====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.8.2814/15876 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff8d70fc48 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{3:3} , at: blk_probe_dev block/genhd.c:689 [inline] , at: blk_request_module+0x31/0x290 block/genhd.c:705 but task is already holding lock: ffff88805968c2c0 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: mddev_lock drivers/md/md.h:543 [inline] (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: md_ioctl+0xbc5/0x26f0 drivers/md/md.c:7663 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_interruptible_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:765 mddev_lock drivers/md/md.h:543 [inline] new_dev_store+0x222/0x660 drivers/md/md.c:4671 md_attr_store+0xdd/0x130 drivers/md/md.c:5643 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a8/0x500 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2179 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline] vfs_write+0x748/0xd70 fs/read_write.c:594 ksys_write+0x153/0x260 fs/read_write.c:647 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 -> #3 (kn->active #755 ){++++}-{0:0} : kernfs_drain fs/kernfs/dir.c:478 [inline] __kernfs_remove+0x5da/0xcb0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1372 kernfs_remove+0x1d/0x30 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1406 __kobject_del+0xe0/0x2e0 lib/kobject.c:628 kobject_del+0x41/0x60 lib/kobject.c:651 mddev_delayed_delete+0x27/0x30 drivers/md/md.c:5686 process_one_work+0x867/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2310 worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287 -> #2 ((work_completion)(&mddev->del_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}: process_one_work+0x7ba/0xff0 kernel/workqueue.c:2286 worker_thread+0xad7/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457 kthread+0x42e/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287 -> #1 ( (wq_completion)md_misc){+.+.}-{0:0}: flush_workqueue+0x16a/0x1390 kernel/workqueue.c:2830 md_alloc+0x2e/0xc10 drivers/md/md.c:5728 blk_probe_dev block/genhd.c:692 [inline] blk_request_module+0x26e/0x290 block/genhd.c:-1 blkdev_get_no_open+0x38/0x1d0 block/bdev.c:736 blkdev_get_by_dev+0x77/0xa50 block/bdev.c:803 blkdev_open+0x128/0x2c0 block/fops.c:466 do_dentry_open+0x7f7/0xf90 fs/open.c:826 do_open fs/namei.c:3659 [inline] path_openat+0x2718/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3793 do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3820 do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 -> #0 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3120 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3239 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3855 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x38f7/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5120 lock_acquire+0x19f/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5737 __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 blk_probe_dev block/genhd.c:689 [inline] blk_request_module+0x31/0x290 block/genhd.c:705 blkdev_get_no_open+0x38/0x1d0 block/bdev.c:736 blkdev_get_by_dev+0x77/0xa50 block/bdev.c:803 lock_rdev drivers/md/md.c:2583 [inline] md_import_device+0x3e2/0x810 drivers/md/md.c:3781 md_add_new_disk+0x583/0x1960 drivers/md/md.c:6958 md_ioctl+0x236f/0x26f0 drivers/md/md.c:7788 blkdev_ioctl+0x347/0x6f0 block/ioctl.c:604 block_ioctl+0xac/0xf0 block/fops.c:496 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:860 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: major_names_lock --> kn->active#755 --> &mddev->reconfig_mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&mddev->reconfig_mutex); lock(kn->active#755); lock(&mddev->reconfig_mutex); lock(major_names_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 1 lock held by syz.8.2814/15876: #0: ffff88805968c2c0 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: mddev_lock drivers/md/md.h:543 [inline] #0: ffff88805968c2c0 (&mddev->reconfig_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: md_ioctl+0xbc5/0x26f0 drivers/md/md.c:7663 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 15876 Comm: syz.8.2814 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/07/2026 Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106 check_noncircular+0x2f8/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2178 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3120 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3239 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3855 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x38f7/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5120 lock_acquire+0x19f/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5737 __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 blk_probe_dev block/genhd.c:689 [inline] blk_request_module+0x31/0x290 block/genhd.c:705 blkdev_get_no_open+0x38/0x1d0 block/bdev.c:736 blkdev_get_by_dev+0x77/0xa50 block/bdev.c:803 lock_rdev drivers/md/md.c:2583 [inline] md_import_device+0x3e2/0x810 drivers/md/md.c:3781 md_add_new_disk+0x583/0x1960 drivers/md/md.c:6958 md_ioctl+0x236f/0x26f0 drivers/md/md.c:7788 blkdev_ioctl+0x347/0x6f0 block/ioctl.c:604 block_ioctl+0xac/0xf0 block/fops.c:496 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:860 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 RIP: 0033:0x7f246c9e7b19 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:00007f246ac3e028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f246cc6dfa0 RCX: 00007f246c9e7b19 RDX: 0000200000000880 RSI: 0000000040140921 RDI: 0000000000000004 RBP: 00007f246ca7fb70 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007f246cc6e038 R14: 00007f246cc6dfa0 R15: 00007fff14368678 debugfs: creating file 'ram17' device: 'ram17': device_add kobject: 'ram17' (ffff88805f482380): kobject_add_internal: parent: 'block', set: 'devices' block ram17: No ACPI support PM: Adding info for No Bus:ram17 kobject: 'ram17' (ffff88805f482380): kobject_uevent_env kobject: 'ram17' (ffff88805f482380): kobject_uevent_env: uevent_suppress caused the event to drop! kobject: 'holders' (ffff88807d44a200): kobject_add_internal: parent: 'ram17', set: '' kobject: 'slaves' (ffff88807d44ae00): kobject_add_internal: parent: 'ram17', set: '' kobject: 'queue' (ffff888024d35638): kobject_add_internal: parent: 'ram17', set: '' debugfs: creating file 'ram17' kobject: 'queue' (ffff888024d35638): kobject_uevent_env kobject: 'queue' (ffff888024d35638): kobject_uevent_env: filter function caused the event to drop! device: '1:17': device_add kobject: '1:17' (ffff888078dc5000): kobject_add_internal: parent: 'bdi', set: 'devices' bdi 1:17: No ACPI support PM: Adding info for No Bus:1:17 kobject: '1:17' (ffff888078dc5000): kobject_uevent_env kobject: '1:17' (ffff888078dc5000): fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/virtual/bdi/1:17' debugfs: creating file '1:17' debugfs: creating file 'stats' kobject: 'ram17' (ffff88805f482380): kobject_uevent_env kobject: 'ram17' (ffff88805f482380): fill_kobj_path: path = '/devices/virtual/block/ram17' block device autoloading is deprecated and will be removed. md: bind kobject: 'dev-ram17' (ffff888079214078): kobject_add_internal: parent: 'md', set: '' kcov: kcov_task_exit: t = ffff888022121dc0, kcov->t = ffff888022121dc0