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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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  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]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-09-18 21:04 [PATCH net-next] " Jakub Kicinski
2026-09-21  3:24 ` [syzbot ci] " syzbot ci

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