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If that triggers nvmet_ctrl_free(), the teardown path flushes ctrl->async_event_work on the same nvmet-wq. Call chain: nvmet_tcp_schedule_release_queue() kref_put(&queue->kref, nvmet_tcp_release_queue) nvmet_tcp_release_queue() queue_work(nvmet_wq, &queue->release_work) <--- nvmet_wq process_one_work() nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work() nvmet_cq_put(&queue->nvme_cq) nvmet_cq_destroy() nvmet_ctrl_put(cq->ctrl) nvmet_ctrl_free() flush_work(&ctrl->async_event_work) <--- nvmet_wq Previously Scheduled by :- nvmet_add_async_event queue_work(nvmet_wq, &ctrl->async_event_work); This trips lockdep with a possible recursive locking warning. [ 5223.015876] run blktests nvme/003 at 2026-04-07 20:53:55 [ 5223.061801] loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 2097152 [ 5223.072206] nvmet: adding nsid 1 to subsystem blktests-subsystem-1 [ 5223.088368] nvmet_tcp: enabling port 0 (127.0.0.1:4420) [ 5223.126086] nvmet: Created discovery controller 1 for subsystem nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress.discovery for NQN nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:0f01fb42-9f7f-4856-b0b3-51e60b8de349. [ 5223.128453] nvme nvme1: new ctrl: NQN "nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress.discovery", addr 127.0.0.1:4420, hostnqn: nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:uuid:0f01fb42-9f7f-4856-b0b3-51e60b8de349 [ 5233.199447] nvme nvme1: Removing ctrl: NQN "nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress.discovery" [ 5233.227718] ============================================ [ 5233.231283] WARNING: possible recursive locking detected [ 5233.234696] 7.0.0-rc3nvme+ #20 Tainted: G O N [ 5233.238434] -------------------------------------------- [ 5233.241852] kworker/u192:6/2413 is trying to acquire lock: [ 5233.245429] ffff888111632548 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90 [ 5233.251438] but task is already holding lock: [ 5233.255254] ffff888111632548 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x5cc/0x6e0 [ 5233.261125] other info that might help us debug this: [ 5233.265333] Possible unsafe locking scenario: [ 5233.269217] CPU0 [ 5233.270795] ---- [ 5233.272436] lock((wq_completion)nvmet-wq); [ 5233.275241] lock((wq_completion)nvmet-wq); [ 5233.278020] *** DEADLOCK *** [ 5233.281793] May be due to missing lock nesting notation [ 5233.286195] 3 locks held by kworker/u192:6/2413: [ 5233.289192] #0: ffff888111632548 ((wq_completion)nvmet-wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x5cc/0x6e0 [ 5233.294569] #1: ffffc9000e2a7e40 ((work_completion)(&queue->release_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x1c5/0x6e0 [ 5233.300128] #2: ffffffff82d7dc40 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __flush_work+0x62/0x530 [ 5233.304290] stack backtrace: [ 5233.306520] CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 2413 Comm: kworker/u192:6 Tainted: G O N 7.0.0-rc3nvme+ #20 PREEMPT(full) [ 5233.306524] Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE, [N]=TEST [ 5233.306525] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.17.0-0-gb52ca86e094d-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 [ 5233.306527] Workqueue: nvmet-wq nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work [nvmet_tcp] [ 5233.306532] Call Trace: [ 5233.306534] [ 5233.306536] dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0xb0 [ 5233.306552] print_deadlock_bug+0x225/0x2f0 [ 5233.306556] __lock_acquire+0x13f0/0x2290 [ 5233.306563] lock_acquire+0xd0/0x300 [ 5233.306565] ? touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90 [ 5233.306571] ? __flush_work+0x20b/0x530 [ 5233.306573] ? touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90 [ 5233.306577] touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x3b/0x90 [ 5233.306580] ? touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90 [ 5233.306583] ? __flush_work+0x20b/0x530 [ 5233.306585] __flush_work+0x268/0x530 [ 5233.306588] ? __pfx_wq_barrier_func+0x10/0x10 [ 5233.306594] ? xen_error_entry+0x30/0x60 [ 5233.306600] nvmet_ctrl_free+0x140/0x310 [nvmet] [ 5233.306617] nvmet_cq_put+0x74/0x90 [nvmet] [ 5233.306629] nvmet_tcp_release_queue_work+0x19f/0x360 [nvmet_tcp] [ 5233.306634] process_one_work+0x206/0x6e0 [ 5233.306640] worker_thread+0x184/0x320 [ 5233.306643] ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 [ 5233.306646] kthread+0xf1/0x130 [ 5233.306648] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 5233.306651] ret_from_fork+0x355/0x450 [ 5233.306653] ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 [ 5233.306656] ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 [ 5233.306664] There is also no need to flush async_event_work from controller teardown. The admin queue teardown already fails outstanding AER requests before the final controller put :- nvmet_sq_destroy(admin sq) nvmet_async_events_failall(ctrl) The controller has already been removed from the subsystem list before nvmet_ctrl_free() quiesces outstanding work. Replace flush_work() with cancel_work_sync() so a pending async_event_work item is canceled and a running instance is waited on without recursing into the same workqueue. Fixes: 06406d81a2d7 ("nvmet: cancel fatal error and flush async work before free controller") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Chaitanya Kulkarni --- drivers/nvme/target/core.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c index 33db6c5534e2..a87567f40c91 100644 --- a/drivers/nvme/target/core.c +++ b/drivers/nvme/target/core.c @@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ static void nvmet_ctrl_free(struct kref *ref) nvmet_stop_keep_alive_timer(ctrl); - flush_work(&ctrl->async_event_work); + cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->async_event_work); cancel_work_sync(&ctrl->fatal_err_work); nvmet_destroy_auth(ctrl); -- 2.39.5