INFO: task kworker/0:4:5232 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Not tainted syzkaller #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/0:4 state:D stack:22424 pid:5232 tgid:5232 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func Call Trace: context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5260 [inline] __schedule+0xeb0/0x3e50 kernel/sched/core.c:6867 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6949 [inline] schedule+0xdd/0x390 kernel/sched/core.c:6964 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7021 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:692 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xc9a/0x1b90 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1161 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x3b2/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 request_firmware_work_func+0x13c/0x250 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1152 process_one_work+0x9c2/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x5da/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3b3/0x730 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xa20 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 Showing all locks held in the system: 5 locks held by kworker/0:0/9: #0: ffff888105287548 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x11ae/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3232 #1: ffffc9000009fca8 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x927/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3233 #2: ffff88810a739198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #2: ffff88810a739198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff888103eb9198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #3: ffff888103eb9198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 #4: ffff8881150ab160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #4: ffff8881150ab160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 1 lock held by khungtaskd/30: #0: ffffffff894da3a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3} , at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline] , at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:867 [inline] , at: debug_show_all_locks+0x3d/0x184 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775 6 locks held by kworker/0:2/2562: 2 locks held by getty/2922: #0: ffff8881086ef0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243 #1: ffffc900000452f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x419/0x1500 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211 3 locks held by kworker/0:4/5232: #0: ffff888100071948 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x11ae/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3232 #1: ffffc9000281fca8 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x927/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3233 #2: ffff88810a3a1198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #2: ffff88810a3a1198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1161 [inline] #2: ffff88810a3a1198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x3b2/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 4 locks held by udevd/5236: #0: ffff888112e9d9e0 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: seq_read_iter+0xe1/0x1270 fs/seq_file.c:182 #1: ffff88811a584c88 (&of->mutex#2 ){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x4f/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:172 #2: ffff88810bb18968 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline] ffff88810bb18968 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0xbc/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:173 #3: ffff88811a4c4198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:900 [inline] #3: ffff88811a4c4198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: manufacturer_show+0x26/0xa0 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:142 4 locks held by udevd/5240: #0: ffff8881358b69e0 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: seq_read_iter+0xe1/0x1270 fs/seq_file.c:182 #1: ffff88811a99a488 (&of->mutex#2){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x4f/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:172 #2: ffff8881150e83c8 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline] #2: ffff8881150e83c8 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0xbc/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:173 #3: ffff888104ae5198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:900 [inline] #3: ffff888104ae5198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: manufacturer_show+0x26/0xa0 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:142 5 locks held by kworker/0:6/5545: #0: ffff888105287548 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x11ae/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3232 #1: ffffc90012e97ca8 ((work_completion)(&hub->events) ){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x927/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3233 #2: ffff88810a311198 (&dev->mutex ){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] ){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff888103ebb198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #3: ffff888103ebb198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 #4: ffff8881221ba160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #4: ffff8881221ba160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 5 locks held by kworker/0:7/5605: #0: ffff888105287548 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x11ae/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3232 #1: ffffc90012f77ca8 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x927/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3233 #2: ffff88810a3b9198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #2: ffff88810a3b9198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff888104ae5198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #3: ffff888104ae5198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 #4: ffff8881152a6160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #4: ffff8881152a6160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 3 locks held by S30dbus/6392: ============================================= NMI backtrace for cpu 1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x12d/0x151 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x1d7/0x230 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:161 [inline] __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline] sys_info+0x141/0x190 lib/sys_info.c:165 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:346 [inline] watchdog+0xcc3/0xfe0 kernel/hung_task.c:515 kthread+0x3b3/0x730 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xa20 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0: NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5374 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Workqueue: events legacy_dvb_usb_read_remote_control RIP: 0010:__sanitizer_cov_trace_pc+0x0/0x70 kernel/kcov.c:210 Code: 26 0b 55 00 48 89 df 5b e9 4d 4b 59 00 be 03 00 00 00 5b e9 92 1e 0e 01 66 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1e fa 65 8b 05 25 24 1a 0b 48 8b 34 24 65 48 8b 15 01 24 1a RSP: 0018:ffffc90003a27188 EFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000025 RCX: ffffffff87503ec4 RDX: ffff88811d82ba80 RSI: ffffffff87503ece RDI: ffff88811d82ba80 RBP: ffffc90003a27230 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000025 R10: 0000000000000025 R11: 0000000000131ee8 R12: ffffffff876a8ce1 R13: ffffc90003a272c0 R14: ffffffff876a8ce0 R15: dffffc0000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88826896a000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007ff5a2caa286 CR3: 000000011b700000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 Call Trace: format_decode+0x198/0xcd0 lib/vsprintf.c:2698 vsnprintf+0x1c0/0x1240 lib/vsprintf.c:2889 sprintf+0xcc/0x100 lib/vsprintf.c:3110 print_caller kernel/printk/printk.c:1368 [inline] info_print_prefix+0x146/0x350 kernel/printk/printk.c:1385 record_print_text+0x143/0x3c0 kernel/printk/printk.c:1432 printk_get_next_message+0x2d1/0x6c0 kernel/printk/printk.c:3018 console_emit_next_record kernel/printk/printk.c:3083 [inline] console_flush_one_record+0x67c/0xe50 kernel/printk/printk.c:3215 console_flush_all kernel/printk/printk.c:3289 [inline] __console_flush_and_unlock kernel/printk/printk.c:3319 [inline] console_unlock+0x103/0x260 kernel/printk/printk.c:3359 vprintk_emit+0x407/0x6b0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2426 _printk+0xcf/0x110 kernel/printk/printk.c:2451 m920x_read drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/m920x.c:40 [inline] m920x_rc_query.cold+0x2b/0x30 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/m920x.c:188 legacy_dvb_usb_read_remote_control+0x10c/0x4f0 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-remote.c:123 process_one_work+0x9c2/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x5da/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3b3/0x730 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xa20 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246