INFO: task kworker/0:9:20434 blocked for more than 143 seconds. Not tainted syzkaller #0 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/0:9 state:D stack:22056 pid:20434 tgid:20434 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+0x39e/0x510 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1279 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: 2 locks held by kworker/1:1/28: 1 lock held by khungtaskd/30: #0: ffffffff896e2b40 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:300 [inline] #0: ffffffff896e2b40 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:840 [inline] #0: ffffffff896e2b40 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x3d/0x184 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775 5 locks held by kworker/0:2/121: #0: ffff8881056b2d40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc900016b7d18 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffff88810bf0f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] #2: ffff88810bf0f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5904 #3: ffff888135aa51d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] #3: ffff888135aa51d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1073 #4: ffff88811f2181a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] ffff88811f2181a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1073 2 locks held by getty/2919: #0: ffff8881125f20a0 (&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 4 locks held by udevd/5254: #0: ffff888133e272d8 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: seq_read_iter+0xe1/0x1270 fs/seq_file.c:183 #1: ffff888112545080 (&of->mutex#2){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0x4f/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:165 #2: ffff88811c2790f8 (kn->active#30){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:73 [inline] #2: ffff88811c2790f8 (kn->active#30){++++}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_seq_start+0xbc/0x2a0 fs/kernfs/file.c:166 #3: ffff8881289311d8 ( &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 4 locks held by udevd/5335: 5 locks held by kworker/1:7/6153: #0: ffff8881056b2d40 ((wq_completion)usb_hub_wq){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc90012fb7d18 ((work_completion)(&hub->events)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffff88810bb5f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: hub_event+0x1bd/0x4af0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5904 #3: ffff8881289311d8 ( &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: ffff88811f1411a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] #4: ffff88811f1411a0 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: __device_attach+0x7e/0x4d0 drivers/base/dd.c:1073 2 locks held by kworker/0:6/11475: 3 locks held by kworker/0:9/20434: #0: ffff88810006b140 ((wq_completion)events){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12b1/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3297 #1: ffffc9000954fd18 ((work_completion)(&fw_work->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x988/0x1940 kernel/workqueue.c:3298 #2: ffff88810bb5f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: device_lock include/linux/device.h:1102 [inline] #2: ffff88810bb5f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_fail drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1151 [inline] #2: ffff88810bb5f1d8 (&dev->mutex){....}-{4:4}, at: ath9k_hif_usb_firmware_cb+0x39e/0x510 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c:1279 7 locks held by kworker/1:10/20972: ============================================= NMI backtrace for cpu 0 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 30 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026 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 0 to CPUs 1: NMI backtrace for cpu 1 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 23 Comm: kworker/1:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(lazy) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026 Workqueue: events legacy_dvb_usb_read_remote_control RIP: 0010:lookup_chain_cache kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3798 [inline] RIP: 0010:lookup_chain_cache_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3821 [inline] RIP: 0010:validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3876 [inline] RIP: 0010:__lock_acquire+0x851/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 Code: 05 04 f8 73 0d 0f 83 b2 09 00 00 49 be eb 83 b5 80 46 86 c8 61 48 8b 4c 24 08 4c 0f af f1 49 c1 ee 2d 4a 8b 04 f5 60 95 41 90 <4e> 8d 2c f5 60 95 41 90 48 85 c0 74 1f 48 83 e8 08 48 85 c0 74 16 RSP: 0018:ffffc900001a8d70 EFLAGS: 00000003 RAX: ffffffff8d042008 RBX: ffff888102688ba8 RCX: afe4153863a2af51 RDX: 00000000ffea25fa RSI: 000000003c296291 RDI: 00000000d870d93a RBP: ffff888102688000 R08: 00000000ffffffff R09: 0000000000000055 R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: afe4153863a2af51 R13: 0000000000000002 R14: 000000000003739b R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888268736000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000200000002380 CR3: 0000000123ce4000 CR4: 00000000003506f0 Call Trace: lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __raw_spin_lock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:142 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:174 __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2385 [inline] __run_timer_base kernel/time/timer.c:2378 [inline] run_timer_base+0x10c/0x190 kernel/time/timer.c:2395 run_timer_softirq+0x1a/0x50 kernel/time/timer.c:2405 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:console_trylock_spinning kernel/printk/printk.c:2039 [inline] RIP: 0010:vprintk_emit+0x553/0x6b0 kernel/printk/printk.c:2478 Code: 00 4d 85 ed 0f 85 1b 01 00 00 e8 88 1a 21 00 9c 5d 81 e5 00 02 00 00 31 ff 48 89 ee e8 16 15 21 00 48 85 ed 0f 85 27 01 00 00 68 1a 21 00 45 31 c9 41 b8 01 00 00 00 31 c9 48 8d 05 00 00 00 RSP: 0018:ffffc9000018fa28 EFLAGS: 00000293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 000000000000003a RCX: ffffffff8192eaea RDX: ffff888102688000 RSI: ffffffff8192eaf4 RDI: ffff888102688000 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000007 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 1ffff92000031f47 R13: 0000000000000200 R14: ffff888102ea1e00 R15: ffffc9000018faf0 _printk+0xcf/0x110 kernel/printk/printk.c:2504 legacy_dvb_usb_read_remote_control.cold+0x11/0x16 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dvb-usb-remote.c:124 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