From: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>
To: <linux+lkp@weissschuh.net>
Cc: <oe-lkp@lists.linux.dev>, <lkp@intel.com>, <oliver.sang@intel.com>
Subject: [thomas-weissschuh:b4/auxclock-nanosleep] 3f30076c1d: WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:06:36 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <202602181128.ac178dea-lkp@intel.com> (raw)
Hello,
this change looks like a debug commit to us. but we don't have enough knowledge
what's the purpose of this. just report this to you FYI in case it could supply
some useful information.
kernel test robot noticed "WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected" on:
commit: 3f30076c1d2735a7650c49350a7040d9dda57cb9 ("count wakeups")
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/thomas.weissschuh/linux.git b4/auxclock-nanosleep
in testcase: boot
config: x86_64-randconfig-014-20260217
compiler: gcc-14
test machine: qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge -smp 2 -m 32G
(please refer to attached dmesg/kmsg for entire log/backtrace)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202602181128.ac178dea-lkp@intel.com
[ 33.863984][ C0] ======================================================
[ 33.864539][ C0] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[ 33.865113][ C0] 6.19.0-10451-g3f30076c1d27 #1 Tainted: G W T
[ 33.865703][ C0] ------------------------------------------------------
[ 33.866154][ C0] lkp-setup-rootf/57 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 33.866565][ C0] ffff9a71009b98e0 (&tty->write_wait){-...}-{3:3}, at: __wake_up_common_lock+0x20/0x80
[ 33.867945][ C0]
[ 33.867945][ C0] but task is already holding lock:
[ 33.868660][ C0] ffffffffa970b578 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: uart_port_lock_irqsave+0xf/0x40
[ 33.869710][ C0]
[ 33.869710][ C0] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[ 33.869710][ C0]
[ 33.876111][ C0]
[ 33.876111][ C0] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 33.877113][ C0]
[ 33.877113][ C0] -> #5 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}-{3:3}:
[ 33.878065][ C0] validate_chain+0x202/0x2c0
[ 33.878663][ C0] __lock_acquire+0x5fd/0x780
[ 33.879268][ C0] lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.879861][ C0] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x80
[ 33.880513][ C0] uart_port_lock_irqsave+0xf/0x40
[ 33.881173][ C0] serial8250_console_write+0xcb/0x580
[ 33.881951][ C0] univ8250_console_write+0x4d/0x80
[ 33.882641][ C0] console_emit_next_record+0x177/0x200
[ 33.883349][ C0] console_flush_all+0x114/0x200
[ 33.884027][ C0] console_unlock+0x8e/0x140
[ 33.884598][ C0] vprintk_emit+0x2e2/0x380
[ 33.885201][ C0] vprintk_default+0x12/0x40
[ 33.885883][ C0] vprintk+0x5/0x40
[ 33.886421][ C0] _printk+0x50/0x80
[ 33.886943][ C0] register_console+0x5ef/0x6c0
[ 33.887579][ C0] univ8250_console_init+0x2b/0x40
[ 33.888287][ C0] console_init+0x10b/0x1c0
[ 33.888867][ C0] start_kernel+0x3ed/0x5c0
[ 33.889459][ C0] x86_64_start_reservations+0x20/0x40
[ 33.890223][ C0] x86_64_start_kernel+0x11c/0x140
[ 33.890887][ C0] common_startup_64+0xbd/0xe8
[ 33.891514][ C0]
[ 33.891514][ C0] -> #4 (console_owner){-.-.}-{0:0}:
[ 33.892384][ C0] validate_chain+0x202/0x2c0
[ 33.892957][ C0] __lock_acquire+0x5fd/0x780
[ 33.893619][ C0] lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.894195][ C0] console_lock_spinning_enable+0x5e/0x80
[ 33.894898][ C0] console_emit_next_record+0x12d/0x200
[ 33.895636][ C0] console_flush_all+0x114/0x200
[ 33.896282][ C0] console_unlock+0x8e/0x140
[ 33.896888][ C0] vprintk_emit+0x2e2/0x380
[ 33.897504][ C0] vprintk_default+0x12/0x40
[ 33.900681][ C0] vprintk+0x5/0x40
[ 33.901213][ C0] _printk+0x50/0x80
[ 33.901809][ C0] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x78/0x140
[ 33.902599][ C0] hrtimer_run_queues+0xeb/0x140
[ 33.903237][ C0] update_process_times+0x2d/0x100
[ 33.903893][ C0] tick_nohz_handler+0x298/0x300
[ 33.904522][ C0] tick_nohz_lowres_handler+0x27/0x80
[ 33.905226][ C0] __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x110/0x1c0
[ 33.906049][ C0] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x78/0xc0
[ 33.906764][ C0] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x40
[ 33.907535][ C0] kcsan_setup_watchpoint+0x374/0x3c0
[ 33.908248][ C0] plist_check_prev_next+0x20/0xc0
[ 33.908908][ C0] plist_check_list+0x3f/0x80
[ 33.909507][ C0] plist_check_head+0x25/0x40
[ 33.910172][ C0] plist_add+0x1f/0x1c0
[ 33.910717][ C0] plist_test+0x16d/0x3c0
[ 33.911287][ C0] do_one_initcall+0xb7/0x2c0
[ 33.911904][ C0] do_initcalls+0x18d/0x1c0
[ 33.912536][ C0] kernel_init_freeable+0x113/0x1c0
[ 33.913215][ C0] kernel_init+0x12/0x180
[ 33.913875][ C0] ret_from_fork+0x23/0x280
[ 33.914487][ C0] ret_from_fork_asm+0x19/0x80
[ 33.915068][ C0]
[ 33.915068][ C0] -> #3 (hrtimer_bases.lock){-.-.}-{2:2}:
[ 33.915865][ C0] validate_chain+0x202/0x2c0
[ 33.916436][ C0] __lock_acquire+0x5fd/0x780
[ 33.916963][ C0] lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.917460][ C0] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x80
[ 33.918144][ C0] lock_hrtimer_base+0x17/0x40
[ 33.918725][ C0] hrtimer_start_range_ns+0x5e/0x1c0
[ 33.919316][ C0] start_dl_timer+0xa8/0xc0
[ 33.919828][ C0] enqueue_dl_entity+0x1f7/0x340
[ 33.920381][ C0] dl_server_start+0x59/0xc0
[ 33.920898][ C0] enqueue_task_fair+0x383/0x400
[ 33.921454][ C0] enqueue_task+0x37/0xc0
[ 33.921986][ C0] activate_task+0x21/0x80
[ 33.922459][ C0] ttwu_do_activate+0x6a/0x100
[ 33.923096][ C0] try_to_wake_up+0x27c/0x300
[ 33.923630][ C0] process_timeout+0x16/0x40
[ 33.924150][ C0] call_timer_fn+0x114/0x200
[ 33.924655][ C0] __run_timers+0x33d/0x380
[ 33.925136][ C0] __run_timer_base+0x49/0x80
[ 33.925663][ C0] run_timer_softirq+0x18/0x40
[ 33.926087][ C0] handle_softirqs+0x170/0x340
[ 33.926530][ C0] __irq_exit_rcu+0x40/0x100
[ 33.926949][ C0] irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x40
[ 33.927360][ C0] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x7d/0xc0
[ 33.927882][ C0] asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x40
[ 33.928516][ C0] pv_native_safe_halt+0xb/0x40
[ 33.929050][ C0] default_idle+0x5/0x40
[ 33.929495][ C0] default_idle_call+0x74/0xc0
[ 33.929955][ C0] cpuidle_idle_call+0x51/0x100
[ 33.930385][ C0] do_idle+0x6a/0xc0
[ 33.930740][ C0] cpu_startup_entry+0x18/0x40
[ 33.931178][ C0] rest_init+0x1d1/0x200
[ 33.931562][ C0] start_kernel+0x585/0x5c0
[ 33.932006][ C0] x86_64_start_reservations+0x20/0x40
[ 33.932549][ C0] x86_64_start_kernel+0x11c/0x140
[ 33.933000][ C0] common_startup_64+0xbd/0xe8
[ 33.933400][ C0]
[ 33.933400][ C0] -> #2 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}:
[ 33.933909][ C0] validate_chain+0x202/0x2c0
[ 33.934271][ C0] __lock_acquire+0x5fd/0x780
[ 33.934636][ C0] lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.934971][ C0] _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x35/0x80
[ 33.935343][ C0] raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x22/0x40
[ 33.935742][ C0] ___task_rq_lock+0x36/0x80
[ 33.936155][ C0] wake_up_new_task+0x5b/0x140
[ 33.936582][ C0] kernel_clone+0x29a/0x380
[ 33.936989][ C0] user_mode_thread+0x90/0xc0
[ 33.937395][ C0] rest_init+0x1c/0x200
[ 33.937748][ C0] start_kernel+0x585/0x5c0
[ 33.938081][ C0] x86_64_start_reservations+0x20/0x40
[ 33.938488][ C0] x86_64_start_kernel+0x11c/0x140
[ 33.938877][ C0] common_startup_64+0xbd/0xe8
[ 33.939227][ C0]
[ 33.939227][ C0] -> #1 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.}-{2:2}:
[ 33.939734][ C0] validate_chain+0x202/0x2c0
[ 33.940118][ C0] __lock_acquire+0x5fd/0x780
[ 33.940533][ C0] lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.940948][ C0] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x80
[ 33.941389][ C0] try_to_wake_up+0xa0/0x300
[ 33.941769][ C0] pollwake+0x9a/0x100
[ 33.942081][ C0] __wake_up_common+0x6c/0xc0
[ 33.942453][ C0] __wake_up_common_lock+0x39/0x80
[ 33.942838][ C0] pty_close+0x1a1/0x280
[ 33.943160][ C0] tty_release+0x1ee/0x640
[ 33.943487][ C0] __fput+0x272/0x400
[ 33.943790][ C0] ____fput+0x9/0x40
[ 33.944136][ C0] task_work_run+0xea/0x140
[ 33.944545][ C0] do_exit+0x499/0x580
[ 33.944921][ C0] do_group_exit+0x10c/0x140
[ 33.945341][ C0] __x64_sys_exit_group+0x1c/0x40
[ 33.945793][ C0] x64_sys_call+0x16f7/0x1b40
[ 33.946136][ C0] do_syscall_64+0x168/0x13c0
[ 33.946481][ C0] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x75/0x7d
[ 33.946899][ C0]
[ 33.946899][ C0] -> #0 (&tty->write_wait){-...}-{3:3}:
[ 33.947419][ C0] check_noncircular+0xa9/0xc0
[ 33.947787][ C0] check_prev_add+0xec/0x300
[ 33.948179][ C0] validate_chain+0x202/0x2c0
[ 33.948598][ C0] __lock_acquire+0x5fd/0x780
[ 33.949011][ C0] lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.949397][ C0] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x80
[ 33.949807][ C0] __wake_up_common_lock+0x20/0x80
[ 33.950196][ C0] tty_wakeup+0x8e/0xc0
[ 33.950506][ C0] tty_port_default_wakeup+0x1e/0x40
[ 33.950890][ C0] tty_port_tty_wakeup+0x2c/0x40
[ 33.951268][ C0] uart_write_wakeup+0x24/0x40
[ 33.951612][ C0] serial8250_tx_chars+0x21b/0x340
[ 33.952029][ C0] serial8250_handle_irq+0x14e/0x200
[ 33.952496][ C0] serial8250_default_handle_irq+0x1a/0x40
[ 33.953008][ C0] serial8250_interrupt+0x63/0x100
[ 33.953436][ C0] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x13c/0x380
[ 33.953880][ C0] handle_irq_event_percpu+0xa/0x40
[ 33.954268][ C0] handle_irq_event+0x70/0xc0
[ 33.954624][ C0] handle_edge_irq+0xe7/0x140
[ 33.954973][ C0] __common_interrupt+0xe7/0x180
[ 33.955348][ C0] common_interrupt+0x8e/0xc0
[ 33.955692][ C0] asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
[ 33.956087][ C0] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x2f/0x80
[ 33.956586][ C0] uart_port_unlock_irqrestore+0x20/0x40
[ 33.957086][ C0] uart_port_unlock_deref+0xf/0x40
[ 33.957511][ C0] uart_write+0xac/0xc0
[ 33.957871][ C0] process_output_block+0x229/0x280
[ 33.958267][ C0] n_tty_write+0x172/0x400
[ 33.958596][ C0] iterate_tty_write+0x1ce/0x280
[ 33.958970][ C0] file_tty_write+0x120/0x140
[ 33.959350][ C0] tty_write+0x1a/0x40
[ 33.959655][ C0] vfs_write+0x1bd/0x240
[ 33.959991][ C0] ksys_write+0x8d/0x100
[ 33.960401][ C0] __x64_sys_write+0x38/0x80
[ 33.960845][ C0] x64_sys_call+0x10e4/0x1b40
[ 33.961278][ C0] do_syscall_64+0x168/0x13c0
[ 33.961667][ C0] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x75/0x7d
[ 33.962108][ C0]
[ 33.962108][ C0] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 33.962108][ C0]
[ 33.962759][ C0] Chain exists of:
[ 33.962759][ C0] &tty->write_wait --> console_owner --> &port_lock_key
[ 33.962759][ C0]
[ 33.963599][ C0] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[ 33.963599][ C0]
[ 33.964128][ C0] CPU0 CPU1
[ 33.964561][ C0] ---- ----
[ 33.964982][ C0] lock(&port_lock_key);
[ 33.965334][ C0] lock(console_owner);
[ 33.965825][ C0] lock(&port_lock_key);
[ 33.966271][ C0] lock(&tty->write_wait);
[ 33.966590][ C0]
[ 33.966590][ C0] *** DEADLOCK ***
[ 33.966590][ C0]
[ 33.967113][ C0] 6 locks held by lkp-setup-rootf/57:
[ 33.967462][ C0] #0: ffff9a71009b9d60 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ldsem_down_read+0x26/0x40
[ 33.968137][ C0] #1: ffff9a71009b9ef0 (&tty->atomic_write_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: tty_write_lock+0x15/0x80
[ 33.969010][ C0] #2: ffff9a71009b99b0 (&tty->termios_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_write+0x9c/0x400
[ 33.976613][ C0] #3: ffffa6e8c0c33388 (&ldata->output_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: process_output_block+0x3e/0x280
[ 33.977944][ C0] #4: ffff9a7100146cb0 (&i->lock){-...}-{3:3}, at: serial8250_interrupt+0x26/0x100
[ 33.979050][ C0] #5: ffffffffa970b578 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}-{3:3}, at: uart_port_lock_irqsave+0xf/0x40
[ 33.980234][ C0]
[ 33.980234][ C0] stack backtrace:
[ 33.980860][ C0] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 57 Comm: lkp-setup-rootf Tainted: G W T 6.19.0-10451-g3f30076c1d27 #1 PREEMPT
[ 33.982261][ C0] Tainted: [W]=WARN, [T]=RANDSTRUCT
[ 33.982840][ C0] Call Trace:
[ 33.983196][ C0] <IRQ>
[ 33.983548][ C0] dump_stack_lvl+0x3e/0x80
[ 33.984133][ C0] dump_stack+0xc/0x40
[ 33.984629][ C0] print_circular_bug+0xb4/0x100
[ 33.985253][ C0] check_noncircular+0xa9/0xc0
[ 33.985882][ C0] ? add_chain_block+0x8c/0x100
[ 33.986499][ C0] check_prev_add+0xec/0x300
[ 33.987071][ C0] validate_chain+0x202/0x2c0
[ 33.987649][ C0] __lock_acquire+0x5fd/0x780
[ 33.988214][ C0] ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x20/0x80
[ 33.988829][ C0] lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.989384][ C0] ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x20/0x80
[ 33.990089][ C0] ? lock_acquire+0x105/0x240
[ 33.990663][ C0] ? tty_port_tty_get+0x54/0x80
[ 33.991263][ C0] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x80
[ 33.991897][ C0] ? __wake_up_common_lock+0x20/0x80
[ 33.992550][ C0] __wake_up_common_lock+0x20/0x80
[ 33.993188][ C0] tty_wakeup+0x8e/0xc0
[ 33.993763][ C0] tty_port_default_wakeup+0x1e/0x40
[ 33.994400][ C0] tty_port_tty_wakeup+0x2c/0x40
[ 33.994990][ C0] uart_write_wakeup+0x24/0x40
[ 33.995560][ C0] serial8250_tx_chars+0x21b/0x340
[ 33.996221][ C0] serial8250_handle_irq+0x14e/0x200
[ 33.996870][ C0] serial8250_default_handle_irq+0x1a/0x40
[ 33.997631][ C0] serial8250_interrupt+0x63/0x100
[ 33.998288][ C0] ? __pfx_serial8250_interrupt+0x40/0x40
[ 33.998949][ C0] __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x13c/0x380
[ 33.999643][ C0] ? handle_irq_event+0x68/0xc0
[ 34.000246][ C0] handle_irq_event_percpu+0xa/0x40
[ 34.000858][ C0] handle_irq_event+0x70/0xc0
[ 34.001424][ C0] handle_edge_irq+0xe7/0x140
[ 34.002040][ C0] __common_interrupt+0xe7/0x180
[ 34.002618][ C0] common_interrupt+0x8e/0xc0
[ 34.003166][ C0] </IRQ>
[ 34.003510][ C0] <TASK>
[ 34.003897][ C0] asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40
[ 34.004488][ C0] RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x2f/0x80
[ 34.005210][ C0] Code: 48 89 fb 48 8b 74 24 10 48 83 c7 18 e8 6a 73 f1 fe 48 89 df e8 62 bb f1 fe 0f ba e5 09 73 06 e8 57 fb 02 ff fb bf 01 00 00 00 <e8> 0c 9d ec fe 48 c7 c7 20 c0 81 a7 e8 00 d3 14 ff 83 3d 59 6e d6
[ 34.007409][ C0] RSP: 0018:ffffa6e8c0c0fc08 EFLAGS: 00000206
[ 34.008112][ C0] RAX: 0000000000003922 RBX: ffffffffa970b560 RCX: 0000000080000001
[ 34.008999][ C0] RDX: 0000000000000040 RSI: ffffffffa766155a RDI: 0000000000000001
[ 34.009931][ C0] RBP: 0000000000000286 R08: ffffffffa95a9860 R09: 0000000000000000
[ 34.010814][ C0] R10: 0001ffffa7deddc0 R11: 0001ffffffffffff R12: ffffffffa970b560
[ 34.011696][ C0] R13: 0000000000000040 R14: 0000000000000286 R15: ffff9a71029d8000
[ 34.012682][ C0] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x29/0x80
[ 34.013366][ C0] uart_port_unlock_irqrestore+0x20/0x40
[ 34.014078][ C0] uart_port_unlock_deref+0xf/0x40
[ 34.014672][ C0] uart_write+0xac/0xc0
[ 34.015172][ C0] process_output_block+0x229/0x280
[ 34.015796][ C0] n_tty_write+0x172/0x400
[ 34.016316][ C0] ? __pfx_woken_wake_function+0x40/0x40
[ 34.016962][ C0] iterate_tty_write+0x1ce/0x280
[ 34.017656][ C0] ? __pfx_n_tty_write+0x40/0x40
[ 34.018094][ C0] file_tty_write+0x120/0x140
[ 34.018545][ C0] ? tty_write+0xe/0x40
[ 34.019010][ C0] ? __pfx_tty_write+0x40/0x40
[ 34.019426][ C0] tty_write+0x1a/0x40
[ 34.019816][ C0] vfs_write+0x1bd/0x240
[ 34.020298][ C0] ksys_write+0x8d/0x100
[ 34.020822][ C0] __x64_sys_write+0x38/0x80
[ 34.021411][ C0] x64_sys_call+0x10e4/0x1b40
[ 34.022087][ C0] do_syscall_64+0x168/0x13c0
[ 34.022649][ C0] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x75/0x7d
[ 34.023333][ C0] RIP: 0033:0x7f183e443100
[ 34.023996][ C0] Code: 73 01 c3 48 8b 0d 40 0d 2d 00 31 d2 48 29 c2 64 89 11 48 83 c8 ff eb ea 90 90 83 3d dd 70 2d 00 00 75 10 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 31 c3 48 83 ec 08 e8 de b0 01 00 48 89 04 24
[ 34.025514][ C0] RSP: 002b:00007ffe98b9a688 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
[ 34.026085][ C0] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000041 RCX: 00007f183e443100
[ 34.026597][ C0] RDX: 0000000000000041 RSI: 0000000023196808 RDI: 0000000000000001
[ 34.027113][ C0] RBP: 0000000023196808 R08: 000000000000000a R09: 00007f183ed5b700
[ 34.027618][ C0] R10: 6465696669636570 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007f183e715260
[ 34.028182][ C0] R13: 0000000000000041 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 000000002327bb08
[ 34.028826][ C0] </TASK>
The kernel config and materials to reproduce are available at:
https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260218/202602181128.ac178dea-lkp@intel.com
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