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INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off (5)

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/01/29 06:40
Reported-by: syzbot+9b8909ebe75a0e3e758e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 143d, last: 6d22h
Similar bugs (5)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off wireless 1 7454 1410d 2175d 22/29 fixed on 2023/02/24 13:50
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off (3) 1 1 631d 631d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/01/05 17:18
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off (4) 1 1 287d 287d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/12/16 04:15
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off (2) 1 2 812d 835d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/07/08 14:28
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off 1 1 1076d 1076d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/10/19 06:26

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/1:20:8084 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:20    state:D stack:24272 pid: 8084 ppid:     2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11ef/0x43c0 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_timeout+0xbd/0x2d0 kernel/time/timer.c:2093
 do_wait_for_common+0x2a2/0x450 kernel/sched/completion.c:85
 __wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:106 [inline]
 wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:117 [inline]
 wait_for_completion+0x48/0x60 kernel/sched/completion.c:138
 flush_workqueue+0x664/0x13d0 kernel/workqueue.c:2882
 hif_detach_htc drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:861 [inline]
 ath6kl_usb_power_off+0x34/0x40 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1060
 ath6kl_hif_power_off drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/hif-ops.h:143 [inline]
 ath6kl_core_init+0xac4/0x1090 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c:257
 ath6kl_usb_probe+0x1302/0x1410 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1160
 usb_probe_interface+0x5c5/0xb20 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x284/0xc80 drivers/base/dd.c:595
 __driver_probe_device+0x1ef/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:775
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:805
 __device_attach_driver+0x2b0/0x500 drivers/base/dd.c:927
 bus_for_each_drv+0x184/0x210 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x2a8/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:999
 bus_probe_device+0xbc/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xa3a/0x1000 drivers/base/core.c:3427
 usb_set_configuration+0x1991/0x1fd0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2223
 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x89/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
 usb_probe_device+0x139/0x270 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline]
 really_probe+0x284/0xc80 drivers/base/dd.c:595
 __driver_probe_device+0x1ef/0x390 drivers/base/dd.c:775
 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:805
 __device_attach_driver+0x2b0/0x500 drivers/base/dd.c:927
 bus_for_each_drv+0x184/0x210 drivers/base/bus.c:429
 __device_attach+0x2a8/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:999
 bus_probe_device+0xbc/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:489
 device_add+0xa3a/0x1000 drivers/base/core.c:3427
 usb_new_device+0xd65/0x1660 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2632
 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5497 [inline]
 hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5637 [inline]
 port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5799 [inline]
 hub_event+0x2e4a/0x55e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5881
 process_one_work+0x85f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xaa6/0x1290 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>
INFO: task udevd:8148 blocked for more than 146 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:udevd           state:D stack:24752 pid: 8148 ppid:  3560 flags:0x00004002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5049 [inline]
 __schedule+0x11ef/0x43c0 kernel/sched/core.c:6395
 schedule+0x11b/0x1e0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0xf/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6537
 __mutex_lock_common+0xcfc/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:669
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 uevent_show+0x17a/0x330 drivers/base/core.c:2408
 dev_attr_show+0x50/0xb0 drivers/base/core.c:2110
 sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x316/0x4c0 fs/sysfs/file.c:61
 seq_read_iter+0x49b/0xd50 fs/seq_file.c:230
 call_read_iter include/linux/fs.h:2167 [inline]
 new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:404 [inline]
 vfs_read+0x759/0xd60 fs/read_write.c:485
 ksys_read+0x152/0x260 fs/read_write.c:623
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f26bfd35407
RSP: 002b:00007fff812b39e0 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f26bfc47880 RCX: 00007f26bfd35407
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0000561fcdceda00 RDI: 0000000000000008
RBP: 00007f26bfe7dff0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 000000000000000a
R13: 00007f26bfe7dea0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000561fcdceb7a0
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
6 locks held by kworker/0:0/7:
 #0: ffff8881421b4538 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x761/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90000cc7d00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff8880243ef220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880243ef220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x19f/0x55e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff88804a530220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff88804a530220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #4: ffff88804a87b1a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #4: ffff88804a87b1a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #5: ffffffff8c1cfb90 (umhelper_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: usermodehelper_read_trylock+0xf4/0x330 kernel/umh.c:217
1 lock held by khungtaskd/27:
 #0: ffffffff8c31f360 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x0/0x30
2 locks held by kworker/1:2/1111:
 #0: ffff888016c70938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x761/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90004a37d00 ((work_completion)(&m->mpeg_thread)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
2 locks held by getty/3945:
 #0: ffff88814ce30098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:252
 #1: ffffc900025e62e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x5df/0x1a70 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2158
2 locks held by kworker/0:7/4268:
 #0: ffff888016c72138 ((wq_completion)rcu_gp){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x761/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc90002e8fd00 ((work_completion)(&rew.rew_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
2 locks held by kworker/u4:11/4419:
3 locks held by kworker/1:14/5110:
4 locks held by udevd/7863:
 #0: ffff88801a3ad418 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0xad/0xd50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff8880621d8488 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x51/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:112
 #2: ffff88806233ebd0 (kn->active#32){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x71/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:113
 #3: ffff88804a530220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff88804a530220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: uevent_show+0x17a/0x330 drivers/base/core.c:2408
5 locks held by kworker/1:20/8084:
 #0: ffff8881421b4538 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x761/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffffc9000330fd00 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x79f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2285
 #2: ffff8880244cf220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880244cf220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: hub_event+0x19f/0x55e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5827
 #3: ffff8880788eb220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff8880788eb220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
 #4: ffff888147cf71a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #4: ffff888147cf71a8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_attach+0x85/0x480 drivers/base/dd.c:974
4 locks held by udevd/8148:
 #0: ffff8880558d9668 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: seq_read_iter+0xad/0xd50 fs/seq_file.c:182
 #1: ffff888062686c88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x51/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:112
 #2: ffff88805f89ea00 (kn->active#32){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x71/0x3c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:113
 #3: ffff8880788eb220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:809 [inline]
 #3: ffff8880788eb220 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: uevent_show+0x17a/0x330 drivers/base/core.c:2408
2 locks held by syz.3.1503/12215:
 #0: ffff888074aed010 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:787 [inline]
 #0: ffff888074aed010 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __sock_release net/socket.c:650 [inline]
 #0: ffff888074aed010 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#11){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: sock_close+0x90/0x240 net/socket.c:1345
 #1: ffffffff8c323de8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:290 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8c323de8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x2d1/0x750 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:845

=============================================

NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 27 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3a2/0x3d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x163/0x280 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:148 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:212 [inline]
 watchdog+0xe0f/0xe50 kernel/hung_task.c:369
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 8801 Comm: kworker/u4:14 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Workqueue: events_unbound cfg80211_wiphy_work
RIP: 0010:check_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4701 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0x6d6/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4962
Code: 41 bc ff ff ff ff 44 0f 4c e0 49 81 c5 10 0b 00 00 41 ff c4 45 8d 77 01 49 ff cf 44 89 f0 83 c0 fe 0f 88 70 01 00 00 44 89 fb <81> e3 ff ff ff 7f 83 f8 31 73 43 48 8d 04 9b 49 8d 5c c5 00 48 89
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000347f600 EFLAGS: 00000057
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000002
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffffff901d80c0
RBP: ffffc9000347f850 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: 1ffffffff203b018
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff203b019 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffff8880292e4690 R14: 0000000000000002 R15: 0000000000000000
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b9100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f949dc2d4e8 CR3: 000000002bb29000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline]
 _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xb0/0x100 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162
 __debug_check_no_obj_freed lib/debugobjects.c:962 [inline]
 debug_check_no_obj_freed+0x136/0x530 lib/debugobjects.c:1003
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1685 [inline]
 slab_free_freelist_hook+0x8b/0x170 mm/slub.c:1736
 slab_free mm/slub.c:3504 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0x8f/0x210 mm/slub.c:3520
 kfree_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:1118 [inline]
 ieee80211_iface_work+0x798/0xc60 net/mac80211/iface.c:1515
 cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x221/0x260 net/wireless/core.c:433
 process_one_work+0x85f/0x1010 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
 worker_thread+0xaa6/0x1290 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
 </TASK>

Crashes (9):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/14 15:09 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 1d2f3589 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/06/07 02:59 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/06/06 06:55 linux-5.15.y dc027a595035 cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/05/17 14:02 linux-5.15.y 93741761e5e3 de5aae85 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/05/17 11:55 linux-5.15.y 93741761e5e3 de5aae85 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/05/12 03:49 linux-5.15.y de8dfb3f0278 d168f260 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/04/13 10:42 linux-5.15.y 91d48252ad4b 9530ccf9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/03/12 18:11 linux-5.15.y 91d48252ad4b 4efadf07 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
2026/01/29 06:40 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 0adc945e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan INFO: task hung in ath6kl_usb_power_off
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.