
Last patch testing requests (2)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/08/02 23:09 17m hdanton@sina.com patch upstream OK log
2025/06/16 15:54 12m stfomichev@gmail.com patch upstream report log

Sample crash report:
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RTNL: assertion failed at ./include/net/netdev_lock.h (72)
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 60 at ./include/net/netdev_lock.h:72 netdev_ops_assert_locked include/net/netdev_lock.h:72 [inline]
WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 60 at ./include/net/netdev_lock.h:72 __linkwatch_sync_dev+0x1ed/0x230 net/core/link_watch.c:279
Modules linked in:
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 60 Comm: kworker/u32:3 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc1-syzkaller-00101-g27605c8c0f69 #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: bond0 bond_mii_monitor
RIP: 0010:netdev_ops_assert_locked include/net/netdev_lock.h:72 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__linkwatch_sync_dev+0x1ed/0x230 net/core/link_watch.c:279
Code: 05 ff ff ff e8 94 b6 59 f8 c6 05 e9 0f 2e 07 01 90 ba 48 00 00 00 48 c7 c6 c0 8c e3 8c 48 c7 c7 60 8c e3 8c e8 94 7b 18 f8 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 e9 d6 fe ff ff 48 c7 c7 44 3b a8 90 e8 ae 86 c0 f8 e9
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000ce79f0 EFLAGS: 00010286
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8880363a2000 RCX: ffffffff817ae368
RDX: ffff888022148000 RSI: ffffffff817ae375 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 1ffff9200019cf48
R13: ffff8880363a2cc5 R14: ffffffff8c5909c0 R15: ffffffff899ba310
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880d6954000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007ffd4122af9c CR3: 000000000e382000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 ethtool_op_get_link+0x1d/0x70 net/ethtool/ioctl.c:63
 bond_check_dev_link+0x3f9/0x710 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:863
 bond_miimon_inspect drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:2745 [inline]
 bond_mii_monitor+0x3c0/0x2dc0 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c:2967
 process_one_work+0x9cf/0x1b70 kernel/workqueue.c:3238
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3321 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3402
 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:464
 ret_from_fork+0x5d4/0x6f0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (609):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/06/13 20:29 upstream 27605c8c0f69 0e8da31f .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/29 13:06 net afd8c2c9e2e2 c4a95487 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/26 01:46 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 82af5ea7c611 fb8f743d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/12 15:00 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci ec4801305969 3cda49cf .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/02 20:11 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 3c795c3404e8 0cd59a8f .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/05 23:38 upstream 7e161a991ea7 904e669c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/01 16:49 upstream 89748acdf226 40127d41 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/31 20:05 upstream 260f6f4fda93 0c075d67 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/31 14:15 upstream 260f6f4fda93 0c075d67 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 07:11 upstream 86aa72182095 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 03:15 upstream ced1b9e0392d f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/28 21:14 upstream 038d61fd6422 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/28 14:37 upstream 038d61fd6422 fb8f743d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/13 09:56 upstream 3f31a806a62e 3cda49cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/09 03:23 upstream d006330be3f7 abade794 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/26 04:20 upstream 327579671a9b fb8f743d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/06 10:36 upstream a530a36bb548 4bd24a3e .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/06 06:36 upstream a530a36bb548 ffe1dd46 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/04 13:31 upstream 352af6a011d5 f5bcc8dc .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 21:50 upstream 352af6a011d5 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/02 02:11 upstream d6f38c123963 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/01 22:13 upstream d6f38c123963 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/01 18:23 upstream d6f38c123963 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 19:47 upstream 4b290aae788e f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 08:20 upstream 4b290aae788e f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 04:15 upstream ced1b9e0392d f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 01:48 upstream ced1b9e0392d ba28e0a8 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/29 23:59 upstream ced1b9e0392d ba28e0a8 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/29 01:38 upstream ced1b9e0392d c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/08 22:45 upstream d006330be3f7 4d9fdfa4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/06/10 22:16 upstream f09079bd04a9 5d7e17ca .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/06/10 19:38 upstream f09079bd04a9 5d7e17ca .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/28 15:43 upstream 038d61fd6422 032c6886 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/11 16:43 upstream bc9ff192a6c9 3cda49cf .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu2-arm64 WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/06/28 08:42 upstream 35e261cd95dd fc9d8ee5 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu2-arm32 WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/06 04:05 net-next d9104cec3e8f 904e669c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/05 21:03 net-next d9104cec3e8f 904e669c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/05 11:31 net-next d9104cec3e8f abdcb213 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/04 17:12 net-next d9104cec3e8f abdcb213 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/04 15:38 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 22:52 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 14:11 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 11:30 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 10:23 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 07:33 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 03:58 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/03 00:01 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/02 21:02 net-next d9104cec3e8f 7368264b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/02 00:12 net-next d9104cec3e8f 40127d41 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/01 13:52 net-next d9104cec3e8f 40127d41 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/01 10:45 net-next d9104cec3e8f 0c075d67 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/08/01 09:30 net-next d9104cec3e8f 0c075d67 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/31 15:31 net-next d9104cec3e8f 0c075d67 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/31 08:22 net-next d9104cec3e8f f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/31 06:37 net-next d9104cec3e8f f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/31 04:24 net-next d9104cec3e8f f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 18:04 net-next fa582ca7e187 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/30 16:51 net-next fa582ca7e187 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/29 10:03 net-next fa582ca7e187 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/29 07:21 net-next fa582ca7e187 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/29 05:18 net-next fa582ca7e187 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/29 00:46 net-next fa582ca7e187 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/28 19:31 net-next fa582ca7e187 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/28 13:29 net-next fa582ca7e187 fb8f743d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
2025/07/09 00:35 linux-next 58ba80c47402 abade794 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in __linkwatch_sync_dev
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.