INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter

Status: upstream: reported syz repro on 2025/07/17 08:48
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+5f39ba5cacfc566e75f4@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 389d, last: 226d
▶ ▼ Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/08/18 linux-6.6.y (ToT) bb9c90ab9c5a syz [report] INFO: rcu detected stall in corrupted
2025/08/18 upstream (ToT) c17b750b3ad9 syz Didn't crash
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (7)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter (2) mm 1 1 2442d 2442d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2019/12/04 14:04
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter kernel 1 5 2863d 2887d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2019/04/06 08:39
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter (6) mm 1 1 283d 283d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/01/30 03:00
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter (4) trace bpf 1 10 525d 725d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/01 11:19
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter (3) kernel 1 1 865d 865d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/06/26 05:41
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter (5) selinux mm 1 3 373d 377d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/10/31 19:29
linux-5.15 INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter origin:lts-only 1 syz, C error 77 9d07h 472d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/04/26 00:59
▶ ▼ Fix bisection attempts (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/11/22 22:20 2h03m fix candidate upstream OK (0) job log

Sample crash report:
rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks:
rcu: 	(detected by 0, t=10502 jiffies, g=13457, q=814 ncpus=2)
rcu: All QSes seen, last rcu_preempt kthread activity 10502 (4294961046-4294950544), jiffies_till_next_fqs=1, root ->qsmask 0x0
rcu: rcu_preempt kthread starved for 10502 jiffies! g13457 f0x2 RCU_GP_WAIT_FQS(5) ->state=0x0 ->cpu=1
rcu: 	Unless rcu_preempt kthread gets sufficient CPU time, OOM is now expected behavior.
rcu: RCU grace-period kthread stack dump:
task:rcu_preempt     state:R  running task     stack:26056 pid:17    ppid:2      flags:0x00004000
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5380 [inline]
 __schedule+0x14d2/0x44d0 kernel/sched/core.c:6699
 schedule+0xbd/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6773
 schedule_timeout+0x160/0x280 kernel/time/timer.c:2167
 rcu_gp_fqs_loop+0x302/0x1560 kernel/rcu/tree.c:1667
 rcu_gp_kthread+0x99/0x380 kernel/rcu/tree.c:1866
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>
rcu: Stack dump where RCU GP kthread last ran:
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 6075 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted 6.6.102-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
RIP: 0010:pv_native_safe_halt+0x13/0x20 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c:148
Code: cc cc cc cc cc cc cc f3 0f 1e fa 0f 0b 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 66 90 0f 00 2d e3 e6 3a 00 f3 0f 1e fa fb f4 <c3> cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc 66 0f 1f 00 55 41 57 41 56
RSP: 0018:ffffc900001f06f8 EFLAGS: 00000246
RAX: ffffffff813a13aa RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: ffff88802438bc00
RDX: 0000000000000100 RSI: ffffffff8aaab9c0 RDI: ffffffff8afc66c0
RBP: ffffc900001f07d0 R08: ffffffff90da356f R09: 1ffffffff21b46ad
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff21b46ae R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 0000000000000200 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 1ffff9200003e0e4
FS:  00007f95269d36c0(0000) GS:ffff8880b8f00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f4f2c24f523 CR3: 0000000072acd000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 arch_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:108 [inline]
 kvm_wait+0x22f/0x290 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c:1058
 pv_wait arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:598 [inline]
 pv_wait_head_or_lock kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h:470 [inline]
 __pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x61a/0x9d0 kernel/locking/qspinlock.c:511
 pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:586 [inline]
 queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h:51 [inline]
 queued_spin_lock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:114 [inline]
 do_raw_spin_lock+0x24e/0x2c0 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:115
 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [inline]
 mac80211_hwsim_tx_frame_no_nl+0x715/0x1170 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:1791
 mac80211_hwsim_tx_frame+0x1b5/0x200 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:2176
 mac80211_hwsim_beacon_tx+0x3e9/0x780 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:2269
 __iterate_interfaces+0x243/0x500 net/mac80211/util.c:766
 ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic+0xdb/0x180 net/mac80211/util.c:802
 mac80211_hwsim_beacon+0xbb/0x1b0 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim.c:2295
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1755 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x51e/0xc40 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1819
 hrtimer_run_softirq+0x187/0x2b0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1836
 handle_softirqs+0x280/0x820 kernel/softirq.c:578
 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:612 [inline]
 invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:452 [inline]
 __irq_exit_rcu+0xc7/0x190 kernel/softirq.c:661
 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:673
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1088 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa4/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1088
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:687
RIP: 0010:arch_static_branch arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:27 [inline]
RIP: 0010:static_key_false include/linux/jump_label.h:207 [inline]
RIP: 0010:native_write_msr arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:147 [inline]
RIP: 0010:wrmsr arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h:254 [inline]
RIP: 0010:native_apic_msr_write+0x39/0x50 arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h:196
Code: 74 2a 83 ff 30 74 25 eb 10 81 ff d0 00 00 00 74 1b 81 ff e0 00 00 00 74 13 c1 ef 04 81 c7 00 08 00 00 89 f9 89 f0 31 d2 0f 30 <66> 90 c3 f3 0f 1e fa 89 f6 31 d2 e9 47 61 18 03 0f 1f 80 00 00 00
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003887cb8 EFLAGS: 00000246
RAX: 00000000000000f6 RBX: 0000000000000200 RCX: 000000000000083f
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000000000f6 RDI: 000000000000083f
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffc90003887c27 R09: 1ffff92000710f84
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff52000710f85 R12: ffff8880b8f35201
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff8880b8f35290 R15: 0000000000000020
 __apic_send_IPI_self arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h:454 [inline]
 arch_irq_work_raise+0x68/0x70 arch/x86/kernel/irq_work.c:31
 irq_work_queue+0x99/0x140 kernel/irq_work.c:124
 bpf_send_signal_common+0x2b6/0x420 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:875
 ____bpf_send_signal kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:884 [inline]
 bpf_send_signal+0x19/0x20 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:882
 bpf_prog_7ba5217f62dcd359+0x40/0x44
 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1213 [inline]
 __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:612 [inline]
 bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:619 [inline]
 __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2322 [inline]
 bpf_trace_run2+0x1d1/0x3c0 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2361
 __traceiter_sys_enter+0x2a/0x40 include/trace/events/syscalls.h:18
 trace_sys_enter+0x69/0x80 include/trace/events/syscalls.h:18
 syscall_trace_enter+0xf0/0x150 kernel/entry/common.c:81
 do_syscall_64+0x28/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:77
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f9525b2add9
Code: 64 c7 00 16 00 00 00 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 0f 1f 40 00 90 66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 c7 c0 0f 00 00 00 0f 05 <0f> 1f 80 00 00 00 00 48 81 ec 48 01 00 00 49 89 d0 64 48 8b 04 25
RSP: 002b:00007f95269d2b40 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000000f
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f9525db5fa8 RCX: 00007f9525b2add9
RDX: 00007f95269d2b40 RSI: 00007f95269d2c70 RDI: 0000000000000011
RBP: 00007f9525db5fa0 R08: 0000000000745d1e R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000005 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f9525db6038 R14: 00007ffdf16268b0 R15: 00007ffdf1626998
 </TASK>

Crashes (5):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/08/16 22:03 linux-6.6.y bb9c90ab9c5a 1804e95e .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter
2025/12/27 20:06 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter
2025/11/09 23:51 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter
2025/09/04 11:13 linux-6.6.y cc1a1c5b404a d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter
2025/07/17 08:47 linux-6.6.y 9247f4e6573a 44f8051e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in syscall_trace_enter
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.