input: Steam Controller as /devices/platform/dummy_hcd.1/usb2/2-1/2-1:0.0/0003:28DE:1102.0006/input/input14 ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.5.371/6216 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff8d629028 (input_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: input_register_device+0xbc6/0x1310 drivers/input/input.c:2463 but task is already holding lock: ffff888052a01e18 (&hdev->ll_open_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hid_hw_close+0x2c/0xd0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2378 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #2 (&hdev->ll_open_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x120/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 hid_hw_open+0x23/0x160 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2352 input_open_device+0x16c/0x2e0 drivers/input/input.c:650 evdev_open_device drivers/input/evdev.c:400 [inline] evdev_open+0x4b0/0x5b0 drivers/input/evdev.c:487 chrdev_open+0x597/0x670 fs/char_dev.c:414 do_dentry_open+0x7e9/0x10d0 fs/open.c:882 do_open fs/namei.c:3634 [inline] path_openat+0x25c6/0x2e70 fs/namei.c:3791 do_filp_open+0x1c1/0x3c0 fs/namei.c:3818 do_sys_openat2+0x142/0x490 fs/open.c:1320 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1347 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #1 (&dev->mutex#2){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x120/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 input_register_handle+0x67/0x3a0 drivers/input/input.c:2629 kbd_connect+0xbf/0x130 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1589 input_attach_handler drivers/input/input.c:1060 [inline] input_register_device+0xdfd/0x1310 drivers/input/input.c:2470 acpi_button_add+0x6b7/0xae0 drivers/acpi/button.c:570 acpi_device_probe+0xa3/0x300 drivers/acpi/bus.c:1023 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x2aa/0xc70 drivers/base/dd.c:639 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x330 drivers/base/dd.c:785 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x420 drivers/base/dd.c:815 __driver_attach+0x44a/0x6e0 drivers/base/dd.c:1201 bus_for_each_dev+0x175/0x1e0 drivers/base/bus.c:303 bus_add_driver+0x30a/0x5a0 drivers/base/bus.c:620 driver_register+0x32d/0x430 drivers/base/driver.c:246 do_one_initcall+0x214/0x7a0 init/main.c:1310 do_initcall_level+0x137/0x1e4 init/main.c:1383 do_initcalls+0x4b/0x8a init/main.c:1399 kernel_init_freeable+0x3fa/0x5ac init/main.c:1638 kernel_init+0x19/0x1b0 init/main.c:1526 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 -> #0 (input_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: 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 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x120/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 input_register_device+0xbc6/0x1310 drivers/input/input.c:2463 steam_input_register+0x9df/0xcb0 drivers/hid/hid-steam.c:469 hid_hw_close+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2380 drop_ref drivers/hid/hidraw.c:343 [inline] hidraw_release+0x4c3/0x750 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:367 __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:87 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: input_mutex --> &dev->mutex#2 --> &hdev->ll_open_lock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&hdev->ll_open_lock); lock(&dev->mutex#2); lock(&hdev->ll_open_lock); lock(input_mutex); *** DEADLOCK *** 2 locks held by syz.5.371/6216: #0: ffffffff8d9a4e30 (minors_rwsem){++++}-{3:3}, at: hidraw_release+0x74/0x750 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:355 #1: ffff888052a01e18 (&hdev->ll_open_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: hid_hw_close+0x2c/0xd0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2378 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 6216 Comm: syz.5.371 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 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x120/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 input_register_device+0xbc6/0x1310 drivers/input/input.c:2463 steam_input_register+0x9df/0xcb0 drivers/hid/hid-steam.c:469 hid_hw_close+0xa5/0xd0 drivers/hid/hid-core.c:2380 drop_ref drivers/hid/hidraw.c:343 [inline] hidraw_release+0x4c3/0x750 drivers/hid/hidraw.c:367 __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:87 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 RIP: 0033:0x7fd2a178f749 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:00007ffece77c818 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b4 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000031316 RCX: 00007fd2a178f749 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007fd2a19e7da0 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 00000009ce77cb0f R10: 0000001b32820000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007fd2a19e5fac R13: 00007fd2a19e5fa0 R14: ffffffffffffffff R15: 00007ffece77c930