====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/0:9/19825 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88801a8a10b8 (&buf->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: tty_buffer_flush+0x74/0x2b0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 but task is already holding lock: ffffffff8e530860 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: class_console_lock_constructor include/linux/console.h:669 [inline] ffffffff8e530860 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vc_SAK+0x28/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:985 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}: lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 console_lock+0x76/0x90 kernel/printk/printk.c:2822 class_console_lock_constructor include/linux/console.h:669 [inline] con_flush_chars+0x70/0x280 drivers/tty/vt/vt.c:3634 n_tty_write+0xf1d/0x1200 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2393 iterate_tty_write drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1006 [inline] file_tty_write+0x559/0xa30 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1081 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (&tty->termios_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}: lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537 n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x84/0x12f0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1686 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x6e/0xa0 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:37 receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:445 [inline] flush_to_ldisc+0x24a/0x6e0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:495 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3263 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3427 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #0 (&buf->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:598 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:760 tty_buffer_flush+0x74/0x2b0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 tty_ldisc_flush+0x6b/0xc0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:388 __do_SAK+0xf2/0x6e0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3025 vc_SAK+0x78/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:994 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3263 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3427 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 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: Chain exists of: &buf->lock --> &tty->termios_rwsem --> console_lock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(console_lock); lock(&tty->termios_rwsem); lock(console_lock); lock(&buf->lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by kworker/0:9/19825: #0: ffff88801a871548 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline] #0: ffff88801a871548 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9b4/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346 #1: ffffc9000cb27ba0 ((work_completion)(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3239 [inline] #1: ffffc9000cb27ba0 ((work_completion)(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ef/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346 #2: ffffffff8e530860 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: class_console_lock_constructor include/linux/console.h:669 [inline] #2: ffffffff8e530860 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vc_SAK+0x28/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:985 #3: ffff888021f160a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:263 [inline] #3: ffff888021f160a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_flush+0x20/0xc0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:386 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 19825 Comm: kworker/0:9 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/18/2025 Workqueue: events vc_SAK Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x2ee/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x134/0x160 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+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:598 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:760 tty_buffer_flush+0x74/0x2b0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 tty_ldisc_flush+0x6b/0xc0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:388 __do_SAK+0xf2/0x6e0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3025 vc_SAK+0x78/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:994 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3263 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3427 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245