From: syzbot <syzbot+09e91cb5dd034b2d3ad4@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com
Subject: [syzbot] [net?] INFO: task hung in cleanup_net (7)
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:48:21 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <00000000000045dc6e061d008fff@google.com> (raw)
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: c6653f49e4fd Merge tag 'powerpc-6.10-4' of git://git.kerne..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=16e85369980000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=864caee5f78cab51
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=09e91cb5dd034b2d3ad4
compiler: Debian clang version 15.0.6, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40
Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.
Downloadable assets:
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vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/f2d0f532ed6a/vmlinux-c6653f49.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/14f12438424f/bzImage-c6653f49.xz
IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+09e91cb5dd034b2d3ad4@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
INFO: task kworker/u8:6:1040 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/u8:6 state:D stack:22248 pid:1040 tgid:1040 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_timeout+0xb0/0x310 kernel/time/timer.c:2557
do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:95 [inline]
__wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:116 [inline]
wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:127 [inline]
wait_for_completion+0x355/0x620 kernel/sched/completion.c:148
__flush_work+0xaa9/0xd00 kernel/workqueue.c:4227
flush_all_backlogs net/core/dev.c:6000 [inline]
unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x8a0/0x16b0 net/core/dev.c:11201
cleanup_net+0x75d/0xcc0 net/core/net_namespace.c:635
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3248 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa2c/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3329
worker_thread+0x86d/0xd50 kernel/workqueue.c:3409
kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
</TASK>
INFO: task kworker/u8:9:2843 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/u8:9 state:D
stack:23640 pid:2843 tgid:2843 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6894
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x6a4/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
addrconf_dad_work+0xd0/0x16f0 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:4193
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3248 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa2c/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3329
worker_thread+0x86d/0xd50 kernel/workqueue.c:3409
kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
</TASK>
INFO: task kworker/1:2:2932 blocked for more than 145 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:2 state:D stack:25272 pid:2932 tgid:2932 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6894
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x6a4/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
regdb_fw_cb+0x82/0x1c0 net/wireless/reg.c:1017
request_firmware_work_func+0x1a4/0x280 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1167
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3248 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa2c/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3329
worker_thread+0x86d/0xd50 kernel/workqueue.c:3409
kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
</TASK>
INFO: task dhcpcd:4760 blocked for more than 146 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:dhcpcd state:D stack:20384 pid:4760 tgid:4760 ppid:4759 flags:0x00000002
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6894
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x6a4/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:79 [inline]
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x842/0x1180 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6632
netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e3/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2564
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1335 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x7ea/0x980 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1361
netlink_sendmsg+0x8db/0xcb0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1905
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745
____sys_sendmsg+0x525/0x7d0 net/socket.c:2585
___sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2639 [inline]
__sys_sendmsg+0x2b0/0x3a0 net/socket.c:2668
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fbaa016fa4b
RSP: 002b:00007ffecf670818 EFLAGS: 00000246
ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fbaa00976c0 RCX: 00007fbaa016fa4b
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00007ffecf6849c8 RDI: 0000000000000010
RBP: 0000000000000010 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007ffecf6849c8
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: ffffffffffffffff
R13: 00007ffecf6849c8 R14: 0000000000000030 R15: 0000000000000001
</TASK>
INFO: task kworker/1:4:5146 blocked for more than 147 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:4 state:D
stack:24872 pid:5146 tgid:5146 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: events linkwatch_event
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6894
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x6a4/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
linkwatch_event+0xe/0x60 net/core/link_watch.c:276
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3248 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa2c/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3329
worker_thread+0x86d/0xd50 kernel/workqueue.c:3409
kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
</TASK>
INFO: task udevd:5147 blocked for more than 148 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:udevd state:D
stack:24864 pid:5147 tgid:5147 ppid:4546 flags:0x00000002
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6894
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x6a4/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
device_lock include/linux/device.h:1009 [inline]
uevent_show+0x17d/0x340 drivers/base/core.c:2743
dev_attr_show+0x55/0xc0 drivers/base/core.c:2437
sysfs_kf_seq_show+0x331/0x4c0 fs/sysfs/file.c:59
seq_read_iter+0x445/0xd60 fs/seq_file.c:230
new_sync_read fs/read_write.c:395 [inline]
vfs_read+0x9bd/0xbc0 fs/read_write.c:476
ksys_read+0x1a0/0x2c0 fs/read_write.c:619
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f8f25168b6a
RSP: 002b:00007ffcd09cdd58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000000
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000557c6193d2c0 RCX: 00007f8f25168b6a
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0000557c6192d930 RDI: 0000000000000008
RBP: 0000557c6193d2c0 R08: 0000000000000008 R09: 0000000000000008
R10: 000000000000010f R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 0000000000003fff R14: 00007ffcd09ce238 R15: 000000000000000a
</TASK>
INFO: task kworker/1:6:5153 blocked for more than 148 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/1:6 state:D stack:20976 pid:5153 tgid:5153 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: events switchdev_deferred_process_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6894
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x6a4/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
switchdev_deferred_process_work+0xe/0x20 net/switchdev/switchdev.c:104
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3248 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xa2c/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3329
worker_thread+0x86d/0xd50 kernel/workqueue.c:3409
kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
</TASK>
INFO: task syz.3.10:5176 blocked for more than 149 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.3.10 state:D
stack:23776 pid:5176 tgid:5175 ppid:5109 flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_timeout+0xb0/0x310 kernel/time/timer.c:2557
do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:95 [inline]
__wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:116 [inline]
wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:127 [inline]
wait_for_completion+0x355/0x620 kernel/sched/completion.c:148
__flush_work+0xaa9/0xd00 kernel/workqueue.c:4227
__lru_add_drain_all+0x4f6/0x560 mm/swap.c:902
madvise_collapse+0x24b/0xcf0 mm/khugepaged.c:2712
madvise_vma_behavior mm/madvise.c:1094 [inline]
madvise_walk_vmas mm/madvise.c:1268 [inline]
do_madvise+0xc5f/0x4590 mm/madvise.c:1464
__do_sys_madvise mm/madvise.c:1481 [inline]
__se_sys_madvise mm/madvise.c:1479 [inline]
__x64_sys_madvise+0xa6/0xc0 mm/madvise.c:1479
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fd40bb75bd9
RSP: 002b:00007fd40c8d1048 EFLAGS: 00000246
ORIG_RAX: 000000000000001c
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fd40bd03f60 RCX: 00007fd40bb75bd9
RDX: 0000000000000019 RSI: 0000000000600003 RDI: 0000000020000000
RBP: 00007fd40bbe4aa1 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 000000000000000b R14: 00007fd40bd03f60 R15: 00007fd40be2fa68
</TASK>
INFO: task syz-executor:5178 blocked for more than 150 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor state:D stack:25840 pid:5178 tgid:5178 ppid:1 flags:0x00004006
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:6894
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:684 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x6a4/0xd70 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752
ip_tunnel_init_net+0x20e/0x710 net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c:1159
ops_init+0x359/0x610 net/core/net_namespace.c:139
setup_net+0x515/0xca0 net/core/net_namespace.c:343
copy_net_ns+0x4e2/0x7b0 net/core/net_namespace.c:508
create_new_namespaces+0x425/0x7b0 kernel/nsproxy.c:110
unshare_nsproxy_namespaces+0x124/0x180 kernel/nsproxy.c:228
ksys_unshare+0x619/0xc10 kernel/fork.c:3323
__do_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3394 [inline]
__se_sys_unshare kernel/fork.c:3392 [inline]
__x64_sys_unshare+0x38/0x40 kernel/fork.c:3392
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fb0b9177337
RSP: 002b:00007fb0b942ffa8 EFLAGS: 00000206 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000110
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fb0b91e4be6 RCX: 00007fb0b9177337
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000040000000
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 00007fb0b9e37d60 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000206 R12: 000000000000000c
R13: 0000000000000003 R14: 0000000000000009 R15: 0000000000000009
</TASK>
INFO: task syz.0.11:5180 blocked for more than 151 seconds.
Not tainted 6.10.0-rc6-syzkaller-00223-gc6653f49e4fd #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.0.11 state:D stack:24912 pid:5180 tgid:5180 ppid:5111 flags:0x00004006
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5408 [inline]
__schedule+0x17e8/0x4a20 kernel/sched/core.c:6745
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6822 [inline]
schedule+0x14b/0x320 kernel/sched/core.c:6837
schedule_timeout+0xb0/0x310 kernel/time/timer.c:2557
do_wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:95 [inline]
__wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:116 [inline]
wait_for_common kernel/sched/completion.c:127 [inline]
wait_for_completion+0x355/0x620 kernel/sched/completion.c:148
__synchronize_srcu+0x357/0x400 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1396
nbd_clear_que drivers/block/nbd.c:960 [inline]
nbd_clear_sock drivers/block/nbd.c:1335 [inline]
nbd_config_put+0x3d2/0x7e0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1358
nbd_release+0x10b/0x130 drivers/block/nbd.c:1653
bdev_release+0x5e3/0x700
blkdev_release+0x15/0x20 block/fops.c:623
__fput+0x24a/0x8a0 fs/file_table.c:422
task_work_run+0x24f/0x310 kernel/task_work.c:180
exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:38 [inline]
do_exit+0xa27/0x27e0 kernel/exit.c:876
do_group_exit+0x207/0x2c0 kernel/exit.c:1025
get_signal+0x16a1/0x1740 kernel/signal.c:2909
arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x96/0x860 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:310
exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:111 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/entry-common.h:328 [inline]
__syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:207 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0xc9/0x360 kernel/entry/common.c:218
do_syscall_64+0x100/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:89
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f492bfa7bc5
RSP: 002b:00007f492c22fae0 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000e6
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f492c103f60 RCX: 00007f492bfa7bc5
RDX: 00007f492c22fb20 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 00007f492c105a60 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 7fffffffffffffff
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 000000000001769b
R13: 000000000000015e R14: 00007f492c105a60 R15: 00007f492c22fc30
</TASK>
Future hung task reports are suppressed, see sysctl kernel.hung_task_warnings
Showing all locks held in the system:
2 locks held by kworker/0:1/9:
5 locks held by kworker/u8:0/11:
#0: ffff8880b953e798 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x2a/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:559
#1:
ffff8880b9528948
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