======================================================== WARNING: possible irq lock inversion dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L -------------------------------------------------------- ksoftirqd/0/15 just changed the state of lock: ffff88802bb1e230 (&dev->event_lock#2){..-.}-{3:3}, at: class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:619 [inline] ffff88802bb1e230 (&dev->event_lock#2){..-.}-{3:3}, at: input_inject_event+0xa4/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:419 but this lock took another, SOFTIRQ-READ-unsafe lock in the past: (tasklist_lock){.+.+}-{3:3} and interrupts could create inverse lock ordering between them. other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &dev->event_lock#2 --> &client->buffer_lock --> tasklist_lock Possible interrupt unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(tasklist_lock); local_irq_disable(); lock(&dev->event_lock#2); lock(&client->buffer_lock); lock(&dev->event_lock#2); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by ksoftirqd/0/15: #0: ffffffff8e95d260 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:312 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e95d260 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:850 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e95d260 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: led_trigger_event+0x4b/0x210 drivers/leds/led-triggers.c:418 the shortest dependencies between 2nd lock and 1st lock: -> (tasklist_lock){.+.+}-{3:3} { HARDIRQ-ON-R at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:163 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:232 __do_wait+0xde/0x740 kernel/exit.c:1677 do_wait+0x1e7/0x510 kernel/exit.c:1721 kernel_wait+0xd6/0x1c0 kernel/exit.c:1897 call_usermodehelper_exec_sync kernel/umh.c:136 [inline] call_usermodehelper_exec_work+0xbe/0x230 kernel/umh.c:163 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3302 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3385 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3466 kthread+0x388/0x470 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 SOFTIRQ-ON-R at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:163 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:232 __do_wait+0xde/0x740 kernel/exit.c:1677 do_wait+0x1e7/0x510 kernel/exit.c:1721 kernel_wait+0xd6/0x1c0 kernel/exit.c:1897 call_usermodehelper_exec_sync kernel/umh.c:136 [inline] call_usermodehelper_exec_work+0xbe/0x230 kernel/umh.c:163 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3302 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3385 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3466 kthread+0x388/0x470 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 INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:213 [inline] _raw_write_lock_irq+0x3d/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:330 copy_process+0x2b3f/0x4430 kernel/fork.c:2412 kernel_clone+0x2d7/0x940 kernel/fork.c:2723 user_mode_thread+0x110/0x180 kernel/fork.c:2799 rest_init+0x23/0x300 init/main.c:726 start_kernel+0x38a/0x3e0 init/main.c:1219 x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:310 x86_64_start_kernel+0x143/0x1c0 arch/x86/kernel/head64.c:291 common_startup_64+0x13e/0x147 INITIAL READ USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:163 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:232 __do_wait+0xde/0x740 kernel/exit.c:1677 do_wait+0x1e7/0x510 kernel/exit.c:1721 kernel_wait+0xd6/0x1c0 kernel/exit.c:1897 call_usermodehelper_exec_sync kernel/umh.c:136 [inline] call_usermodehelper_exec_work+0xbe/0x230 kernel/umh.c:163 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3302 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3385 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3466 kthread+0x388/0x470 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 } ... key at: [] tasklist_lock+0x18/0x40 ... acquired at: __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:163 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:232 send_sigurg+0x12b/0x420 fs/fcntl.c:978 sk_send_sigurg+0x6c/0x2e0 net/core/sock.c:3669 queue_oob+0x42c/0x4f0 net/unix/af_unix.c:2358 unix_stream_sendmsg+0xcb1/0xe80 net/unix/af_unix.c:2492 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:786 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:801 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2650 ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2704 __sys_sendmmsg+0x27c/0x4e0 net/socket.c:2793 __do_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2820 [inline] __se_sys_sendmmsg net/socket.c:2817 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmmsg+0xa0/0xc0 net/socket.c:2817 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> (&f_owner->lock){....}-{3:3} { INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:213 [inline] _raw_write_lock_irq+0x3d/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:330 __f_setown+0x67/0x370 fs/fcntl.c:136 f_setown+0x23a/0x300 fs/fcntl.c:183 do_fcntl+0x6cd/0x1a20 fs/fcntl.c:514 __do_sys_fcntl fs/fcntl.c:602 [inline] __se_sys_fcntl+0xc8/0x150 fs/fcntl.c:587 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f INITIAL READ USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:184 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irq+0x45/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:248 f_getown_ex fs/fcntl.c:270 [inline] do_fcntl+0x30f/0x1a20 fs/fcntl.c:517 __do_sys_fcntl fs/fcntl.c:602 [inline] __se_sys_fcntl+0xc8/0x150 fs/fcntl.c:587 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f } ... key at: [] file_f_owner_allocate.__key+0x0/0x20 ... acquired at: __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:174 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0x48/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:240 send_sigio+0x38/0x370 fs/fcntl.c:918 kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1144 [inline] kill_fasync+0x24d/0x4d0 fs/fcntl.c:1159 lease_break_callback+0x26/0x30 fs/locks.c:577 __break_lease+0x81f/0x1ea0 fs/locks.c:1669 break_lease include/linux/filelock.h:485 [inline] do_dentry_open+0x1010/0x14e0 fs/open.c:938 vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1079 do_open fs/namei.c:4699 [inline] path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4858 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4887 do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1364 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1381 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> (&new->fa_lock){....}-{3:3} { INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:213 [inline] _raw_write_lock_irq+0x3d/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:330 fasync_remove_entry+0xf1/0x1c0 fs/fcntl.c:1012 lease_modify+0x4f7/0x6c0 fs/locks.c:1514 generic_delete_lease fs/locks.c:1961 [inline] generic_setlease+0xe22/0xfd0 fs/locks.c:1989 fcntl_setlease+0x108/0x180 fs/locks.c:2126 do_fcntl+0x8b3/0x1a20 fs/fcntl.c:535 __do_sys_fcntl fs/fcntl.c:602 [inline] __se_sys_fcntl+0xc8/0x150 fs/fcntl.c:587 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f INITIAL READ USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:174 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0x48/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:240 kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1135 [inline] kill_fasync+0x199/0x4d0 fs/fcntl.c:1159 lease_break_callback+0x26/0x30 fs/locks.c:577 __break_lease+0x81f/0x1ea0 fs/locks.c:1669 break_lease include/linux/filelock.h:485 [inline] do_dentry_open+0x1010/0x14e0 fs/open.c:938 vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1079 do_open fs/namei.c:4699 [inline] path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4858 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4887 do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1364 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1381 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f } ... key at: [] fasync_insert_entry.__key+0x0/0x20 ... acquired at: __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:174 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0x48/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:240 kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1135 [inline] kill_fasync+0x199/0x4d0 fs/fcntl.c:1159 __pass_event drivers/input/evdev.c:240 [inline] evdev_pass_values+0x627/0xbd0 drivers/input/evdev.c:278 evdev_events+0x1e6/0x340 drivers/input/evdev.c:306 input_pass_values+0x288/0x890 drivers/input/input.c:128 input_event_dispose+0x330/0x6b0 drivers/input/input.c:342 input_inject_event+0x1dc/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:424 evdev_write+0x325/0x4c0 drivers/input/evdev.c:528 vfs_write+0x29a/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> (&client->buffer_lock){....}-{3:3} { INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:158 [inline] _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:158 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:342 [inline] evdev_pass_values+0xb9/0xbd0 drivers/input/evdev.c:261 evdev_events+0x1e6/0x340 drivers/input/evdev.c:306 input_pass_values+0x288/0x890 drivers/input/input.c:128 input_event_dispose+0x330/0x6b0 drivers/input/input.c:342 input_inject_event+0x1dc/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:424 evdev_write+0x325/0x4c0 drivers/input/evdev.c:528 vfs_write+0x29a/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f } ... key at: [] evdev_open.__key.27+0x0/0x20 ... acquired at: __raw_spin_lock include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:158 [inline] _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:158 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:342 [inline] evdev_pass_values+0xb9/0xbd0 drivers/input/evdev.c:261 evdev_events+0x1e6/0x340 drivers/input/evdev.c:306 input_pass_values+0x288/0x890 drivers/input/input.c:128 input_event_dispose+0x330/0x6b0 drivers/input/input.c:342 input_inject_event+0x1dc/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:424 evdev_write+0x325/0x4c0 drivers/input/evdev.c:528 vfs_write+0x29a/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> (&dev->event_lock#2){..-.}-{3:3} { IN-SOFTIRQ-W at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:132 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:166 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:619 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa4/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:419 led_trigger_event+0x138/0x210 drivers/leds/led-triggers.c:420 kbd_propagate_led_state drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1118 [inline] kbd_bh+0x1c6/0x2e0 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1297 tasklet_action_common+0x2da/0x4b0 kernel/softirq.c:938 handle_softirqs+0x22a/0x840 kernel/softirq.c:622 run_ksoftirqd+0x36/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:1076 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x388/0x470 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 INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:132 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:166 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:619 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa4/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:419 kbd_led_trigger_activate+0xbc/0x100 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1074 led_trigger_set+0x535/0x960 drivers/leds/led-triggers.c:220 led_match_default_trigger drivers/leds/led-triggers.c:277 [inline] led_trigger_set_default+0x260/0x2a0 drivers/leds/led-triggers.c:300 led_classdev_register_ext+0x787/0x9c0 drivers/leds/led-class.c:578 led_classdev_register include/linux/leds.h:274 [inline] input_leds_connect+0x517/0x790 drivers/input/input-leds.c:145 input_attach_handler drivers/input/input.c:1011 [inline] input_register_device+0xce0/0x1140 drivers/input/input.c:2395 atkbd_connect+0x71e/0xa10 drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c:1323 serio_connect_driver drivers/input/serio/serio.c:44 [inline] serio_driver_probe+0x82/0xb0 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:748 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x267/0xaf0 drivers/base/dd.c:709 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x320 drivers/base/dd.c:851 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:881 __driver_attach+0x34c/0x640 drivers/base/dd.c:1275 bus_for_each_dev+0x23b/0x2c0 drivers/base/bus.c:383 serio_attach_driver drivers/input/serio/serio.c:777 [inline] serio_handle_event+0x1af/0xf80 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:214 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3302 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3385 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3466 kthread+0x388/0x470 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 } ... key at: [] input_allocate_device.__key.7+0x0/0x20 ... acquired at: mark_lock+0x115/0x190 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4753 mark_usage kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x689/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5191 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:132 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:166 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:619 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa4/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:419 led_trigger_event+0x138/0x210 drivers/leds/led-triggers.c:420 kbd_propagate_led_state drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1118 [inline] kbd_bh+0x1c6/0x2e0 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1297 tasklet_action_common+0x2da/0x4b0 kernel/softirq.c:938 handle_softirqs+0x22a/0x840 kernel/softirq.c:622 run_ksoftirqd+0x36/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:1076 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x388/0x470 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 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 15 Comm: ksoftirqd/0 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_irq_inversion_bug+0x1d2/0x1e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4125 mark_lock_irq+0x3d2/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1 mark_lock+0x115/0x190 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:4753 mark_usage kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x689/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5191 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:132 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:166 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:619 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa4/0x330 drivers/input/input.c:419 led_trigger_event+0x138/0x210 drivers/leds/led-triggers.c:420 kbd_propagate_led_state drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1118 [inline] kbd_bh+0x1c6/0x2e0 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1297 tasklet_action_common+0x2da/0x4b0 kernel/softirq.c:938 handle_softirqs+0x22a/0x840 kernel/softirq.c:622 run_ksoftirqd+0x36/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:1076 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x388/0x470 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