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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G S           L     
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syz.8.3076/14172 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8efc9c20 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9c20 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9c20 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9c20 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5413 [inline]
ffffffff8efc9c20 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __kmalloc_noprof+0xce/0x840 mm/slub.c:5439

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8ec92fa0 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __alloc_workqueue+0x839/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5982

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #7 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       __alloc_workqueue+0x839/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5982
       alloc_workqueue_va kernel/workqueue.c:6033 [inline]
       alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xc7/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:6049
       padata_alloc+0xc7/0x400 kernel/padata.c:964
       pcrypt_init_padata+0x19/0xf5 crypto/pcrypt.c:335
       pcrypt_init+0x72/0xf0 crypto/pcrypt.c:360
       do_one_initcall+0x11c/0x6f0 init/main.c:1357
       do_initcall_level init/main.c:1419 [inline]
       do_initcalls init/main.c:1435 [inline]
       do_basic_setup init/main.c:1455 [inline]
       kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1670
       kernel_init+0x21/0x1e0 init/main.c:1560
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #6 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       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
       nbd_genl_reconnect_sock_cb+0x39f/0x990 drivers/block/nbd.c:1377
       nbd_genl_foreach_sock+0x2ab/0x3e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2152
       nbd_genl_reconfigure+0x861/0xde0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2477
       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:2556
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
       netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:800 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0xa4d/0xbe0 net/socket.c:2713
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2767
       __sys_sendmsg+0x160/0x210 net/socket.c:2799
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #5 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0x42d/0xfa0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x428/0x1e60 block/blk-mq.c:2117
       __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_work_fn+0x135/0x380 block/blk-mq.c:2531
       process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3396
       process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3479 [inline]
       worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
       kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #4 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       nbd_queue_rq+0xba/0xfa0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x428/0x1e60 block/blk-mq.c:2117
       __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_work_fn+0x135/0x380 block/blk-mq.c:2531
       process_one_work+0xac7/0x1b10 kernel/workqueue.c:3396
       process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3479 [inline]
       worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
       kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #3 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       lock_sync kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5991 [inline]
       lock_sync+0xb5/0x120 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5979
       srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:210 [inline]
       __synchronize_srcu+0xa2/0x300 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1462
       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:992
       __add_disk+0x7dd/0xf10 block/genhd.c:531
       add_disk_fwnode+0x118/0x480 block/genhd.c:600
       add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:798 [inline]
       nbd_dev_add+0x779/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:2026
       nbd_init+0x2c5/0x2e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2743
       do_one_initcall+0x11c/0x6f0 init/main.c:1357
       do_initcall_level init/main.c:1419 [inline]
       do_initcalls init/main.c:1435 [inline]
       do_basic_setup init/main.c:1455 [inline]
       kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1670
       kernel_init+0x21/0x1e0 init/main.c:1560
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 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}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       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:5102 [inline]
       __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5147 [inline]
       blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x4c1/0x15f0 block/blk-mq.c:5212
       nbd_start_device+0x1a6/0xbd0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1530
       nbd_genl_connect+0xfc2/0x1760 drivers/block/nbd.c:2310
       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:2556
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x585/0x850 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
       netlink_sendmsg+0x8b0/0xda0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:800 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0xa4d/0xbe0 net/socket.c:2713
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x1e0 net/socket.c:2767
       __sys_sendmsg+0x160/0x210 net/socket.c:2799
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #1 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#50){++++}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       blk_alloc_queue+0x610/0x790 block/blk-core.c:504
       blk_mq_alloc_queue+0x174/0x290 block/blk-mq.c:4420
       __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x29/0x120 block/blk-mq.c:4467
       nbd_dev_add+0x491/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1996
       nbd_init+0x2c5/0x2e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2743
       do_one_initcall+0x11c/0x6f0 init/main.c:1357
       do_initcall_level init/main.c:1419 [inline]
       do_initcalls init/main.c:1435 [inline]
       do_basic_setup init/main.c:1455 [inline]
       kernel_init_freeable+0x6ea/0x7b0 init/main.c:1670
       kernel_init+0x21/0x1e0 init/main.c:1560
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 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+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4375 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4389
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
       __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5413 [inline]
       __kmalloc_noprof+0xce/0x840 mm/slub.c:5439
       _kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:995 [inline]
       _kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1312 [inline]
       apply_wqattrs_prepare+0xfe/0xbb0 kernel/workqueue.c:5498
       apply_workqueue_attrs_locked+0x64/0xe0 kernel/workqueue.c:5584
       alloc_and_link_pwqs kernel/workqueue.c:5731 [inline]
       __alloc_workqueue+0x9a7/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5984
       alloc_workqueue_va kernel/workqueue.c:6033 [inline]
       alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xc7/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:6049
       hci_register_dev+0x1cd/0xc90 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2568
       hci_uart_register_dev drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:733 [inline]
       hci_uart_set_proto drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:764 [inline]
       hci_uart_tty_ioctl+0x8fd/0xcb0 drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:818
       tty_ioctl+0x11b4/0x1640 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2774
       vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
       __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
       __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
       __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18e/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:583
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  fs_reclaim --> cpu_hotplug_lock --> wq_pool_mutex

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(wq_pool_mutex);
                               lock(cpu_hotplug_lock);
                               lock(wq_pool_mutex);
  lock(fs_reclaim);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

locks held by syz.8.3076/14172: 2, last CPU#0:
 #0: ffff888076da30a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffffff8ec92fa0 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __alloc_workqueue+0x839/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5982

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 14172 Comm: syz.8.3076 Tainted: G S           L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [S]=CPU_OUT_OF_SPEC, [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/05/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1be kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087
 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219
 check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
 __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4375 [inline]
 fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4389
 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
 slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5413 [inline]
 __kmalloc_noprof+0xce/0x840 mm/slub.c:5439
 _kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:995 [inline]
 _kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1312 [inline]
 apply_wqattrs_prepare+0xfe/0xbb0 kernel/workqueue.c:5498
 apply_workqueue_attrs_locked+0x64/0xe0 kernel/workqueue.c:5584
 alloc_and_link_pwqs kernel/workqueue.c:5731 [inline]
 __alloc_workqueue+0x9a7/0x1950 kernel/workqueue.c:5984
 alloc_workqueue_va kernel/workqueue.c:6033 [inline]
 alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xc7/0x130 kernel/workqueue.c:6049
 hci_register_dev+0x1cd/0xc90 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2568
 hci_uart_register_dev drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:733 [inline]
 hci_uart_set_proto drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:764 [inline]
 hci_uart_tty_ioctl+0x8fd/0xcb0 drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:818
 tty_ioctl+0x11b4/0x1640 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2774
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline]
 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x18e/0x210 fs/ioctl.c:583
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x123/0x790 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fcb5fb9e159
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:00007fcb60a35028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fcb5fe25fa0 RCX: 00007fcb5fb9e159
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00000000400455c8 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007fcb5fc3503b R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fcb5fe26038 R14: 00007fcb5fe25fa0 R15: 00007fff9be923e8
 </TASK>