syzbot


WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2024/08/09 15:45
Subsystems: kernel
[Documentation on labels]
Reported-by: syzbot+8f06445357a052a92657@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 617d, last: 5h08m
Discussions (1)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[syzbot] [kernel?] WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs (2) 0 (1) 2024/08/09 15:45
Similar bugs (4)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs usb fs -1 C error error 3432 729d 1867d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/06/24 11:12
linux-5.15 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs missing-backport origin:upstream -1 C error 263 19h25m 1115d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/26 17:15
linux-6.6 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs origin:lts-only -1 C inconclusive 338 6d05h 301d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/17 10:18
linux-6.1 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs origin:upstream missing-backport -1 C error 234 10d 1115d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/26 16:24

Sample crash report:
usb 9-1: Direct firmware load for v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw failed with error -2
usb 9-1: Falling back to sysfs fallback for: v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw
------------[ cut here ]------------
ret
WARNING: drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 at fw_load_from_user_helper drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 [inline], CPU#1: pvrusb2-context/2348
WARNING: drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 at firmware_fallback_sysfs+0x746/0xa30 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:238, CPU#1: pvrusb2-context/2348
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2348 Comm: pvrusb2-context Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
RIP: 0010:fw_load_from_user_helper drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:148 [inline]
RIP: 0010:firmware_fallback_sysfs+0x746/0xa30 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:238
Code: c0 fb e9 5d fc ff ff e8 58 47 c0 fb c6 05 68 53 f6 09 01 48 c7 c7 20 d1 52 8c e8 e5 42 22 fb e9 85 fc ff ff e8 3b 47 c0 fb 90 <0f> 0b 90 4c 89 f7 48 c7 c6 20 d2 52 8c 4c 89 e2 e8 45 d6 26 fb e9
RSP: 0018:ffffc90006207670 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff860578b5 RBX: dffffc0000000000 RCX: ffff88802c003d00
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000fffffff5 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: ffffffff9011d8b7 R09: 1ffffffff2023b16
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff2023b17 R12: ffffffff8cacd580
R13: 0000000000001770 R14: ffff88805c8400b0 R15: 00000000fffffff5
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125554000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f27ba93fc58 CR3: 0000000035a4e000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
DR0: 0000001000000004 DR1: 0000000000000005 DR2: 0000000000000005
DR3: 0000000000000016 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 _request_firmware+0x1052/0x1780 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:898
 request_firmware+0x36/0x50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:948
 pvr2_locate_firmware+0xb3/0x500 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c:1359
 pvr2_upload_firmware1+0x1ba/0x910 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c:1426
 pvr2_hdw_setup_low drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c:2107 [inline]
 pvr2_hdw_setup drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c:2261 [inline]
 pvr2_hdw_initialize+0x428/0x3c50 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c:2338
 pvr2_context_check drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:111 [inline]
 pvr2_context_thread_func+0x490/0xb40 drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-context.c:158
 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 (208):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/04/09 16:31 upstream 7f87a5ea75f0 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/09 14:13 upstream 7f87a5ea75f0 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/03 08:11 upstream d8a9a4b11a13 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/26 12:03 upstream d2a43e7f89da c6143aac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/23 20:02 upstream c369299895a5 5e3db351 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/21 22:05 upstream a0c83177734a 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/17 18:00 upstream 2d1373e4246d c01bca74 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/13 14:34 upstream 0257f64bdac7 351cb5cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/13 03:56 upstream 0257f64bdac7 2f7f359d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/12 10:05 upstream 80234b5ab240 4efadf07 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/11 12:01 upstream b4f0dd314b39 86914af9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/09 05:45 upstream 014441d1e4b2 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/09 03:01 upstream 014441d1e4b2 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/08 18:25 upstream 014441d1e4b2 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/04 06:40 upstream 0031c06807cf 4180d919 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/12 06:41 upstream 7143203341dc d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/09 15:30 upstream 623fb9912f6a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/02 03:55 upstream b69053dd3ffb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/21 08:23 upstream d8ba32c5a460 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 15:11 upstream ea1013c15392 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 07:53 upstream ea1013c15392 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/07/19 09:15 upstream 4871b7cb27f4 7117feec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/07/05 12:32 upstream a79a588fc176 4f67c4ae .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2024/08/05 15:38 upstream de9c2c66ad8e e35c337f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/14 17:12 upstream d60bc1401583 362d1323 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 20:25 upstream ea1013c15392 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/10/19 05:45 upstream 1c64efcb083c 1c8c8cd8 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/02/02 07:26 upstream 9f2693489ef8 6b8752f2 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/15 01:17 net-next 35c2c39832e5 e2e976a8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/12 05:30 linux-next cc13002a9f98 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/10 00:32 linux-next cc13002a9f98 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/02 21:05 linux-next cc13002a9f98 8b15d4ae .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/04/01 13:08 linux-next 36ece9697e89 fb8b2c26 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/30 17:30 linux-next 3b058d1aeeef 458630d8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/22 22:10 linux-next 785f0eb2f85d 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/20 04:32 linux-next 8e42d2514a7e bd6dcb30 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/12 00:03 linux-next f90aadf1c67c 2d88ab01 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/06 09:28 linux-next 3f9cd19e764b 31e9c887 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/04 19:52 linux-next fc7b1a72c6cd e6b6b96b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/04 05:32 linux-next c025f6cf4209 4180d919 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/03 17:57 linux-next c025f6cf4209 4180d919 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/03/03 15:42 linux-next c025f6cf4209 4180d919 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/02/22 14:50 linux-next d4906ae14a5f 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/02/22 07:40 linux-next d4906ae14a5f 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/02/11 22:12 linux-next 9152bc8cebcb 75707236 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/02/10 19:06 linux-next 132737e360b4 91d776d3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/02/02 18:01 linux-next 193579fe0138 018ebef2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/30 00:17 linux-next 33a647c659ff aeb6fdd5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/23 18:29 linux-next a0c666c25aee 3181850c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2026/01/08 14:10 linux-next fc4e91c639c0 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/31 18:46 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/30 03:17 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/29 06:08 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/27 16:39 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/25 08:27 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/18 22:59 linux-next 1058ca9db0ed d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/17 04:24 linux-next 12b95d29eb97 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
2025/12/12 04:24 linux-next d9771d0dbe18 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce WARNING in firmware_fallback_sysfs
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.