====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 5.0.0+ #18 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz-executor.5/23020 is trying to acquire lock: 0000000029807534 (cb_lock){++++}, at: genl_rcv+0x1a/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:636 but task is already holding lock: 0000000028bc234e (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}, at: pipe_lock_nested fs/pipe.c:62 [inline] 0000000028bc234e (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}, at: pipe_lock+0x6e/0x80 fs/pipe.c:70 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}: lock_acquire+0x16f/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4211 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:925 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xf7/0x1310 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1072 mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1087 pipe_lock_nested fs/pipe.c:62 [inline] pipe_lock+0x6e/0x80 fs/pipe.c:70 iter_file_splice_write+0x18b/0xbe0 fs/splice.c:700 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:851 [inline] do_splice+0x70a/0x1490 fs/splice.c:1158 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1428 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1408 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x2c6/0x330 fs/splice.c:1408 do_syscall_64+0x103/0x610 arch/x86/entry/common.c:290 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe -> #3 (sb_writers#4){.+.+}: lock_acquire+0x16f/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4211 percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:36 [inline] __sb_start_write+0x20b/0x360 fs/super.c:1389 sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1615 [inline] mnt_want_write+0x3f/0xc0 fs/namespace.c:357 ovl_want_write+0x76/0xa0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:24 ovl_create_object+0xb3/0x2c0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:599 ovl_create+0x28/0x30 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:630 lookup_open+0x12e0/0x1b10 fs/namei.c:3232 do_last fs/namei.c:3322 [inline] path_openat+0x14ac/0x46e0 fs/namei.c:3533 do_filp_open+0x1a1/0x280 fs/namei.c:3563 do_sys_open+0x3fe/0x5d0 fs/open.c:1063 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1090 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1084 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x9d/0x100 fs/open.c:1084 do_syscall_64+0x103/0x610 arch/x86/entry/common.c:290 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe -> #2 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}: lock_acquire+0x16f/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4211 down_read+0x3b/0x90 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:24 inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:777 [inline] lookup_slow+0x4a/0x80 fs/namei.c:1685 walk_component+0x74b/0x2000 fs/namei.c:1808 link_path_walk.part.0+0x980/0x1340 fs/namei.c:2139 link_path_walk fs/namei.c:2070 [inline] path_openat+0x202/0x46e0 fs/namei.c:3532 do_filp_open+0x1a1/0x280 fs/namei.c:3563 file_open_name+0x2c5/0x3b0 fs/open.c:1010 filp_open+0x4c/0x80 fs/open.c:1030 kernel_read_file_from_path+0x84/0x100 fs/exec.c:974 fw_get_filesystem_firmware drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:328 [inline] _request_firmware+0x749/0x1110 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:587 request_firmware+0x38/0x50 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:636 reg_reload_regdb+0x81/0x250 net/wireless/reg.c:1089 nl80211_reload_regdb+0xe/0x10 net/wireless/nl80211.c:6213 genl_family_rcv_msg+0x6e1/0xd90 net/netlink/genetlink.c:601 genl_rcv_msg+0xca/0x16c net/netlink/genetlink.c:626 netlink_rcv_skb+0x17a/0x460 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2485 genl_rcv+0x29/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:637 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1310 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x536/0x720 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1336 netlink_sendmsg+0x8ae/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1925 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:622 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xdd/0x130 net/socket.c:632 ___sys_sendmsg+0x806/0x930 net/socket.c:2137 __sys_sendmsg+0x105/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2175 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2184 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2182 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x78/0xb0 net/socket.c:2182 do_syscall_64+0x103/0x610 arch/x86/entry/common.c:290 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe -> #1 (genl_mutex){+.+.}: lock_acquire+0x16f/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4211 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:925 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xf7/0x1310 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1072 mutex_lock_nested+0x16/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:1087 genl_lock net/netlink/genetlink.c:33 [inline] genl_lock_all net/netlink/genetlink.c:54 [inline] genl_register_family net/netlink/genetlink.c:331 [inline] genl_register_family+0x1d6/0x1220 net/netlink/genetlink.c:322 genl_init+0x17/0x6e net/netlink/genetlink.c:1046 do_one_initcall+0x109/0x796 init/main.c:887 do_initcall_level init/main.c:955 [inline] do_initcalls init/main.c:963 [inline] do_basic_setup init/main.c:981 [inline] kernel_init_freeable+0x4da/0x5c9 init/main.c:1136 kernel_init+0x12/0x1c5 init/main.c:1054 ret_from_fork+0x3a/0x50 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:352 -> #0 (cb_lock){++++}: check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2333 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2714 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x239c/0x3fb0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3701 lock_acquire+0x16f/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4211 down_read+0x3b/0x90 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:24 genl_rcv+0x1a/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:636 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1310 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x536/0x720 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1336 netlink_sendmsg+0x8ae/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1925 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:622 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xdd/0x130 net/socket.c:632 kernel_sendmsg+0x44/0x50 net/socket.c:640 sock_no_sendpage+0x116/0x150 net/core/sock.c:2716 kernel_sendpage+0x95/0xf0 net/socket.c:3427 sock_sendpage+0x8b/0xc0 net/socket.c:869 pipe_to_sendpage+0x299/0x370 fs/splice.c:452 splice_from_pipe_feed fs/splice.c:503 [inline] __splice_from_pipe+0x39a/0x7e0 fs/splice.c:627 splice_from_pipe+0x108/0x170 fs/splice.c:662 generic_splice_sendpage+0x3c/0x50 fs/splice.c:832 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:851 [inline] do_splice+0x70a/0x1490 fs/splice.c:1158 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1428 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1408 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x2c6/0x330 fs/splice.c:1408 do_syscall_64+0x103/0x610 arch/x86/entry/common.c:290 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: cb_lock --> sb_writers#4 --> &pipe->mutex/1 Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&pipe->mutex/1); lock(sb_writers#4); lock(&pipe->mutex/1); lock(cb_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by syz-executor.5/23020: #0: 0000000028bc234e (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}, at: pipe_lock_nested fs/pipe.c:62 [inline] #0: 0000000028bc234e (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}, at: pipe_lock+0x6e/0x80 fs/pipe.c:70 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 23020 Comm: syz-executor.5 Not tainted 5.0.0+ #18 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/01/2011 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:77 [inline] dump_stack+0x172/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:113 print_circular_bug.isra.0.cold+0x1cc/0x28f kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1571 check_prev_add.constprop.0+0xf11/0x23c0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2220 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2333 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2714 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x239c/0x3fb0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3701 lock_acquire+0x16f/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4211 down_read+0x3b/0x90 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:24 genl_rcv+0x1a/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:636 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1310 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x536/0x720 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1336 netlink_sendmsg+0x8ae/0xd70 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1925 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:622 [inline] sock_sendmsg+0xdd/0x130 net/socket.c:632 kernel_sendmsg+0x44/0x50 net/socket.c:640 sock_no_sendpage+0x116/0x150 net/core/sock.c:2716 kernel_sendpage+0x95/0xf0 net/socket.c:3427 sock_sendpage+0x8b/0xc0 net/socket.c:869 pipe_to_sendpage+0x299/0x370 fs/splice.c:452 splice_from_pipe_feed fs/splice.c:503 [inline] __splice_from_pipe+0x39a/0x7e0 fs/splice.c:627 splice_from_pipe+0x108/0x170 fs/splice.c:662 generic_splice_sendpage+0x3c/0x50 fs/splice.c:832 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:851 [inline] do_splice+0x70a/0x1490 fs/splice.c:1158 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1428 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1408 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x2c6/0x330 fs/splice.c:1408 do_syscall_64+0x103/0x610 arch/x86/entry/common.c:290 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x49/0xbe RIP: 0033:0x457f29 Code: ad b8 fb ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 66 90 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 0f 83 7b b8 fb ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 RSP: 002b:00007fb7445adc78 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000113 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000006 RCX: 0000000000457f29 RDX: 0000000000000005 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 000000000073bfa0 R08: 0000080000010005 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007fb7445ae6d4 R13: 00000000004c6d75 R14: 00000000004db970 R15: 00000000ffffffff