From: syzbot ci <syzbot+ci1dad0f1efd4a4fc7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: andrew@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com,
horms@kernel.org, kuba@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com
Cc: syzbot@lists.linux.dev, syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com
Subject: [syzbot ci] Re: net: opt loopback into instance locking
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:40:04 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6ab48d84.80e1c6cc.1e8e5f.0008.GAE@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260921190452.1467853-1-kuba@kernel.org>
syzbot ci has tested the following series
[v2] net: opt loopback into instance locking
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260921190452.1467853-1-kuba@kernel.org
* [PATCH net-next v2] net: opt loopback into instance locking
and found the following issue:
possible deadlock in default_device_exit_batch
Full report is available here:
https://ci.syzbot.org/series/23f51d46-5d1a-4839-a0a8-35d88361ffdb
***
possible deadlock in default_device_exit_batch
tree: net-next
URL: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git
base: 944ae66642b726bd6b25ae71b1e9ff88a0e0bdb0
arch: amd64
compiler: Debian clang version 22.1.8 (++20260613092233+e80beda6e255-1~exp1~20260613092250.77), Debian LLD 22.1.8
config: https://ci.syzbot.org/builds/014063b0-7001-43f1-aa04-57649607febc/config
batman_adv: batadv0: Removing interface: batadv_slave_0
batman_adv: batadv0: Removing interface: batadv_slave_1
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
kworker/u8:3/5652 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88811671ae70 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5bb/0x2140
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88816d8dae70 (&dev_instance_lock_key){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5bb/0x2140
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (&dev_instance_lock_key){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550
unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5bb/0x2140
default_device_exit_batch+0x6d4/0x760
ops_undo_list+0x4b4/0x8d0
cleanup_net+0x572/0x810
process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0
kthread+0x38b/0x480
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
-> #0 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0
lock_acquire+0x115/0x350
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550
unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5bb/0x2140
default_device_exit_batch+0x6d4/0x760
ops_undo_list+0x4b4/0x8d0
cleanup_net+0x572/0x810
process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0
kthread+0x38b/0x480
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&dev_instance_lock_key);
lock(&dev_instance_lock_key#3);
lock(&dev_instance_lock_key);
lock(&dev_instance_lock_key#3);
*** DEADLOCK ***
locks held by kworker/u8:3/5652: 6, last CPU#1:
#0: ffff8881012d5940 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x97a/0x1630
#1: ffffc9000481fc40 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x97a/0x1630
#2: ffffffff90244f08 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: cleanup_net+0xf5/0x810
#3: ffffffff90253760 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: default_device_exit_batch+0xd0/0x760
#4: ffff888120c40e70 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5bb/0x2140
#5: ffff88816d8dae70 (&dev_instance_lock_key){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5bb/0x2140
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5652 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150
print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300
check_noncircular+0x12f/0x150
__lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0
lock_acquire+0x115/0x350
__mutex_lock+0x19d/0x1550
unregister_netdevice_many_notify+0x5bb/0x2140
default_device_exit_batch+0x6d4/0x760
ops_undo_list+0x4b4/0x8d0
cleanup_net+0x572/0x810
process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0
kthread+0x38b/0x480
ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
</TASK>
***
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-24 2:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-21 19:04 [PATCH net-next v2] net: opt loopback into instance locking Jakub Kicinski
2026-09-21 21:14 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-09-22 18:15 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-09-22 19:21 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-09-22 7:11 ` Matthieu Baerts
2026-09-24 2:40 ` syzbot ci [this message]
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2026-09-18 21:04 [PATCH net-next] " Jakub Kicinski
2026-09-21 3:24 ` [syzbot ci] " syzbot ci
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