process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3397 [inline] worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3478 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 ------------[ cut here ]------------ 1 WARNING: lib/ref_tracker.c:322 at ref_tracker_free.cold+0x116/0x154 lib/ref_tracker.c:322, CPU#2: kworker/u32:36/11971 Modules linked in: CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 11971 Comm: kworker/u32:36 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014 Workqueue: events_unbound linkwatch_event RIP: 0010:ref_tracker_free.cold+0x116/0x154 lib/ref_tracker.c:322 Code: 48 c1 e0 2a 0f b6 04 02 84 c0 74 04 3c 03 7e 4e 8b 7b 18 e8 e6 fb f6 03 e8 91 1a d1 00 48 8b 34 24 48 89 ef e8 15 dd 54 0a 90 <0f> 0b 90 bb ea ff ff ff e9 00 26 f7 03 4c 89 f7 e8 1f ff 3e 01 e9 RSP: 0018:ffffc900034cf880 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: 0000000000000201 RBX: ffff88802a0bbe40 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000202 RSI: ffffffff8df0fbf2 RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: ffff88802b3a4658 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 1ffff92000699f12 R13: ffffc900034cf8b0 R14: ffff88802a0bbe58 R15: 00000000057006df FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880d6587000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f4140390ff8 CR3: 0000000043fd7000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0 Call Trace: netdev_tracker_free include/linux/netdevice.h:4491 [inline] netdev_put include/linux/netdevice.h:4508 [inline] netdev_put include/linux/netdevice.h:4504 [inline] netdev_watchdog_down net/sched/sch_generic.c:600 [inline] dev_deactivate_many+0x293/0xff0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:1363 dev_deactivate+0x109/0x1d0 net/sched/sch_generic.c:1397 linkwatch_do_dev net/core/link_watch.c:184 [inline] linkwatch_do_dev+0xd3/0x120 net/core/link_watch.c:166 __linkwatch_run_queue+0x3a9/0x900 net/core/link_watch.c:240 linkwatch_event+0x8f/0xc0 net/core/link_watch.c:314 process_one_work+0xa0e/0x1980 kernel/workqueue.c:3314 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3397 [inline] worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3478 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245