================================ WARNING: inconsistent lock state syzkaller #0 Not tainted -------------------------------- inconsistent {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-SOFTIRQ-W} usage. kworker/u8:6/1165 [HC0[0]:SC1[1]:HE1:SE0] takes: ffff88805623a4a8 (&p->tcfa_lock){+.?.}-{3:3}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline] ffff88805623a4a8 (&p->tcfa_lock){+.?.}-{3:3}, at: est_fetch_counters net/core/gen_estimator.c:67 [inline] ffff88805623a4a8 (&p->tcfa_lock){+.?.}-{3:3}, at: est_timer+0xd4/0x9f0 net/core/gen_estimator.c:83 {SOFTIRQ-ON-W} state was registered at: lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:133 [inline] _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline] tcf_skbedit_init+0xaf4/0xff0 net/sched/act_skbedit.c:264 tcf_action_init_1+0x463/0x6d0 net/sched/act_api.c:1431 tcf_action_init+0x2cf/0xab0 net/sched/act_api.c:1506 tcf_action_add net/sched/act_api.c:2100 [inline] tc_ctl_action+0x430/0xbd0 net/sched/act_api.c:2157 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x77c/0xb70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6955 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x82f/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f irq event stamp: 1223696 hardirqs last enabled at (1223696): [] __raw_spin_unlock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:159 [inline] hardirqs last enabled at (1223696): [] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x23/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:202 hardirqs last disabled at (1223695): [] __raw_spin_lock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:117 [inline] hardirqs last disabled at (1223695): [] _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x7d/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:170 softirqs last enabled at (1223354): [] unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x156d/0x1ff0 net/core/dev.c:12226 softirqs last disabled at (1223693): [] __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:613 [inline] softirqs last disabled at (1223693): [] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:453 [inline] softirqs last disabled at (1223693): [] __irq_exit_rcu+0xca/0x1f0 kernel/softirq.c:680 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 ---- lock(&p->tcfa_lock); lock(&p->tcfa_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 7 locks held by kworker/u8:6/1165: #0: ffff88801b2fe948 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3211 [inline] #0: ffff88801b2fe948 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9b4/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319 #1: ffffc90003e6fbc0 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3212 [inline] #1: ffffc90003e6fbc0 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ef/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319 #2: ffffffff8f52bdd0 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: cleanup_net+0xf7/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:658 #3: ffffffff8f538c88 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ops_exit_rtnl_list net/core/net_namespace.c:172 [inline] #3: ffffffff8f538c88 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ops_undo_list+0x2a4/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:247 #4: ffff88801b2ff988 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3d/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1712 #5: ffffffff8e139ee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline] #5: ffffffff8e139ee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline] #5: ffffffff8e139ee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: class_rcu_constructor include/linux/rcupdate.h:1155 [inline] #5: ffffffff8e139ee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: unwind_next_frame+0xa5/0x2390 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:479 #6: ffffc90000007be0 ((&est->timer)){+.-.}-{0:0}, at: call_timer_fn+0xbe/0x5f0 kernel/time/timer.c:1744 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1165 Comm: kworker/u8:6 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025 Workqueue: netns cleanup_net Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_usage_bug+0x297/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4042 valid_state+0xc3/0xf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4056 mark_lock_irq+0x36/0x390 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4267 mark_lock+0x11b/0x190 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4753 mark_usage kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x680/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5191 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:133 [inline] _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline] est_fetch_counters net/core/gen_estimator.c:67 [inline] est_timer+0xd4/0x9f0 net/core/gen_estimator.c:83 call_timer_fn+0x17e/0x5f0 kernel/time/timer.c:1747 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1798 [inline] __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2372 [inline] __run_timer_base+0x61a/0x860 kernel/time/timer.c:2384 run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2393 [inline] run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x180 kernel/time/timer.c:2403 handle_softirqs+0x283/0x870 kernel/softirq.c:579 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:613 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:453 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0xca/0x1f0 kernel/softirq.c:680 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:696 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:702 RIP: 0010:lock_acquire+0x175/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5872 Code: 00 00 00 00 9c 8f 44 24 30 f7 44 24 30 00 02 00 00 0f 85 cd 00 00 00 f7 44 24 08 00 02 00 00 74 01 fb 65 48 8b 05 3b 44 03 11 <48> 3b 44 24 58 0f 85 f2 00 00 00 48 83 c4 60 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e RSP: 0018:ffffc90003e6ee58 EFLAGS: 00000206 RAX: 2d0754180c69bd00 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 2d0754180c69bd00 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8dba89e1 RDI: ffffffff8be33800 RBP: ffffffff8172c195 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffffff8172c195 R10: ffffc90003e6f018 R11: ffffffff81ac3820 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: ffffffff8e139ee0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000246 rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline] rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline] class_rcu_constructor include/linux/rcupdate.h:1155 [inline] unwind_next_frame+0xc2/0x2390 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:479 arch_stack_walk+0x11c/0x150 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25 stack_trace_save+0x9c/0xe0 kernel/stacktrace.c:122 kasan_save_stack+0x3e/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:47 kasan_record_aux_stack+0xbd/0xd0 mm/kasan/generic.c:548 __call_rcu_common kernel/rcu/tree.c:3123 [inline] call_rcu+0x157/0x9c0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3243 kernfs_put+0x19e/0x480 fs/kernfs/dir.c:591 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0xb7/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1718 kernfs_remove_by_name include/linux/kernfs.h:633 [inline] remove_files fs/sysfs/group.c:28 [inline] sysfs_remove_group+0xfc/0x2c0 fs/sysfs/group.c:322 sysfs_remove_groups+0x54/0xb0 fs/sysfs/group.c:346 device_remove_groups drivers/base/core.c:2843 [inline] device_remove_attrs+0x208/0x260 drivers/base/core.c:2979 device_del+0x509/0x8e0 drivers/base/core.c:3877 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x1a6b/0x1ff0 net/core/dev.c:12250 ops_exit_rtnl_list net/core/net_namespace.c:186 [inline] ops_undo_list+0x3dc/0x990 net/core/net_namespace.c:247 cleanup_net+0x4c5/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:682 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 ---------------- Code disassembly (best guess): 0: 00 00 add %al,(%rax) 2: 00 00 add %al,(%rax) 4: 9c pushf 5: 8f 44 24 30 pop 0x30(%rsp) 9: f7 44 24 30 00 02 00 testl $0x200,0x30(%rsp) 10: 00 11: 0f 85 cd 00 00 00 jne 0xe4 17: f7 44 24 08 00 02 00 testl $0x200,0x8(%rsp) 1e: 00 1f: 74 01 je 0x22 21: fb sti 22: 65 48 8b 05 3b 44 03 mov %gs:0x1103443b(%rip),%rax # 0x11034465 29: 11 * 2a: 48 3b 44 24 58 cmp 0x58(%rsp),%rax <-- trapping instruction 2f: 0f 85 f2 00 00 00 jne 0x127 35: 48 83 c4 60 add $0x60,%rsp 39: 5b pop %rbx 3a: 41 5c pop %r12 3c: 41 5d pop %r13 3e: 41 5e pop %r14