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INFO: task hung in del_device_store (2)

Status: upstream: reported syz repro on 2026/01/05 21:06
Bug presence: origin:upstream
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Reported-by: syzbot+b0c7b338a85df4f4823b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 168d, last: 2d20h
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2026/01/11 upstream (ToT) 755bc1335e3b syz [report] INFO: task hung in corrupted
2026/05/30 upstream (ToT) f5e5d3509bff syz Failed due to an error; will retry later
Similar bugs (5)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in del_device_store 1 42 339d 711d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/10/26 20:35
linux-6.6 INFO: task hung in del_device_store origin:upstream missing-backport 1 C error 6 1d10h 214d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/11/21 00:14
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in del_device_store (2) 1 9 69d 214d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/11/20 15:49
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in del_device_store 1 31 307d 718d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/11/28 01:25
upstream INFO: task hung in del_device_store prio:low net 1 C error 2149 4h30m 1205d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/05 17:44

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz-executor:5310 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor    state:D stack:0     pid:5310  ppid:1      flags:0x00000001
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2f4/0x550 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:555
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5245 [inline]
 __schedule+0xdb4/0x1a6c kernel/sched/core.c:6562
 schedule+0xc4/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6638
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x2c kernel/sched/core.c:6697
 __mutex_lock_common+0xb20/0x1f3c kernel/locking/mutex.c:679
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
 del_device_store+0xdc/0x330 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
 bus_attr_store+0x80/0xa4 drivers/base/bus.c:124
 sysfs_kf_write+0x1f8/0x274 fs/sysfs/file.c:136
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x390/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:352
 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2265 [inline]
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x3c8/0x7c8 fs/read_write.c:584
 ksys_write+0x12c/0x228 fs/read_write.c:637
 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:649 [inline]
 __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:646 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_write+0x7c/0x90 fs/read_write.c:646
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
 el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
 do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
 el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585
INFO: task syz-executor:5351 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor    state:D stack:0     pid:5351  ppid:1      flags:0x00000001
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2f4/0x550 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:555
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5245 [inline]
 __schedule+0xdb4/0x1a6c kernel/sched/core.c:6562
 schedule+0xc4/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6638
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x2c kernel/sched/core.c:6697
 __mutex_lock_common+0xb20/0x1f3c kernel/locking/mutex.c:679
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
 del_device_store+0xdc/0x330 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
 bus_attr_store+0x80/0xa4 drivers/base/bus.c:124
 sysfs_kf_write+0x1f8/0x274 fs/sysfs/file.c:136
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x390/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:352
 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2265 [inline]
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x3c8/0x7c8 fs/read_write.c:584
 ksys_write+0x12c/0x228 fs/read_write.c:637
 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:649 [inline]
 __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:646 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_write+0x7c/0x90 fs/read_write.c:646
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
 el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
 do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
 el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585
INFO: task syz-executor:5354 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor    state:D stack:0     pid:5354  ppid:1      flags:0x00000001
Call trace:
 __switch_to+0x2f4/0x550 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c:555
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5245 [inline]
 __schedule+0xdb4/0x1a6c kernel/sched/core.c:6562
 schedule+0xc4/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6638
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x18/0x2c kernel/sched/core.c:6697
 __mutex_lock_common+0xb20/0x1f3c kernel/locking/mutex.c:679
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
 del_device_store+0xdc/0x330 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
 bus_attr_store+0x80/0xa4 drivers/base/bus.c:124
 sysfs_kf_write+0x1f8/0x274 fs/sysfs/file.c:136
 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x390/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:352
 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2265 [inline]
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x3c8/0x7c8 fs/read_write.c:584
 ksys_write+0x12c/0x228 fs/read_write.c:637
 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:649 [inline]
 __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:646 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_write+0x7c/0x90 fs/read_write.c:646
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
 el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
 do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
 el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by rcu_tasks_kthre/12:
 #0: ffff800015507db0 (rcu_tasks.tasks_gp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_tasks_one_gp+0x40/0xc48 kernel/rcu/tasks.h:517
1 lock held by rcu_tasks_trace/13:
 #0: ffff8000155085d0 (rcu_tasks_trace.tasks_gp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_tasks_one_gp+0x40/0xc48 kernel/rcu/tasks.h:517
1 lock held by khungtaskd/28:
 #0: ffff800015507440 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0xc/0x44 include/linux/rcupdate.h:349
4 locks held by kworker/u4:5/1628:
 #0: ffff0000c0845138 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x69c/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffff800025a67c40 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x6e8/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff800017996a50 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: cleanup_net+0x144/0xa90 net/core/net_namespace.c:594
 #3: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock+0x20/0x2c net/core/rtnetlink.c:74
2 locks held by getty/4083:
 #0: ffff0000d656f098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ldsem_down_read+0x3c/0x4c drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c:340
 #1: ffff800020a3c2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x2e8/0xfa8 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2198
3 locks held by kworker/u4:4/4474:
 #0: ffff0000c0029138 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x69c/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffff800021167c40 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x6e8/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock+0x20/0x2c net/core/rtnetlink.c:74
3 locks held by kworker/1:13/4487:
 #0: ffff0000d5f4b538 ((wq_completion)ipv6_addrconf){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x69c/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffff8000214c7c40 ((work_completion)(&(&net->ipv6.addr_chk_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x6e8/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock+0x20/0x2c net/core/rtnetlink.c:74
3 locks held by kworker/0:4/4494:
 #0: ffff0000c0020938 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x69c/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffff800021047c40 (deferred_process_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x6e8/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock+0x20/0x2c net/core/rtnetlink.c:74
3 locks held by kworker/0:6/4573:
 #0: ffff0000d5f4b538 ((wq_completion)ipv6_addrconf){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x69c/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:-1
 #1: ffff800021757c40 ((work_completion)(&(&ifa->dad_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x6e8/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock+0x20/0x2c net/core/rtnetlink.c:74
7 locks held by syz-executor/5309:
 #0: ffff0000d8d1e460 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x254/0x7c8 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff0000ccbd2c88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1b8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1f8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffff800016d4e4c8 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xdc/0x330 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
 #4: ffff0000d6ac60e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:885 [inline]
 #4: ffff0000d6ac60e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1100 [inline]
 #4: ffff0000d6ac60e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0x9c/0x6e4 drivers/base/dd.c:1303
 #5: ffff0000c45fd2f8 (&devlink->lock_key#3){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: devl_lock+0x24/0x34 net/devlink/leftover.c:275
 #6: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock+0x20/0x2c net/core/rtnetlink.c:74
4 locks held by syz-executor/5310:
 #0: ffff0000d8d1e460 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x254/0x7c8 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff0000daf0f488 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1b8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1f8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffff800016d4e4c8 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xdc/0x330 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
4 locks held by syz-executor/5351:
 #0: ffff0000d8d1e460 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x254/0x7c8 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff0000d7ef9488 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1b8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1f8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffff800016d4e4c8 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xdc/0x330 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
4 locks held by syz-executor/5354:
 #0: ffff0000d8d1e460 (sb_writers#7){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x254/0x7c8 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff0000d4c66c88 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1b8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000ca53fcb8 (kn->active#56){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1f8/0x4b4 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffff800016d4e4c8 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xdc/0x330 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
1 lock held by syz-executor/6088:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz-executor/6092:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz-executor/6100:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz-executor/6102:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz-executor/6416:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz-executor/6420:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz-executor/6423:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz-executor/6428:
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:74 [inline]
 #0: ffff8000179a32c8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x64c/0xcc4 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6155
1 lock held by syz.1.471/6617:
 #0: ffff0000d25fb2b8 (&nft_net->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nf_tables_valid_genid+0x44/0x120 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c:10265

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Crashes (9):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/20 10:02 linux-6.1.y fdb6fcb41cc7 43bfcdb0 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/01/11 02:42 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/05/23 13:55 linux-6.1.y dcbcab9d7079 c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/05/06 19:59 linux-6.1.y 4931e0e1673d 1dddfd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/04/22 23:12 linux-6.1.y 7c87defbd336 b10da5ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/04/15 00:28 linux-6.1.y 8e8fc038cad5 e2e976a8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/01/14 04:55 linux-6.1.y bec0e10ee67e d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/01/05 21:06 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-perf INFO: task hung in del_device_store
2026/05/06 07:57 linux-6.1.y 4931e0e1673d 26da2c66 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 INFO: task hung in del_device_store
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.