====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/0:5/5992 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88813fec10b8 (&buf->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: tty_buffer_flush+0x74/0x2b0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 but task is already holding lock: ffffffff8df358a0 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: class_console_lock_constructor include/linux/console.h:737 [inline] ffffffff8df358a0 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vc_SAK+0x28/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:985 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #3 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}: console_lock+0x76/0x90 kernel/printk/printk.c:2843 uart_configure_port drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:2519 [inline] serial_core_add_one_port drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:3077 [inline] serial_core_register_port+0xbe1/0x2800 drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:3299 serial8250_register_8250_port+0x1658/0x1fd0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:822 serial_pnp_probe+0x527/0x7d0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_pnp.c:480 pnp_device_probe+0x30b/0x4c0 drivers/pnp/driver.c:111 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x26d/0xad0 drivers/base/dd.c:659 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x320 drivers/base/dd.c:801 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:831 __driver_attach+0x349/0x650 drivers/base/dd.c:1225 bus_for_each_dev+0x233/0x2b0 drivers/base/bus.c:383 bus_add_driver+0x345/0x670 drivers/base/bus.c:715 driver_register+0x23a/0x320 drivers/base/driver.c:249 serial8250_init+0x8f/0x160 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_platform.c:317 do_one_initcall+0x1fb/0x820 init/main.c:1378 do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1440 do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1456 kernel_init_freeable+0x334/0x4b0 init/main.c:1688 kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1578 ret_from_fork+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 -> #2 (&port->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:608 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:770 class_mutex_constructor include/linux/mutex.h:253 [inline] uart_set_termios+0x82/0x730 drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:1646 tty_set_termios+0xca8/0x17e0 drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c:341 set_termios+0x516/0x6c0 drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c:516 tty_mode_ioctl+0x47e/0x740 drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c:-1 tty_ioctl+0x9c6/0xde0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2801 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:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (&tty->termios_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}: down_read+0x47/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537 class_rwsem_read_constructor include/linux/rwsem.h:253 [inline] n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x84/0x1300 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1678 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x6e/0xa0 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:37 receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:445 [inline] flush_to_ldisc+0x24a/0x6e0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:495 process_one_work+0x93a/0x15a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3261 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3344 [inline] worker_thread+0x9b0/0xee0 kernel/workqueue.c:3425 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 -> #0 (&buf->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: 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+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x117/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:608 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:770 tty_buffer_flush+0x74/0x2b0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 tty_ldisc_flush+0x6b/0xc0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:388 __do_SAK+0xf2/0x6e0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3025 vc_SAK+0x78/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:994 process_one_work+0x93a/0x15a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3261 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3344 [inline] worker_thread+0x9b0/0xee0 kernel/workqueue.c:3425 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &buf->lock --> &port->mutex --> console_lock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(console_lock); lock(&port->mutex); lock(console_lock); lock(&buf->lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by kworker/0:5/5992: #0: ffff88813fe55948 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x841/0x15a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3236 #1: ffffc900040bfb80 ((work_completion)(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x868/0x15a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3237 #2: ffffffff8df358a0 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: class_console_lock_constructor include/linux/console.h:737 [inline] #2: ffffffff8df358a0 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vc_SAK+0x28/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:985 #3: ffff88807e5190a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:263 [inline] #3: ffff88807e5190a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_flush+0x20/0xc0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:386 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5992 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Workqueue: events vc_SAK Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 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+0x15a6/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0x117/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:608 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:770 tty_buffer_flush+0x74/0x2b0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 tty_ldisc_flush+0x6b/0xc0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:388 __do_SAK+0xf2/0x6e0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3025 vc_SAK+0x78/0x220 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:994 process_one_work+0x93a/0x15a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3261 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3344 [inline] worker_thread+0x9b0/0xee0 kernel/workqueue.c:3425 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x599/0xb30 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246