====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 4.14.111+ #54 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz-executor.1/3188 is trying to acquire lock: (&cpuctx_mutex/1){+.+.}, at: [<00000000596123ea>] mutex_lock_double kernel/events/core.c:9907 [inline] (&cpuctx_mutex/1){+.+.}, at: [<00000000596123ea>] __perf_event_ctx_lock_double kernel/events/core.c:9966 [inline] (&cpuctx_mutex/1){+.+.}, at: [<00000000596123ea>] SYSC_perf_event_open kernel/events/core.c:10231 [inline] (&cpuctx_mutex/1){+.+.}, at: [<00000000596123ea>] SyS_perf_event_open+0x11f1/0x2520 kernel/events/core.c:9986 but task is already holding lock: (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] mutex_lock_double kernel/events/core.c:9906 [inline] (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] __perf_event_ctx_lock_double kernel/events/core.c:9966 [inline] (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] SYSC_perf_event_open kernel/events/core.c:10231 [inline] (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] SyS_perf_event_open+0x11e4/0x2520 kernel/events/core.c:9986 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}: -> #1 (pmus_lock){+.+.}: -> #0 (&cpuctx_mutex/1){+.+.}: other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &cpuctx_mutex/1 --> pmus_lock --> &cpuctx_mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&cpuctx_mutex); lock(pmus_lock); lock(&cpuctx_mutex); lock(&cpuctx_mutex/1); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by syz-executor.1/3188: #0: (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] mutex_lock_double kernel/events/core.c:9906 [inline] #0: (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] __perf_event_ctx_lock_double kernel/events/core.c:9966 [inline] #0: (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] SYSC_perf_event_open kernel/events/core.c:10231 [inline] #0: (&cpuctx_mutex){+.+.}, at: [<00000000418e7881>] SyS_perf_event_open+0x11e4/0x2520 kernel/events/core.c:9986 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 3188 Comm: syz-executor.1 Not tainted 4.14.111+ #54 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:17 [inline] dump_stack+0xb9/0x10e lib/dump_stack.c:53 print_circular_bug.isra.0.cold+0x2dc/0x425 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1258