INFO: task hung in vcs_open

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/09/01 17:44
Reported-by: syzbot+2b52a05fa23d000a2f1d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 49d, last: 8d15h
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (14)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (5) serial 1 2 1324d 1328d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/06/04 04:45
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (9) kernel 1 11 526d 691d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/08/10 23:55
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (3) serial 1 1 2067d 2067d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2021/05/22 19:06
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open serial 1 32 2237d 2370d 0/29 closed as dup on 2020/08/05 10:53
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (2) serial 1 1 2217d 2217d 0/29 auto-closed as invalid on 2020/12/23 12:34
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (7) serial 1 1 947d 947d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/06/15 13:53
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in vcs_open 1 8 42d 78d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/08/03 15:31
linux-4.19 INFO: task hung in vcs_open 1 11 2174d 2486d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2021/03/07 01:31
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (10) prio:low kernel 1 83 56d 144d 0/29 upstream: reported on 2026/05/29 18:45
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (4) serial 1 2 1478d 1541d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/01/02 16:56
linux-4.14 INFO: task hung in vcs_open 1 3 2331d 2415d 0/1 auto-closed as invalid on 2020/09/30 10:12
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (6) serial 1 2 1097d 1161d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/01/17 08:03
linux-4.19 INFO: task hung in vcs_open (2) 1 1 1456d 1456d 0/1 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/02/22 05:12
upstream INFO: task hung in vcs_open (8) nilfs serial 1 syz, C inconclusive 7 748d 754d 28/29 fixed on 2024/11/12 23:31

Sample crash report:
INFO: task syz.6.1455:11641 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz.6.1455      state:D stack:25872 pid:11641 ppid:4842   flags:0x00004004
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5246 [inline]
 __schedule+0x107f/0x4030 kernel/sched/core.c:6563
 schedule+0xb9/0x180 kernel/sched/core.c:6639
 schedule_timeout+0xbd/0x2d0 kernel/time/timer.c:2144
 ___down_common kernel/locking/semaphore.c:229 [inline]
 __down_common+0x30c/0x740 kernel/locking/semaphore.c:250
 down+0x7c/0xd0 kernel/locking/semaphore.c:64
 console_lock+0x141/0x1c0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2629
 vcs_open+0x59/0xc0 drivers/tty/vt/vc_screen.c:763
 chrdev_open+0x585/0x5f0 fs/char_dev.c:414
 do_dentry_open+0x7dd/0x10b0 fs/open.c:882
 do_open fs/namei.c:3677 [inline]
 path_openat+0x2674/0x2f10 fs/namei.c:3834
 do_filp_open+0x1ee/0x420 fs/namei.c:3861
 do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x4f0 fs/open.c:1320
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1347
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f5c6dd9e1d9
RSP: 002b:00007f5c6bff6028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f5c6e026090 RCX: 00007f5c6dd9e1d9
RDX: 0000000000008000 RSI: 0000200000000280 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007f5c6de35888 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f5c6e026128 R14: 00007f5c6e026090 R15: 00007fff52d797b8
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
1 lock held by rcu_tasks_kthre/12:
 #0: ffffffff8d92e230 (rcu_tasks.tasks_gp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_tasks_one_gp+0x33/0xef0 kernel/rcu/tasks.h:517
1 lock held by rcu_tasks_trace/13:
 #0: ffffffff8d92ea50 (rcu_tasks_trace.tasks_gp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_tasks_one_gp+0x33/0xef0 kernel/rcu/tasks.h:517
1 lock held by khungtaskd/28:
 #0: ffffffff8d92d8a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:350 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8d92d8a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:791 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8d92d8a0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x51/0x290 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6669
2 locks held by getty/4024:
 #0: ffff88814d909098 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x21/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:244
 #1: ffffc9000327b2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x41e/0x1360 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2198
4 locks held by kworker/u4:13/4407:
3 locks held by kworker/u4:15/4482:
4 locks held by kworker/u4:17/4509:
 #0: ffff88801861e938 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #1: ffffc90004e7fd00 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b4/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267
 #2: ffffffff8eb49850 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: cleanup_net+0x148/0xba0 net/core/net_namespace.c:594
 #3: ffffffff8d933440 (rcu_state.barrier_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_barrier+0x48/0x5e0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:4023
5 locks held by syz.7.1444/11580:
4 locks held by syz-executor/12078:
 #0: ffff88807dca8460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x270/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff888143301088 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d8/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff888028021cb8 (kn->active#54){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff888028021cb8 (kn->active#54){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x232/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffffffff8e46a988 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: new_device_store+0x139/0x690 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:160
1 lock held by syz-executor/12172:
 #0: ffffffff8d933440 (rcu_state.barrier_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_barrier+0x48/0x5e0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:4023
7 locks held by syz-executor/12192:
 #0: ffff88807dca8460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x270/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff888080b78888 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d8/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x232/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffffffff8e46a988 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xd3/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
 #4: ffff8880568a00e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:885 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880568a00e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1099 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880568a00e8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{3:3}, at: device_release_driver_internal+0xb1/0x7c0 drivers/base/dd.c:1302
 #5: ffff8880568a12f8 (&devlink->lock_key#11){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: nsim_drv_remove+0x54/0x170 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:1678
 #6: ffffffff8d933440 (rcu_state.barrier_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_barrier+0x48/0x5e0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:4023
1 lock held by syz.0.1596/12532:
4 locks held by syz-executor/12568:
 #0: ffff88807dca8460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x270/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff88805765e888 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d8/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x232/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffffffff8e46a988 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xd3/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
4 locks held by syz-executor/12709:
 #0: ffff88807dca8460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x270/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff888089b10888 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d8/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x232/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffffffff8e46a988 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xd3/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
1 lock held by syz.2.1612/12714:
 #0: ffff88807313c0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#63/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: alloc_super+0x1fb/0x930 fs/super.c:228
4 locks held by syz-executor/12727:
 #0: ffff88807dca8460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x270/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:580
 #1: ffff888149fe2888 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1d8/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:343
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline]
 #2: ffff888028021da0 (kn->active#53){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x232/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:344
 #3: ffffffff8e46a988 (nsim_bus_dev_list_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: del_device_store+0xd3/0x370 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:209
1 lock held by syz.0.1615/12749:
 #0: ffffffff8d933440 (rcu_state.barrier_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rcu_barrier+0x48/0x5e0 kernel/rcu/tree.c:4023
1 lock held by cmp/12798:

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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 28 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/16/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x3e6/0x460 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:111
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x1d4/0x450 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:148 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:220 [inline]
 watchdog+0xf0e/0xf50 kernel/hung_task.c:377
 kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376
 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295
 </TASK>

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/10/12 12:07 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan INFO: task hung in vcs_open
2026/09/01 17:44 linux-6.1.y d64a499eea6b 587f6b29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan INFO: task hung in vcs_open
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.