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possible deadlock in smc_shutdown (3)

Status: internal: reported on 2025/08/30 03:41
Subsystems: smc
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Fix commit: 9f7c02e03157 nbd: restrict sockets to TCP and UDP
Patched on: [ci-qemu-gce-upstream-auto ci-qemu-upstream ci-qemu-upstream-386 ci-qemu2-arm32 ci-qemu2-arm64 ci-qemu2-arm64-compat ci-qemu2-arm64-mte ci-qemu2-riscv64 ci-snapshot-upstream-root ci-upstream-bpf-kasan-gce ci-upstream-bpf-next-kasan-gce ci-upstream-gce-leak ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce ci-upstream-kasan-gce-386 ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-386-root ci-upstream-kmsan-gce-root ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce ci2-upstream-fs ci2-upstream-kcsan-gce ci2-upstream-usb], missing on: [ci-qemu-native-arm64-kvm ci-upstream-gce-arm64]
First crash: 41d, last: 13d
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in smc_shutdown smc 4 3 442d 460d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/11/01 22:25
upstream possible deadlock in smc_shutdown (2) smc 4 15 177d 256d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/07/06 04:32

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.2.5366/28896 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88806fc69ae0 (sk_lock-AF_SMC){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1676 [inline]
ffff88806fc69ae0 (sk_lock-AF_SMC){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: smc_shutdown+0x6e/0x9b0 net/smc/af_smc.c:2949

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888021b13a70 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: sock_shutdown+0x14f/0x260 drivers/block/nbd.c:410

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #6 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:598 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:760
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1140 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0x257/0xf10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1204
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x4bd/0x1900 block/blk-mq.c:2120
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xda4/0x1570 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2358
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd0c/0xe00 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x469/0x550 block/blk-mq.c:2967
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3d3/0x4b0 block/blk-core.c:1220
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1247 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x2d3/0x5a0 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x4ab/0xb50 block/blk-core.c:751
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2829 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x599/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2447
       filemap_read_folio+0x114/0x380 mm/filemap.c:2413
       do_read_cache_folio+0x350/0x590 mm/filemap.c:3957
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:991 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:722
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xa4/0xa50 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:141 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:589 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x75c/0x14b0 block/partitions/core.c:693
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:748
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:957
       blkdev_open+0x3a8/0x510 block/fops.c:691
       do_dentry_open+0x953/0x13f0 fs/open.c:965
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1095
       do_open fs/namei.c:3887 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2ee5/0x3830 fs/namei.c:4046
       do_filp_open+0x1fa/0x410 fs/namei.c:4073
       do_sys_openat2+0x121/0x1c0 fs/open.c:1435
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1450 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1466 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1461 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1461
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #5 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:598 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:760
       nbd_queue_rq+0xc8/0xf10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1196
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0x4bd/0x1900 block/blk-mq.c:2120
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xda4/0x1570 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2358
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd0c/0xe00 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x469/0x550 block/blk-mq.c:2967
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3d3/0x4b0 block/blk-core.c:1220
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1247 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x2d3/0x5a0 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x4ab/0xb50 block/blk-core.c:751
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2829 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x599/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2447
       filemap_read_folio+0x114/0x380 mm/filemap.c:2413
       do_read_cache_folio+0x350/0x590 mm/filemap.c:3957
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:991 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:722
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xa4/0xa50 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:141 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:589 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x75c/0x14b0 block/partitions/core.c:693
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:748
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:957
       blkdev_open+0x3a8/0x510 block/fops.c:691
       do_dentry_open+0x953/0x13f0 fs/open.c:965
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1095
       do_open fs/namei.c:3887 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2ee5/0x3830 fs/namei.c:4046
       do_filp_open+0x1fa/0x410 fs/namei.c:4073
       do_sys_openat2+0x121/0x1c0 fs/open.c:1435
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1450 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1466 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1461 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1461
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #4 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       lock_sync+0xba/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5916
       srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:173 [inline]
       __synchronize_srcu+0x96/0x3a0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1429
       elevator_switch+0x12b/0x640 block/elevator.c:588
       elevator_change+0x2d4/0x450 block/elevator.c:690
       elevator_set_default+0x186/0x260 block/elevator.c:766
       blk_register_queue+0x34e/0x3f0 block/blk-sysfs.c:904
       __add_disk+0x677/0xd50 block/genhd.c:528
       add_disk_fwnode+0xfc/0x480 block/genhd.c:597
       add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:774 [inline]
       nbd_dev_add+0x717/0xae0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1973
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2680
       do_one_initcall+0x233/0x820 init/main.c:1269
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1331
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1347
       kernel_init_freeable+0x334/0x4b0 init/main.c:1579
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1469
       ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #3 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:598 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x187/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:760
       elevator_change+0x19b/0x450 block/elevator.c:688
       elevator_set_none+0x42/0xb0 block/elevator.c:781
       blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5023 [inline]
       __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5066 [inline]
       blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x598/0x1aa0 block/blk-mq.c:5124
       nbd_start_device+0x17f/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1478
       nbd_genl_connect+0x135b/0x18f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2228
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x215/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x60e/0x790 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
       netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#49){++++}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       blk_alloc_queue+0x538/0x620 block/blk-core.c:461
       blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4400 [inline]
       __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x15c/0x340 block/blk-mq.c:4447
       nbd_dev_add+0x46c/0xae0 drivers/block/nbd.c:1943
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2680
       do_one_initcall+0x233/0x820 init/main.c:1269
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1331
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1347
       kernel_init_freeable+0x334/0x4b0 init/main.c:1579
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1469
       ret_from_fork+0x3f9/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4234 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x72/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4248
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:318 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4131 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4209 [inline]
       __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x41/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4391
       kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline]
       kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline]
       __smc_connect+0x1b0/0x1890 net/smc/af_smc.c:1528
       smc_connect+0x877/0xd90 net/smc/af_smc.c:1715
       __sys_connect_file net/socket.c:2086 [inline]
       __sys_connect+0x313/0x440 net/socket.c:2105
       __do_sys_connect net/socket.c:2111 [inline]
       __se_sys_connect net/socket.c:2108 [inline]
       __x64_sys_connect+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:2108
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (sk_lock-AF_SMC){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
       __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3734
       lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1676 [inline]
       smc_shutdown+0x6e/0x9b0 net/smc/af_smc.c:2949
       nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0x2e9/0x560 drivers/block/nbd.c:318
       sock_shutdown+0x15e/0x260 drivers/block/nbd.c:411
       nbd_clear_sock drivers/block/nbd.c:1416 [inline]
       nbd_config_put+0x342/0x790 drivers/block/nbd.c:1440
       nbd_genl_connect+0x167c/0x18f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2236
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x215/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x60e/0x790 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
       netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  sk_lock-AF_SMC --> &cmd->lock --> &nsock->tx_lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
                               lock(&cmd->lock);
                               lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
  lock(sk_lock-AF_SMC);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by syz.2.5366/28896:
 #0: ffffffff8f59e3f0 (cb_lock){++++}-{4:4}, at: genl_rcv+0x19/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
 #1: ffffffff8f59e208 (genl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: genl_lock net/netlink/genetlink.c:35 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8f59e208 (genl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: genl_op_lock net/netlink/genetlink.c:60 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8f59e208 (genl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: genl_rcv_msg+0x10d/0x790 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
 #2: ffff888024f34230 (&nbd->config_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock+0x30/0xa0 lib/refcount.c:118
 #3: ffff888021b13a70 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: sock_shutdown+0x14f/0x260 drivers/block/nbd.c:410

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 28896 Comm: syz.2.5366 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2ee/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x134/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
 __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 net/core/sock.c:3734
 lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1676 [inline]
 smc_shutdown+0x6e/0x9b0 net/smc/af_smc.c:2949
 nbd_mark_nsock_dead+0x2e9/0x560 drivers/block/nbd.c:318
 sock_shutdown+0x15e/0x260 drivers/block/nbd.c:411
 nbd_clear_sock drivers/block/nbd.c:1416 [inline]
 nbd_config_put+0x342/0x790 drivers/block/nbd.c:1440
 nbd_genl_connect+0x167c/0x18f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2236
 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x215/0x300 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1115
 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1195 [inline]
 genl_rcv_msg+0x60e/0x790 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1210
 netlink_rcv_skb+0x205/0x470 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2552
 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1219
 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1320 [inline]
 netlink_unicast+0x82c/0x9e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1346
 netlink_sendmsg+0x805/0xb30 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1896
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729
 ____sys_sendmsg+0x505/0x830 net/socket.c:2614
 ___sys_sendmsg+0x21f/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2668
 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2700 [inline]
 __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2705 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2703 [inline]
 __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x19b/0x260 net/socket.c:2703
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f2b2498ebe9
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:00007f2b25896038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f2b24bc5fa0 RCX: 00007f2b2498ebe9
RDX: 0000000020000000 RSI: 0000200000001ac0 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 00007f2b24a11e19 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f2b24bc6038 R14: 00007f2b24bc5fa0 R15: 00007ffee433c188
 </TASK>
block nbd1: shutting down sockets

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/08/30 03:40 net-next 4f54dff818d7 807a3b61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-kasan-gce possible deadlock in smc_shutdown
2025/09/26 10:04 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 35aa5763e111 0abd0691 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in smc_shutdown
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.