====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.9.2411/14034 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888142e94578 (kn->active#80){++++}-{0:0}, at: __kernfs_remove+0x3f4/0x6c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1461 but task is already holding lock: ffffffff8d841608 (serio_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: serio_unregister_port+0x2b/0x150 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:704 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (serio_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 drvctl_store+0x2a/0xae0 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:385 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a0/0x520 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2271 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline] vfs_write+0x482/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:584 ksys_write+0x14d/0x260 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 -> #0 (kn->active#80){++++}-{0:0}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676 kernfs_drain+0x31a/0x6d0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:499 __kernfs_remove+0x3f4/0x6c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1461 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0xd8/0x150 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1667 kernfs_remove_by_name include/linux/kernfs.h:622 [inline] remove_files fs/sysfs/group.c:28 [inline] sysfs_remove_group+0xfd/0x290 fs/sysfs/group.c:288 sysfs_remove_groups+0x50/0xa0 fs/sysfs/group.c:312 device_remove_groups drivers/base/core.c:2759 [inline] device_remove_attrs+0x1c8/0x270 drivers/base/core.c:2973 device_del+0x637/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3899 serio_destroy_port+0x34a/0x470 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:570 serio_unregister_port+0x12c/0x150 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:706 userio_char_release+0x7f/0xb0 drivers/input/serio/userio.c:111 __fput+0x20a/0x8b0 fs/file_table.c:320 task_work_run+0x1d0/0x260 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 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(serio_mutex); lock(kn->active#80); lock(serio_mutex); lock(kn->active#80); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by syz.9.2411/14034: #0: ffffffff8d841608 (serio_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: serio_unregister_port+0x2b/0x150 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:704 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 PID: 14034 Comm: syz.9.2411 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106 check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676 kernfs_drain+0x31a/0x6d0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:499 __kernfs_remove+0x3f4/0x6c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1461 kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0xd8/0x150 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1667 kernfs_remove_by_name include/linux/kernfs.h:622 [inline] remove_files fs/sysfs/group.c:28 [inline] sysfs_remove_group+0xfd/0x290 fs/sysfs/group.c:288 sysfs_remove_groups+0x50/0xa0 fs/sysfs/group.c:312 device_remove_groups drivers/base/core.c:2759 [inline] device_remove_attrs+0x1c8/0x270 drivers/base/core.c:2973 device_del+0x637/0xa80 drivers/base/core.c:3899 serio_destroy_port+0x34a/0x470 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:570 serio_unregister_port+0x12c/0x150 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:706 userio_char_release+0x7f/0xb0 drivers/input/serio/userio.c:111 __fput+0x20a/0x8b0 fs/file_table.c:320 task_work_run+0x1d0/0x260 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 RIP: 0033:0x7f0616b9e0d9 Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 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 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007ffcbbfbb778 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b4 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f0616e27da0 RCX: 00007f0616b9e0d9 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 0000000000000003 RBP: 00007f0616e27da0 R08: 0000000000000006 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 00007f0616e27cb0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 000000000009bba8 R13: 00007f0616e25fac R14: 000000000009bb43 R15: 00007ffcbbfbb880