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possible deadlock in unix_stream_read_skb
Status: closed as invalid on 2026/10/06 01:52
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First crash: 105d, last: 105d
Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/1:1H/1659 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880778e96f0 (&u->iolock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: unix_stream_read_skb+0xa9/0x3b0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2874
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_queue_rq+0x373/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #6 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
nbd_queue_rq+0x373/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2117
__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+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2532
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486
kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
-> #5 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
nbd_queue_rq+0xc1/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2117
__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+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2532
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486
kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
-> #4 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline]
__synchronize_srcu+0xc9/0x2f0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1481
elevator_switch+0x1e8/0x7b0 block/elevator.c:576
elevator_change+0x2fa/0x480 block/elevator.c:681
elevator_set_default+0x375/0x440 block/elevator.c:754
blk_register_queue+0x3f3/0x4e0 block/blk-sysfs.c:992
__add_disk+0x6cb/0xe30 block/genhd.c:528
add_disk_fwnode+0xfb/0x4b0 block/genhd.c:597
add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:800 [inline]
nbd_dev_add+0x733/0xb60 drivers/block/nbd.c:2021
nbd_init+0x15f/0x1e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2729
do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1347
do_initcall_level+0x10a/0x1a0 init/main.c:1409
do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1425
kernel_init_freeable+0x29d/0x3e0 init/main.c:1658
kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1548
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 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:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
elevator_change+0x1af/0x480 block/elevator.c:679
elevator_set_none+0xb5/0x140 block/elevator.c:769
blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5101 [inline]
__blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5146 [inline]
blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x5ef/0x19f0 block/blk-mq.c:5211
nbd_start_device+0x189/0xb30 drivers/block/nbd.c:1526
nbd_genl_connect+0x1597/0x1c10 drivers/block/nbd.c:2276
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2556
genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x7bb/0x940 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:775
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0x54e/0x850 net/socket.c:2684
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2738
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2770 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2775 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2773 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1b1/0x290 net/socket.c:2773
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#49){++++}-{0:0}:
blk_alloc_queue+0x544/0x690 block/blk-core.c:504
blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4420 [inline]
__blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x194/0x390 block/blk-mq.c:4467
nbd_dev_add+0x494/0xb60 drivers/block/nbd.c:1991
nbd_init+0x15f/0x1e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2729
do_one_initcall+0x250/0x870 init/main.c:1347
do_initcall_level+0x10a/0x1a0 init/main.c:1409
do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1425
kernel_init_freeable+0x29d/0x3e0 init/main.c:1658
kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1548
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 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:4329 [inline]
fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4343
might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
prepare_alloc_pages+0x15b/0x650 mm/page_alloc.c:5048
__alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x12f/0x380 mm/page_alloc.c:5293
alloc_pages_mpol+0x212/0x380 mm/mempolicy.c:2490
folio_alloc_mpol_noprof+0x39/0x160 mm/mempolicy.c:2509
vma_alloc_folio_noprof+0xe1/0x1e0 mm/mempolicy.c:2544
folio_prealloc mm/memory.c:-1 [inline]
wp_page_copy mm/memory.c:3875 [inline]
do_wp_page+0x1163/0x4c70 mm/memory.c:4336
handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6395 [inline]
__handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6517 [inline]
handle_mm_fault+0x1490/0x3080 mm/memory.c:6686
do_user_addr_fault+0x744/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1394
handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1483 [inline]
exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1536
asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:595
rep_movs_alternative+0x4a/0xa0 arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S:68
copy_user_generic arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:126 [inline]
raw_copy_to_user arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h:147 [inline]
copy_to_user_iter lib/iov_iter.c:25 [inline]
iterate_ubuf include/linux/iov_iter.h:30 [inline]
iterate_and_advance2 include/linux/iov_iter.h:302 [inline]
iterate_and_advance include/linux/iov_iter.h:330 [inline]
_copy_to_iter+0x255/0x1810 lib/iov_iter.c:197
copy_to_iter include/linux/uio.h:220 [inline]
simple_copy_to_iter net/core/datagram.c:521 [inline]
__skb_datagram_iter+0xf8/0x980 net/core/datagram.c:402
skb_copy_datagram_iter+0xb5/0x240 net/core/datagram.c:535
skb_copy_datagram_msg include/linux/skbuff.h:4244 [inline]
__unix_dgram_recvmsg+0x664/0xd70 net/unix/af_unix.c:2624
sock_recvmsg_nosec net/socket.c:1126 [inline]
sock_recvmsg+0x196/0x1e0 net/socket.c:1148
sock_read_iter+0x22a/0x2f0 net/socket.c:1217
new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:493 [inline]
vfs_read+0x595/0xa80 fs/read_write.c:574
ksys_read+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:716
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (&u->iolock){+.+.}-{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+0x1520/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
unix_stream_read_skb+0xa9/0x3b0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2874
sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x25f/0x690 net/core/skmsg.c:1247
unix_stream_sendmsg+0x84e/0xde0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2491
sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:775
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
sock_sendmsg+0x1ca/0x2d0 net/socket.c:813
__sock_xmit+0x245/0x4f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:576
sock_xmit drivers/block/nbd.c:605 [inline]
nbd_send_cmd+0x871/0x1c90 drivers/block/nbd.c:715
nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1177 [inline]
nbd_queue_rq+0xf85/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2117
__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+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2532
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486
kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
&u->iolock --> &cmd->lock --> &nsock->tx_lock
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
lock(&cmd->lock);
lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
lock(&u->iolock);
*** DEADLOCK ***
5 locks held by kworker/1:1H/1659:
#0: ffff88801e2c6d40 ((wq_completion)kblockd){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3297 [inline]
#0: ffff88801e2c6d40 ((wq_completion)kblockd){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa20/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
#1: ffffc90006677c40 ((work_completion)(&(&hctx->run_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3297 [inline]
#1: ffffc90006677c40 ((work_completion)(&(&hctx->run_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa20/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
#2: ffff888027846f98 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_lock_acquire include/linux/srcu.h:187 [inline]
#2: ffff888027846f98 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_read_lock include/linux/srcu.h:294 [inline]
#2: ffff888027846f98 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x144/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2531
#3: ffff8880279d7178 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_queue_rq+0xc1/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
#4: ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
#4: ffff88805a393a68 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: nbd_queue_rq+0x373/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1659 Comm: kworker/1:1H Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Workqueue: kblockd blk_mq_run_work_fn
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+0x1520/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
unix_stream_read_skb+0xa9/0x3b0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2874
sk_psock_verdict_data_ready+0x25f/0x690 net/core/skmsg.c:1247
unix_stream_sendmsg+0x84e/0xde0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2491
sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:775
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:790 [inline]
sock_sendmsg+0x1ca/0x2d0 net/socket.c:813
__sock_xmit+0x245/0x4f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:576
sock_xmit drivers/block/nbd.c:605 [inline]
nbd_send_cmd+0x871/0x1c90 drivers/block/nbd.c:715
nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1177 [inline]
nbd_queue_rq+0xf85/0x1150 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x499/0x1990 block/blk-mq.c:2117
__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+0xd36/0x1580 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
blk_mq_run_work_fn+0x16c/0x300 block/blk-mq.c:2532
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3486
kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.