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possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (5)

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/08/26 05:46
Reported-by: syzbot+27084c39cb0505ecb31e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 60d, last: 10d
Similar bugs (11)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values fuse kernfs 4 351 927d 1750d 0/29 closed as dup on 2021/07/02 09:55
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (3) 4 11 424d 457d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/11/05 23:17
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (3) 4 17 509d 576d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/08/12 15:10
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (4) 4 2 264d 275d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/05/14 14:17
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values 4 1 847d 847d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/10/09 19:52
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values 4 2 79d 88d 0/2 upstream: reported on 2025/07/29 23:28
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values 4 6 724d 828d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/02/09 07:09
upstream possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (2) input 4 1485 5h16m 918d 0/29 upstream: reported on 2023/04/21 09:42
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (4) 4 12 10d 205d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/04/03 09:00
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (2) 4 22 543d 620d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/07/10 03:27
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values (2) 4 1 708d 708d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/02/25 22:49

Sample crash report:
=====================================================
WARNING: SOFTIRQ-safe -> SOFTIRQ-unsafe lock order detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
-----------------------------------------------------
syz.4.1880/14308 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE0:SE1] is trying to acquire:
ffff8880626762b8 (&new->fa_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1008 [inline]
ffff8880626762b8 (&new->fa_lock){....}-{2:2}, at: kill_fasync+0x16d/0x490 fs/fcntl.c:1029

and this task is already holding:
ffff888058f31028 (&client->buffer_lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:363 [inline]
ffff888058f31028 (&client->buffer_lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: evdev_pass_values+0xcb/0xab0 drivers/input/evdev.c:261
which would create a new lock dependency:
 (&client->buffer_lock){..-.}-{2:2} -> (&new->fa_lock){....}-{2:2}

but this new dependency connects a SOFTIRQ-irq-safe lock:
 (&client->buffer_lock){..-.}-{2:2}

... which became SOFTIRQ-irq-safe at:
  lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
  __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:142 [inline]
  _raw_spin_lock+0x2a/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154
  spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:363 [inline]
  evdev_pass_values+0xcb/0xab0 drivers/input/evdev.c:261
  evdev_events+0x1c0/0x2f0 drivers/input/evdev.c:306
  input_to_handler drivers/input/input.c:126 [inline]
  input_pass_values+0x880/0x1220 drivers/input/input.c:156
  input_handle_event+0xbe0/0x1490 drivers/input/input.c:426
  input_event+0x88/0xb0 drivers/input/input.c:457
  hidinput_hid_event+0x1124/0x1900 drivers/hid/hid-input.c:1465
  hid_process_event+0x4b7/0x620 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1540
  hid_input_field drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1584 [inline]
  hid_report_raw_event+0xdde/0x1640 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1817
  hid_input_report+0x424/0x4e0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1884
  hid_irq_in+0x435/0x690 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:284
  __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x35f/0x520 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1674
  dummy_timer+0x827/0x2e10 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:1988
  call_timer_fn+0x16c/0x530 kernel/time/timer.c:1451
  expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1496 [inline]
  __run_timers+0x525/0x7c0 kernel/time/timer.c:1767
  run_timer_softirq+0x63/0xf0 kernel/time/timer.c:1780
  handle_softirqs+0x328/0x820 kernel/softirq.c:576
  __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:610 [inline]
  invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:450 [inline]
  __irq_exit_rcu+0x12f/0x220 kernel/softirq.c:659
  irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:671
  instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108 [inline]
  sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa0/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108
  asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:676
  memset_erms+0xb/0x10 arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S:64
  unwind_next_frame+0xa3d/0x1d90 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:547
  arch_stack_walk+0x10c/0x140 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25
  stack_trace_save+0x98/0xe0 kernel/stacktrace.c:122
  kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:38 [inline]
  kasan_set_track+0x4b/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:46
  kasan_set_free_info+0x1f/0x40 mm/kasan/generic.c:360
  ____kasan_slab_free+0xd5/0x110 mm/kasan/common.c:366
  kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:230 [inline]
  slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1710 [inline]
  slab_free_freelist_hook+0xea/0x170 mm/slub.c:1736
  slab_free mm/slub.c:3504 [inline]
  kmem_cache_free+0x8f/0x210 mm/slub.c:3520
  anon_vma_chain_free mm/rmap.c:143 [inline]
  unlink_anon_vmas+0x2c8/0x660 mm/rmap.c:417
  free_pgtables+0x177/0x2a0 mm/memory.c:426
  exit_mmap+0x39e/0x5f0 mm/mmap.c:3217
  __mmput+0x115/0x3b0 kernel/fork.c:1127
  exec_mmap+0x4d1/0x5c0 fs/exec.c:1035
  begin_new_exec+0x7e8/0x1160 fs/exec.c:1293
  load_elf_binary+0x98e/0x2890 fs/binfmt_elf.c:1001
  search_binary_handler fs/exec.c:1742 [inline]
  exec_binprm fs/exec.c:1783 [inline]
  bprm_execve+0xa92/0x17d0 fs/exec.c:1852
  do_execveat_common+0x51e/0x6d0 fs/exec.c:1957
  do_execve fs/exec.c:2027 [inline]
  __do_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2103 [inline]
  __se_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2098 [inline]
  __x64_sys_execve+0x8e/0xa0 fs/exec.c:2098
  do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
  do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

to a SOFTIRQ-irq-unsafe lock:
 (tasklist_lock){.+.+}-{2:2}

... which became SOFTIRQ-irq-unsafe at:
...
  lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
  __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:149 [inline]
  _raw_read_lock+0x32/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228
  do_wait+0x293/0xac0 kernel/exit.c:1579
  kernel_wait+0xa8/0x160 kernel/exit.c:1769
  call_usermodehelper_exec_sync kernel/umh.c:139 [inline]
  call_usermodehelper_exec_work+0xb5/0x220 kernel/umh.c:166
  process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
  worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
  kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
  ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &client->buffer_lock --> &new->fa_lock --> tasklist_lock

 Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(tasklist_lock);
                               local_irq_disable();
                               lock(&client->buffer_lock);
                               lock(&new->fa_lock);
  <Interrupt>
    lock(&client->buffer_lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

7 locks held by syz.4.1880/14308:
 #0: ffff8881488d8110 (&evdev->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: evdev_write+0x177/0x470 drivers/input/evdev.c:513
 #1: ffff88801e448230 (&dev->event_lock#2){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: input_inject_event+0x9e/0x2c0 drivers/input/input.c:482
 #2: ffffffff8c11c660 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x5/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:311
 #3: ffffffff8c11c660 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x5/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:311
 #4: ffffffff8c11c660 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x5/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:311
 #5: ffff888058f31028 (&client->buffer_lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:363 [inline]
 #5: ffff888058f31028 (&client->buffer_lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: evdev_pass_values+0xcb/0xab0 drivers/input/evdev.c:261
 #6: ffffffff8c11c660 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire+0x5/0x30 include/linux/rcupdate.h:311

the dependencies between SOFTIRQ-irq-safe lock and the holding lock:
-> (&client->buffer_lock){..-.}-{2:2} {
   IN-SOFTIRQ-W at:
                    lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                    __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:142 [inline]
                    _raw_spin_lock+0x2a/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154
                    spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:363 [inline]
                    evdev_pass_values+0xcb/0xab0 drivers/input/evdev.c:261
                    evdev_events+0x1c0/0x2f0 drivers/input/evdev.c:306
                    input_to_handler drivers/input/input.c:126 [inline]
                    input_pass_values+0x880/0x1220 drivers/input/input.c:156
                    input_handle_event+0xbe0/0x1490 drivers/input/input.c:426
                    input_event+0x88/0xb0 drivers/input/input.c:457
                    hidinput_hid_event+0x1124/0x1900 drivers/hid/hid-input.c:1465
                    hid_process_event+0x4b7/0x620 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1540
                    hid_input_field drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1584 [inline]
                    hid_report_raw_event+0xdde/0x1640 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1817
                    hid_input_report+0x424/0x4e0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1884
                    hid_irq_in+0x435/0x690 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:284
                    __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x35f/0x520 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1674
                    dummy_timer+0x827/0x2e10 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:1988
                    call_timer_fn+0x16c/0x530 kernel/time/timer.c:1451
                    expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1496 [inline]
                    __run_timers+0x525/0x7c0 kernel/time/timer.c:1767
                    run_timer_softirq+0x63/0xf0 kernel/time/timer.c:1780
                    handle_softirqs+0x328/0x820 kernel/softirq.c:576
                    __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:610 [inline]
                    invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:450 [inline]
                    __irq_exit_rcu+0x12f/0x220 kernel/softirq.c:659
                    irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:671
                    instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108 [inline]
                    sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa0/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108
                    asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:676
                    memset_erms+0xb/0x10 arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S:64
                    unwind_next_frame+0xa3d/0x1d90 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:547
                    arch_stack_walk+0x10c/0x140 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25
                    stack_trace_save+0x98/0xe0 kernel/stacktrace.c:122
                    kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:38 [inline]
                    kasan_set_track+0x4b/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:46
                    kasan_set_free_info+0x1f/0x40 mm/kasan/generic.c:360
                    ____kasan_slab_free+0xd5/0x110 mm/kasan/common.c:366
                    kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:230 [inline]
                    slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1710 [inline]
                    slab_free_freelist_hook+0xea/0x170 mm/slub.c:1736
                    slab_free mm/slub.c:3504 [inline]
                    kmem_cache_free+0x8f/0x210 mm/slub.c:3520
                    anon_vma_chain_free mm/rmap.c:143 [inline]
                    unlink_anon_vmas+0x2c8/0x660 mm/rmap.c:417
                    free_pgtables+0x177/0x2a0 mm/memory.c:426
                    exit_mmap+0x39e/0x5f0 mm/mmap.c:3217
                    __mmput+0x115/0x3b0 kernel/fork.c:1127
                    exec_mmap+0x4d1/0x5c0 fs/exec.c:1035
                    begin_new_exec+0x7e8/0x1160 fs/exec.c:1293
                    load_elf_binary+0x98e/0x2890 fs/binfmt_elf.c:1001
                    search_binary_handler fs/exec.c:1742 [inline]
                    exec_binprm fs/exec.c:1783 [inline]
                    bprm_execve+0xa92/0x17d0 fs/exec.c:1852
                    do_execveat_common+0x51e/0x6d0 fs/exec.c:1957
                    do_execve fs/exec.c:2027 [inline]
                    __do_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2103 [inline]
                    __se_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2098 [inline]
                    __x64_sys_execve+0x8e/0xa0 fs/exec.c:2098
                    do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
                    do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
                    entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
   INITIAL USE at:
                   lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                   __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:142 [inline]
                   _raw_spin_lock+0x2a/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154
                   spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:363 [inline]
                   evdev_pass_values+0xcb/0xab0 drivers/input/evdev.c:261
                   evdev_events+0x1c0/0x2f0 drivers/input/evdev.c:306
                   input_to_handler drivers/input/input.c:126 [inline]
                   input_pass_values+0x880/0x1220 drivers/input/input.c:156
                   input_handle_event+0xbe0/0x1490 drivers/input/input.c:426
                   input_event+0x88/0xb0 drivers/input/input.c:457
                   hidinput_hid_event+0x1124/0x1900 drivers/hid/hid-input.c:1465
                   hid_process_event+0x4b7/0x620 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1540
                   hid_input_field drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1584 [inline]
                   hid_report_raw_event+0xdde/0x1640 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1817
                   hid_input_report+0x424/0x4e0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:1884
                   hid_irq_in+0x435/0x690 drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c:284
                   __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x35f/0x520 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1674
                   dummy_timer+0x827/0x2e10 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:1988
                   call_timer_fn+0x16c/0x530 kernel/time/timer.c:1451
                   expire_timers kernel/time/timer.c:1496 [inline]
                   __run_timers+0x525/0x7c0 kernel/time/timer.c:1767
                   run_timer_softirq+0x63/0xf0 kernel/time/timer.c:1780
                   handle_softirqs+0x328/0x820 kernel/softirq.c:576
                   __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:610 [inline]
                   invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:450 [inline]
                   __irq_exit_rcu+0x12f/0x220 kernel/softirq.c:659
                   irq_exit_rcu+0x5/0x20 kernel/softirq.c:671
                   instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108 [inline]
                   sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0xa0/0xc0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1108
                   asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:676
                   memset_erms+0xb/0x10 arch/x86/lib/memset_64.S:64
                   unwind_next_frame+0xa3d/0x1d90 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:547
                   arch_stack_walk+0x10c/0x140 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25
                   stack_trace_save+0x98/0xe0 kernel/stacktrace.c:122
                   kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:38 [inline]
                   kasan_set_track+0x4b/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:46
                   kasan_set_free_info+0x1f/0x40 mm/kasan/generic.c:360
                   ____kasan_slab_free+0xd5/0x110 mm/kasan/common.c:366
                   kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:230 [inline]
                   slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1710 [inline]
                   slab_free_freelist_hook+0xea/0x170 mm/slub.c:1736
                   slab_free mm/slub.c:3504 [inline]
                   kmem_cache_free+0x8f/0x210 mm/slub.c:3520
                   anon_vma_chain_free mm/rmap.c:143 [inline]
                   unlink_anon_vmas+0x2c8/0x660 mm/rmap.c:417
                   free_pgtables+0x177/0x2a0 mm/memory.c:426
                   exit_mmap+0x39e/0x5f0 mm/mmap.c:3217
                   __mmput+0x115/0x3b0 kernel/fork.c:1127
                   exec_mmap+0x4d1/0x5c0 fs/exec.c:1035
                   begin_new_exec+0x7e8/0x1160 fs/exec.c:1293
                   load_elf_binary+0x98e/0x2890 fs/binfmt_elf.c:1001
                   search_binary_handler fs/exec.c:1742 [inline]
                   exec_binprm fs/exec.c:1783 [inline]
                   bprm_execve+0xa92/0x17d0 fs/exec.c:1852
                   do_execveat_common+0x51e/0x6d0 fs/exec.c:1957
                   do_execve fs/exec.c:2027 [inline]
                   __do_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2103 [inline]
                   __se_sys_execve fs/exec.c:2098 [inline]
                   __x64_sys_execve+0x8e/0xa0 fs/exec.c:2098
                   do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
                   do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
                   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
 }
 ... key      at: [<ffffffff96426da0>] evdev_open.__key.22+0x0/0x20

the dependencies between the lock to be acquired
 and SOFTIRQ-irq-unsafe lock:
  -> (tasklist_lock){.+.+}-{2:2} {
     HARDIRQ-ON-R at:
                        lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                        __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:149 [inline]
                        _raw_read_lock+0x32/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228
                        do_wait+0x293/0xac0 kernel/exit.c:1579
                        kernel_wait+0xa8/0x160 kernel/exit.c:1769
                        call_usermodehelper_exec_sync kernel/umh.c:139 [inline]
                        call_usermodehelper_exec_work+0xb5/0x220 kernel/umh.c:166
                        process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
                        worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
                        kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
                        ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
     SOFTIRQ-ON-R at:
                        lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                        __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:149 [inline]
                        _raw_read_lock+0x32/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228
                        do_wait+0x293/0xac0 kernel/exit.c:1579
                        kernel_wait+0xa8/0x160 kernel/exit.c:1769
                        call_usermodehelper_exec_sync kernel/umh.c:139 [inline]
                        call_usermodehelper_exec_work+0xb5/0x220 kernel/umh.c:166
                        process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
                        worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
                        kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
                        ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
     INITIAL USE at:
                       lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                       __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:196 [inline]
                       _raw_write_lock_irq+0x9f/0xe0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:316
                       copy_process+0x234a/0x3e00 kernel/fork.c:2412
                       kernel_clone+0x219/0x930 kernel/fork.c:2679
                       kernel_thread+0xc8/0x120 kernel/fork.c:2731
                       rest_init+0x21/0x330 init/main.c:706
                       start_kernel+0x486/0x530 init/main.c:1140
                       secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xb1/0xbb
     INITIAL READ USE at:
                            lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                            __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:149 [inline]
                            _raw_read_lock+0x32/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228
                            do_wait+0x293/0xac0 kernel/exit.c:1579
                            kernel_wait+0xa8/0x160 kernel/exit.c:1769
                            call_usermodehelper_exec_sync kernel/umh.c:139 [inline]
                            call_usermodehelper_exec_work+0xb5/0x220 kernel/umh.c:166
                            process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310
                            worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457
                            kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
                            ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
   }
   ... key      at: [<ffffffff8be0a058>] tasklist_lock+0x18/0x40
   ... acquired at:
   __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:149 [inline]
   _raw_read_lock+0x32/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228
   send_sigurg+0xcb/0x390 fs/fcntl.c:845
   sk_send_sigurg+0x6b/0xc0 net/core/sock.c:3134
   queue_oob+0x620/0x800 net/unix/af_unix.c:2016
   unix_stream_sendmsg+0xb5d/0xc80 net/unix/af_unix.c:2116
   sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:704 [inline]
   __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:716 [inline]
   ____sys_sendmsg+0x5a2/0x8c0 net/socket.c:2436
   ___sys_sendmsg+0x1f0/0x260 net/socket.c:2490
   __sys_sendmmsg+0x27c/0x4a0 net/socket.c:2576
   __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2605 [inline]
   __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2602 [inline]
   __x64_sys_sendmmsg+0x9c/0xb0 net/socket.c:2602
   do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
   do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

 -> (&f->f_owner.lock){...-}-{2:2} {
    IN-SOFTIRQ-R at:
                      lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                      __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:159 [inline]
                      _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0xac/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236
                      send_sigurg+0x25/0x390 fs/fcntl.c:829
                      sk_send_sigurg+0x6b/0xc0 net/core/sock.c:3134
                      tcp_check_urg net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:5688 [inline]
                      tcp_urg+0x2bc/0xb10 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:5729
                      tcp_rcv_established+0xac5/0x1cb0 net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:6063
                      tcp_v4_do_rcv+0x44b/0x9b0 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1731
                      tcp_v4_rcv+0x268f/0x2cb0 net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2143
                      ip_protocol_deliver_rcu+0x3ad/0x770 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:204
                      ip_local_deliver_finish+0x1d5/0x320 net/ipv4/ip_input.c:231
                      NF_HOOK+0x2d6/0x360 include/linux/netfilter.h:302
                      NF_HOOK+0x2d6/0x360 include/linux/netfilter.h:302
                      __netif_receive_skb_one_core net/core/dev.c:5525 [inline]
                      __netif_receive_skb+0xcc/0x290 net/core/dev.c:5639
                      process_backlog+0x364/0x780 net/core/dev.c:6516
                      __napi_poll+0xc0/0x430 net/core/dev.c:7075
                      napi_poll net/core/dev.c:7142 [inline]
                      net_rx_action+0x4a8/0x9c0 net/core/dev.c:7232
                      handle_softirqs+0x328/0x820 kernel/softirq.c:576
                      run_ksoftirqd+0x98/0xf0 kernel/softirq.c:943
                      smpboot_thread_fn+0x4f6/0x970 kernel/smpboot.c:164
                      kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334
                      ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287
    INITIAL USE at:
                     lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                     __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:196 [inline]
                     _raw_write_lock_irq+0x9f/0xe0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:316
                     __f_setown+0x37/0x330 fs/fcntl.c:91
                     f_setown+0x120/0x1c0 fs/fcntl.c:132
                     do_fcntl+0x192/0x12d0 fs/fcntl.c:387
                     __do_sys_fcntl fs/fcntl.c:466 [inline]
                     __se_sys_fcntl+0xcc/0x190 fs/fcntl.c:451
                     do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
                     do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
                     entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
    INITIAL READ USE at:
                          lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                          __raw_read_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:169 [inline]
                          _raw_read_lock_irq+0xa7/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:244
                          f_getown_ex fs/fcntl.c:206 [inline]
                          do_fcntl+0x136/0x12d0 fs/fcntl.c:390
                          __do_sys_fcntl fs/fcntl.c:466 [inline]
                          __se_sys_fcntl+0xcc/0x190 fs/fcntl.c:451
                          do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
                          do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
                          entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
  }
  ... key      at: [<ffffffff9612ab00>] __alloc_file.__key+0x0/0x10
  ... acquired at:
   __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:159 [inline]
   _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0xac/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236
   send_sigio+0x2f/0x330 fs/fcntl.c:790
   kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1015 [inline]
   kill_fasync+0x20a/0x490 fs/fcntl.c:1029
   wakeup_pipe_writers fs/splice.c:373 [inline]
   splice_pipe_to_pipe fs/splice.c:1566 [inline]
   do_splice+0x1294/0x1640 fs/splice.c:1054
   __do_splice fs/splice.c:1144 [inline]
   __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1350 [inline]
   __se_sys_splice+0x327/0x410 fs/splice.c:1332
   do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
   do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

-> (&new->fa_lock){....}-{2:2} {
   INITIAL USE at:
                   lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                   __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:196 [inline]
                   _raw_write_lock_irq+0x9f/0xe0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:316
                   fasync_remove_entry+0xf0/0x1c0 fs/fcntl.c:885
                   sock_fasync+0x84/0xf0 net/socket.c:1361
                   __fput+0x7c4/0x930 fs/file_table.c:308
                   task_work_run+0x125/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:188
                   get_signal+0x1222/0x12c0 kernel/signal.c:2672
                   arch_do_signal_or_restart+0xc1/0x1300 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:867
                   handle_signal_work kernel/entry/common.c:154 [inline]
                   exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x9e/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:178
                   exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:214
                   __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:296 [inline]
                   syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:307
                   do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
                   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
   INITIAL READ USE at:
                        lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
                        __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:159 [inline]
                        _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0xac/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236
                        kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1008 [inline]
                        kill_fasync+0x16d/0x490 fs/fcntl.c:1029
                        wakeup_pipe_writers fs/splice.c:373 [inline]
                        splice_pipe_to_pipe fs/splice.c:1566 [inline]
                        do_splice+0x1294/0x1640 fs/splice.c:1054
                        __do_splice fs/splice.c:1144 [inline]
                        __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1350 [inline]
                        __se_sys_splice+0x327/0x410 fs/splice.c:1332
                        do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
                        do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
                        entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
 }
 ... key      at: [<ffffffff9612b780>] fasync_insert_entry.__key+0x0/0x20
 ... acquired at:
   __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:159 [inline]
   _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0xac/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236
   kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1008 [inline]
   kill_fasync+0x16d/0x490 fs/fcntl.c:1029
   __pass_event drivers/input/evdev.c:240 [inline]
   evdev_pass_values+0x54b/0xab0 drivers/input/evdev.c:278
   evdev_events+0x1c0/0x2f0 drivers/input/evdev.c:306
   input_to_handler drivers/input/input.c:126 [inline]
   input_pass_values+0x880/0x1220 drivers/input/input.c:156
   input_handle_event+0xb3f/0x1490 drivers/input/input.c:415
   input_inject_event+0x1b9/0x2c0 drivers/input/input.c:487
   evdev_write+0x326/0x470 drivers/input/evdev.c:530
   vfs_write+0x300/0xd00 fs/read_write.c:592
   ksys_write+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:647
   do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
   do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
   entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0


stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 14308 Comm: syz.4.1880 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/18/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 print_bad_irq_dependency kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2567 [inline]
 check_irq_usage kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2806 [inline]
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3057 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x65dd/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:159 [inline]
 _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0xac/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236
 kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1008 [inline]
 kill_fasync+0x16d/0x490 fs/fcntl.c:1029
 __pass_event drivers/input/evdev.c:240 [inline]
 evdev_pass_values+0x54b/0xab0 drivers/input/evdev.c:278
 evdev_events+0x1c0/0x2f0 drivers/input/evdev.c:306
 input_to_handler drivers/input/input.c:126 [inline]
 input_pass_values+0x880/0x1220 drivers/input/input.c:156
 input_handle_event+0xb3f/0x1490 drivers/input/input.c:415
 input_inject_event+0x1b9/0x2c0 drivers/input/input.c:487
 evdev_write+0x326/0x470 drivers/input/evdev.c:530
 vfs_write+0x300/0xd00 fs/read_write.c:592
 ksys_write+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:647
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f9f9f129ec9
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f9f9d370038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f9f9f381090 RCX: 00007f9f9f129ec9
RDX: 0000000000001068 RSI: 0000200000000040 RDI: 0000000000000007
RBP: 00007f9f9f1acf91 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f9f9f381128 R14: 00007f9f9f381090 R15: 00007ffc9a41fed8
 </TASK>

Crashes (3):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/10/15 11:53 linux-5.15.y 29e53a5b1c4f b6605ba8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values
2025/08/30 02:16 linux-5.15.y 01879f56bdde 807a3b61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values
2025/08/26 05:45 linux-5.15.y c79648372d02 bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in evdev_pass_values
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.