------------[ cut here ]------------ WARNING: fs/kernfs/dir.c:537 at kernfs_get+0x72/0x90 fs/kernfs/dir.c:537, CPU#0: kworker/0:7/5987 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5987 Comm: kworker/0:7 Not tainted 6.17.0-rc1-next-20250814-syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func RIP: 0010:kernfs_get+0x72/0x90 fs/kernfs/dir.c:537 Code: e8 f3 41 62 ff 48 89 df be 04 00 00 00 e8 76 c2 c5 ff f0 ff 03 eb 05 e8 dc 41 62 ff 5b 5d c3 cc cc cc cc cc e8 cf 41 62 ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 eb d6 89 d9 80 e1 07 80 c1 03 38 c1 7c b6 48 89 df e8 75 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000473f608 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: ffffffff825d6441 RBX: ffff88803a1c9960 RCX: ffff888027c73c00 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffff88803a1c9963 R09: 1ffff1100743932c R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed100743932d R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: 1ffff920008e7ed8 R14: ffff88803a1c92d0 R15: ffff88803a1c9960 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125c0f000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f24be5ff000 CR3: 000000002f2be000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: internal_create_group+0x497/0x1110 fs/sysfs/group.c:182 dpm_sysfs_add+0x6a/0x270 drivers/base/power/sysfs.c:699 device_add+0x4d8/0xb50 drivers/base/core.c:3649 fw_load_sysfs_fallback drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:86 [inline] fw_load_from_user_helper drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:162 [inline] firmware_fallback_sysfs+0x2e4/0x9b0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/fallback.c:238 _request_firmware+0xf83/0x15b0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:906 request_firmware_work_func+0xaf/0x1c0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1159 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+0x711/0x8a0 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