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possible deadlock in uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store
Status:
upstream: reported on 2026/08/13 11:09
Subsystems:
usb
Labels:
prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+b37b42183fe588ceeb88@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 23d, last: 4d23h
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Last patch testing requests (1)
Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L
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syz.2.1367/12006 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff903eb228 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store+0xdf/0x4b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:2076
but task is already holding lock:
ffff888075e95e70 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
ffff888075e95e70 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x218/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #3 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5886 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5843
down_write_killable+0x93/0x240 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643
configfs_rmdir+0x3fa/0x950 fs/configfs/dir.c:1534
vfs_rmdir fs/namei.c:5515 [inline]
vfs_rmdir+0x328/0x8a0 fs/namei.c:5488
filename_rmdir+0x31a/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:5572
__do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:5747 [inline]
__se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:5740 [inline]
__x64_sys_unlinkat+0xf5/0x130 fs/namei.c:5740
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
-> #2 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){++++}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5886 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5843
down_write+0x8b/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631
inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1025 [inline]
configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0xf3/0x6a0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1259
usbg_make_tpg+0x261/0x620 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1686
target_fabric_make_tpg+0xab/0x8c0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:939
configfs_mkdir+0x51e/0xb70 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
vfs_mkdir+0x364/0x850 fs/namei.c:5410
filename_mkdirat+0x48b/0x5e0 fs/namei.c:5443
__do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5470 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5467 [inline]
__x64_sys_mkdir+0x6b/0x90 fs/namei.c:5467
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 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5886 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5843
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
tcm_set_name+0x29/0xb0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2669
function_make+0x21c/0x3f0 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:636
configfs_mkdir+0x51e/0xb70 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
vfs_mkdir+0x364/0x850 fs/namei.c:5410
filename_mkdirat+0x48b/0x5e0 fs/namei.c:5443
__do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5470 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5467 [inline]
__x64_sys_mkdir+0x6b/0x90 fs/namei.c:5467
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
-> #0 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5253
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5886 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5843
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store+0xdf/0x4b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:2076
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
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:
gadget_subsys.su_mutex --> &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24 --> &p->frag_sem
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
rlock(&p->frag_sem);
lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24);
lock(&p->frag_sem);
lock(gadget_subsys.su_mutex);
*** DEADLOCK ***
locks held by syz.2.1367/12006: 4, last CPU#1:
#0: ffff88803770c2b0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1259
#1: ffff88801eb4c460 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
#2: ffff888027967280 (&buffer->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x76/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:226
#3: ffff888075e95e70 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
#3: ffff888075e95e70 (&p->frag_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x218/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 12006 Comm: syz.2.1367 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [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:2059
check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2191
check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3181
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3300 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3924 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1492/0x1ec0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5253
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5886 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5843
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
uvcg_frame_dw_frame_interval_store+0xdf/0x4b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:2076
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6af/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
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: 0033:0x7f38b2b9e0d9
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:00007f38b3b4b028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f38b2e25fa0 RCX: 00007f38b2b9e0d9
RDX: 0000000000000007 RSI: 0000200000000540 RDI: 0000000000000006
RBP: 00007f38b2c35024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f38b2e26038 R14: 00007f38b2e25fa0 R15: 00007ffd353b36f8
</TASK>
Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.