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possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/11/06 02:54
Subsystems: kernfs
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Reported-by: syzbot+a0ec0dbf8642550c291a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 135d, last: 35m
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33ce6309-d3f7-462a-ac35-6b3c7dc86145 repro possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling (2) 2026/03/06 07:57 2026/03/06 07:57 2026/03/06 08:06 31e9c887f7dc24e04b3ca70d0d54fc34141844b0
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[syzbot] [kernfs?] possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling (2) 0 (1) 2025/11/06 02:54
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Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling kernfs 4 26 162d 194d 29/29 fixed on 2025/10/29 21:02

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G             L     
------------------------------------------------------
syz-executor/31670 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88801b6d5a20 (&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_unlink_sibling+0x71/0x180 fs/kernfs/dir.c:424

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88801b6d5988 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3d/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1717

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #10 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}:
       down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
       kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:796
       kernfs_create_dir_ns+0xde/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1098
       internal_create_group+0x425/0x1180 fs/sysfs/group.c:176
       cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x445/0x860 kernel/cpu.c:194
       cpuhp_issue_call+0x430/0x7a0 kernel/cpu.c:-1
       __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x3d9/0x6b0 kernel/cpu.c:2507
       __cpuhp_setup_state+0x3f/0x60 kernel/cpu.c:2536
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460
       kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582
       ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #9 (cpuhp_state_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:

-> #8 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}:
       percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
       cpus_read_lock+0x42/0x160 kernel/cpu.c:490
       static_key_disable+0x12/0x20 kernel/jump_label.c:247
       __inet_hash_connect+0x2430/0x2440 net/ipv4/inet_hashtables.c:1074
       tcp_v4_connect+0xd5f/0x19b0 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:307
       __inet_stream_connect+0x25a/0xdd0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:685
       inet_stream_connect+0x66/0xa0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:756
       __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:2089 [inline]
       __sys_connect+0x312/0x450 net/socket.c:2108
       __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2114 [inline]
       __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2111 [inline]
       __x64_sys_connect+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:2111
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #7 (sk_lock-AF_INET){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3780
       lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1709 [inline]
       inet_shutdown+0x6a/0x390 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:919
       nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0x2e9/0x560 drivers/block/nbd.c:318
       recv_work+0x1c7f/0x1d90 drivers/block/nbd.c:1021
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3276 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xb6e/0x18c0 kernel/workqueue.c:3359
       worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3440
       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

-> #6 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0x37b/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __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+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa70 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x7b7/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2458
       filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2501
       do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4101
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:723
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xa5/0xa40 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x7ba/0x1550 block/partitions/core.c:694
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:764
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:973
       blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:949
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1081
       do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #5 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       nbd_queue_rq+0xc6/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __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+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa70 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x7b7/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2458
       filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2501
       do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4101
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:723
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xa5/0xa40 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x7ba/0x1550 block/partitions/core.c:694
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:764
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:973
       blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:949
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1081
       do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #4 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline]
       __synchronize_srcu+0xca/0x3e0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1505
       elevator_switch+0x1e8/0x7a0 block/elevator.c:576
       elevator_change+0x2cc/0x450 block/elevator.c:681
       elevator_set_default+0x36c/0x430 block/elevator.c:754
       blk_register_queue+0x366/0x430 block/blk-sysfs.c:946
       __add_disk+0x677/0xd50 block/genhd.c:528
       add_disk_fwnode+0xfb/0x480 block/genhd.c:597
       add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:785 [inline]
       nbd_dev_add+0x72c/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1984
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460
       kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582
       ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #3 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       elevator_change+0x1b3/0x450 block/elevator.c:679
       elevator_set_none+0xb5/0x140 block/elevator.c:769
       blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5110 [inline]
       __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5155 [inline]
       blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x5e7/0x1a60 block/blk-mq.c:5220
       nbd_start_device+0x17f/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1489
       nbd_start_device_ioctl drivers/block/nbd.c:1548 [inline]
       __nbd_ioctl drivers/block/nbd.c:1623 [inline]
       nbd_ioctl+0x579/0xe40 drivers/block/nbd.c:1663
       blkdev_ioctl+0x5e3/0x740 block/ioctl.c:804
       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+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#51){++++}-{0:0}:
       blk_alloc_queue+0x546/0x680 block/blk-core.c:461
       blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4429 [inline]
       __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x197/0x390 block/blk-mq.c:4476
       nbd_dev_add+0x499/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1954
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460
       kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582
       ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4348 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4362
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4489 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4843 [inline]
       kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x40/0x650 mm/slub.c:4873
       __kernfs_iattrs+0xdf/0x340 fs/kernfs/inode.c:36
       kernfs_iattrs fs/kernfs/inode.c:61 [inline]
       __kernfs_setattr fs/kernfs/inode.c:74 [inline]
       kernfs_iop_setattr+0xea/0x3f0 fs/kernfs/inode.c:128
       notify_change+0xc1a/0xf40 fs/attr.c:556
       do_truncate+0x1c2/0x250 fs/open.c:68
       handle_truncate fs/namei.c:4279 [inline]
       do_open fs/namei.c:4675 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2f89/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem){++++}-{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+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
       kernfs_unlink_sibling+0x71/0x180 fs/kernfs/dir.c:424
       __kernfs_remove+0x3e7/0x660 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1519
       kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0xaf/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1722
       kernfs_remove_by_name include/linux/kernfs.h:633 [inline]
       remove_files fs/sysfs/group.c:28 [inline]
       sysfs_remove_group+0xfc/0x2e0 fs/sysfs/group.c:328
       sysfs_remove_groups+0x54/0xb0 fs/sysfs/group.c:352
       net_rx_queue_update_kobjects+0x68d/0x740 net/core/net-sysfs.c:1337
       remove_queue_kobjects net/core/net-sysfs.c:2169 [inline]
       netdev_unregister_kobject+0x113/0x450 net/core/net-sysfs.c:2325
       unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x1e0e/0x2370 net/core/dev.c:12449
       unregister_netdevice_many net/core/dev.c:12477 [inline]
       unregister_netdevice_queue+0x31f/0x360 net/core/dev.c:12291
       unregister_netdevice include/linux/netdevice.h:3408 [inline]
       nsim_destroy+0x1e5/0x680 drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c:1182
       __nsim_dev_port_del+0x14d/0x1b0 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1528
       nsim_dev_port_del_all drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1540 [inline]
       nsim_dev_reload_destroy+0x288/0x490 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1764
       nsim_drv_remove+0x58/0x170 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1779
       device_remove drivers/base/dd.c:571 [inline]
       __device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1284 [inline]
       device_release_driver_internal+0x46f/0x860 drivers/base/dd.c:1307
       bus_remove_device+0x34d/0x440 drivers/base/bus.c:616
       device_del+0x527/0x8f0 drivers/base/core.c:3878
       device_unregister+0x21/0xf0 drivers/base/core.c:3919
       nsim_bus_dev_del drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:491 [inline]
       del_device_store+0x2b0/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:244
       kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3af/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:352
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x61d/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:688
       ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem --> cpuhp_state_mutex --> &root->kernfs_rwsem

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&root->kernfs_rwsem);
                               lock(cpuhp_state_mutex);
                               lock(&root->kernfs_rwsem);
  lock(&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

8 locks held by syz-executor/31670:
 #0: ffff8880335d0420 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2710 [inline]
 #0: ffff8880335d0420 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x227/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:684
 #1: ffff888052079088 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1de/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff888027dc15a8 (kn->active#52){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff888027dc15a8 (kn->active#52){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x231/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffffffff8f4422a8 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: del_device_store+0xd7/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:234
 #4: ffff8880525860e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880525860e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1106 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880525860e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xb6/0x860 drivers/base/dd.c:1304
 #5: ffff888077f54250 (&devlink->lock_key#25){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nsim_drv_remove+0x50/0x170 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1778
 #6: ffffffff8fbcd8c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nsim_destroy+0xed/0x680 drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c:1177
 #7: ffff88801b6d5988 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x3d/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1717

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 31670 Comm: syz-executor 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:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 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+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
 kernfs_unlink_sibling+0x71/0x180 fs/kernfs/dir.c:424
 __kernfs_remove+0x3e7/0x660 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1519
 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0xaf/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1722
 kernfs_remove_by_name include/linux/kernfs.h:633 [inline]
 remove_files fs/sysfs/group.c:28 [inline]
 sysfs_remove_group+0xfc/0x2e0 fs/sysfs/group.c:328
 sysfs_remove_groups+0x54/0xb0 fs/sysfs/group.c:352
 net_rx_queue_update_kobjects+0x68d/0x740 net/core/net-sysfs.c:1337
 remove_queue_kobjects net/core/net-sysfs.c:2169 [inline]
 netdev_unregister_kobject+0x113/0x450 net/core/net-sysfs.c:2325
 unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x1e0e/0x2370 net/core/dev.c:12449
 unregister_netdevice_many net/core/dev.c:12477 [inline]
 unregister_netdevice_queue+0x31f/0x360 net/core/dev.c:12291
 unregister_netdevice include/linux/netdevice.h:3408 [inline]
 nsim_destroy+0x1e5/0x680 drivers/net/netdevsim/netdev.c:1182
 __nsim_dev_port_del+0x14d/0x1b0 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1528
 nsim_dev_port_del_all drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1540 [inline]
 nsim_dev_reload_destroy+0x288/0x490 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1764
 nsim_drv_remove+0x58/0x170 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1779
 device_remove drivers/base/dd.c:571 [inline]
 __device_release_driver drivers/base/dd.c:1284 [inline]
 device_release_driver_internal+0x46f/0x860 drivers/base/dd.c:1307
 bus_remove_device+0x34d/0x440 drivers/base/bus.c:616
 device_del+0x527/0x8f0 drivers/base/core.c:3878
 device_unregister+0x21/0xf0 drivers/base/core.c:3919
 nsim_bus_dev_del drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:491 [inline]
 del_device_store+0x2b0/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:244
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3af/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:352
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x61d/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:688
 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f9fd555cfce
Code: 08 0f 85 a5 a8 ff ff 49 89 fb 48 89 f0 48 89 d7 48 89 ce 4c 89 c2 4d 89 ca 4c 8b 44 24 08 4c 8b 4c 24 10 4c 89 5c 24 08 0f 05 <c3> 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 48 83 ec 08
RSP: 002b:00007ffde868c638 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00005555613fe500 RCX: 00007f9fd555cfce
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00007ffde868c6c0 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 00007f9fd563351c R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: 00007ffde868c6c0 R14: 00007f9fd6344620 R15: 0000000000000003
 </TASK>

Crashes (12):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/03/15 20:22 upstream 267594792a71 ee8d34d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/11 21:07 upstream b29fb8829bff 2d88ab01 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2025/11/22 10:53 upstream 2eba5e05d9bc 4fb8ef37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2025/11/02 02:41 upstream 691d401c7e0e 2c50b6a9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/15 05:59 upstream 267594792a71 ee8d34d6 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/17 04:26 upstream 2d1373e4246d 0737c18f .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/10 20:37 upstream 1f318b96cc84 4683d576 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/17 06:29 net-next cc6421acd97f 0737c18f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/17 04:46 net-next cc6421acd97f 0737c18f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/17 02:13 net-next 5446b8691eb8 0737c18f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2026/03/16 23:40 net-next 5446b8691eb8 0737c18f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
2025/12/28 21:43 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in kernfs_unlink_sibling
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.