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KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick

Status: moderation: reported on 2023/12/07 10:03
Subsystems: kernel
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Reported-by: syzbot+1f9c6a9361cf67ffc0d9@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 978d, last: 1d17h
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ID Workflow Result Correct Bug Created Started Finished Revision Error
9f147d12-624d-4474-9665-abafc23ba67d assessment-kcsan Benign: ✅  Confident: ✅  KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick 2026/02/24 16:13 2026/02/24 16:13 2026/02/24 16:16 305c0ec5cd886e2d13738e28e1b2df9b0ec20fc9
900af779-651d-4649-825d-fdd54228c6cf assessment-kcsan 💥 KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick 2026/01/09 14:24 2026/01/09 14:24 2026/01/09 14:26 9ee25c60da3366005e31dedd1574732f63338151 failed to load compile commands: open /usr/local/google/home/dvyukov/syzkaller/agent/workdir/cache/build/9dce9dd65e825296b412dc760805ab08dc7d0dbc/compile_commands.json: no such file or directory

Sample crash report:
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BUG: KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick

read-write to 0xffff8881000c5ed8 of 8 bytes by interrupt on cpu 1:
 wq_worker_tick+0x60/0x230 kernel/workqueue.c:1493
 sched_tick+0xda/0x210 kernel/sched/core.c:5585
 update_process_times+0x15e/0x190 kernel/time/timer.c:2479
 tick_sched_handle kernel/time/tick-sched.c:298 [inline]
 tick_nohz_handler+0x275/0x3d0 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:319
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1785 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x218/0x4f0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1849
 hrtimer_interrupt+0x269/0x810 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1911
 local_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1045 [inline]
 __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x5f/0x1f0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1062
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6f/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:697
 __preempt_count_dec_and_test arch/x86/include/asm/preempt.h:95 [inline]
 __raw_spin_unlock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:188 [inline]
 _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x12/0x30 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:202
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3244 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x497/0x9e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3358
 worker_thread+0x581/0x770 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
 kthread+0x22a/0x280 kernel/kthread.c:467
 ret_from_fork+0x150/0x360 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

read-write to 0xffff8881000c5ed8 of 8 bytes by interrupt on cpu 0:
 wq_worker_tick+0x60/0x230 kernel/workqueue.c:1493
 sched_tick+0xda/0x210 kernel/sched/core.c:5585
 update_process_times+0x15e/0x190 kernel/time/timer.c:2479
 tick_sched_handle kernel/time/tick-sched.c:298 [inline]
 tick_nohz_handler+0x275/0x3d0 kernel/time/tick-sched.c:319
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1785 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x218/0x4f0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1849
 hrtimer_interrupt+0x269/0x810 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1911
 local_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1045 [inline]
 __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x5f/0x1f0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1062
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6f/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1056
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:697
 queue_work_on+0xda/0x140 kernel/workqueue.c:2410
 queue_work include/linux/workqueue.h:669 [inline]
 tty_insert_flip_string_and_push_buffer+0x1ce/0x1f0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:563
 pty_write+0x70/0x90 drivers/tty/pty.c:116
 tty_put_char+0x8f/0xc0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3154
 n_tty_process_echo_ops drivers/tty/n_tty.c:643 [inline]
 __process_echoes+0x2f9/0x6b0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:689
 flush_echoes drivers/tty/n_tty.c:785 [inline]
 __receive_buf drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1618 [inline]
 n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x918/0xc10 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1715
 n_tty_receive_buf2+0x33/0x40 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1759
 tty_ldisc_receive_buf+0x66/0xf0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:387
 tty_port_default_receive_buf+0x59/0x90 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:37
 receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:445 [inline]
 flush_to_ldisc+0x148/0x340 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:495
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3275 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0x4de/0x9e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3358
 worker_thread+0x581/0x770 kernel/workqueue.c:3439
 kthread+0x22a/0x280 kernel/kthread.c:467
 ret_from_fork+0x150/0x360 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

value changed: 0x00000000000cf850 -> 0x00000000000d1f60

Reported by Kernel Concurrency Sanitizer on:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: kworker/u8:1 Tainted: G        W           syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
Workqueue: events_unbound flush_to_ldisc
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Crashes (594):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/03/02 16:06 upstream 11439c4635ed b9dd6534 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/03/01 02:43 upstream 2f9339c052bd 43249bac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/28 10:45 upstream 4d349ee5c778 43249bac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/27 05:45 upstream 3f4a08e64442 a2f13f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/25 09:19 upstream 7dff99b35460 787dfb7c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/24 08:01 upstream 7dff99b35460 41d2fa6a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/21 15:32 upstream d79526b89571 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/21 08:01 upstream a95f71ad3e2e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/14 12:08 upstream 770aaedb461a 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/14 01:48 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/12 20:28 upstream 37a93dd5c49b 504cb1bf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/11 01:58 upstream dc855b77719f 441e25b7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/09 17:58 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/09 02:44 upstream e98f34af6116 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/07 22:00 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/06 13:14 upstream b7ff7151e653 97745f52 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/05 23:55 upstream 8fdb05de0e2d f03c4191 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/05 13:24 upstream f14faaf3a1fb 4936e85c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/03 01:40 upstream dee65f79364c d78927dd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/02/02 13:08 upstream 18f7fcd5e69a 018ebef2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/30 14:21 upstream 4d310797262f ae7dc18c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/26 16:09 upstream 63804fed149a a4c52dd6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/25 23:32 upstream 023777797472 55756628 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/25 11:30 upstream 5dbeeb268b63 40acda8a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/23 21:16 upstream c072629f05d7 e2b1b6e6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/22 07:57 upstream a66191c590b3 a16aed1d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/21 07:31 upstream 6c790212c588 6f1aa2f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/19 19:15 upstream 24d479d26b25 a9fc5226 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/18 22:53 upstream e84d960149e7 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/17 01:02 upstream b62ce2547fe8 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/16 07:07 upstream 603c05a1639f d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/14 08:45 upstream c537e12daeec d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/13 13:00 upstream b71e635feefc d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/12 05:17 upstream 9c7ef209cd0f d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/11 09:08 upstream 97313d6113ab d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/10 13:11 upstream b6151c4e60e5 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/09 06:31 upstream 623fb9912f6a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/06 19:37 upstream f0b9d8eb98df d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/06 01:12 upstream 7f98ab9da046 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/05 12:23 upstream 3609fa95fb0f d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/04 00:55 upstream aacb0a6d604a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2026/01/01 00:40 upstream 349bd28a86f2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2025/12/30 07:39 upstream 8640b74557fc d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2025/12/28 20:22 upstream c875a6c32467 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2025/12/28 12:31 upstream d26143bb38e2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2025/12/27 04:55 upstream 3f0e9c8cefa9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2025/12/23 03:12 upstream b927546677c8 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2023/12/01 12:41 upstream e8f60209d6cf f819d6f7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
2023/11/28 23:33 upstream 18d46e76d7c2 1adfb6f6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce KCSAN: data-race in wq_worker_tick / wq_worker_tick
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.