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possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/06/16 16:22
Reported-by: syzbot+dd758b3b2f560931e279@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1d15h, last: 1d09h
Similar bugs (4)
Kernel Title Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu origin:upstream missing-backport C 836 3d19h 453d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/03/21 20:02
upstream possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu (2) bpf C unreliable inconclusive 1097 193d 372d 0/28 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/06/10 22:50
upstream possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu bpf C 1431 379d 448d 25/28 fixed on 2024/06/05 13:52
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu missing-backport origin:upstream C done 969 2h55m 449d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/03/25 23:20

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.6.93-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.1.11/5859 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880b8e295a8 (krc.lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: krc_this_cpu_lock kernel/rcu/tree.c:2951 [inline]
ffff8880b8e295a8 (krc.lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: add_ptr_to_bulk_krc_lock kernel/rcu/tree.c:3360 [inline]
ffff8880b8e295a8 (krc.lock){..-.}-{2:2}, at: kvfree_call_rcu+0x15a/0x780 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3445

but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880b8e297d8 (&base->lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: lock_timer_base+0x123/0x270 kernel/time/timer.c:999

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&base->lock){-.-.}-{2:2}:
       __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline]
       _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa8/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162
       lock_timer_base+0x123/0x270 kernel/time/timer.c:999
       __mod_timer+0xf9/0xdb0 kernel/time/timer.c:1080
       queue_delayed_work_on+0x12a/0x1e0 kernel/workqueue.c:1987
       kvfree_call_rcu+0x541/0x780 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3473
       rtnl_register_internal+0x486/0x590 net/core/rtnetlink.c:264
       rtnl_register+0x32/0x70 net/core/rtnetlink.c:314
       ip_rt_init+0x2ec/0x390 net/ipv4/route.c:3789
       ip_init+0xe/0x20 net/ipv4/ip_output.c:1663
       inet_init+0x2c1/0x3e0 net/ipv4/af_inet.c:2024
       do_one_initcall+0x1fd/0x750 init/main.c:1238
       do_initcall_level+0x137/0x1f0 init/main.c:1300
       do_initcalls+0x69/0xd0 init/main.c:1316
       kernel_init_freeable+0x3d2/0x570 init/main.c:1553
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1c0 init/main.c:1443
       ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293

-> #0 (krc.lock){..-.}-{2:2}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
       __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:133 [inline]
       _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154
       krc_this_cpu_lock kernel/rcu/tree.c:2951 [inline]
       add_ptr_to_bulk_krc_lock kernel/rcu/tree.c:3360 [inline]
       kvfree_call_rcu+0x15a/0x780 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3445
       trie_delete_elem+0x535/0x6a0 kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c:545
       bpf_prog_2c29ac5cdc6b1842+0x42/0x46
       bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1213 [inline]
       __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:612 [inline]
       bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:619 [inline]
       __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2322 [inline]
       bpf_trace_run3+0x1e7/0x400 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2362
       __bpf_trace_timer_start+0x14a/0x1b0 include/trace/events/timer.h:53
       trace_timer_start include/trace/events/timer.h:53 [inline]
       enqueue_timer+0x398/0x530 kernel/time/timer.c:609
       internal_add_timer kernel/time/timer.c:634 [inline]
       __mod_timer+0x977/0xdb0 kernel/time/timer.c:1131
       sk_reset_timer+0x23/0xc0 net/core/sock.c:3395
       tipc_sk_finish_conn+0x154/0x7e0 net/tipc/socket.c:1676
       tipc_socketpair+0x254/0x470 net/tipc/socket.c:3353
       __sys_socketpair+0x2b0/0x550 net/socket.c:1795
       __do_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1831 [inline]
       __se_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1828 [inline]
       __x64_sys_socketpair+0x9b/0xb0 net/socket.c:1828
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&base->lock);
                               lock(krc.lock);
                               lock(&base->lock);
  lock(krc.lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz.1.11/5859:
 #0: ffff8880b8e297d8 (&base->lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: lock_timer_base+0x123/0x270 kernel/time/timer.c:999
 #1: ffffffff8cd2f760 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:334 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8cd2f760 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:786 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8cd2f760 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2321 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8cd2f760 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: bpf_trace_run3+0xf4/0x400 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2362

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 5859 Comm: syz.1.11 Not tainted 6.6.93-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2bd/0x3c0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:133 [inline]
 _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154
 krc_this_cpu_lock kernel/rcu/tree.c:2951 [inline]
 add_ptr_to_bulk_krc_lock kernel/rcu/tree.c:3360 [inline]
 kvfree_call_rcu+0x15a/0x780 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3445
 trie_delete_elem+0x535/0x6a0 kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c:545
 bpf_prog_2c29ac5cdc6b1842+0x42/0x46
 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1213 [inline]
 __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:612 [inline]
 bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:619 [inline]
 __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2322 [inline]
 bpf_trace_run3+0x1e7/0x400 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2362
 __bpf_trace_timer_start+0x14a/0x1b0 include/trace/events/timer.h:53
 trace_timer_start include/trace/events/timer.h:53 [inline]
 enqueue_timer+0x398/0x530 kernel/time/timer.c:609
 internal_add_timer kernel/time/timer.c:634 [inline]
 __mod_timer+0x977/0xdb0 kernel/time/timer.c:1131
 sk_reset_timer+0x23/0xc0 net/core/sock.c:3395
 tipc_sk_finish_conn+0x154/0x7e0 net/tipc/socket.c:1676
 tipc_socketpair+0x254/0x470 net/tipc/socket.c:3353
 __sys_socketpair+0x2b0/0x550 net/socket.c:1795
 __do_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1831 [inline]
 __se_sys_socketpair net/socket.c:1828 [inline]
 __x64_sys_socketpair+0x9b/0xb0 net/socket.c:1828
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7fad6358e929
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:00007fad6447c038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000035
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fad637b5fa0 RCX: 00007fad6358e929
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000002 RDI: 000000000000001e
RBP: 00007fad63610b39 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000200000000180 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007fad637b5fa0 R15: 00007ffd9945ed68
 </TASK>

Crashes (4):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/06/16 22:21 linux-6.6.y c2603c511feb d1716036 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu
2025/06/16 22:19 linux-6.6.y c2603c511feb d1716036 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu
2025/06/16 16:22 linux-6.6.y c2603c511feb d1716036 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu
2025/06/16 16:22 linux-6.6.y c2603c511feb d1716036 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan-perf possible deadlock in kvfree_call_rcu
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.