====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.0.11665/14660 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88801d2d4980 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x4e/0x140 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1792 but task is already holding lock: ffff88801d2d4aa0 (&root->kernfs_supers_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3f/0x140 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1791 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #10 (&root->kernfs_supers_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}: down_read+0x4a/0x330 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3f/0x140 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1791 kernfs_remove_by_name include/linux/kernfs.h:644 [inline] create_files fs/sysfs/group.c:66 [inline] internal_create_group+0x58e/0x1180 fs/sysfs/group.c:189 internal_create_groups fs/sysfs/group.c:229 [inline] sysfs_update_groups+0x60/0x130 fs/sysfs/group.c:273 pmu_dev_alloc+0x29b/0x300 kernel/events/core.c:12769 perf_event_sysfs_init+0x76/0x100 kernel/events/core.c:15391 do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1362 do_initcall_level+0x10a/0x1a0 init/main.c:1424 do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1440 kernel_init_freeable+0x29d/0x3e0 init/main.c:1675 kernel_init+0x22/0x1d0 init/main.c:1565 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #9 (pmus_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 perf_event_init_cpu+0x1d1/0x7a0 kernel/events/core.c:15293 cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x434/0x810 kernel/cpu.c:194 cpuhp_thread_fun+0x362/0x780 kernel/cpu.c:1109 smpboot_thread_fn+0x565/0xa70 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x38b/0x480 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #8 (cpuhp_state-up){+.+.}-{0:0}: cpuhp_lock_acquire kernel/cpu.c:103 [inline] cpuhp_thread_fun+0x127/0x780 kernel/cpu.c:1086 smpboot_thread_fn+0x565/0xa70 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x38b/0x480 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #7 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline] percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline] cpus_read_lock+0x42/0x160 kernel/cpu.c:490 static_key_slow_inc+0x12/0x30 kernel/jump_label.c:190 nbd_genl_reconnect_sock_cb+0x69a/0xbb0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1377 nbd_genl_foreach_sock+0x265/0x450 drivers/block/nbd.c:2152 nbd_genl_reconfigure+0xbbb/0x1040 drivers/block/nbd.c:2477 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2579 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1338 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x8ef/0xa80 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1364 netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1923 sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:800 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x54e/0x850 net/socket.c:2713 ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2767 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2799 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2804 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2802 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1b1/0x290 net/socket.c:2802 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #6 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline] nbd_queue_rq+0x373/0xff0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2130 __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline] blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline] __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329 blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2545 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3396 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479 worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560 kthread+0x38b/0x480 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #5 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 nbd_queue_rq+0xc1/0xff0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2130 __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline] blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline] __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329 blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2545 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3396 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479 worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560 kthread+0x38b/0x480 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #4 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}: srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:210 [inline] __synchronize_srcu+0xc9/0x2f0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1462 elevator_switch+0x1e8/0x7b0 block/elevator.c:576 elevator_change+0x2fa/0x480 block/elevator.c:681 elevator_set_default+0x375/0x440 block/elevator.c:754 blk_register_queue+0x3f3/0x4e0 block/blk-sysfs.c:992 __add_disk+0x6b8/0xdb0 block/genhd.c:531 add_disk_fwnode+0x100/0x3a0 block/genhd.c:600 add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:798 [inline] nbd_dev_add+0x733/0xb60 drivers/block/nbd.c:2026 nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2743 do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1362 do_initcall_level+0x10a/0x1a0 init/main.c:1424 do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1440 kernel_init_freeable+0x29d/0x3e0 init/main.c:1675 kernel_init+0x22/0x1d0 init/main.c:1565 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #3 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 elevator_change+0x1af/0x480 block/elevator.c:679 elevator_set_none+0xb5/0x140 block/elevator.c:769 blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5113 [inline] __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5158 [inline] blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x5ef/0x19f0 block/blk-mq.c:5223 nbd_start_device+0x189/0xb30 drivers/block/nbd.c:1530 nbd_genl_connect+0x167d/0x1cd0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2310 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2579 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1338 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x8ef/0xa80 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1364 netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1923 sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:800 __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x54e/0x850 net/socket.c:2713 ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2767 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2799 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2804 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2802 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1b1/0x290 net/socket.c:2802 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#52){++++}-{0:0}: blk_alloc_queue+0x544/0x690 block/blk-core.c:504 blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4431 [inline] __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x194/0x390 block/blk-mq.c:4478 nbd_dev_add+0x494/0xb60 drivers/block/nbd.c:1996 nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2743 do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1362 do_initcall_level+0x10a/0x1a0 init/main.c:1424 do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1440 kernel_init_freeable+0x29d/0x3e0 init/main.c:1675 kernel_init+0x22/0x1d0 init/main.c:1565 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}: __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4375 [inline] fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4389 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline] slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x65/0x5f0 mm/slub.c:5029 alloc_inode+0xb8/0x1b0 fs/inode.c:340 iget_locked+0x131/0x6a0 fs/inode.c:1472 kernfs_get_inode+0x4f/0x770 fs/kernfs/inode.c:250 kernfs_fill_super fs/kernfs/mount.c:308 [inline] kernfs_get_tree+0x5cd/0x980 fs/kernfs/mount.c:392 vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x2a0 fs/super.c:1932 fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1278 [inline] do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3885 [inline] do_new_mount+0x325/0xb00 fs/namespace.c:3961 do_mount fs/namespace.c:4325 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4543 [inline] __se_sys_mount+0x31d/0x420 fs/namespace.c:4520 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288 lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x4e/0x140 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1792 del_nbp+0x93/0x9f0 net/bridge/br_if.c:339 br_dev_delete+0x6e/0x130 net/bridge/br_if.c:387 br_del_bridge+0xb1/0xf0 net/bridge/br_if.c:502 br_ioctl_stub+0x746/0xd60 net/bridge/br_ioctl.c:444 br_ioctl_call net/socket.c:1298 [inline] sock_ioctl+0x4e1/0x7e0 net/socket.c:1400 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &root->kernfs_rwsem --> pmus_lock --> &root->kernfs_supers_rwsem Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- rlock(&root->kernfs_supers_rwsem); lock(pmus_lock); lock(&root->kernfs_supers_rwsem); lock(&root->kernfs_rwsem); *** DEADLOCK *** locks held by syz.0.11665/14660: 3, last CPU#0: #0: ffffffff91236d20 (br_ioctl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: br_ioctl_call net/socket.c:1296 [inline] #0: ffffffff91236d20 (br_ioctl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: sock_ioctl+0x4b8/0x7e0 net/socket.c:1400 #1: ffffffff91255d80 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: br_ioctl_stub+0x1a8/0xd60 net/bridge/br_ioctl.c:418 #2: ffff88801d2d4aa0 (&root->kernfs_supers_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3f/0x140 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1791 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 14660 Comm: syz.0.11665 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/07/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087 check_noncircular+0x12f/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288 lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x4e/0x140 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1792 del_nbp+0x93/0x9f0 net/bridge/br_if.c:339 br_dev_delete+0x6e/0x130 net/bridge/br_if.c:387 br_del_bridge+0xb1/0xf0 net/bridge/br_if.c:502 br_ioctl_stub+0x746/0xd60 net/bridge/br_ioctl.c:444 br_ioctl_call net/socket.c:1298 [inline] sock_ioctl+0x4e1/0x7e0 net/socket.c:1400 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fd8d7f9f559 Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 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 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007fd8d8dc2028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fd8d8225fa0 RCX: 00007fd8d7f9f559 RDX: 0000200000000380 RSI: 00000000000089a1 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007fd8d8036b20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007fd8d8226038 R14: 00007fd8d8225fa0 R15: 00007ffff957f8e8 veth0: left allmulticast mode veth0: left promiscuous mode bridge0: port 4(veth0) entered disabled state gretap0: left allmulticast mode bridge0: port 3(gretap0) entered disabled state bridge_slave_1: left allmulticast mode bridge_slave_1: left promiscuous mode bridge0: port 2(bridge_slave_1) entered disabled state bridge_slave_0: left allmulticast mode bridge_slave_0: left promiscuous mode bridge0: port 1(bridge_slave_0) entered disabled state