====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.0.1331/9775 is trying to acquire lock: ffff80008911bc40 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: blk_probe_dev+0x3c/0x158 block/genhd.c:885 but task is already holding lock: ffff0000d72e8358 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: mddev_lock drivers/md/md.h:713 [inline] ffff0000d72e8358 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: mddev_suspend_and_lock+0x4c/0xd8 drivers/md/md.h:1019 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #3 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x164/0xf14 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 mutex_lock_nested+0x24/0x30 kernel/locking/mutex.c:874 mddev_lock_nointr drivers/md/md.h:734 [inline] md_start_sync+0xdc/0xc80 drivers/md/md.c:10275 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3396 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x91c/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3479 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838 -> #2 ((work_completion)(&mddev->sync_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3372 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x8f0/0x1250 kernel/workqueue.c:3479 worker_thread+0x798/0xbd0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560 kthread+0x304/0x3d4 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:838 -> #1 ((wq_completion)md_misc){+.+.}-{0:0}: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0xb4/0x15c kernel/workqueue.c:4111 __flush_workqueue+0x114/0xd74 kernel/workqueue.c:4153 md_alloc+0x44/0x9fc drivers/md/md.c:6334 md_alloc_and_put+0x28/0x84 drivers/md/md.c:6423 md_probe+0x6c/0x88 drivers/md/md.c:6439 blk_probe_dev+0x12c/0x158 block/genhd.c:888 blk_request_module+0x24/0xc0 block/genhd.c:901 blkdev_get_no_open+0x4c/0xf8 block/bdev.c:870 blkdev_open+0xfc/0x408 block/fops.c:665 do_dentry_open+0x5c4/0xfc0 fs/open.c:996 vfs_open+0x44/0x2dc fs/open.c:1101 do_open fs/namei.c:4837 [inline] path_openat+0x1084/0x18f4 fs/namei.c:5000 do_file_open+0x1c8/0x2e8 fs/namei.c:5029 do_sys_openat2+0x114/0x1e8 fs/open.c:1417 do_sys_open+0xb0/0xe0 fs/open.c:1423 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1439 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1434 [inline] __arm64_sys_openat+0xa8/0xc4 fs/open.c:1434 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x244 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0xec/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:121 do_el0_svc+0x4c/0x5c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 el0_svc+0x64/0x260 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:758 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x44/0x104 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:777 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:590 -> #0 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x1660/0x2b48 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288 lock_acquire+0x150/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x164/0xf14 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 mutex_lock_nested+0x24/0x30 kernel/locking/mutex.c:874 blk_probe_dev+0x3c/0x158 block/genhd.c:885 blk_request_module+0x24/0xc0 block/genhd.c:901 blkdev_get_no_open+0x4c/0xf8 block/bdev.c:870 bdev_file_open_by_dev+0x80/0x1d8 block/bdev.c:1091 md_import_device+0xfc/0x354 drivers/md/md.c:3847 md_add_new_disk+0x42c/0x144c drivers/md/md.c:7549 md_ioctl+0x1d68/0x23d4 drivers/md/md.c:8499 blkdev_ioctl+0x574/0x904 block/ioctl.c:798 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x154/0x1cc fs/ioctl.c:583 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x244 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0xec/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:121 do_el0_svc+0x4c/0x5c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 el0_svc+0x64/0x260 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:758 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x44/0x104 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:777 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:590 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: major_names_lock --> (work_completion)(&mddev->sync_work) --> &mddev->reconfig_mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&mddev->reconfig_mutex); lock((work_completion)(&mddev->sync_work)); lock(&mddev->reconfig_mutex); lock(major_names_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** locks held by syz.0.1331/9775: 1, last CPU#0: #0: ffff0000d72e8358 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: mddev_lock drivers/md/md.h:713 [inline] #0: ffff0000d72e8358 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: mddev_suspend_and_lock+0x4c/0xd8 drivers/md/md.h:1019 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 9775 Comm: syz.0.1331 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/14/2026 Call trace: show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:499 (C) __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:94 dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x12c lib/dump_stack.c:120 dump_stack+0x1c/0x28 lib/dump_stack.c:129 print_circular_bug+0x328/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087 check_noncircular+0x158/0x174 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x1660/0x2b48 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288 lock_acquire+0x150/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x164/0xf14 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 mutex_lock_nested+0x24/0x30 kernel/locking/mutex.c:874 blk_probe_dev+0x3c/0x158 block/genhd.c:885 blk_request_module+0x24/0xc0 block/genhd.c:901 blkdev_get_no_open+0x4c/0xf8 block/bdev.c:870 bdev_file_open_by_dev+0x80/0x1d8 block/bdev.c:1091 md_import_device+0xfc/0x354 drivers/md/md.c:3847 md_add_new_disk+0x42c/0x144c drivers/md/md.c:7549 md_ioctl+0x1d68/0x23d4 drivers/md/md.c:8499 blkdev_ioctl+0x574/0x904 block/ioctl.c:798 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:583 [inline] __arm64_sys_ioctl+0x154/0x1cc fs/ioctl.c:583 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x244 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0xec/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:121 do_el0_svc+0x4c/0x5c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 el0_svc+0x64/0x260 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:758 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x44/0x104 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:777 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:590 md: could not open device unknown-block(0,0). md: md_import_device returned -6