INFO: task kworker/0:1:10 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/0:1 state:D stack:18336 pid:10 tgid:10 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000 Workqueue: events request_firmware_work_func Call Trace: context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5388 [inline] __schedule+0x1821/0x5740 kernel/sched/core.c:7189 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7268 [inline] schedule+0x164/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:7283 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7340 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:726 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x7f7/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1161 [inline] ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x335/0x4c0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 request_firmware_work_func+0x105/0x1c0 drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c:1152 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3314 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3478 kthread+0x389/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 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: 3 locks held by kworker/0:1/10: #0: ffff88813fe43140 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3289 [inline] #0: ffff88813fe43140 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa35/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 #1: ffffc900000f7c40 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3290 [inline] #1: ffffc900000f7c40 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa70/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 #2: ffff88802a24d1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] #2: ffff88802a24d1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1161 [inline] #2: ffff88802a24d1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x335/0x4c0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1294 6 locks held by kworker/1:0/24: #0: ffff888021ae1d40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3289 [inline] #0: ffff888021ae1d40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa35/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 #1: ffffc900001e7c40 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3290 [inline] #1: ffffc900001e7c40 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa70/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 #2: ffff88802a1611d8 ( &dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] &dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x17f/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff8880226931d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] #3: ffff8880226931d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x88/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1076 #4: ffff888059b8d1a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] #4: ffff888059b8d1a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x88/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1076 #5: ffffffff8e7f99e8 (umhelper_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: usermodehelper_read_trylock+0xfc/0x2c0 kernel/umh.c:214 5 locks held by kworker/1:1/29: #0: ffff888021ae1d40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3289 [inline] #0: ffff888021ae1d40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa35/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 #1: ffffc90000a47c40 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3290 [inline] #1: ffffc90000a47c40 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa70/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 #2: ffff88802a3251d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] #2: ffff88802a3251d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x17f/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5899 #3: ffff88802ee581d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] #3: ffff88802ee581d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x88/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1076 #4: ffff88807eadd1a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1040 [inline] #4: ffff88807eadd1a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x88/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1076 1 lock held by khungtaskd/31: #0: ffffffff8e95cca0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e95cca0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:838 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e95cca0 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775 2 locks held by getty/5386: #0: ffff888035d510a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243 #1: ffffc900032332e8 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x45c/0x13a0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2211 5 locks held by kworker/0:7/5731: 4 locks held by udevd/8964: #0: ffff888054fe0098 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: seq_read_iter+0xb7/0xe10 fs/seq_file.c:183 #1: ffff88806dd80c80 (&of->mutex#2){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x5c/0x420 fs/kernfs/file.c:172 #2: ffff888046243968 (kn->active#29){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline] #2: ffff888046243968 (kn->active#29){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0xb2/0x420 fs/kernfs/file.c:173 #3: ffff8880226931d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock_interruptible include/linux/device.h:1045 [inline] #3: ffff8880226931d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: manufacturer_show+0x26/0xa0 drivers/usb/core/sysfs.c:142 1 lock held by syz.2.1060/9703: #0: ffffffff8e962e78 (rcu_state.barrier_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rcu_barrier+0x4c/0x580 kernel/rcu/tree.c:3828 ============================================= NMI backtrace for cpu 1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 31 Comm: khungtaskd Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x274/0x2d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x300 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:162 [inline] __sys_info lib/sys_info.c:157 [inline] sys_info+0x135/0x170 lib/sys_info.c:165 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:353 [inline] watchdog+0xfd3/0x1030 kernel/hung_task.c:561 kthread+0x389/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 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: NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5731 Comm: kworker/0:7 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event RIP: 0010:__orc_find arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:101 [inline] RIP: 0010:orc_find arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:238 [inline] RIP: 0010:unwind_next_frame+0x4d6/0x2550 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:510 Code: 00 00 83 f8 01 4c 8b 7c 24 50 48 bd 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 4c 8b 6c 24 20 0f 84 86 16 00 00 e9 03 02 00 00 49 89 d5 48 89 d5 <48> 89 d8 48 29 e8 48 89 c1 48 c1 f9 02 48 c1 e8 3f 48 01 c8 48 83 RSP: 0018:ffffc90003e4e598 EFLAGS: 00000246 RAX: ffffffff907c4d94 RBX: ffffffff907c4d9c RCX: ffffffff907c4d9c RDX: ffffffff907c4d84 RSI: ffffffff91119a48 RDI: ffffffff8c28b600 RBP: ffffffff907c4d9c R08: 0000000000000016 R09: ffffffff8e95cca0 R10: ffffc90003e4e6b8 R11: ffffffff81b0eff0 R12: ffffffff86047250 R13: ffffffff907c4d98 R14: ffffc90003e4e668 R15: ffffffff907c4d98 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125289000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fe3bb3e9c38 CR3: 000000007dee4000 CR4: 00000000003526f0 Call Trace: arch_stack_walk+0x11b/0x150 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25 stack_trace_save+0xa9/0x100 kernel/stacktrace.c:122 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:57 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:78 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:398 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:415 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:263 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:5295 [inline] __kmalloc_node_track_caller_noprof+0x4db/0x7b0 mm/slub.c:5407 kmalloc_reserve net/core/skbuff.c:635 [inline] __alloc_skb+0x2c1/0x7d0 net/core/skbuff.c:713 __netdev_alloc_skb+0xc1/0x810 net/core/skbuff.c:775 netdev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3499 [inline] dev_alloc_skb include/linux/skbuff.h:3512 [inline] ath6kl_usb_post_recv_transfers+0x207/0x6f0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:427 ath6kl_usb_start_recv_pipes drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:497 [inline] hif_start drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:702 [inline] ath6kl_usb_power_on+0x6a/0x280 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1061 ath6kl_hif_power_on drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/hif-ops.h:136 [inline] ath6kl_core_init+0x1e1/0x10b0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.c:97 ath6kl_usb_probe+0x14a6/0x15a0 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/usb.c:1162 usb_probe_interface+0x659/0xc70 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x267/0xaf0 drivers/base/dd.c:709 __driver_probe_device+0x1ef/0x380 drivers/base/dd.c:871 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:901 __device_attach_driver+0x279/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:1029 bus_for_each_drv+0x258/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500 __device_attach+0x2c5/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1101 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1156 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:613 device_add+0x7e9/0xbb0 drivers/base/core.c:3706 usb_set_configuration+0x1a87/0x2110 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2268 usb_generic_driver_probe+0x8d/0x150 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:250 usb_probe_device+0x1c4/0x3b0 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:291 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x267/0xaf0 drivers/base/dd.c:709 __driver_probe_device+0x1ef/0x380 drivers/base/dd.c:871 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:901 __device_attach_driver+0x279/0x430 drivers/base/dd.c:1029 bus_for_each_drv+0x258/0x2f0 drivers/base/bus.c:500 __device_attach+0x2c5/0x450 drivers/base/dd.c:1101 device_initial_probe+0xa1/0xd0 drivers/base/dd.c:1156 bus_probe_device+0x12a/0x220 drivers/base/bus.c:613 device_add+0x7e9/0xbb0 drivers/base/core.c:3706 usb_new_device+0xa08/0x16f0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2695 hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5567 [inline] hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5707 [inline] port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5871 [inline] hub_event+0x2a1c/0x4f30 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3314 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3397 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3478 kthread+0x389/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245