====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.16.0-syzkaller-12016-gbec077162bd0 #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/0:21/5566 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88801b8990b8 (&buf->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: tty_buffer_flush+0x72/0x310 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 but task is already holding lock: ffffffff8e5aebe0 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vc_SAK+0x13/0x310 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:999 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}: console_lock+0x7a/0xa0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2849 con_flush_chars+0x5e/0x80 drivers/tty/vt/vt.c:3585 n_tty_write+0xc6c/0x11e0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2393 iterate_tty_write drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1006 [inline] file_tty_write.constprop.0+0x501/0x9b0 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1081 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x6c4/0x1150 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xcd/0x4c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (&tty->termios_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}: down_write+0x92/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590 n_tty_flush_buffer+0x25/0x1b0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:352 tty_buffer_flush+0x236/0x310 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:241 tty_ldisc_flush+0x64/0xe0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:388 tty_port_close_start+0x337/0x540 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:642 tty_port_close+0x26/0x160 drivers/tty/tty_port.c:697 tty_release+0x3af/0x1430 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:1745 __fput+0x402/0xb70 fs/file_table.c:468 task_work_run+0x150/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:227 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xeb/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:43 exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:225 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:175 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:210 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x3f6/0x4c0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (&buf->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x12a6/0x1ce0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x179/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:598 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x193/0x10b0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:760 tty_buffer_flush+0x72/0x310 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 tty_ldisc_flush+0x64/0xe0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:388 __do_SAK+0x713/0x880 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3025 vc_SAK+0x7f/0x310 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:1009 process_one_work+0x9cc/0x1b70 kernel/workqueue.c:3236 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3319 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3400 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x5d4/0x6f0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &buf->lock --> &tty->termios_rwsem --> console_lock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(console_lock); lock(&tty->termios_rwsem); lock(console_lock); lock(&buf->lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by kworker/0:21/5566: #0: ffff88801b878d48 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12a2/0x1b70 kernel/workqueue.c:3211 #1: ffffc9000545fd10 ((work_completion)(&vc_cons[currcons].SAK_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x929/0x1b70 kernel/workqueue.c:3212 #2: ffffffff8e5aebe0 (console_lock){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: vc_SAK+0x13/0x310 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:999 #3: ffff888057a380a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:263 [inline] #3: ffff888057a380a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_flush+0x1c/0xe0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:386 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5566 Comm: kworker/0:21 Not tainted 6.16.0-syzkaller-12016-gbec077162bd0 #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025 Workqueue: events vc_SAK Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x275/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x14c/0x170 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 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x12a6/0x1ce0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x179/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:598 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x193/0x10b0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:760 tty_buffer_flush+0x72/0x310 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:229 tty_ldisc_flush+0x64/0xe0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:388 __do_SAK+0x713/0x880 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:3025 vc_SAK+0x7f/0x310 drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c:1009 process_one_work+0x9cc/0x1b70 kernel/workqueue.c:3236 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3319 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3400 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x5d4/0x6f0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 tty tty1: SAK: killed process 10781 (syz.5.7805): by fd#6 tty tty1: SAK: killed process 10782 (syz.5.7805): by fd#6 tty tty1: SAK: killed process 10784 (syz.5.7805): by fd#6 tty tty1: SAK: killed process 10789 (syz.5.7805): by fd#6