INFO: task kworker/1:1:37 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Not tainted syzkaller #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/1:1 state:D stack:20760 pid:37 tgid:37 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func Call Trace: context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5260 [inline] __schedule+0xeb0/0x3e50 kernel/sched/core.c:6867 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6949 [inline] schedule+0xdd/0x390 kernel/sched/core.c:6964 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7021 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:692 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xc9a/0x1b90 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1161 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x3b2/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 request_firmware_work_func+0x13c/0x250 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1152 process_one_work+0x9c2/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x5da/0xe40 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3b3/0x730 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xa20 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 Showing all locks held in the system: 5 locks held by kworker/0:0/9: #0: ffff888105afc148 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x11ae/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3232 #1: ffffc9000009fca8 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x927/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3233 #2: ffff88810ab79198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #2: ffff88810ab79198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff888111a14198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #3: ffff888111a14198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 #4: ffff888105a8f160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #4: ffff888105a8f160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 1 lock held by khungtaskd/30: #0: ffffffff894da3a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline] #0: ffffffff894da3a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:867 [inline] #0: ffffffff894da3a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x3d/0x184 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775 3 locks held by kworker/1:1/37: #0: ffff888100071948 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x11ae/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3232 #1: ffffc90000277ca8 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x927/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3233 #2: ffff88810a319198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #2: ffff88810a319198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1161 [inline] #2: ffff88810a319198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x3b2/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 2 locks held by getty/2923: #0: ffff88811278f0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243 #1: ffffc900000452f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x419/0x1500 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211 4 locks held by udevd/12263: #0: ffff8881295478b8 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: seq_read_iter+0xe1/0x1270 fs/seq_file.c:182 #1: ffff888119c71488 (&of->mutex#2){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x4f/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:172 #2: ffff88813535b968 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline] #2: ffff88813535b968 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0xbc/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:173 #3: ffff88816285b198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:900 [inline] #3: ffff88816285b198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: manufacturer_show+0x26/0xa0 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:142 4 locks held by udevd/13228: #0: ffff888170769418 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: seq_read_iter+0xe1/0x1270 fs/seq_file.c:182 #1: ffff8881200fac88 (&of->mutex#2){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x4f/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:172 #2: ffff8881158161e8 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline] #2: ffff8881158161e8 (kn->active#18){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0xbc/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:173 #3: ffff888111a14198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:900 [inline] #3: ffff888111a14198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: manufacturer_show+0x26/0xa0 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:142 5 locks held by kworker/0:4/22594: #0: ffff888105afc148 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x11ae/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3232 #1: ffffc90013937ca8 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x927/0x1840 kernel/workqueue.c:3233 #2: ffff88810a319198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #2: ffff88810a319198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff88816285b198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #3: ffff88816285b198 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 #4: ffff8881563fe160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:895 [inline] #4: ffff8881563fe160 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1006 1 lock held by syz-executor/2074: #0: ffffffff894e6b78 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: exp_funnel_lock+0x19e/0x3c0 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:343 1 lock held by syz-executor/2948: 1 lock held by syz-executor/3255: #0: ffffffff894e6b78 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: exp_funnel_lock+0x27f/0x3c0 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:311 ============================================= NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x12d/0x151 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x1d7/0x230 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:161 [inline] __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline] sys_info+0x141/0x190 lib/sys_info.c:165 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:346 [inline] watchdog+0xcc3/0xfe0 kernel/hung_task.c:515 kthread+0x3b3/0x730 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x6c3/0xa20 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1: NMI backtrace for cpu 1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 2948 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 RIP: 0010:__read_once_word_nocheck+0x3/0x10 include/asm-generic/rwonce.h:68 Code: 34 89 e8 b0 43 b8 ff e9 c7 f9 ff ff 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 48 8b 07 18 4a e7 05 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000308f678 EFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: 0000000000000003 RBX: 0000000000000001 RCX: ffffffff8b28b072 RDX: 1ffff92000611ee8 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: ffffc9000308ff78 RBP: ffffc9000308f738 R08: ffffffff8b28b076 R09: 0000000000000007 R10: 0000000000000200 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffffc9000308f740 R13: ffffc9000308f6f0 R14: ffffc9000308ff58 R15: 0000000003090001 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888268a6c000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f7d3bc37e9c CR3: 0000000117350000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 Call Trace: get_reg arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:477 [inline] unwind_next_frame+0xe0e/0x1ea0 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:658 arch_stack_walk+0x94/0xf0 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25 stack_trace_save+0x8e/0xc0 kernel/stacktrace.c:122 save_stack+0x162/0x1e0 mm/page_owner.c:165 __reset_page_owner+0x84/0x190 mm/page_owner.c:320 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline] free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1433 [inline] __free_frozen_pages+0x7d1/0x1010 mm/page_alloc.c:2973 vfree.part.0+0x12b/0x9d0 mm/vmalloc.c:3466 vfree+0x55/0x80 mm/vmalloc.c:3443 kcov_put kernel/kcov.c:439 [inline] kcov_put kernel/kcov.c:435 [inline] kcov_close+0x34/0x60 kernel/kcov.c:535 __fput+0x3ff/0xb40 fs/file_table.c:468 task_work_run+0x150/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:233 exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:40 [inline] do_exit+0x829/0x2a30 kernel/exit.c:971 do_group_exit+0xd5/0x2a0 kernel/exit.c:1112 get_signal+0x1ec7/0x21e0 kernel/signal.c:3034 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x91/0x7a0 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:337 __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:41 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x7e/0x430 kernel/entry/common.c:75 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4a8/0x570 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7f59fd8ba94b Code: Unable to access opcode bytes at 0x7f59fd8ba921. RSP: 002b:00007fff4cede630 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffed RBX: 0000000000000005 RCX: 00007f59fd8ba94b RDX: 00007fff4cede690 RSI: 0000000000008933 RDI: 0000000000000005 RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00000000fffffff9 R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007fff4cede710 R13: 00007f59fd928789 R14: 00007f59fe664620 R15: 00007f59fd928789