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INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/24 01:25
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+1d0ebb5530b0023d4b6b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 191d, last: 2h06m
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/08/07 linux-6.6.y (ToT) 3a8ababb8b6a C [report] INFO: rcu detected stall in worker_thread
2025/08/07 upstream (ToT) 6e64f4580381 C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (8)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 BUG: soft lockup in do_idle origin:upstream 1 C error 683 16h03m 947d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/05/29 19:14
android-414 INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle 1 1 2666d 2666d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2019/03/13 10:31
linux-4.19 INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle (2) 1 2 1346d 1346d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2022/08/24 07:48
linux-4.19 INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle 1 1 2204d 2204d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2020/04/18 00:25
linux-4.14 INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle 1 4 2299d 2305d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2020/01/14 08:59
upstream INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle x86 1 C done error 3714 1d02h 2637d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2018/10/13 07:31
linux-4.14 INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle (2) 1 C error 4 1220d 1350d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2022/04/22 10:09
linux-6.1 BUG: soft lockup in do_idle origin:upstream 1 C error 52 12d 936d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/06/10 08:51
Fix bisection attempts (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/08/14 09:08 2h09m fix candidate upstream OK (0) job log

Sample crash report:
rcu: INFO: rcu_preempt detected stalls on CPUs/tasks:
rcu: 	0-...0: (1 GPs behind) idle=e2dc/0/0x1 softirq=11427/11428 fqs=2099
rcu: 	         hardirqs   softirqs   csw/system
rcu: 	 number:        0          0            0
rcu: 	cputime:        0          0            0   ==> 52500(ms)
rcu: 	(detected by 1, t=10502 jiffies, g=9613, q=593 ncpus=2)
Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0:
NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
RIP: 0010:separate_irq_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0xe60/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5121
Code: 00 74 12 4c 89 f7 e8 bf f2 75 00 49 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4d 89 3e 48 8b 44 24 78 42 0f b6 04 00 84 c0 0f 85 60 5c 00 00 <48> 8b 44 24 40 8b 18 48 85 db 4c 8b b4 24 a8 00 00 00 74 5a 83 fb
RSP: 0018:ffffc900000078c0 EFLAGS: 00000046
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffff8ca93f10 RCX: ffffffff96e9b401
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: ffffffff90d94500
RBP: ffffc90000007b08 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: 1ffffffff21b28a0
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff21b28a1 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffffffff8ca93440 R14: ffffffff8ca93f20 R15: ffffffffffffffff
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b8e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000200000003c80 CR3: 0000000076e53000 CR4: 00000000003506f0
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:334 [inline]
 rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:786 [inline]
 advance_sched+0xa15/0xc80 net/sched/sch_taprio.c:1001
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1750 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x51e/0xc40 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1814
 hrtimer_interrupt+0x3c9/0x9c0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1876
 local_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1077 [inline]
 __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xfb/0x3b0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1094
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1088 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x9f/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1088
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:687
RIP: 0010:pv_native_safe_halt+0x13/0x20 arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c:148
Code: cc cc cc cc cc cc cc f3 0f 1e fa 0f 0b 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 f3 0f 1e fa 66 90 0f 00 2d 23 bb 40 00 f3 0f 1e fa fb f4 <c3> cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc cc 66 0f 1f 00 55 41 57 41 56
RSP: 0018:ffffffff8ca07d80 EFLAGS: 000002c2
RAX: 85f03efeb397af00 RBX: ffffffff8161881b RCX: 85f03efeb397af00
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff8aaabce0 RDI: ffffffff8afc6f80
RBP: ffffffff8ca07eb8 R08: ffff8880b8e36b2b R09: 1ffff110171c6d65
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed10171c6d66 R12: ffffffff8e4a2128
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 1ffffffff1952688
 arch_safe_halt arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:108 [inline]
 default_idle+0x13/0x20 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:753
 default_idle_call+0x6c/0xa0 kernel/sched/idle.c:97
 cpuidle_idle_call kernel/sched/idle.c:170 [inline]
 do_idle+0x1eb/0x510 kernel/sched/idle.c:282
 cpu_startup_entry+0x43/0x60 kernel/sched/idle.c:380
 rest_init+0x2e2/0x300 init/main.c:744
 arch_call_rest_init+0xe/0x10 init/main.c:841
 start_kernel+0x459/0x4e0 init/main.c:1086
 x86_64_start_reservations+0x2a/0x30 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:555
 x86_64_start_kernel+0x60/0x60 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:536
 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0x179/0x17b
 </TASK>

Crashes (33):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/01/01 11:25 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/01 01:22 linux-6.6.y e5bbb12db2c7 2c50b6a9 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/08/06 14:36 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a ffe1dd46 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/08/15 01:43 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a 5d8c2ac2 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf BUG: soft lockup in do_idle
2025/07/12 22:20 linux-6.6.y 59a2de10b81a 3cda49cf .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf BUG: soft lockup in do_idle
2025/09/09 11:14 linux-6.6.y 355bd0b51d2f d291dd2d .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/12/29 04:11 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/12/28 03:42 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/12/25 08:08 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/12/16 13:32 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/12/11 07:54 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/12/02 00:40 linux-6.6.y 4791134e4aeb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/30 22:21 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/24 23:31 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 bf6fe8fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/22 02:39 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4fb8ef37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/21 00:34 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 2cc4c24a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/12 20:34 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 07e030de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/07 08:06 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/11/04 03:00 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 686bf657 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/10/31 00:57 linux-6.6.y e5bbb12db2c7 2c50b6a9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/10/01 19:47 linux-6.6.y 147338df3487 a1859138 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/09/30 10:52 linux-6.6.y 147338df3487 86341da6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/09/06 01:49 linux-6.6.y 355bd0b51d2f d291dd2d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/09/03 17:56 linux-6.6.y cc1a1c5b404a 96a211bc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/09/02 20:01 linux-6.6.y cc1a1c5b404a 96a211bc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/08/28 11:58 linux-6.6.y bb9c90ab9c5a e12e5ba4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/08/15 23:25 linux-6.6.y bb9c90ab9c5a 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/08/12 14:01 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a c06e8995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/08/06 05:40 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a ffe1dd46 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/07/22 07:11 linux-6.6.y d96eb99e2f0e 1555463b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/07/22 06:50 linux-6.6.y d96eb99e2f0e 1555463b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/07/01 04:37 linux-6.6.y 3f5b4c104b7d 6e83b42d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
2025/06/24 01:24 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 e2f27c35 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: rcu detected stall in do_idle
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.