INFO: task kworker/0:2:118 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Not tainted syzkaller #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/0:2 state:D stack:21384 pid:118 tgid:118 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func Call Trace: context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5510 [inline] __schedule+0x1325/0x47d0 kernel/sched/core.c:7234 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7311 [inline] schedule+0xdd/0x2c0 kernel/sched/core.c:7326 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7383 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:726 [inline] __mutex_lock+0xccc/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1151 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x3b5/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1284 request_firmware_work_func+0x13f/0x440 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1164 process_one_work+0xa23/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3322 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3405 [inline] worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3486 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x69a/0xc80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 Showing all locks held in the system: 7 locks held by kworker/0:0/9: #0: ffff888105eabd40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc9000009fd18 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffff88810735f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] ffff88810735f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff888105ed61d8 ( &dev->mutex ){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] ){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1073 #4: ffff88813b2b51a0 ( &dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] &dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1073 #5: ffff888100e87aa0 ( &root->kernfs_supers_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x49/0x120 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1791 #6: ffff888100e87980 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x51/0x120 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1792 2 locks held by kworker/u8:0/12: #0: ffff8881000ac140 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc900000cfd18 ((work_completion)(&sub_info->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 5 locks held by kworker/1:1/28: #0: ffff888105eabd40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc900001e7d18 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffff8881077f71d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] #2: ffff8881077f71d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff88811844d1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] #3: ffff88811844d1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1073 #4: ffff888100e87980 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_add_one+0x38/0xaa0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:825 1 lock held by khungtaskd/30: #0: ffffffff896e3000 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline] #0: ffffffff896e3000 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline] #0: ffffffff896e3000 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x3d/0x184 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775 2 locks held by kworker/u8:1/32: #0: ffff8881000ac140 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc90000227d18 ((work_completion)(&sub_info->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 4 locks held by kworker/u8:3/45: #0: ffff888100e98940 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc90000507d18 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffffffff8ab09068 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: cleanup_net+0xb8/0x920 net/core/net_namespace.c:673 #3: ffffffff8ab21a80 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ops_exit_rtnl_list net/core/net_namespace.c:173 [inline] #3: ffffffff8ab21a80 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ops_undo_list+0x7ec/0xab0 net/core/net_namespace.c:248 3 locks held by kworker/u8:4/62: #0: ffff888112117940 ((wq_completion)ipv6_addrconf){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc90000577d18 ((work_completion)(&(&net->ipv6.addr_chk_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffffffff8ab21a80 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4} , at: rtnl_net_lock include/linux/rtnetlink.h:130 [inline] , at: addrconf_verify_work+0x12/0x30 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:4769 3 locks held by kworker/0:2/118: #0: ffff88810006b140 ( (wq_completion)events ){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc90000557d18 ( (work_completion)(&fw_work->work) ){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffff8881077f71d8 ( &dev->mutex ){....}-{4:4} , at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] , at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1151 [inline] , at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x3b5/0x530 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1284 2 locks held by kworker/u8:6/1632: #0: ffff8881000ac140 ( (wq_completion)events_unbound ){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc900039dfd18 ( (work_completion)(&sub_info->work) ){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 7 locks held by kworker/1:2/2743: #0: ffff888105eabd40 ( (wq_completion)usb_hub_wq ){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc90004cefd18 ( (work_completion)(&hub->events) ){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffff8881087ff1d8 ( &dev->mutex ){....}-{4:4} , at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] , at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff88813b2b01d8 ( &dev->mutex ){....}-{4:4} , at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] , at: usb_disconnect+0x10a/0x9a0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2336 #4: ffff888105a9d1a0 ( &dev->mutex ){....}-{4:4} , at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] , at: __device_driver_lock drivers/base/dd.c:1171 [inline] , at: device_release_driver_internal+0xb2/0x620 drivers/base/dd.c:1369 #5: ffff888100e87aa0 ( &root->kernfs_supers_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x49/0x120 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1791 #6: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x51/0x120 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1792 1 lock held by udevd/2856: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 2 locks held by getty/2918: #0: ffff888114aa20a0 ( &tty->ldisc_sem ){++++}-{0:0} , at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x24/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243 #1: ffffc900000452e8 ( &ldata->atomic_read_lock ){+.+.}-{4:4} , at: n_tty_read+0x419/0x14e0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211 1 lock held by udevd/5221: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 4 locks held by udevd/5232: #0: ffff888135a381b8 ( &p->lock ){+.+.}-{4:4} , at: seq_read_iter+0xe1/0x1270 fs/seq_file.c:183 #1: ffff8881187fd880 ( &of->mutex #2 ){+.+.}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_seq_start+0x4f/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:165 #2: ffff888106778d28 ( kn->active #27 ){++++}-{0:0} , at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline] , at: kernfs_seq_start+0xbc/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:166 #3: ffff888105ed61d8 ( &dev->mutex ){....}-{4:4} , at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:1107 [inline] , at: manufacturer_show+0x26/0xa0 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:142 2 locks held by kworker/0:3/5233: 1 lock held by udevd/5235: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 6 locks held by kworker/0:4/5237: 8 locks held by kworker/0:5/5240: 1 lock held by udevd/5280: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 2 locks held by kworker/0:6/5528: 3 locks held by kworker/0:7/6493: 1 lock held by syz.2.418/6859: #0: ffffffff896eeaa8 ( rcu_state.exp_mutex ){+.+.}-{4:4} , at: exp_funnel_lock+0x27f/0x3c0 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:311 2 locks held by syz.4.422/6878: #0: ffff888100e87aa0 ( &root->kernfs_supers_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x49/0x120 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1791 #1: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_remove_by_name_ns+0x51/0x120 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1792 2 locks held by syz-executor/6910: #0: ffffffff8ab09068 ( pernet_ops_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: copy_net_ns+0x451/0x7c0 net/core/net_namespace.c:575 #1: ffffffff8ab21a80 ( rtnl_mutex ){+.+.}-{4:4} , at: ops_exit_rtnl_list net/core/net_namespace.c:173 [inline] , at: ops_undo_list+0x7ec/0xab0 net/core/net_namespace.c:248 3 locks held by syz-executor/6920: #0: ffffffff8ab09068 ( pernet_ops_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: copy_net_ns+0x451/0x7c0 net/core/net_namespace.c:575 #1: ffffffff8ab21a80 ( rtnl_mutex ){+.+.}-{4:4} , at: rtnl_net_lock_killable include/linux/rtnetlink.h:145 [inline] , at: register_netdev+0x18/0x50 net/core/dev.c:11553 #2: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_activate fs/kernfs/dir.c:1462 [inline] , at: kernfs_add_one+0x5dd/0xaa0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:868 1 lock held by syz-executor/6940: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 1 lock held by modprobe/6941: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 1 lock held by modprobe/6942: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 1 lock held by syz-executor/6943: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 1 lock held by syz-executor/6944: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 1 lock held by modprobe/6945: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 1 lock held by syz-executor/6946: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 1 lock held by syz-executor/6947: #0: ffff888100e87980 ( &root->kernfs_rwsem ){++++}-{4:4} , at: kernfs_dop_revalidate+0xa5/0x7e0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1217 ============================================= NMI backtrace for cpu 1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120 nmi_cpu_backtrace.cold+0x12d/0x151 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:122 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x21c/0x2a0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:65 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:162 [inline] __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline] sys_info+0x141/0x190 lib/sys_info.c:165 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline] watchdog+0xcb1/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:561 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x69a/0xc80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 Sending NMI from CPU 1 to CPUs 0: gspca_pac7302 2-1:0.1: URB error -71, resubmitting NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6493 Comm: kworker/0:7 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026 Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event RIP: 0010:io_serial_out+0x8f/0xb0 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:408 Code: 48 8d 7d 40 44 89 e1 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 fa d3 e3 48 c1 ea 03 80 3c 02 00 75 1c 66 03 5d 40 44 89 e8 89 da ee <5b> 5d 41 5c 41 5d c3 cc cc cc cc e8 21 09 f1 fe eb a0 e8 aa 09 f1 RSP: 0018:ffffc900000076e8 EFLAGS: 00000002 RAX: 0000000000000038 RBX: 00000000000003f8 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 00000000000003f8 RSI: ffffffff832b5af5 RDI: ffffffff9423fd60 RBP: ffffffff9423fd20 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 000000000000001f R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000038 R14: ffffffff940808a5 R15: ffffffff832b5a90 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888268640000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fcffc441000 CR3: 000000011694e000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 Call Trace: serial_port_out include/linux/serial_core.h:813 [inline] serial8250_console_putchar drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3239 [inline] serial8250_console_fifo_write drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3301 [inline] serial8250_console_write+0xe2c/0x1a50 drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c:3379 console_emit_next_record kernel/printk/printk.c:3183 [inline] console_flush_one_record+0x790/0xe50 kernel/printk/printk.c:3269 console_flush_all kernel/printk/printk.c:3343 [inline] __console_flush_and_unlock kernel/printk/printk.c:3373 [inline] console_unlock+0x103/0x260 kernel/printk/printk.c:3413 vprintk_emit+0x407/0x6b0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2479 _printk+0xcf/0x110 kernel/printk/printk.c:2504 int_irq.cold+0x1a/0x7f drivers/media/usb/gspca/gspca.c:104 __usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x38d/0x610 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1657 usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x3ca/0x4a0 drivers/usb/core/hcd.c:1741 dummy_timer+0xda1/0x36c0 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:2005 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2032 [inline] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x462/0x9c0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2096 hrtimer_run_softirq+0x17d/0x2c0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2113 handle_softirqs+0x1dd/0x990 kernel/softirq.c:622 __do_softirq kernel/softirq.c:656 [inline] invoke_softirq kernel/softirq.c:496 [inline] __irq_exit_rcu+0x160/0x210 kernel/softirq.c:735 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x30 kernel/softirq.c:752 instr_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1062 [inline] sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x8f/0xb0 arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1062 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:674 RIP: 0010:lock_acquire+0x5e/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5872 Code: 05 3b d1 6d 0b 83 f8 07 0f 87 da 00 00 00 48 0f a3 05 c6 49 63 09 0f 82 ac 02 00 00 8b 35 8e 59 63 09 85 f6 0f 85 c7 00 00 00 <48> 8b 44 24 30 65 48 2b 05 dd d0 6d 0b 0f 85 ec 02 00 00 48 83 c4 RSP: 0018:ffffc90013f874a8 EFLAGS: 00000206 RAX: 0000000000000046 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff890ccfb8 RDI: ffffffff87b15200 RBP: ffffffff896e3000 R08: 00000000aff8d262 R09: 0000000000000007 R10: 0000000000000200 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000 rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline] rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline] class_rcu_constructor include/linux/rcupdate.h:1183 [inline] unwind_next_frame+0xd1/0x2090 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:495 arch_stack_walk+0x94/0xf0 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25 stack_trace_save+0x8e/0xc0 kernel/stacktrace.c:122 save_stack+0x162/0x1e0 mm/page_owner.c:165 __reset_page_owner+0x84/0x190 mm/page_owner.c:320 reset_page_owner include/linux/page_owner.h:25 [inline] __free_pages_prepare mm/page_alloc.c:1406 [inline] free_pages_prepare+0x558/0xcb0 mm/page_alloc.c:1451 __free_contig_range_common.constprop.0+0x12c/0x230 mm/page_alloc.c:6897 __free_contig_range mm/page_alloc.c:6942 [inline] free_pages_bulk+0x126/0x1f0 mm/page_alloc.c:5257 vm_area_free_pages+0xad/0x2b0 mm/vmalloc.c:3439 vfree mm/vmalloc.c:3488 [inline] vfree+0x107/0x750 mm/vmalloc.c:3462 kcov_put kernel/kcov.c:447 [inline] kcov_put+0x2a/0x40 kernel/kcov.c:443 hub_event+0xdc6/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5998 process_one_work+0xa23/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3322 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3405 [inline] worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3486 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x69a/0xc80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245