====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/0:1/8111 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88801be9d210 (&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_link_sibling+0x4c7/0x5a0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:411 but task is already holding lock: ffff88801be9d180 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:825 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #9 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}: down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631 kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:825 kernfs_create_dir_ns+0x1a1/0x230 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1130 internal_create_group+0x440/0x1180 fs/sysfs/group.c:176 cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x434/0x810 kernel/cpu.c:194 cpuhp_issue_call+0x3f0/0x750 kernel/cpu.c:-1 __cpuhp_setup_state_cpuslocked+0x3f4/0x6f0 kernel/cpu.c:2507 __cpuhp_setup_state+0x3f/0x60 kernel/cpu.c:2536 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 -> #8 (cpuhp_state_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: -> #7 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline] percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline] cpus_read_lock+0x42/0x160 kernel/cpu.c:490 static_key_slow_inc+0x12/0x30 kernel/jump_label.c:190 nbd_reconnect_socket drivers/block/nbd.c:1379 [inline] nbd_genl_reconfigure+0x1301/0x1e80 drivers/block/nbd.c:2468 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 -> #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)#50){++++}-{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] slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4565 [inline] slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4925 [inline] kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x64/0x5f0 mm/slub.c:4959 __kernfs_iattrs+0xdd/0x380 fs/kernfs/inode.c:36 kernfs_iattrs fs/kernfs/inode.c:60 [inline] __kernfs_setattr fs/kernfs/inode.c:73 [inline] kernfs_iop_setattr+0xe6/0x3f0 fs/kernfs/inode.c:127 notify_change+0xbba/0xea0 fs/attr.c:556 do_truncate+0x1c2/0x250 fs/open.c:68 handle_truncate fs/namei.c:4305 [inline] do_open fs/namei.c:4704 [inline] path_openat+0x2fed/0x3830 fs/namei.c:4859 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4888 do_sys_openat2+0x115/0x200 fs/open.c:1368 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1374 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1390 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1385 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1385 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 (&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem){++++}-{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 down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631 kernfs_link_sibling+0x4c7/0x5a0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:411 kernfs_add_one+0x1d2/0x5e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:844 kernfs_create_dir_ns+0x1a1/0x230 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1130 sysfs_create_dir_ns+0x12f/0x2a0 fs/sysfs/dir.c:59 create_dir lib/kobject.c:73 [inline] kobject_add_internal+0x622/0xcd0 lib/kobject.c:240 kobject_add_varg lib/kobject.c:374 [inline] kobject_add+0x163/0x240 lib/kobject.c:426 device_add+0x3fa/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3695 netdev_register_kobject+0x178/0x310 net/core/net-sysfs.c:2337 register_netdevice+0x1433/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:11440 lapbeth_new_device+0x30c/0x570 drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c:420 lapbeth_device_event+0x327/0x460 drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c:463 notifier_call_chain+0x1a5/0x3d0 kernel/notifier.c:85 call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2288 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2302 [inline] __dev_notify_flags+0x1aa/0x310 net/core/dev.c:9793 netif_change_flags+0xde/0x1b0 net/core/dev.c:9822 vlan_dev_work+0x182/0x540 net/8021q/vlan_dev.c:-1 netdev_work_run net/core/netdev_work.c:111 [inline] netdev_work_proc+0x503/0x770 net/core/netdev_work.c:155 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: &root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem --> cpuhp_state_mutex --> &root->kernfs_rwsem Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&root->kernfs_rwsem); lock(cpuhp_state_mutex); lock(&root->kernfs_rwsem); lock(&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by kworker/0:1/8111: #0: ffff88813fe4f140 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3297 [inline] #0: ffff88813fe4f140 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa20/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405 #1: ffffc90002e87c40 (netdev_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3297 [inline] #1: ffffc90002e87c40 (netdev_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa20/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405 #2: ffffffff8fdeac00 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netdev_work_proc+0x6f/0x770 net/core/netdev_work.c:116 #3: ffff88801be9d180 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:825 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 8111 Comm: kworker/0:1 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026 Workqueue: events netdev_work_proc Call Trace: 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 down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631 kernfs_link_sibling+0x4c7/0x5a0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:411 kernfs_add_one+0x1d2/0x5e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:844 kernfs_create_dir_ns+0x1a1/0x230 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1130 sysfs_create_dir_ns+0x12f/0x2a0 fs/sysfs/dir.c:59 create_dir lib/kobject.c:73 [inline] kobject_add_internal+0x622/0xcd0 lib/kobject.c:240 kobject_add_varg lib/kobject.c:374 [inline] kobject_add+0x163/0x240 lib/kobject.c:426 device_add+0x3fa/0xb80 drivers/base/core.c:3695 netdev_register_kobject+0x178/0x310 net/core/net-sysfs.c:2337 register_netdevice+0x1433/0x1eb0 net/core/dev.c:11440 lapbeth_new_device+0x30c/0x570 drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c:420 lapbeth_device_event+0x327/0x460 drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c:463 notifier_call_chain+0x1a5/0x3d0 kernel/notifier.c:85 call_netdevice_notifiers_extack net/core/dev.c:2288 [inline] call_netdevice_notifiers net/core/dev.c:2302 [inline] __dev_notify_flags+0x1aa/0x310 net/core/dev.c:9793 netif_change_flags+0xde/0x1b0 net/core/dev.c:9822 vlan_dev_work+0x182/0x540 net/8021q/vlan_dev.c:-1 netdev_work_run net/core/netdev_work.c:111 [inline] netdev_work_proc+0x503/0x770 net/core/netdev_work.c:155 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