====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.1.6376/21255 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff8e9b18c0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline] ffffffff8e9b18c0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4520 [inline] ffffffff8e9b18c0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4875 [inline] ffffffff8e9b18c0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x51/0x6e0 mm/slub.c:4917 but task is already holding lock: ffffffff8e849810 (cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: copy_process+0x49da/0x7ed0 kernel/fork.c:2368 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #8 (cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}: percpu_down_write+0x53/0x3e0 kernel/locking/percpu-rwsem.c:232 cgroup_attach_lock kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:2507 [inline] cgroup_procs_write_start+0x568/0x890 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:3066 __cgroup_procs_write+0xd7/0x730 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5360 cgroup_procs_write+0x26/0x60 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5395 cgroup_file_write+0x1e6/0x8a0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:4281 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline] vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1070 fs/read_write.c:688 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #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+0x42/0x170 kernel/cpu.c:490 static_key_slow_inc+0x12/0x30 kernel/jump_label.c:190 fl_create+0x7fb/0xd10 net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c:452 ipv6_flowlabel_get net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c:632 [inline] ipv6_flowlabel_opt+0x519/0x2d40 net/ipv6/ip6_flowlabel.c:735 do_ipv6_setsockopt+0x1b80/0x44b0 net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c:928 ipv6_setsockopt+0xcb/0x170 net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c:965 udpv6_setsockopt+0x64/0xb0 net/ipv6/udp.c:1823 do_sock_setsockopt+0xf3/0x1d0 net/socket.c:2381 __sys_setsockopt+0x195/0x220 net/socket.c:2406 __do_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2412 [inline] __se_sys_setsockopt net/socket.c:2409 [inline] __x64_sys_setsockopt+0xbd/0x160 net/socket.c:2409 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #6 (sk_lock-AF_INET6){+.+.}-{0:0}: lock_sock_nested+0x41/0xf0 net/core/sock.c:3783 lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1713 [inline] inet_shutdown+0x67/0x410 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:915 nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0xae/0x5c0 drivers/block/nbd.c:318 sock_shutdown+0x16b/0x200 drivers/block/nbd.c:411 nbd_clear_sock drivers/block/nbd.c:1427 [inline] nbd_config_put+0x1eb/0x750 drivers/block/nbd.c:1451 nbd_genl_connect+0xaf8/0x1a40 drivers/block/nbd.c:2248 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x214/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x560/0x800 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb+0x159/0x420 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344 netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:787 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:802 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x9e1/0xb70 net/socket.c:2698 ___sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2752 __sys_sendmsg+0x170/0x220 net/socket.c:2784 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #5 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline] nbd_queue_rq+0x428/0x1080 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x422/0x1e70 block/blk-mq.c:2148 __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+0xcea/0x1620 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x1c0 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329 blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x23c/0x670 block/blk-mq.c:2386 blk_mq_dispatch_list+0x51d/0x1360 block/blk-mq.c:2949 blk_mq_flush_plug_list block/blk-mq.c:2997 [inline] blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x130/0x600 block/blk-mq.c:2969 __blk_flush_plug+0x2c4/0x4b0 block/blk-core.c:1230 blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline] __submit_bio+0x584/0x6c0 block/blk-core.c:649 __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x543/0xbf0 block/blk-core.c:753 submit_bio_noacct+0xd18/0x2000 block/blk-core.c:884 blk_crypto_submit_bio include/linux/blk-crypto.h:203 [inline] submit_bh_wbc+0x681/0x890 fs/buffer.c:2737 submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2742 [inline] block_read_full_folio+0x264/0x8e0 fs/buffer.c:2344 filemap_read_folio+0xfc/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2502 do_read_cache_folio+0x2d7/0x6b0 mm/filemap.c:4107 read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1017 [inline] read_part_sector+0xd1/0x370 block/partitions/core.c:724 adfspart_check_ICS+0x91/0x7d0 block/partitions/acorn.c:356 check_partition block/partitions/core.c:143 [inline] blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:591 [inline] bdev_disk_changed+0x7a3/0x1250 block/partitions/core.c:695 blkdev_get_whole+0x187/0x290 block/bdev.c:756 bdev_open+0x2c7/0xe40 block/bdev.c:965 blkdev_open+0x34e/0x4f0 block/fops.c:697 do_dentry_open+0x6d8/0x1660 fs/open.c:947 vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1079 do_open fs/namei.c:4699 [inline] path_openat+0x208c/0x31a0 fs/namei.c:4858 do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:4887 do_sys_openat2+0x10d/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1364 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1381 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #4 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 nbd_queue_rq+0xba/0x1080 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x422/0x1e70 block/blk-mq.c:2148 __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+0xcea/0x1620 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x1c0 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329 blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x23c/0x670 block/blk-mq.c:2386 blk_mq_dispatch_list+0x51d/0x1360 block/blk-mq.c:2949 blk_mq_flush_plug_list block/blk-mq.c:2997 [inline] blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x130/0x600 block/blk-mq.c:2969 __blk_flush_plug+0x2c4/0x4b0 block/blk-core.c:1230 blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline] __submit_bio+0x584/0x6c0 block/blk-core.c:649 __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x543/0xbf0 block/blk-core.c:753 submit_bio_noacct+0xd18/0x2000 block/blk-core.c:884 blk_crypto_submit_bio include/linux/blk-crypto.h:203 [inline] submit_bh_wbc+0x681/0x890 fs/buffer.c:2737 submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2742 [inline] block_read_full_folio+0x264/0x8e0 fs/buffer.c:2344 filemap_read_folio+0xfc/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2502 do_read_cache_folio+0x2d7/0x6b0 mm/filemap.c:4107 read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1017 [inline] read_part_sector+0xd1/0x370 block/partitions/core.c:724 adfspart_check_ICS+0x91/0x7d0 block/partitions/acorn.c:356 check_partition block/partitions/core.c:143 [inline] blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:591 [inline] bdev_disk_changed+0x7a3/0x1250 block/partitions/core.c:695 blkdev_get_whole+0x187/0x290 block/bdev.c:756 bdev_open+0x2c7/0xe40 block/bdev.c:965 blkdev_open+0x34e/0x4f0 block/fops.c:697 do_dentry_open+0x6d8/0x1660 fs/open.c:947 vfs_open+0x82/0x3f0 fs/open.c:1079 do_open fs/namei.c:4699 [inline] path_openat+0x208c/0x31a0 fs/namei.c:4858 do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:4887 do_sys_openat2+0x10d/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1364 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1381 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #3 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}: srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline] __synchronize_srcu+0xa2/0x300 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1481 blk_mq_wait_quiesce_done block/blk-mq.c:284 [inline] blk_mq_wait_quiesce_done block/blk-mq.c:281 [inline] blk_mq_quiesce_queue block/blk-mq.c:304 [inline] blk_mq_quiesce_queue+0x149/0x1c0 block/blk-mq.c:299 elevator_switch+0x17b/0x7e0 block/elevator.c:576 elevator_change+0x352/0x530 block/elevator.c:681 elevator_set_default+0x29e/0x360 block/elevator.c:754 blk_register_queue+0x48e/0x630 block/blk-sysfs.c:987 __add_disk+0x73f/0xe40 block/genhd.c:528 add_disk_fwnode+0x118/0x5c0 block/genhd.c:597 add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:794 [inline] nbd_dev_add+0x77a/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1984 nbd_init+0x291/0x2b0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692 do_one_initcall+0x121/0x750 init/main.c:1392 do_initcall_level init/main.c:1454 [inline] do_initcalls init/main.c:1470 [inline] do_basic_setup init/main.c:1490 [inline] kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1703 kernel_init+0x1f/0x1e0 init/main.c:1593 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #2 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 elevator_change+0x1bc/0x530 block/elevator.c:679 elevator_set_none+0x92/0xf0 block/elevator.c:769 blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5131 [inline] __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5176 [inline] blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x4c1/0x15f0 block/blk-mq.c:5241 nbd_start_device+0x1a6/0xbd0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1489 nbd_genl_connect+0xff2/0x1a40 drivers/block/nbd.c:2239 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x214/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x560/0x800 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb+0x159/0x420 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344 netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:787 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:802 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x9e1/0xb70 net/socket.c:2698 ___sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2752 __sys_sendmsg+0x170/0x220 net/socket.c:2784 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#52){++++}-{0:0}: blk_alloc_queue+0x610/0x790 block/blk-core.c:461 blk_mq_alloc_queue+0x174/0x290 block/blk-mq.c:4450 __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x29/0x120 block/blk-mq.c:4497 nbd_dev_add+0x492/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1954 nbd_init+0x291/0x2b0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692 do_one_initcall+0x121/0x750 init/main.c:1392 do_initcall_level init/main.c:1454 [inline] do_initcalls init/main.c:1470 [inline] do_basic_setup init/main.c:1490 [inline] kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1703 kernel_init+0x1f/0x1e0 init/main.c:1593 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4325 [inline] fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4339 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline] slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4520 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4875 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x51/0x6e0 mm/slub.c:4917 alloc_inode+0x183/0x250 fs/inode.c:347 iget_locked+0x1d9/0x6d0 fs/inode.c:1474 kernfs_get_inode+0x46/0x470 fs/kernfs/inode.c:252 cgroup_may_write+0x89/0x120 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5286 cgroup_css_set_fork kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:6771 [inline] cgroup_can_fork+0xb89/0x1390 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:6861 copy_process+0x49da/0x7ed0 kernel/fork.c:2368 kernel_clone+0x12e/0x9c0 kernel/fork.c:2721 __do_sys_clone3+0x214/0x290 kernel/fork.c:3025 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: fs_reclaim --> cpu_hotplug_lock --> cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- rlock(cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem); lock(cpu_hotplug_lock); lock(cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem); lock(fs_reclaim); *** DEADLOCK *** 2 locks held by syz.1.6376/21255: #0: ffffffff8e849aa0 (cgroup_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: cgroup_lock include/linux/cgroup.h:456 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e849aa0 (cgroup_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: cgroup_css_set_fork kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:6729 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e849aa0 (cgroup_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: cgroup_can_fork+0x88f/0x1390 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:6861 #1: ffffffff8e849810 (cgroup_threadgroup_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: copy_process+0x49da/0x7ed0 kernel/fork.c:2368 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 60928 PID: 21255 Comm: syz.1.6376 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1c7 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 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 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4325 [inline] fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4339 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline] slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4520 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4875 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_lru_noprof+0x51/0x6e0 mm/slub.c:4917 alloc_inode+0x183/0x250 fs/inode.c:347 iget_locked+0x1d9/0x6d0 fs/inode.c:1474 kernfs_get_inode+0x46/0x470 fs/kernfs/inode.c:252 cgroup_may_write+0x89/0x120 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5286 cgroup_css_set_fork kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:6771 [inline] cgroup_can_fork+0xb89/0x1390 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:6861 copy_process+0x49da/0x7ed0 kernel/fork.c:2368 kernel_clone+0x12e/0x9c0 kernel/fork.c:2721 __do_sys_clone3+0x214/0x290 kernel/fork.c:3025 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fed4739ce59 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:00007fed481c7ef8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b3 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000058 RCX: 00007fed4739ce59 RDX: 00007fed481c7f10 RSI: 0000000000000058 RDI: 00007fed481c7f10 RBP: 00007fed47432d6f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000058 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007fed47616038 R14: 00007fed47615fa0 R15: 00007ffee38bf4e8