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Subject: Re: [syzbot] [mm?] [f2fs?] [exfat?] memory leak in __kfree_rcu_sheaf
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:54:03 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <69af95db.a00a0220.d013.0001.GAE@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <aa-SinLe2jrtO1pS@hyeyoo>
Hello,
syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
memory leak in __pcs_replace_empty_main
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888100b60200 (size 512):
comm "kthreadd", pid 2, jiffies 4294937343
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 6c c3 09 81 88 ff ff 00 9a 9d 0a 81 88 ff ff .l..............
00 16 04 00 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc 8a95531e):
kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4552 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4874 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5267 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3bd/0x560 mm/slub.c:5280
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954 [inline]
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1188 [inline]
__alloc_empty_sheaf+0x35/0x50 mm/slub.c:2771
alloc_empty_sheaf mm/slub.c:2786 [inline]
alloc_full_sheaf mm/slub.c:2834 [inline]
__pcs_replace_empty_main+0x1d2/0x260 mm/slub.c:4634
alloc_from_pcs mm/slub.c:4725 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4859 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5267 [inline]
__kmalloc_node_noprof+0x57e/0x5d0 mm/slub.c:5274
kmalloc_node_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1081 [inline]
__vmalloc_area_node mm/vmalloc.c:3855 [inline]
__vmalloc_node_range_noprof+0x284/0xe50 mm/vmalloc.c:4064
__vmalloc_node_noprof+0x71/0x90 mm/vmalloc.c:4124
alloc_thread_stack_node kernel/fork.c:355 [inline]
dup_task_struct kernel/fork.c:924 [inline]
copy_process+0x3e5/0x28c0 kernel/fork.c:2050
kernel_clone+0xac/0x6e0 kernel/fork.c:2654
kernel_thread+0x80/0xb0 kernel/fork.c:2715
create_kthread kernel/kthread.c:459 [inline]
kthreadd+0x186/0x250 kernel/kthread.c:817
ret_from_fork+0x23c/0x4b0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff88810438c200 (size 512):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294937794
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 02 10 0e 81 88 ff ff 00 56 c3 09 81 88 ff ff .........V......
00 17 04 00 81 88 ff ff 3c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........<.......
backtrace (crc 3e1bb722):
kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4552 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4874 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5267 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3bd/0x560 mm/slub.c:5280
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954 [inline]
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1188 [inline]
__alloc_empty_sheaf+0x35/0x50 mm/slub.c:2771
alloc_empty_sheaf mm/slub.c:2786 [inline]
__pcs_replace_full_main+0xe8/0x300 mm/slub.c:5730
free_to_pcs mm/slub.c:5783 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:6185 [inline]
kfree+0x352/0x390 mm/slub.c:6498
v4l2_ctrl_handler_free drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c:1756 [inline]
v4l2_ctrl_handler_free+0x92/0x290 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c:1736
vivid_dev_release+0x26/0x90 drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-core.c:857
v4l2_device_release drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c:51 [inline]
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
v4l2_device_put+0x6b/0xa0 drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-device.c:56
vivid_create_instance drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-core.c:2070 [inline]
vivid_probe.cold+0x55a/0x386d drivers/media/test-drivers/vivid/vivid-core.c:2095
platform_probe+0x86/0xf0 drivers/base/platform.c:1446
call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:583 [inline]
really_probe+0x12f/0x3a0 drivers/base/dd.c:661
__driver_probe_device+0xc7/0x160 drivers/base/dd.c:803
driver_probe_device+0x2a/0x120 drivers/base/dd.c:833
__driver_attach drivers/base/dd.c:1227 [inline]
__driver_attach+0x10a/0x200 drivers/base/dd.c:1167
bus_for_each_dev+0xb8/0x120 drivers/base/bus.c:383
bus_add_driver+0x122/0x280 drivers/base/bus.c:715
driver_register+0xb1/0x140 drivers/base/driver.c:249
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888109c35c00 (size 512):
comm "kworker/0:1", pid 10, jiffies 4294937868
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 68 d4 09 81 88 ff ff 00 9c de 09 81 88 ff ff .h..............
00 16 04 00 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc 9ab54a7c):
kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4552 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4874 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5267 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3bd/0x560 mm/slub.c:5280
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954 [inline]
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1188 [inline]
__alloc_empty_sheaf+0x35/0x50 mm/slub.c:2771
alloc_empty_sheaf mm/slub.c:2786 [inline]
__pcs_replace_full_main+0xe8/0x300 mm/slub.c:5730
free_to_pcs mm/slub.c:5783 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:6185 [inline]
kfree+0x352/0x390 mm/slub.c:6498
vfree.part.0+0x1cd/0x4d0 mm/vmalloc.c:3484
vfree mm/vmalloc.c:3456 [inline]
delayed_vfree_work+0x5b/0x90 mm/vmalloc.c:3398
process_one_work+0x26c/0x5d0 kernel/workqueue.c:3275
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3358 [inline]
worker_thread+0x243/0x490 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
kthread+0x14e/0x1a0 kernel/kthread.c:436
ret_from_fork+0x23c/0x4b0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff88810a9d9a00 (size 512):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294937887
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 02 b6 00 81 88 ff ff 00 98 9d 0a 81 88 ff ff ................
00 16 04 00 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc 368f6316):
kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4552 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4874 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5267 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3bd/0x560 mm/slub.c:5280
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954 [inline]
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1188 [inline]
__alloc_empty_sheaf+0x35/0x50 mm/slub.c:2771
alloc_empty_sheaf mm/slub.c:2786 [inline]
__pcs_replace_full_main+0xe8/0x300 mm/slub.c:5730
free_to_pcs mm/slub.c:5783 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:6185 [inline]
kfree+0x352/0x390 mm/slub.c:6498
slab_sysfs_init+0xce/0xf0 mm/slub.c:9613
do_one_initcall+0x79/0x4c0 init/main.c:1382
do_initcall_level init/main.c:1444 [inline]
do_initcalls init/main.c:1460 [inline]
do_basic_setup init/main.c:1479 [inline]
kernel_init_freeable+0x2a4/0x340 init/main.c:1692
kernel_init+0x1b/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582
ret_from_fork+0x23c/0x4b0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff88810a9d9600 (size 512):
comm "swapper/0", pid 1, jiffies 4294937887
hex dump (first 32 bytes):
00 b6 34 0a 81 88 ff ff 00 6c c3 09 81 88 ff ff ..4......l......
00 16 04 00 81 88 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................
backtrace (crc d6fcd7dc):
kmemleak_alloc_recursive include/linux/kmemleak.h:44 [inline]
slab_post_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4552 [inline]
slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4874 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5267 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x3bd/0x560 mm/slub.c:5280
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:954 [inline]
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1188 [inline]
__alloc_empty_sheaf+0x35/0x50 mm/slub.c:2771
alloc_empty_sheaf mm/slub.c:2786 [inline]
__pcs_replace_full_main+0xe8/0x300 mm/slub.c:5730
free_to_pcs mm/slub.c:5783 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:6185 [inline]
kfree+0x352/0x390 mm/slub.c:6498
slab_sysfs_init+0xce/0xf0 mm/slub.c:9613
do_one_initcall+0x79/0x4c0 init/main.c:1382
do_initcall_level init/main.c:1444 [inline]
do_initcalls init/main.c:1460 [inline]
do_basic_setup init/main.c:1479 [inline]
kernel_init_freeable+0x2a4/0x340 init/main.c:1692
kernel_init+0x1b/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582
ret_from_fork+0x23c/0x4b0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
connection error: failed to recv *flatrpc.ExecutorMessageRawT: EOF
Tested on:
commit: 1f318b96 Linux 7.0-rc3
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17bde806580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=2c6ad6fefffa76b1
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=cae7809e9dc1459e4e63
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
patch: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=1065375a580000
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-10 3:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-09 18:26 [syzbot] [mm?] [f2fs?] [exfat?] memory leak in __kfree_rcu_sheaf syzbot
2026-03-02 3:41 ` Qing Wang
2026-03-02 3:57 ` syzbot
2026-03-02 8:39 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-04 1:30 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-04 13:39 ` Vlastimil Babka (SUSE)
2026-03-06 19:35 ` Catalin Marinas
2026-03-08 11:02 ` Catalin Marinas
2026-03-08 12:31 ` syzbot
2026-03-08 11:04 ` Catalin Marinas
2026-03-08 12:42 ` syzbot
2026-03-09 10:46 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-09 11:11 ` syzbot
2026-03-09 12:17 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-09 20:31 ` Catalin Marinas
2026-03-11 3:04 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-11 3:20 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-10 3:39 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-10 3:54 ` syzbot [this message]
2026-03-10 6:11 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-10 6:29 ` syzbot
2026-03-10 8:10 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-10 9:40 ` syzbot
2026-03-18 2:34 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-18 3:08 ` syzbot
2026-03-18 4:10 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-18 5:02 ` syzbot
2026-03-11 9:57 ` Qing Wang
2026-03-11 10:17 ` syzbot
2026-03-11 10:48 ` Qing Wang
2026-03-11 11:03 ` syzbot
2026-03-11 11:23 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-20 0:06 ` Harry Yoo
2026-03-20 10:34 ` syzbot
2026-03-20 11:20 ` Harry Yoo
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