BUG: soft lockup in perf_release

Status: auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/09/19 17:30
Reported-by: syzbot+dc51e16cb036136f9719@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 845d, last: 782d
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (10)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
android-5-15 BUG: soft lockup in perf_release (2) 1 1 501d 501d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/27 12:18
linux-4.19 BUG: soft lockup in perf_release 1 1 2559d 2559d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2019/12/08 14:19
upstream BUG: soft lockup in perf_release (2) perf 1 2 2228d 2224d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2020/10/05 03:02
upstream BUG: soft lockup in perf_release trace 1 6 2731d 2886d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2019/08/19 07:15
linux-6.6 INFO: rcu detected stall in perf_release (2) origin:lts-only 1 syz, C error 2 113d 221d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/01/03 14:19
linux-5.15 INFO: rcu detected stall in perf_release origin:lts-only 1 syz error 5 42d 284d 0/3 upstream: reported syz repro on 2025/11/02 03:41
linux-6.1 INFO: rcu detected stall in perf_release 1 2 695d 695d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/12/25 21:00
linux-6.1 INFO: rcu detected stall in perf_release (2) 1 syz, C inconclusive 3 258d 308d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/03/07 13:59
linux-6.6 INFO: rcu detected stall in perf_release 1 syz, C done 1 350d 350d 2/2 fixed on 2025/10/06 10:09
linux-6.1 INFO: rcu detected stall in perf_release (3) 1 syz, C 4 28d 56d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/06/17 21:48

Sample crash report:
RBP: 00007f695ed5b074 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 000000000000000b R14: 00007f695ee22f80 R15: 00007fff558a95c8
 </TASK>
watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 226s! [syz-executor.2:31371]
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 PID: 31371 Comm: syz-executor.2 Not tainted 5.15.149-syzkaller-00165-g85445b5a2107 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024
RIP: 0010:native_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:51 [inline]
RIP: 0010:arch_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:89 [inline]
RIP: 0010:kvm_wait+0x147/0x180 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c:918
Code: 4c 89 e8 48 c1 e8 03 42 0f b6 04 20 84 c0 44 8b 74 24 1c 75 34 41 0f b6 45 00 44 38 f0 75 10 66 90 0f 00 2d 4b 02 f3 03 fb f4 <e9> 24 ff ff ff fb e9 1e ff ff ff 44 89 e9 80 e1 07 38 c1 7c a3 4c
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000caf520 EFLAGS: 00000246
RAX: 0000000000000003 RBX: 1ffff92000195ea8 RCX: ffffffff8154fb7f
RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: 0000000000000003 RDI: ffff888114b15958
RBP: ffffc90000caf5d0 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: ffffed1022962b2c
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: dffffc0000000001 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: ffff888114b15958 R14: 0000000000000003 R15: 1ffff92000195eac
FS:  00007f695e0666c0(0000) GS:ffff8881f7000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 0000000119340000 CR4: 00000000003506b0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 pv_wait arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:597 [inline]
 pv_wait_head_or_lock kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h:470 [inline]
 __pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x6bc/0xc40 kernel/locking/qspinlock.c:508
 pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:585 [inline]
 queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h:51 [inline]
 queued_spin_lock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:85 [inline]
 do_raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:187 [inline]
 __raw_spin_lock_bh include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:136 [inline]
 _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x139/0x1b0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:178
 sock_hash_delete_elem+0xb1/0x2f0 net/core/sock_map.c:937
 bpf_prog_2c29ac5cdc6b1842+0x3a/0x23c
 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:785 [inline]
 __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:625 [inline]
 bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:632 [inline]
 __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1880 [inline]
 bpf_trace_run2+0xec/0x210 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1917
 __bpf_trace_kfree+0x6f/0x90 include/trace/events/kmem.h:118
 trace_kfree include/trace/events/kmem.h:118 [inline]
 kfree+0x1f3/0x220 mm/slub.c:4569
 sk_psock_free_link include/linux/skmsg.h:420 [inline]
 sock_map_del_link net/core/sock_map.c:160 [inline]
 sock_map_unref+0x352/0x4d0 net/core/sock_map.c:182
 sock_hash_delete_elem+0x274/0x2f0 net/core/sock_map.c:941
 bpf_prog_2c29ac5cdc6b1842+0x3a/0x23c
 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:785 [inline]
 __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:625 [inline]
 bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:632 [inline]
 __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1880 [inline]
 bpf_trace_run2+0xec/0x210 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1917
 __bpf_trace_kfree+0x6f/0x90 include/trace/events/kmem.h:118
 trace_kfree include/trace/events/kmem.h:118 [inline]
 kfree+0x1f3/0x220 mm/slub.c:4569
 selinux_perf_event_free+0x5b/0x70 security/selinux/hooks.c:7133
 security_perf_event_free+0x44/0x80 security/security.c:2662
 _free_event+0x739/0xce0 kernel/events/core.c:5069
 put_event kernel/events/core.c:5190 [inline]
 perf_event_release_kernel+0x7d9/0x860 kernel/events/core.c:5302
 perf_release+0x3b/0x40 kernel/events/core.c:5312
 __fput+0x3fe/0x910 fs/file_table.c:280
 ____fput+0x15/0x20 fs/file_table.c:308
 task_work_run+0x129/0x190 kernel/task_work.c:164
 tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xc4/0xe0 kernel/entry/common.c:175
 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x5a/0xa0 kernel/entry/common.c:208
 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:290 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x160 kernel/entry/common.c:301
 do_syscall_64+0x49/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x61/0xcb
RIP: 0033:0x7f695ecec0a9
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 e1 20 00 00 90 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 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f695e0660c8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000003
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f695ee22f80 RCX: 00007f695ecec0a9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000008
RBP: 00007f695ed5b074 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 000000000000000b R14: 00007f695ee22f80 R15: 00007fff558a95c8
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 31355 Comm: syz-executor.3 Not tainted 5.15.149-syzkaller-00165-g85445b5a2107 #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/02/2024
RIP: 0010:native_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:51 [inline]
RIP: 0010:arch_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/irqflags.h:89 [inline]
RIP: 0010:kvm_wait+0x147/0x180 arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c:918
Code: 4c 89 e8 48 c1 e8 03 42 0f b6 04 20 84 c0 44 8b 74 24 1c 75 34 41 0f b6 45 00 44 38 f0 75 10 66 90 0f 00 2d 4b 02 f3 03 fb f4 <e9> 24 ff ff ff fb e9 1e ff ff ff 44 89 e9 80 e1 07 38 c1 7c a3 4c
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000b9f780 EFLAGS: 00000246
RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 1ffff92000173ef4 RCX: 1ffffffff0d1aa9c
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff8881f7138ad4
RBP: ffffc90000b9f830 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: ffffed103ee2715b
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: dffffc0000000001 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: ffff8881f7138ad4 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 1ffff92000173ef8
FS:  00005555574c6480(0000) GS:ffff8881f7100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000001b31e38000 CR3: 0000000128dc2000 CR4: 00000000003506a0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <NMI>
 </NMI>
 <TASK>
 pv_wait arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:597 [inline]
 pv_wait_node kernel/locking/qspinlock_paravirt.h:325 [inline]
 __pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x41b/0xc40 kernel/locking/qspinlock.c:473
 pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:585 [inline]
 queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h:51 [inline]
 queued_spin_lock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:85 [inline]
 do_raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:187 [inline]
 __raw_spin_lock_bh include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:136 [inline]
 _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x139/0x1b0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:178
 sock_hash_delete_elem+0xb1/0x2f0 net/core/sock_map.c:937
 bpf_prog_2c29ac5cdc6b1842+0x3a/0x23c
 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:785 [inline]
 __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:625 [inline]
 bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:632 [inline]
 __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1880 [inline]
 bpf_trace_run2+0xec/0x210 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:1917
 __bpf_trace_kfree+0x6f/0x90 include/trace/events/kmem.h:118
 trace_kfree include/trace/events/kmem.h:118 [inline]
 kfree+0x1f3/0x220 mm/slub.c:4569
 selinux_perf_event_free+0x5b/0x70 security/selinux/hooks.c:7133
 security_perf_event_free+0x44/0x80 security/security.c:2662
 _free_event+0x739/0xce0 kernel/events/core.c:5069
 put_event kernel/events/core.c:5190 [inline]
 perf_event_release_kernel+0x7d9/0x860 kernel/events/core.c:5302
 perf_release+0x3b/0x40 kernel/events/core.c:5312
 __fput+0x3fe/0x910 fs/file_table.c:280
 ____fput+0x15/0x20 fs/file_table.c:308
 task_work_run+0x129/0x190 kernel/task_work.c:164
 tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xc4/0xe0 kernel/entry/common.c:175
 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x5a/0xa0 kernel/entry/common.c:208
 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:290 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x26/0x160 kernel/entry/common.c:301
 do_syscall_64+0x49/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x61/0xcb
RIP: 0033:0x7f503fd380a9
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 e1 20 00 00 90 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 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fff71842418 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b4
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f503fe70980 RCX: 00007f503fd380a9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f503fe70980 R08: 0000000000000aab R09: 0000001c00000000
R10: 0000001b32420000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000127d44
R13: 00007f503fe6ef8c R14: 0000000000000032 R15: 00007f503fe70980
 </TASK>

Crashes (3):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2024/06/21 17:24 android13-5.15-lts 85445b5a2107 edc5149a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-android-5-15-perf BUG: soft lockup in perf_release
2024/06/11 02:59 android13-5.15-lts 79bd336c7a94 048c640a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-android-5-15-perf BUG: soft lockup in perf_release
2024/04/20 01:13 android13-5.15-lts ad06eaf051cd af24b050 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-android-5-15-perf BUG: soft lockup in perf_release
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.