INFO: task kworker/0:5:5934 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/0:5 state:D stack:17384 pid:5934 tgid:5934 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func Call Trace: context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5295 [inline] __schedule+0x15dd/0x52d0 kernel/sched/core.c:6908 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6990 [inline] schedule+0x164/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:7005 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7062 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:692 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x7fe/0x1300 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+0x332/0x4c0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 request_firmware_work_func+0x105/0x1c0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1152 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3275 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb02/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358 worker_thread+0xa50/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3439 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 Showing all locks held in the system: 1 lock held by pool_workqueue_/3: #0: ffff8880b863ade0 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xb6/0x150 kernel/sched/core.c:655 6 locks held by kworker/0:0/9: 1 lock held by khungtaskd/31: #0: ffffffff8e75e3e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:312 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e75e3e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:850 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e75e3e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775 4 locks held by kworker/u8:4/55: #0: ffff88801b6de948 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3250 [inline] #0: ffff88801b6de948 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ea/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358 #1: ffffc90001417c40 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3251 [inline] #1: ffffc90001417c40 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa25/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358 #2: ffffffff8fbbe5b0 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: cleanup_net+0xf4/0x800 net/core/net_namespace.c:675 #3: ffffffff8e764678 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:343 [inline] #3: ffffffff8e764678 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x38d/0x770 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:961 1 lock held by klogd/5183: 2 locks held by getty/5585: #0: ffff88803215d0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243 #1: ffffc9000332b2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x45c/0x13c0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211 6 locks held by kworker/1:4/5833: 3 locks held by kworker/0:5/5934: #0: ffff88813fe0f148 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3250 [inline] #0: ffff88813fe0f148 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ea/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358 #1: ffffc90004327c40 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3251 [inline] #1: ffffc90004327c40 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa25/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358 #2: ffff888029a20198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #2: ffff888029a20198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1161 [inline] #2: ffff888029a20198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x332/0x4c0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 5 locks held by kworker/0:7/5960: 1 lock held by syz.3.348/7254: #0: ffff888029840198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #0: ffff888029840198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: usbdev_open+0x182/0x770 drivers/usb/core/devio.c:1054 ============================================= NMI backtrace for cpu 1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 31 Comm: khungtaskd Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x274/0x2d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x300 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+0x135/0x170 lib/sys_info.c:165 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:346 [inline] watchdog+0xfd9/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:515 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0: NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9 Comm: kworker/0:0 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026 Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event RIP: 0010:__lock_release kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5521 [inline] RIP: 0010:lock_release+0xbd/0x3d0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5889 Code: 5b fa 48 c7 c7 f6 e1 f0 8d e8 3f 45 0c 0a 65 ff 05 28 5d 7a 11 c7 44 24 24 01 00 00 00 83 3d 29 06 70 0e 00 0f 84 90 01 00 00 <41> 8b 87 50 0b 00 00 85 c0 0f 84 17 01 00 00 4c 89 6c 24 18 48 89 RSP: 0018:ffffc900000074b0 EFLAGS: 00000002 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: 0000000080000100 RDX: ffffc90000007601 RSI: ffffffff8df0e1f6 RDI: ffffffff8c27b380 RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: ffffc900000e74b0 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: ffffc90000007638 R11: fffff52000000ec9 R12: ffffc900000e74c0 R13: ffffffff81767de5 R14: ffffffff8e75e3e0 R15: ffff88801d2edb80 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125463000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000200000294030 CR3: 000000007cbf2000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000600 Call Trace: rcu_lock_release include/linux/rcupdate.h:322 [inline] rcu_read_unlock include/linux/rcupdate.h:881 [inline] class_rcu_destructor include/linux/rcupdate.h:1193 [inline] unwind_next_frame+0x1aaa/0x23c0 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:695 arch_stack_walk+0x11b/0x150 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25 stack_trace_save+0xa9/0x100 kernel/stacktrace.c:122 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:57 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:78 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:584 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:253 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x5c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:285 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:235 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2692 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:6168 [inline] kmem_cache_free+0x187/0x630 mm/slub.c:6298 ath6kl_usb_cleanup_recv_urb drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:171 [inline] ath6kl_usb_recv_complete+0x1d6/0x4d0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:550 __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x376/0x540 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1657 dummy_timer+0xbbd/0x45d0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:1995 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1785 [inline] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x53a/0xcc0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1849 hrtimer_run_softirq+0x182/0x5a0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1866 handle_softirqs+0x22a/0x870 kernel/softirq.c:622 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:496 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0x5f/0x150 kernel/softirq.c:723 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:739 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa6/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:697 RIP: 0010:jhash2 include/linux/jhash.h:129 [inline] RIP: 0010:hash_stack lib/stackdepot.c:571 [inline] RIP: 0010:stack_depot_save_flags+0xad/0x810 lib/stackdepot.c:672 Code: 31 c0 01 ef 45 89 c1 41 c1 c1 08 44 29 c5 41 31 e9 41 01 f8 44 29 cf 44 89 c9 c1 c1 10 31 f9 45 01 c1 89 c8 c1 c0 13 41 29 c8 <44> 31 c0 44 01 c9 41 29 c1 89 c5 c1 c5 04 44 31 cd 01 c8 83 c6 fd RSP: 0018:ffffc900000e6798 EFLAGS: 00000a87 RAX: 00000000130cfbe1 RBX: 0000000000020801 RCX: 000000009f7c2261 RDX: ffffc900000e68ec RSI: 000000000000000d RDI: 0000000059cdbd12 RBP: 000000007735f7e7 R08: 00000000b0ada793 R09: 00000000ef9d90a5 R10: 0000000000000026 R11: ffffffff81b0bfa0 R12: ffff888025875dc0 R13: 0000000000020820 R14: ffffc900000e67f0 R15: ffffc900000e67f0 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:58 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x4f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:78 unpoison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:340 [inline] __kasan_slab_alloc+0x6c/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:366 kasan_slab_alloc include/linux/kasan.h:253 [inline] slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4542 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4869 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_node_noprof+0x384/0x690 mm/slub.c:4921 __alloc_skb+0x1d0/0x7d0 net/core/skbuff.c:702 __netdev_alloc_skb+0xc1/0x810 net/core/skbuff.c:775 netdev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3485 [inline] dev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3498 [inline] ath6kl_usb_post_recv_transfers+0x207/0x6f0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:427 ath6kl_usb_start_recv_pipes drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:497 [inline] hif_start drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:702 [inline] ath6kl_usb_power_on+0x6a/0x280 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1061 ath6kl_hif_power_on drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/hif-ops.h:136 [inline] ath6kl_core_init+0x1e1/0x10b0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c:97 ath6kl_usb_probe+0x14df/0x15d0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1167 usb_probe_interface+0x668/0xc90 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x267/0xaf0 drivers/base/dd.c:661 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x320 drivers/base/dd.c:803 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:833 __device_attach_driver+0x279/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:961 bus_for_each_drv+0x258/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500 __device_attach+0x2c5/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1033 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1088 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:574 device_add+0x7b6/0xb70 drivers/base/core.c:3689 usb_set_configuration+0x1a87/0x2110 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2208 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x8d/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:250 usb_probe_device+0x1c4/0x3b0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:291 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x267/0xaf0 drivers/base/dd.c:661 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x320 drivers/base/dd.c:803 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:833 __device_attach_driver+0x279/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:961 bus_for_each_drv+0x258/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500 __device_attach+0x2c5/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1033 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1088 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:574 device_add+0x7b6/0xb70 drivers/base/core.c:3689 usb_new_device+0xa08/0x16f0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2695 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5567 [inline] hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline] port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline] hub_event+0x2a1c/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3275 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb02/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3358 worker_thread+0xa50/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3439 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245