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* [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue
@ 2025-08-25  8:51 syzbot
  2025-08-25 10:26 ` Hillf Danton
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: syzbot @ 2025-08-25  8:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh, linux-kernel, linux-usb, syzkaller-bugs

Hello,

syzbot found the following issue on:

HEAD commit:    8d245acc1e88 Merge tag 'char-misc-6.17-rc3' of git://git.k..
git tree:       upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11e42062580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baacc4139f12fa77909
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=13317062580000
C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=14d5ea34580000

Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/096739d8f0ec/disk-8d245acc.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/83a21aa9b978/vmlinux-8d245acc.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/7e7f165a3b29/bzImage-8d245acc.xz

IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+8baacc4139f12fa77909@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 6118, name: syz.0.17
preempt_count: 0, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
1 lock held by syz.0.17/6118:
 #0: ffff888144724058 (&dum_hcd->dum->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:44 [inline]
 #0: ffff888144724058 (&dum_hcd->dum->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: dummy_dequeue+0x164/0x480 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:769
irq event stamp: 5054
hardirqs last  enabled at (5053): [<ffffffff8af9b343>] __raw_spin_unlock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:159 [inline]
hardirqs last  enabled at (5053): [<ffffffff8af9b343>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x23/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:202
hardirqs last disabled at (5054): [<ffffffff86fc2471>] dummy_dequeue+0x151/0x480 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:768
softirqs last  enabled at (0): [<ffffffff81828ba9>] rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]
softirqs last  enabled at (0): [<ffffffff81828ba9>] rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:841 [inline]
softirqs last  enabled at (0): [<ffffffff81828ba9>] copy_process+0x979/0x3ae0 kernel/fork.c:2043
softirqs last disabled at (0): [<0000000000000000>] 0x0
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6118 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 __might_resched+0x44b/0x5d0 kernel/sched/core.c:8957
 __rt_spin_lock kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48 [inline]
 rt_spin_lock+0xc7/0x2c0 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:57
 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:44 [inline]
 dummy_dequeue+0x164/0x480 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:769
 usb_ep_dequeue+0x66/0x250 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:330
 raw_process_ep_io+0x5a3/0xaf0 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1124
 raw_ioctl_ep_write drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1152 [inline]
 raw_ioctl+0x22dc/0x3ba0 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1324
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:598 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:584
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f1608d4e7eb
Code: 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 48 8d 44 24 60 c7 04 24 10 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 08 48 8d 44 24 20 48 89 44 24 10 b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <89> c2 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 1c 48 8b 44 24 18 64 48 2b 04 25 28 00 00
RSP: 002b:00007ffdcd9fcf80 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000044 RCX: 00007f1608d4e7eb
RDX: 00007ffdcd9fd000 RSI: 0000000040085507 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 00007f16090a0320 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000080
R13: 000000000000000a R14: 00007f1608f75fa0 R15: 0000000000000004
 </TASK>


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* Re: [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue
  2025-08-25  8:51 [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue syzbot
@ 2025-08-25 10:26 ` Hillf Danton
  2025-08-25 12:53   ` syzbot
  2025-08-25 14:18 ` Alan Stern
  2025-08-26  1:58 ` Hillf Danton
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Hillf Danton @ 2025-08-25 10:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: syzbot; +Cc: linux-kernel, syzkaller-bugs

> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 01:51:29 -0700	[thread overview]
> Hello,
> 
> syzbot found the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    8d245acc1e88 Merge tag 'char-misc-6.17-rc3' of git://git.k..
> git tree:       upstream
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11e42062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baacc4139f12fa77909
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=13317062580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=14d5ea34580000

#syz test

--- x/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c
+++ y/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c
@@ -765,8 +765,7 @@ static int dummy_dequeue(struct usb_ep *
 	if (!dum->driver)
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	spin_lock(&dum->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dum->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(iter, &ep->queue, queue) {
 		if (&iter->req != _req)
 			continue;
--

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* Re: [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue
  2025-08-25 10:26 ` Hillf Danton
@ 2025-08-25 12:53   ` syzbot
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: syzbot @ 2025-08-25 12:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: hdanton, linux-kernel, syzkaller-bugs

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
WARNING in dummy_dequeue

------------[ cut here ]------------
raw_local_irq_restore() called with IRQs enabled
WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 6659 at kernel/locking/irqflag-debug.c:10 warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x2a/0x40 kernel/locking/irqflag-debug.c:10
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6659 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
RIP: 0010:warn_bogus_irq_restore+0x2a/0x40 kernel/locking/irqflag-debug.c:10
Code: f3 0f 1e fa 90 80 3d 83 fb 10 04 00 74 07 90 c3 cc cc cc cc cc c6 05 73 fb 10 04 01 90 48 c7 c7 40 ee 0a 8b e8 d7 dc 8c f6 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 90 e9 cc ad 03 00 cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc
RSP: 0018:ffffc900041378f8 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 7b813d5b6b8f1700 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffff888036dc9dc0
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: ffffc900041379d8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed1017104863 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: ffff8880374cde64 R14: 1ffff92000826f28 R15: 0000000000000200
FS:  00007f4ab96ee6c0(0000) GS:ffff8881268c2000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000001b34363fff CR3: 000000001da8c000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dummy_dequeue+0x2d7/0x3d0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:786
 usb_ep_dequeue+0x66/0x250 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/core.c:330
 raw_process_ep_io+0x5a3/0xaf0 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1124
 raw_ioctl_ep_write drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1152 [inline]
 raw_ioctl+0x22dc/0x3ba0 drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/raw_gadget.c:1324
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:598 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:584
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f4aba07e7eb
Code: 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 48 8d 44 24 60 c7 04 24 10 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 08 48 8d 44 24 20 48 89 44 24 10 b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <89> c2 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 1c 48 8b 44 24 18 64 48 2b 04 25 28 00 00
RSP: 002b:00007f4ab96ecf70 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000044 RCX: 00007f4aba07e7eb
RDX: 00007f4ab96ecff0 RSI: 0000000040085507 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 0000000000000003 R08: 00007f4aba3d0320 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000003 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000080
R13: 000000000000000a R14: 00007f4aba2a5fa0 R15: 00007ffc6e132658
 </TASK>


Tested on:

commit:         1b237f19 Linux 6.17-rc3
git tree:       upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=144a6862580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baacc4139f12fa77909
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=174aec42580000


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* Re: [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue
  2025-08-25  8:51 [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue syzbot
  2025-08-25 10:26 ` Hillf Danton
@ 2025-08-25 14:18 ` Alan Stern
  2025-08-25 14:54   ` syzbot
  2025-08-26  1:58 ` Hillf Danton
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Alan Stern @ 2025-08-25 14:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: syzbot, Sebastian Andrzej Siewior, Yunseong Kim
  Cc: gregkh, linux-kernel, linux-usb, syzkaller-bugs

On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 01:51:29AM -0700, syzbot wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> syzbot found the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    8d245acc1e88 Merge tag 'char-misc-6.17-rc3' of git://git.k..
> git tree:       upstream
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11e42062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baacc4139f12fa77909
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=13317062580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=14d5ea34580000
> 
> Downloadable assets:
> disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/096739d8f0ec/disk-8d245acc.raw.xz
> vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/83a21aa9b978/vmlinux-8d245acc.xz
> kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/7e7f165a3b29/bzImage-8d245acc.xz
> 
> IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
> Reported-by: syzbot+8baacc4139f12fa77909@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
> 
> BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:48
> in_atomic(): 0, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 6118, name: syz.0.17
> preempt_count: 0, expected: 0
> RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
> 1 lock held by syz.0.17/6118:
>  #0: ffff888144724058 (&dum_hcd->dum->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:44 [inline]
>  #0: ffff888144724058 (&dum_hcd->dum->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: dummy_dequeue+0x164/0x480 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:769

Here's the solution that we settled on.

Alan Stern

#syz test: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/ 8d245acc1e88

Index: usb-devel/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c
+++ usb-devel/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c
@@ -765,8 +765,7 @@ static int dummy_dequeue(struct usb_ep *
 	if (!dum->driver)
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	spin_lock(&dum->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dum->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(iter, &ep->queue, queue) {
 		if (&iter->req != _req)
 			continue;
@@ -776,15 +775,16 @@ static int dummy_dequeue(struct usb_ep *
 		retval = 0;
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&dum->lock);
 
 	if (retval == 0) {
 		dev_dbg(udc_dev(dum),
 				"dequeued req %p from %s, len %d buf %p\n",
 				req, _ep->name, _req->length, _req->buf);
+		spin_unlock(&dum->lock);
 		usb_gadget_giveback_request(_ep, _req);
+		spin_lock(&dum->lock);
 	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dum->lock, flags);
 	return retval;
 }
 


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* Re: [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue
  2025-08-25 14:18 ` Alan Stern
@ 2025-08-25 14:54   ` syzbot
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: syzbot @ 2025-08-25 14:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: bigeasy, gregkh, linux-kernel, linux-usb, stern, syzkaller-bugs,
	ysk

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:

Reported-by: syzbot+8baacc4139f12fa77909@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+8baacc4139f12fa77909@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

Tested on:

commit:         8d245acc Merge tag 'char-misc-6.17-rc3' of git://git.k..
git tree:       https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=17b38462580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baacc4139f12fa77909
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=15ee6862580000

Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.

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* Re: [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue
  2025-08-25  8:51 [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue syzbot
  2025-08-25 10:26 ` Hillf Danton
  2025-08-25 14:18 ` Alan Stern
@ 2025-08-26  1:58 ` Hillf Danton
  2025-08-26  3:14   ` syzbot
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Hillf Danton @ 2025-08-26  1:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: syzbot; +Cc: linux-kernel, syzkaller-bugs

> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 01:51:29 -0700	[thread overview]
> Hello,
> 
> syzbot found the following issue on:
> 
> HEAD commit:    8d245acc1e88 Merge tag 'char-misc-6.17-rc3' of git://git.k..
> git tree:       upstream
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11e42062580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baacc4139f12fa77909
> compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=13317062580000
> C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=14d5ea34580000

#syz test

--- x/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c
+++ y/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c
@@ -765,8 +765,7 @@ static int dummy_dequeue(struct usb_ep *
 	if (!dum->driver)
 		return -ESHUTDOWN;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	spin_lock(&dum->lock);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dum->lock, flags);
 	list_for_each_entry(iter, &ep->queue, queue) {
 		if (&iter->req != _req)
 			continue;
@@ -784,7 +783,9 @@ static int dummy_dequeue(struct usb_ep *
 				req, _ep->name, _req->length, _req->buf);
 		usb_gadget_giveback_request(_ep, _req);
 	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	spin_lock(&dum->lock);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dum->lock, flags);
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
--

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* Re: [syzbot] [usb?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in dummy_dequeue
  2025-08-26  1:58 ` Hillf Danton
@ 2025-08-26  3:14   ` syzbot
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: syzbot @ 2025-08-26  3:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: hdanton, linux-kernel, syzkaller-bugs

Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch and the reproducer did not trigger any issue:

Reported-by: syzbot+8baacc4139f12fa77909@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Tested-by: syzbot+8baacc4139f12fa77909@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

Tested on:

commit:         fab1beda Merge tag 'devicetree-fixes-for-6.17-1' of gi..
git tree:       upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=15dbe862580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e1e1566c7726877e
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8baacc4139f12fa77909
compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.7 (++20250616065708+6146a88f6049-1~exp1~20250616065826.132), Debian LLD 20.1.7
patch:          https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=141de862580000

Note: testing is done by a robot and is best-effort only.

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 7+ messages in thread

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