====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ udevd/13541 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888057e03138 ((wq_completion)loop5){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: flush_workqueue+0x14e/0x1390 kernel/workqueue.c:2830 but task is already holding lock: ffff888147572468 (&lo->lo_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __loop_clr_fd+0xa9/0xb50 drivers/block/loop.c:1366 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #7 (&lo->lo_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_killable_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:758 lo_open+0x6a/0x100 drivers/block/loop.c:2056 blkdev_get_whole+0x90/0x390 block/bdev.c:665 blkdev_get_by_dev+0x2da/0xa50 block/bdev.c:823 blkdev_open+0x128/0x2c0 block/fops.c:466 do_dentry_open+0x7f7/0xf90 fs/open.c:826 do_open fs/namei.c:3616 [inline] path_openat+0x2718/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3750 do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3777 do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282 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 -> #6 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 blkdev_get_by_dev+0x162/0xa50 block/bdev.c:816 blkdev_get_by_path+0x1b8/0x2e0 block/bdev.c:887 add_device drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c:235 [inline] block2mtd_setup2+0x3d8/0xd90 drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c:425 block2mtd_setup+0x1f/0x40 drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c:442 param_attr_store+0x20a/0x300 kernel/params.c:585 module_attr_store+0x5b/0x80 kernel/params.c:905 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2173 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline] vfs_write+0x748/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:594 ksys_write+0x153/0x260 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 -> #5 (param_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 ieee80211_rate_control_ops_get net/mac80211/rate.c:192 [inline] rate_control_alloc net/mac80211/rate.c:239 [inline] ieee80211_init_rate_ctrl_alg+0x171/0x5e0 net/mac80211/rate.c:983 ieee80211_register_hw+0x23c6/0x3a60 net/mac80211/main.c:1252 mac80211_hwsim_new_radio+0x209d/0x4050 drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c:3373 init_mac80211_hwsim+0x581/0x720 drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c:4606 do_one_initcall+0x272/0x730 init/main.c:1315 do_initcall_level+0x13d/0x1f0 init/main.c:1388 do_initcalls+0x4b/0x90 init/main.c:1404 kernel_init_freeable+0x3d5/0x560 init/main.c:1628 kernel_init+0x19/0x1b0 init/main.c:1519 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287 -> #4 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:72 [inline] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x79f/0xf10 net/core/rtnetlink.c:5695 netlink_rcv_skb+0x1e9/0x430 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2519 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1314 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x78f/0x940 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1340 netlink_sendmsg+0x8ba/0xbe0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1919 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:706 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:718 [inline] sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:741 [inline] kernel_sendmsg+0x23e/0x350 net/socket.c:765 sock_no_sendpage+0x12a/0x1a0 net/core/sock.c:3045 kernel_sendpage+0x2cc/0x380 net/socket.c:3549 sock_sendpage+0x7a/0xb0 net/socket.c:1028 pipe_to_sendpage+0x22f/0x320 fs/splice.c:364 splice_from_pipe_feed fs/splice.c:418 [inline] __splice_from_pipe+0x333/0x8e0 fs/splice.c:562 splice_from_pipe fs/splice.c:597 [inline] generic_splice_sendpage+0x111/0x180 fs/splice.c:746 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:767 [inline] do_splice+0xe51/0x1620 fs/splice.c:1108 __do_splice fs/splice.c:1173 [inline] __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1379 [inline] __se_sys_splice+0x34d/0x440 fs/splice.c:1361 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 -> #3 (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 iter_file_splice_write+0x1b6/0xcf0 fs/splice.c:635 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:767 [inline] do_splice+0xe51/0x1620 fs/splice.c:1108 __do_splice fs/splice.c:1173 [inline] __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1379 [inline] __se_sys_splice+0x34d/0x440 fs/splice.c:1361 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 -> #2 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline] __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1811 [inline] sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1881 [inline] file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:3043 [inline] lo_write_bvec+0x194/0x780 drivers/block/loop.c:315 lo_write_simple drivers/block/loop.c:338 [inline] do_req_filebacked drivers/block/loop.c:656 [inline] loop_handle_cmd drivers/block/loop.c:2235 [inline] loop_process_work+0x1b66/0x24c0 drivers/block/loop.c:2275 process_one_work+0x867/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2310 worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287 -> #1 ((work_completion)(&lo->rootcg_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}: process_one_work+0x7ba/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2286 worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287 -> #0 ((wq_completion)loop5){+.+.}-{0:0}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2c66/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623 flush_workqueue+0x16a/0x1390 kernel/workqueue.c:2830 drain_workqueue+0xca/0x370 kernel/workqueue.c:2995 destroy_workqueue+0x7b/0xb20 kernel/workqueue.c:4439 __loop_clr_fd+0x22f/0xb50 drivers/block/loop.c:1384 blkdev_put+0x52b/0x780 block/bdev.c:-1 blkdev_close+0x76/0xa0 block/fops.c:478 __fput+0x212/0x8c0 fs/file_table.c:311 task_work_run+0x125/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:188 tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x10f/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:181 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 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: (wq_completion)loop5 --> &disk->open_mutex --> &lo->lo_mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&lo->lo_mutex); lock(&disk->open_mutex); lock(&lo->lo_mutex); lock((wq_completion)loop5); *** DEADLOCK *** 2 locks held by udevd/13541: #0: ffff8880203cbd18 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: blkdev_put+0xf1/0x780 block/bdev.c:911 #1: ffff888147572468 (&lo->lo_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __loop_clr_fd+0xa9/0xb50 drivers/block/loop.c:1366 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 13541 Comm: udevd Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106 check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2133 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2c66/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623 flush_workqueue+0x16a/0x1390 kernel/workqueue.c:2830 drain_workqueue+0xca/0x370 kernel/workqueue.c:2995 destroy_workqueue+0x7b/0xb20 kernel/workqueue.c:4439 __loop_clr_fd+0x22f/0xb50 drivers/block/loop.c:1384 blkdev_put+0x52b/0x780 block/bdev.c:-1 blkdev_close+0x76/0xa0 block/fops.c:478 __fput+0x212/0x8c0 fs/file_table.c:311 task_work_run+0x125/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:188 tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x10f/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:181 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 RIP: 0033:0x7f1a8c6c2407 Code: 48 89 fa 4c 89 df e8 38 aa 00 00 8b 93 08 03 00 00 59 5e 48 83 f8 fc 74 1a 5b c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 0f 05 <5b> c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 83 e2 39 83 fa 08 75 de e8 23 ff ff ff RSP: 002b:00007ffc25a499a0 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000003 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f1a8c5d4880 RCX: 00007f1a8c6c2407 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000008 RBP: 00007f1a8c5d46e8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: 0000562ca2133410 R14: 0000000000000008 R15: 0000562ca213df30