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possible deadlock in del_gendisk
Status:
upstream: reported on 2026/08/07 08:40
Reported-by: syzbot+e511ea03be3ea5f95ec4@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 12h58m, last: 12h58m
Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.8.2086/11362 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888023ce6918 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_gendisk+0x145/0x780 block/genhd.c:595
but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880219380e0 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: scsi_remove_host+0x2e/0x730 drivers/scsi/hosts.c:168
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #7 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
scsi_remove_host+0x2e/0x730 drivers/scsi/hosts.c:168
virtscsi_remove+0x12f/0x1d0 drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c:933
virtio_dev_remove+0x92/0x1a0 drivers/virtio/virtio.c:300
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1247 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x44c/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
bus_remove_device+0x2dd/0x400 drivers/base/bus.c:531
device_del+0x63f/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3615
device_unregister+0x1c/0xc0 drivers/base/core.c:3660
unregister_virtio_device+0x33/0x60 drivers/virtio/virtio.c:449
virtio_pci_remove+0x7b/0xe0 drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:589
pci_device_remove+0x93/0x230 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:471
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1247 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x44c/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
unbind_store+0x2e2/0x300 drivers/base/bus.c:193
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:296
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2173 [inline]
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline]
vfs_write+0x748/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:594
ksys_write+0x153/0x260 fs/read_write.c:647
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
-> #6 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
kernfs_file_read_iter fs/kernfs/file.c:203 [inline]
kernfs_fop_read_iter+0x185/0x560 fs/kernfs/file.c:242
__kernel_read+0x51d/0x980 fs/read_write.c:443
integrity_kernel_read+0x86/0xd0 security/integrity/iint.c:228
ima_calc_file_hash_tfm security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:485 [inline]
ima_calc_file_shash security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:516 [inline]
ima_calc_file_hash+0x946/0x1940 security/integrity/ima/ima_crypto.c:573
ima_collect_measurement+0x335/0x7e0 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c:255
process_measurement+0x1185/0x1c20 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:351
ima_file_check+0xc7/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:533
do_open fs/namei.c:3618 [inline]
path_openat+0x27cf/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3750
do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3777
do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
-> #5 (&iint_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
process_measurement+0x724/0x1c20 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:261
ima_file_check+0xc7/0x110 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c:533
do_open fs/namei.c:3618 [inline]
path_openat+0x27cf/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3750
do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3777
do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
-> #4 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}-{0:0}:
percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1811 [inline]
sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1881 [inline]
file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:3043 [inline]
lo_write_bvec+0x194/0x780 drivers/block/loop.c:315
lo_write_simple drivers/block/loop.c:338 [inline]
do_req_filebacked drivers/block/loop.c:656 [inline]
loop_handle_cmd drivers/block/loop.c:2235 [inline]
loop_process_work+0x1b66/0x24c0 drivers/block/loop.c:2275
process_one_work+0x867/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
-> #3 ((work_completion)(&lo->rootcg_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
process_one_work+0x7ba/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2286
worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
-> #2 ((wq_completion)loop0){+.+.}-{0:0}:
flush_workqueue+0x16a/0x1390 kernel/workqueue.c:2830
drain_workqueue+0xca/0x370 kernel/workqueue.c:2995
destroy_workqueue+0x7b/0xb20 kernel/workqueue.c:4439
__loop_clr_fd+0x22f/0xb50 drivers/block/loop.c:1384
blkdev_put+0x52b/0x780 block/bdev.c:-1
deactivate_locked_super+0x93/0xf0 fs/super.c:335
cleanup_mnt+0x426/0x4d0 fs/namespace.c:1148
task_work_run+0x125/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:188
tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x10f/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:181
exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:214
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:296 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:307
do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
-> #1 (&lo->lo_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_killable_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:758
lo_open+0x6a/0x100 drivers/block/loop.c:2056
blkdev_get_whole+0x90/0x390 block/bdev.c:665
blkdev_get_by_dev+0x2da/0xa50 block/bdev.c:823
blkdev_open+0x128/0x2c0 block/fops.c:466
do_dentry_open+0x7f7/0xf90 fs/open.c:826
do_open fs/namei.c:3616 [inline]
path_openat+0x2718/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3750
do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3777
do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
-> #0 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2c66/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
__mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
del_gendisk+0x145/0x780 block/genhd.c:595
sd_remove+0x9b/0xf0 drivers/scsi/sd.c:3510
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1249 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x487/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
bus_remove_device+0x2dd/0x400 drivers/base/bus.c:531
device_del+0x63f/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3615
__scsi_remove_device+0x1f3/0x3c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:1479
scsi_forget_host+0xcc/0x110 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1950
scsi_remove_host+0x121/0x730 drivers/scsi/hosts.c:180
virtscsi_remove+0x12f/0x1d0 drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c:933
virtio_dev_remove+0x92/0x1a0 drivers/virtio/virtio.c:300
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1247 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x44c/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
bus_remove_device+0x2dd/0x400 drivers/base/bus.c:531
device_del+0x63f/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3615
device_unregister+0x1c/0xc0 drivers/base/core.c:3660
unregister_virtio_device+0x33/0x60 drivers/virtio/virtio.c:449
virtio_pci_remove+0x7b/0xe0 drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:589
pci_device_remove+0x93/0x230 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:471
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1247 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x44c/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
unbind_store+0x2e2/0x300 drivers/base/bus.c:193
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:296
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2173 [inline]
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline]
vfs_write+0x748/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:594
ksys_write+0x153/0x260 fs/read_write.c:647
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
&disk->open_mutex --> &of->mutex --> &shost->scan_mutex
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
lock(&of->mutex);
lock(&shost->scan_mutex);
lock(&disk->open_mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
7 locks held by syz.8.2086/11362:
#0: ffff888077002d70 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __fdget_pos+0x2bf/0x370 fs/file.c:1056
#1: ffff88807d778460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x296/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:590
#2: ffff888061d48c88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1dc/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:287
#3: ffff88801bd2e248 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
#3: ffff88801bd2e248 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
#3: ffff88801bd2e248 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
#4: ffff8881462a2200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
#4: ffff8881462a2200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
#4: ffff8881462a2200 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
#5: ffff8880219380e0 (&shost->scan_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: scsi_remove_host+0x2e/0x730 drivers/scsi/hosts.c:168
#6: ffff8880219ca3d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
#6: ffff8880219ca3d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1064 [inline]
#6: ffff8880219ca3d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xa1/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1279
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 11362 Comm: syz.8.2086 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2133
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2c66/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
__mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
del_gendisk+0x145/0x780 block/genhd.c:595
sd_remove+0x9b/0xf0 drivers/scsi/sd.c:3510
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1249 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x487/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
bus_remove_device+0x2dd/0x400 drivers/base/bus.c:531
device_del+0x63f/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3615
__scsi_remove_device+0x1f3/0x3c0 drivers/scsi/scsi_sysfs.c:1479
scsi_forget_host+0xcc/0x110 drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c:1950
scsi_remove_host+0x121/0x730 drivers/scsi/hosts.c:180
virtscsi_remove+0x12f/0x1d0 drivers/scsi/virtio_scsi.c:933
virtio_dev_remove+0x92/0x1a0 drivers/virtio/virtio.c:300
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1247 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x44c/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
bus_remove_device+0x2dd/0x400 drivers/base/bus.c:531
device_del+0x63f/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3615
device_unregister+0x1c/0xc0 drivers/base/core.c:3660
unregister_virtio_device+0x33/0x60 drivers/virtio/virtio.c:449
virtio_pci_remove+0x7b/0xe0 drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c:589
pci_device_remove+0x93/0x230 drivers/pci/pci-driver.c:471
__device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1247 [inline]
device_release_driver_internal+0x44c/0x710 drivers/base/dd.c:1282
unbind_store+0x2e2/0x300 drivers/base/bus.c:193
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:296
call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2173 [inline]
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline]
vfs_write+0x748/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:594
ksys_write+0x153/0x260 fs/read_write.c:647
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f68ca5950d9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 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 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f68c87ed028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f68ca81cfa0 RCX: 00007f68ca5950d9
RDX: 000000000000000c RSI: 00002000000000c0 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f68ca62c024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f68ca81d038 R14: 00007f68ca81cfa0 R15: 00007ffea9a139a8
</TASK>
sd 0:0:1:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.