FAULT_INJECTION: forcing a failure. name fail_usercopy, interval 1, probability 0, space 0, times 0 ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.8.1734/12204 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff8c91f3a0 (console_owner){-.-.}-{0:0}, at: console_lock_spinning_enable kernel/printk/printk.c:1818 [inline] ffffffff8c91f3a0 (console_owner){-.-.}-{0:0}, at: console_emit_next_record+0x82d/0xc90 kernel/printk/printk.c:2774 but task is already holding lock: ffff8880b8e3ab18 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xa5/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:546 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}: _raw_spin_lock_nested+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:378 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0x26/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:538 raw_spin_rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1362 [inline] rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1652 [inline] task_fork_fair+0x5c/0x350 kernel/sched/fair.c:11928 sched_cgroup_fork+0x32c/0x3c0 kernel/sched/core.c:4686 copy_process+0x24b8/0x4020 kernel/fork.c:2464 kernel_clone+0x225/0x8b0 kernel/fork.c:2762 user_mode_thread+0xda/0x130 kernel/fork.c:2838 rest_init+0x23/0x300 init/main.c:710 start_kernel+0x0/0x539 init/main.c:905 start_kernel+0x490/0x539 init/main.c:1152 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xcf/0xdb -> #3 (&p->pi_lock){-.-.}-{2:2}: __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa4/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 try_to_wake_up+0x5c/0x1080 kernel/sched/core.c:4112 __wake_up_common+0x2a4/0x4e0 kernel/sched/wait.c:107 __wake_up_common_lock kernel/sched/wait.c:138 [inline] __wake_up+0x10e/0x190 kernel/sched/wait.c:160 pty_close+0x265/0x440 drivers/tty/pty.c:68 tty_release+0x383/0x1600 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1753 __fput+0x22c/0x920 fs/file_table.c:320 task_work_run+0x1ca/0x250 kernel/task_work.c:203 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303 do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #2 (&tty->write_wait){-...}-{2:2}: __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa4/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 __wake_up_common_lock kernel/sched/wait.c:137 [inline] __wake_up+0xf4/0x190 kernel/sched/wait.c:160 tty_port_default_wakeup+0x9e/0xf0 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:71 serial8250_tx_chars+0x629/0x830 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1854 serial8250_handle_irq+0x516/0x6d0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1961 serial8250_default_handle_irq+0xb4/0x1a0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:1981 serial8250_interrupt+0x9b/0x1c0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:126 __handle_irq_event_percpu+0x298/0xa30 kernel/irq/handle.c:158 handle_irq_event_percpu kernel/irq/handle.c:193 [inline] handle_irq_event+0x87/0x1e0 kernel/irq/handle.c:210 handle_edge_irq+0x243/0xb20 kernel/irq/chip.c:819 generic_handle_irq_desc include/linux/irqdesc.h:158 [inline] handle_irq arch/x86/kernel/irq.c:233 [inline] __common_interrupt+0xd7/0x1e0 arch/x86/kernel/irq.c:252 common_interrupt+0xb0/0xd0 arch/x86/kernel/irq.c:242 asm_common_interrupt+0x22/0x40 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:682 __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:152 [inline] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0xa5/0x100 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:194 spin_unlock_irqrestore include/linux/spinlock.h:406 [inline] uart_write+0x68a/0x910 drivers/tty/serial/serial_core.c:602 process_output_block drivers/tty/n_tty.c:586 [inline] n_tty_write+0xd1a/0x11c0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2377 do_tty_write drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1018 [inline] file_tty_write+0x4dd/0x860 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1089 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2265 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline] vfs_write+0x44c/0x960 fs/read_write.c:584 ksys_write+0x143/0x240 fs/read_write.c:637 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 -> #1 (&port_lock_key){-.-.}-{2:2}: __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa4/0xf0 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 serial8250_console_write+0x169/0x17a0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3432 call_console_driver kernel/printk/printk.c:1977 [inline] console_emit_next_record+0x947/0xc90 kernel/printk/printk.c:2777 console_flush_all kernel/printk/printk.c:-1 [inline] console_unlock+0x223/0x630 kernel/printk/printk.c:2906 vprintk_emit+0x489/0x680 kernel/printk/printk.c:2303 _printk+0xcc/0x110 kernel/printk/printk.c:2328 register_console+0x6c6/0x9c0 kernel/printk/printk.c:3269 univ8250_console_init+0x41/0x43 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c:687 console_init+0x1bc/0x78e kernel/printk/printk.c:3359 start_kernel+0x303/0x539 init/main.c:1088 secondary_startup_64_no_verify+0xcf/0xdb -> #0 (console_owner){-.-.}-{0:0}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2cf8/0x7c50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049 lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x490 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662 console_lock_spinning_enable kernel/printk/printk.c:1818 [inline] console_emit_next_record+0x84c/0xc90 kernel/printk/printk.c:2774 console_flush_all kernel/printk/printk.c:-1 [inline] console_unlock+0x223/0x630 kernel/printk/printk.c:2906 vprintk_emit+0x489/0x680 kernel/printk/printk.c:2303 _printk+0xcc/0x110 kernel/printk/printk.c:2328 fail_dump lib/fault-inject.c:45 [inline] should_fail_ex+0x37a/0x4d0 lib/fault-inject.c:147 strncpy_from_user+0x32/0x350 lib/strncpy_from_user.c:118 strncpy_from_user_nofault+0x6d/0x140 mm/maccess.c:186 bpf_trace_copy_string kernel/bpf/helpers.c:746 [inline] bpf_bprintf_prepare+0xba0/0x13d0 kernel/bpf/helpers.c:971 ____bpf_trace_printk kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:384 [inline] bpf_trace_printk+0xd8/0x190 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:374 bpf_prog_7c77c7e0f6645ad8+0x35/0x37 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1012 [inline] __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:607 [inline] bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:614 [inline] __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2285 [inline] bpf_trace_run2+0x1cd/0x3d0 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2324 trace_contention_begin+0x142/0x190 include/trace/events/lock.h:95 __pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0xdc/0x9c0 kernel/locking/qspinlock.c:405 pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:591 [inline] queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x43/0x50 arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h:51 queued_spin_lock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:114 [inline] do_raw_spin_lock+0x217/0x280 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:115 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xa5/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:546 raw_spin_rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1362 [inline] rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1652 [inline] __schedule+0x2ed/0x40b0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478 preempt_schedule_irq+0xb1/0x150 kernel/sched/core.c:6874 irqentry_exit+0x63/0x70 kernel/entry/common.c:439 asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:696 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x40/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:164 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303 do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: console_owner --> &p->pi_lock --> &rq->__lock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&rq->__lock); lock(&p->pi_lock); lock(&rq->__lock); lock(console_owner); *** DEADLOCK *** 3 locks held by syz.8.1734/12204: #0: ffff8880b8e3ab18 (&rq->__lock){-.-.}-{2:2}, at: raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xa5/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:546 #1: ffffffff8c92b1e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:350 [inline] #1: ffffffff8c92b1e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:791 [inline] #1: ffffffff8c92b1e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2284 [inline] #1: ffffffff8c92b1e0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: bpf_trace_run2+0xda/0x3d0 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2324 #2: ffffffff8c91f480 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: _printk+0xcc/0x110 kernel/printk/printk.c:2328 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 12204 Comm: syz.8.1734 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x22e lib/dump_stack.c:106 check_noncircular+0x274/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2cf8/0x7c50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049 lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x490 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662 console_lock_spinning_enable kernel/printk/printk.c:1818 [inline] console_emit_next_record+0x84c/0xc90 kernel/printk/printk.c:2774 console_flush_all kernel/printk/printk.c:-1 [inline] console_unlock+0x223/0x630 kernel/printk/printk.c:2906 vprintk_emit+0x489/0x680 kernel/printk/printk.c:2303 _printk+0xcc/0x110 kernel/printk/printk.c:2328 fail_dump lib/fault-inject.c:45 [inline] should_fail_ex+0x37a/0x4d0 lib/fault-inject.c:147 strncpy_from_user+0x32/0x350 lib/strncpy_from_user.c:118 strncpy_from_user_nofault+0x6d/0x140 mm/maccess.c:186 bpf_trace_copy_string kernel/bpf/helpers.c:746 [inline] bpf_bprintf_prepare+0xba0/0x13d0 kernel/bpf/helpers.c:971 ____bpf_trace_printk kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:384 [inline] bpf_trace_printk+0xd8/0x190 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:374 bpf_prog_7c77c7e0f6645ad8+0x35/0x37 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1012 [inline] __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:607 [inline] bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:614 [inline] __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2285 [inline] bpf_trace_run2+0x1cd/0x3d0 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2324 trace_contention_begin+0x142/0x190 include/trace/events/lock.h:95 __pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0xdc/0x9c0 kernel/locking/qspinlock.c:405 pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:591 [inline] queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x43/0x50 arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h:51 queued_spin_lock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:114 [inline] do_raw_spin_lock+0x217/0x280 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:115 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xa5/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:546 raw_spin_rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1362 [inline] rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1652 [inline] __schedule+0x2ed/0x40b0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478 preempt_schedule_irq+0xb1/0x150 kernel/sched/core.c:6874 irqentry_exit+0x63/0x70 kernel/entry/common.c:439 asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:696 RIP: 0010:exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x40/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:164 Code: fb eb 1d e8 d2 2f a3 08 65 48 8b 05 da 5d 94 7e 4c 8b 30 41 f7 c6 0e 30 02 00 0f 84 c4 00 00 00 e8 65 54 19 00 fb 41 f6 c6 08 <74> 05 e8 09 b1 ab 08 41 f7 c6 00 10 00 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 28 4a RSP: 0018:ffffc90010befed0 EFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: cb20e59397d70400 RBX: ffffc90010beff58 RCX: cb20e59397d70400 RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a6c0600 RDI: ffffffff8abefec0 RBP: ffffc90010beff48 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: ffffed100fa161ef R10: ffffed100fa161ef R11: 1ffff1100fa161ee R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000004008 R15: ffff888077ea8000 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303 do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 RIP: 0033:0x7f365d18e1ff Code: 89 54 24 18 48 89 74 24 10 89 7c 24 08 e8 f9 92 02 00 48 8b 54 24 18 48 8b 74 24 10 41 89 c0 8b 7c 24 08 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 31 44 89 c7 48 89 44 24 08 e8 4c 93 02 00 48 RSP: 002b:00007f365df59030 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 0000000000000006 RCX: 00007f365d18e1ff RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00007f365df59090 RDI: 0000000000000006 RBP: 00007f365df59090 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007f365df58df7 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 00007f365d3e6218 R14: 00007f365d3e6180 R15: 00007fff2d294788 CPU: 1 PID: 12204 Comm: syz.8.1734 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x22e lib/dump_stack.c:106 fail_dump lib/fault-inject.c:52 [inline] should_fail_ex+0x399/0x4d0 lib/fault-inject.c:147 strncpy_from_user+0x32/0x350 lib/strncpy_from_user.c:118 strncpy_from_user_nofault+0x6d/0x140 mm/maccess.c:186 bpf_trace_copy_string kernel/bpf/helpers.c:746 [inline] bpf_bprintf_prepare+0xba0/0x13d0 kernel/bpf/helpers.c:971 ____bpf_trace_printk kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:384 [inline] bpf_trace_printk+0xd8/0x190 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:374 bpf_prog_7c77c7e0f6645ad8+0x35/0x37 bpf_dispatcher_nop_func include/linux/bpf.h:1012 [inline] __bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:607 [inline] bpf_prog_run include/linux/filter.h:614 [inline] __bpf_trace_run kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2285 [inline] bpf_trace_run2+0x1cd/0x3d0 kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c:2324 trace_contention_begin+0x142/0x190 include/trace/events/lock.h:95 __pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0xdc/0x9c0 kernel/locking/qspinlock.c:405 pv_queued_spin_lock_slowpath arch/x86/include/asm/paravirt.h:591 [inline] queued_spin_lock_slowpath+0x43/0x50 arch/x86/include/asm/qspinlock.h:51 queued_spin_lock include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:114 [inline] do_raw_spin_lock+0x217/0x280 kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:115 raw_spin_rq_lock_nested+0xa5/0x140 kernel/sched/core.c:546 raw_spin_rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1362 [inline] rq_lock kernel/sched/sched.h:1652 [inline] __schedule+0x2ed/0x40b0 kernel/sched/core.c:6478 preempt_schedule_irq+0xb1/0x150 kernel/sched/core.c:6874 irqentry_exit+0x63/0x70 kernel/entry/common.c:439 asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi+0x16/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:696 RIP: 0010:exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x40/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:164 Code: fb eb 1d e8 d2 2f a3 08 65 48 8b 05 da 5d 94 7e 4c 8b 30 41 f7 c6 0e 30 02 00 0f 84 c4 00 00 00 e8 65 54 19 00 fb 41 f6 c6 08 <74> 05 e8 09 b1 ab 08 41 f7 c6 00 10 00 00 74 08 48 89 df e8 28 4a RSP: 0018:ffffc90010befed0 EFLAGS: 00000202 RAX: cb20e59397d70400 RBX: ffffc90010beff58 RCX: cb20e59397d70400 RDX: dffffc0000000000 RSI: ffffffff8a6c0600 RDI: ffffffff8abefec0 RBP: ffffc90010beff48 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: ffffed100fa161ef R10: ffffed100fa161ef R11: 1ffff1100fa161ee R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000004008 R15: ffff888077ea8000 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:292 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:303 do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 RIP: 0033:0x7f365d18e1ff Code: 89 54 24 18 48 89 74 24 10 89 7c 24 08 e8 f9 92 02 00 48 8b 54 24 18 48 8b 74 24 10 41 89 c0 8b 7c 24 08 b8 01 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 31 44 89 c7 48 89 44 24 08 e8 4c 93 02 00 48 RSP: 002b:00007f365df59030 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: 0000000000000001 RBX: 0000000000000006 RCX: 00007f365d18e1ff RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00007f365df59090 RDI: 0000000000000006 RBP: 00007f365df59090 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007f365df58df7 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000000001 R13: 00007f365d3e6218 R14: 00007f365d3e6180 R15: 00007fff2d294788 ---------------- Code disassembly (best guess): 0: fb sti 1: eb 1d jmp 0x20 3: e8 d2 2f a3 08 call 0x8a32fda 8: 65 48 8b 05 da 5d 94 mov %gs:0x7e945dda(%rip),%rax # 0x7e945dea f: 7e 10: 4c 8b 30 mov (%rax),%r14 13: 41 f7 c6 0e 30 02 00 test $0x2300e,%r14d 1a: 0f 84 c4 00 00 00 je 0xe4 20: e8 65 54 19 00 call 0x19548a 25: fb sti 26: 41 f6 c6 08 test $0x8,%r14b * 2a: 74 05 je 0x31 <-- trapping instruction 2c: e8 09 b1 ab 08 call 0x8abb13a 31: 41 f7 c6 00 10 00 00 test $0x1000,%r14d 38: 74 08 je 0x42 3a: 48 89 df mov %rbx,%rdi 3d: e8 .byte 0xe8 3e: 28 .byte 0x28 3f: 4a rex.WX