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possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/02/25 19:44
Subsystems: bluetooth
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Reported-by: syzbot+d8bca25877c7eda36f5b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 385d, last: 2d14h
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[syzbot] [bluetooth?] possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout 0 (1) 2025/02/25 19:44

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/0:1/10 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880429d2af8 (&conn->lock#2){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: l2cap_info_timeout+0x60/0xa0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1661

but task is already holding lock:
ffffc9000023fc40 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->info_timer)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3251 [inline]
ffffc9000023fc40 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->info_timer)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa25/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->info_timer)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       touch_work_lockdep_map kernel/workqueue.c:4005 [inline]
       start_flush_work kernel/workqueue.c:4259 [inline]
       __flush_work+0x700/0xc50 kernel/workqueue.c:4291
       __cancel_work_sync+0xbe/0x110 kernel/workqueue.c:4447
       l2cap_conn_del+0x40f/0x5c0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1791
       l2cap_connect_cfm+0x12b/0x1390 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7323
       hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2139 [inline]
       hci_conn_failed+0x1ce/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1342
       hci_abort_conn_sync+0xdd0/0x1190 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5753
       hci_disconnect_all_sync+0x1b5/0x350 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5776
       hci_suspend_sync+0x417/0xd20 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:6252
       hci_suspend_dev+0x28d/0x540 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2850
       hci_suspend_notifier+0xf2/0x2f0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2421
       notifier_call_chain+0x1be/0x400 kernel/notifier.c:85
       notifier_call_chain_robust kernel/notifier.c:120 [inline]
       blocking_notifier_call_chain_robust+0x85/0x100 kernel/notifier.c:345
       pm_notifier_call_chain_robust+0x2c/0x60 kernel/power/main.c:172
       snapshot_open+0x19c/0x280 kernel/power/user.c:77
       misc_open+0x2d5/0x350 drivers/char/misc.c:163
       chrdev_open+0x4cd/0x5e0 fs/char_dev.c:411
       do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:949
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1081
       do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
       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

-> #0 (&conn->lock#2){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       l2cap_info_timeout+0x60/0xa0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1661
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3275 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xb02/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358
       worker_thread+0xa50/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
       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

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock((work_completion)(&(&conn->info_timer)->work));
                               lock(&conn->lock#2);
                               lock((work_completion)(&(&conn->info_timer)->work));
  lock(&conn->lock#2);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by kworker/0:1/10:
 #0: ffff88801aca6948 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3250 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801aca6948 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ea/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358
 #1: ffffc9000023fc40 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->info_timer)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3251 [inline]
 #1: ffffc9000023fc40 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->info_timer)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa25/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 10 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Workqueue: events l2cap_info_timeout
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
 l2cap_info_timeout+0x60/0xa0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1661
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3275 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xb02/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358
 worker_thread+0xa50/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
 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 (83):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/03/11 10:49 upstream b4f0dd314b39 86914af9 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/03/09 14:36 upstream 1f318b96cc84 176bead5 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/03/09 00:42 upstream 014441d1e4b2 5cb44a80 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/03/09 00:37 upstream 014441d1e4b2 5cb44a80 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/03/08 02:52 upstream 03dcad79eec3 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/03/07 04:16 upstream 651690480a96 5cb44a80 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/03/02 16:47 upstream 11439c4635ed b9dd6534 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/27 14:14 upstream a75cb869a8cc a2f13f71 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/17 11:27 upstream 970296997869 e439b951 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/17 08:50 upstream 970296997869 e439b951 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/16 13:00 upstream 0f2acd3148e0 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/13 17:18 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/10 05:54 upstream 8a5203c630c6 4ab09a02 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/09 09:02 upstream 05f7e89ab973 4c131dc4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/02/05 04:18 upstream f14faaf3a1fb ea10c935 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/01/23 14:02 upstream c072629f05d7 319d7797 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/01/17 20:48 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/01/13 23:01 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2026/01/02 11:40 upstream b69053dd3ffb d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/27 13:42 upstream c53f467229a7 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/27 02:54 upstream 3f0e9c8cefa9 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/24 01:08 upstream b927546677c8 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/18 17:11 upstream ea1013c15392 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/18 05:43 upstream ea1013c15392 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/17 18:44 upstream ea1013c15392 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/17 16:56 upstream ea1013c15392 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/17 08:13 upstream ea1013c15392 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/14 14:33 upstream 8f0b4cce4481 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/14 00:46 upstream 9d9c1cfec01c d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/13 19:46 upstream 9d9c1cfec01c d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/13 00:37 upstream 187d0801404f d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/11 18:27 upstream d358e5254674 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/11 02:07 upstream 0048fbb4011e d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/12/09 08:50 upstream a110f942672c d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/11/14 19:31 upstream 6da43bbeb691 6d98c1c8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/11/08 21:54 upstream e811c33b1f13 4e1406b4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/10/13 15:22 upstream 3a8660878839 b6605ba8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/10/10 21:55 upstream 917167ed1211 ff1712fe .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/09/20 13:23 upstream cd89d487374c 67c37560 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/09/20 05:24 upstream 1522b530ac3e 67c37560 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/09/18 18:35 upstream 8b789f2b7602 e2beed91 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/09/05 07:34 upstream d69eb204c255 d291dd2d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/09/02 17:21 upstream b320789d6883 96a211bc .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/08/30 21:03 upstream 11e7861d680c 807a3b61 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/08/27 19:10 upstream 39f90c196721 e12e5ba4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/05/18 03:05 upstream 205b2bd7939c f41472b0 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/05/17 04:08 upstream 3c21441eeffc cfde8269 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/05/06 14:38 upstream 01f95500a162 ae98e6b9 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/05/02 17:53 upstream ebd297a2affa d7f099d1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/04/26 01:58 upstream c3137514f1f1 c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/04/17 17:02 upstream cfb2e2c57aef 552876f8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/04/10 01:05 upstream 3b07108ada81 988b336c .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/04/08 11:50 upstream 0af2f6be1b42 a775275d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/04/08 02:53 upstream 0af2f6be1b42 a2ada0e7 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/03/30 20:32 upstream 7f2ff7b62617 d3999433 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/03/24 11:15 upstream 586de92313fc 875573af .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/03/23 06:40 upstream 183601b78a9b 4e8d3850 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/03/15 06:01 upstream 83158b21ae9a e2826670 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/02/21 19:33 upstream 8a61cb6e150e d34966d1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
2025/11/14 01:25 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci db9030a787e3 07e030de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in l2cap_info_timeout
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.