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BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/04/16 12:54
Subsystems: kvm kvm-x86
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Reported-by: syzbot+208f7f3e5f59c11aeb90@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 2d08h, last: 2d08h
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[syzbot] [kvm?] [kvm-x86?] BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast 0 (1) 2026/04/16 12:54

Sample crash report:
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:231
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 1, non_block: 0, pid: 30, name: ktimers/1
preempt_count: 10001, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 2, expected: 2
5 locks held by ktimers/1/30:
 #0: ffffffff8e25f260 (local_bh){.+.+}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #1: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #2: ffff8880b8726360 (&base->expiry_lock){+...}-{3:3}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:45 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880b8726360 (&base->expiry_lock){+...}-{3:3}, at: timer_base_lock_expiry kernel/time/timer.c:1502 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880b8726360 (&base->expiry_lock){+...}-{3:3}, at: __run_timer_base+0x120/0x9f0 kernel/time/timer.c:2384
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:838 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __rt_spin_lock kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:50 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_lock+0x1e0/0x400 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:57
 #4: ffff88803913dac8 (&kvm->srcu){.?.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_lock_acquire include/linux/srcu.h:187 [inline]
 #4: ffff88803913dac8 (&kvm->srcu){.?.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_read_lock include/linux/srcu.h:294 [inline]
 #4: ffff88803913dac8 (&kvm->srcu){.?.+}-{0:0}, at: kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast+0x1c6/0x9a0 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c:1817
irq event stamp: 13772921
hardirqs last  enabled at (13772920): [<ffffffff8b443c23>] __raw_spin_unlock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:187 [inline]
hardirqs last  enabled at (13772920): [<ffffffff8b443c23>] _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x23/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:206
hardirqs last disabled at (13772921): [<ffffffff8b40abde>] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xe/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1061
softirqs last  enabled at (13772906): [<ffffffff81885eeb>] ksoftirqd_run_end kernel/softirq.c:325 [inline]
softirqs last  enabled at (13772906): [<ffffffff81885eeb>] run_ktimerd+0x8b/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:1153
softirqs last disabled at (13772910): [<ffffffff8192a431>] smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160
Preemption disabled at:
[<0000000000000000>] 0x0
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: ktimers/1 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 __might_resched+0x329/0x480 kernel/sched/core.c:9162
 rt_read_lock+0xa9/0x4b0 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:231
 kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast+0x1fc/0x9a0 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c:1819
 xen_timer_callback+0x109/0x220 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c:140
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1930 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x3bc/0xb10 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1994
 hrtimer_interrupt+0x455/0x950 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2113
 local_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050 [inline]
 __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x102/0x430 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1067
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1061 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa1/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1061
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:697
RIP: 0010:__raw_spin_unlock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:188 [inline]
RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x29/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:206
Code: 90 f3 0f 1e fa 53 48 89 fb 48 83 c7 18 48 8b 74 24 08 e8 8a a9 5c f6 48 89 df e8 c2 35 5d f6 e8 cd e1 88 f6 fb bf 01 00 00 00 <e8> 22 c5 4f f6 65 8b 05 fb 43 77 07 85 c0 74 07 5b c3 cc cc cc cc
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a4fb30 EFLAGS: 00000206
RAX: 0000000000d22878 RBX: ffff8880b87262c0 RCX: 0000000080000001
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: ffffffff8d995925 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: ffffc90000a4fcb8 R08: ffffffff8fcf17f7 R09: 1ffffffff1f9e2fe
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f9e2ff R12: ffffc9000668fa20
R13: 1ffff92000149f80 R14: ffff8880b87262c0 R15: ffffc90000a4fc00
 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1798 [inline]
 __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2374 [inline]
 __run_timer_base+0x693/0x9f0 kernel/time/timer.c:2386
 run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2395 [inline]
 run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x170 kernel/time/timer.c:2405
 handle_softirqs+0x1de/0x6d0 kernel/softirq.c:622
 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline]
 run_ktimerd+0x69/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:1151
 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

=============================
[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G        W    L     
-----------------------------
ktimers/1/30 is trying to lock:
ffff88803913d4d0 (&gpc->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast+0x1fc/0x9a0 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c:1819
other info that might help us debug this:
context-{2:2}
5 locks held by ktimers/1/30:
 #0: ffffffff8e25f260 (local_bh){.+.+}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #1: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __local_bh_disable_ip+0x3c/0x420 kernel/softirq.c:163
 #2: ffff8880b8726360 (&base->expiry_lock){+...}-{3:3}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_rt.h:45 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880b8726360 (&base->expiry_lock){+...}-{3:3}, at: timer_base_lock_expiry kernel/time/timer.c:1502 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880b8726360 (&base->expiry_lock){+...}-{3:3}, at: __run_timer_base+0x120/0x9f0 kernel/time/timer.c:2384
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:838 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: __rt_spin_lock kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:50 [inline]
 #3: ffffffff8e3c8100 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rt_spin_lock+0x1e0/0x400 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:57
 #4: ffff88803913dac8 (&kvm->srcu){.?.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_lock_acquire include/linux/srcu.h:187 [inline]
 #4: ffff88803913dac8 (&kvm->srcu){.?.+}-{0:0}, at: srcu_read_lock include/linux/srcu.h:294 [inline]
 #4: ffff88803913dac8 (&kvm->srcu){.?.+}-{0:0}, at: kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast+0x1c6/0x9a0 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c:1817
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: ktimers/1 Tainted: G        W    L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} 
Tainted: [W]=WARN, [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <IRQ>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_lock_invalid_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4832 [inline]
 check_wait_context kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4904 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0xec1/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5189
 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5870
 rt_read_lock+0xcc/0x4b0 kernel/locking/spinlock_rt.c:232
 kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast+0x1fc/0x9a0 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c:1819
 xen_timer_callback+0x109/0x220 arch/x86/kvm/xen.c:140
 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1930 [inline]
 __hrtimer_run_queues+0x3bc/0xb10 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:1994
 hrtimer_interrupt+0x455/0x950 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2113
 local_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1050 [inline]
 __sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x102/0x430 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1067
 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1061 [inline]
 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa1/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1061
 </IRQ>
 <TASK>
 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:697
RIP: 0010:__raw_spin_unlock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:188 [inline]
RIP: 0010:_raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x29/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:206
Code: 90 f3 0f 1e fa 53 48 89 fb 48 83 c7 18 48 8b 74 24 08 e8 8a a9 5c f6 48 89 df e8 c2 35 5d f6 e8 cd e1 88 f6 fb bf 01 00 00 00 <e8> 22 c5 4f f6 65 8b 05 fb 43 77 07 85 c0 74 07 5b c3 cc cc cc cc
RSP: 0018:ffffc90000a4fb30 EFLAGS: 00000206
RAX: 0000000000d22878 RBX: ffff8880b87262c0 RCX: 0000000080000001
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: ffffffff8d995925 RDI: 0000000000000001
RBP: ffffc90000a4fcb8 R08: ffffffff8fcf17f7 R09: 1ffffffff1f9e2fe
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f9e2ff R12: ffffc9000668fa20
R13: 1ffff92000149f80 R14: ffff8880b87262c0 R15: ffffc90000a4fc00
 expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1798 [inline]
 __run_timers kernel/time/timer.c:2374 [inline]
 __run_timer_base+0x693/0x9f0 kernel/time/timer.c:2386
 run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2395 [inline]
 run_timer_softirq+0xb7/0x170 kernel/time/timer.c:2405
 handle_softirqs+0x1de/0x6d0 kernel/softirq.c:622
 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline]
 run_ktimerd+0x69/0x100 kernel/softirq.c:1151
 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>
----------------
Code disassembly (best guess):
   0:	90                   	nop
   1:	f3 0f 1e fa          	endbr64
   5:	53                   	push   %rbx
   6:	48 89 fb             	mov    %rdi,%rbx
   9:	48 83 c7 18          	add    $0x18,%rdi
   d:	48 8b 74 24 08       	mov    0x8(%rsp),%rsi
  12:	e8 8a a9 5c f6       	call   0xf65ca9a1
  17:	48 89 df             	mov    %rbx,%rdi
  1a:	e8 c2 35 5d f6       	call   0xf65d35e1
  1f:	e8 cd e1 88 f6       	call   0xf688e1f1
  24:	fb                   	sti
  25:	bf 01 00 00 00       	mov    $0x1,%edi
* 2a:	e8 22 c5 4f f6       	call   0xf64fc551 <-- trapping instruction
  2f:	65 8b 05 fb 43 77 07 	mov    %gs:0x77743fb(%rip),%eax        # 0x7774431
  36:	85 c0                	test   %eax,%eax
  38:	74 07                	je     0x41
  3a:	5b                   	pop    %rbx
  3b:	c3                   	ret
  3c:	cc                   	int3
  3d:	cc                   	int3
  3e:	cc                   	int3
  3f:	cc                   	int3

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/04/16 10:12 linux-next e6efabc0afca df15c5f3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context in kvm_xen_set_evtchn_fast
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.