[syzbot] [net?] possible deadlock in rtnl_newlink

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HEAD commit:    b1427432d3b6 Merge tag 'iommu-fixes-v6.15-rc7' of git://gi..
git tree:       upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=161ef5f4580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=9fd1c9848687d742
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=846bb38dc67fe62cc733
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.6 (++20250514063057+1e4d39e07757-1~exp1~20250514183223.118), Debian LLD 20.1.6
syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=12d21170580000
C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=17d9a8e8580000

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ifb0: entered allmulticast mode
ifb1: entered allmulticast mode
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.15.0-rc7-syzkaller-00144-gb1427432d3b6 #0 Not tainted
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syz-executor216/5313 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888033f496f0 ((work_completion)(&adapter->reset_task)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]
ffff888033f496f0 ((work_completion)(&adapter->reset_task)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline]
ffff888033f496f0 ((work_completion)(&adapter->reset_task)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: start_flush_work kernel/workqueue.c:4150 [inline]
ffff888033f496f0 ((work_completion)(&adapter->reset_task)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __flush_work+0xd2/0xbc0 kernel/workqueue.c:4208

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8f2fab48 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:80 [inline]
ffffffff8f2fab48 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_nets_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:341 [inline]
ffffffff8f2fab48 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_newlink+0x8db/0x1c70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4064

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5866
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:601 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x182/0xe80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:746
       e1000_reset_task+0x56/0xc0 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:3512
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xadb/0x17a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
       worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
       kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464
       ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:153
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #0 ((work_completion)(&adapter->reset_task)){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3166 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3285 [inline]
       validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3909
       __lock_acquire+0xaac/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5235
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5866
       touch_work_lockdep_map kernel/workqueue.c:3922 [inline]
       start_flush_work kernel/workqueue.c:4176 [inline]
       __flush_work+0x6b8/0xbc0 kernel/workqueue.c:4208
       __cancel_work_sync+0xbe/0x110 kernel/workqueue.c:4364
       e1000_down+0x402/0x6b0 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:526
       e1000_close+0x17b/0xa10 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:1448
       __dev_close_many+0x361/0x6f0 net/core/dev.c:1702
       __dev_close net/core/dev.c:1714 [inline]
       __dev_change_flags+0x2c7/0x6d0 net/core/dev.c:9352
       netif_change_flags+0x88/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:9417
       do_setlink+0xcb9/0x40d0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3152
       rtnl_group_changelink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3783 [inline]
       __rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3937 [inline]
       rtnl_newlink+0x149f/0x1c70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4065
       rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7cc/0xb70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6955
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x219/0x490 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2534
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1313 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x75b/0x8d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339
       netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1883
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:727
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2566
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2620
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2652 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2657 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2655 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2655
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xf6/0x210 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(rtnl_mutex);
                               lock((work_completion)(&adapter->reset_task));
                               lock(rtnl_mutex);
  lock((work_completion)(&adapter->reset_task));

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz-executor216/5313:
 #0: ffffffff8f2fab48 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:80 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8f2fab48 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_nets_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:341 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8f2fab48 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_newlink+0x8db/0x1c70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4064
 #1: ffffffff8df3dee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8df3dee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8df3dee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: start_flush_work kernel/workqueue.c:4150 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8df3dee0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __flush_work+0xd2/0xbc0 kernel/workqueue.c:4208

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5313 Comm: syz-executor216 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc7-syzkaller-00144-gb1427432d3b6 #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2ee/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2079
 check_noncircular+0x134/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2211
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3166 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3285 [inline]
 validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3909
 __lock_acquire+0xaac/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5235
 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5866
 touch_work_lockdep_map kernel/workqueue.c:3922 [inline]
 start_flush_work kernel/workqueue.c:4176 [inline]
 __flush_work+0x6b8/0xbc0 kernel/workqueue.c:4208
 __cancel_work_sync+0xbe/0x110 kernel/workqueue.c:4364
 e1000_down+0x402/0x6b0 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:526
 e1000_close+0x17b/0xa10 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c:1448
 __dev_close_many+0x361/0x6f0 net/core/dev.c:1702
 __dev_close net/core/dev.c:1714 [inline]
 __dev_change_flags+0x2c7/0x6d0 net/core/dev.c:9352
 netif_change_flags+0x88/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:9417
 do_setlink+0xcb9/0x40d0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3152
 rtnl_group_changelink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3783 [inline]
 __rtnl_newlink net/core/rtnetlink.c:3937 [inline]
 rtnl_newlink+0x149f/0x1c70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4065
 rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7cc/0xb70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6955
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x219/0x490 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2534
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1313 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x75b/0x8d0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1339
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1883
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:727
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2566
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2620
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2652 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2657 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2655 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2655
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xf6/0x210 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f09c1caf4a9
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 51 18 00 00 90 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 b0 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f09c1c47198 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f09c1d39318 RCX: 00007f09c1caf4a9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000200000000140 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 00007f09c1d39310 R08: 0000000000000008 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f09c1d060ac
R13: 000000000000006e R14: 0000200000000080 R15: 0000200000000150
 </TASK>


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