======================================================== WARNING: possible irq lock inversion dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L -------------------------------------------------------- ksoftirqd/1/23 just changed the state of lock: ffff888029c59230 (&dev->event_lock#2){..-.}-{3:3}, at: class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:585 [inline] ffff888029c59230 (&dev->event_lock#2){..-.}-{3:3}, at: input_inject_event+0xa5/0x340 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/1/23: #0: ffffffff8e55a360 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e55a360 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:867 [inline] #0: ffffffff8e55a360 (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+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:150 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228 __do_wait+0xde/0x740 kernel/exit.c:1672 do_wait+0x1e7/0x4f0 kernel/exit.c:1716 kernel_wait+0xd6/0x1c0 kernel/exit.c:1892 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:3257 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xaec/0x17a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340 worker_thread+0xda6/0x1360 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x726/0x8b0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x51b/0xa40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 SOFTIRQ-ON-R at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:150 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228 __do_wait+0xde/0x740 kernel/exit.c:1672 do_wait+0x1e7/0x4f0 kernel/exit.c:1716 kernel_wait+0xd6/0x1c0 kernel/exit.c:1892 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:3257 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xaec/0x17a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340 worker_thread+0xda6/0x1360 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x726/0x8b0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x51b/0xa40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:195 [inline] _raw_write_lock_irq+0x3d/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:326 copy_process+0x2199/0x3980 kernel/fork.c:2367 kernel_clone+0x248/0x870 kernel/fork.c:2651 user_mode_thread+0x110/0x180 kernel/fork.c:2727 rest_init+0x23/0x300 init/main.c:722 start_kernel+0x380/0x3d0 init/main.c:1206 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+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:150 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228 __do_wait+0xde/0x740 kernel/exit.c:1672 do_wait+0x1e7/0x4f0 kernel/exit.c:1716 kernel_wait+0xd6/0x1c0 kernel/exit.c:1892 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:3257 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xaec/0x17a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340 worker_thread+0xda6/0x1360 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x726/0x8b0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x51b/0xa40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 } ... key at: [] tasklist_lock+0x18/0x40 ... acquired at: __raw_read_lock include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:150 [inline] _raw_read_lock+0x36/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:228 send_sigio+0x101/0x370 fs/fcntl.c:932 dnotify_handle_event+0x169/0x440 fs/notify/dnotify/dnotify.c:113 fsnotify_handle_event fs/notify/fsnotify.c:383 [inline] send_to_group fs/notify/fsnotify.c:431 [inline] fsnotify+0x1831/0x1ae0 fs/notify/fsnotify.c:648 fsnotify_name include/linux/fsnotify.h:55 [inline] fsnotify_dirent include/linux/fsnotify.h:61 [inline] fsnotify_mkdir+0x121/0x180 include/linux/fsnotify.h:404 vfs_mkdir+0x78f/0x870 fs/namei.c:5147 do_mkdirat+0x27d/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:5173 __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5200 [inline] __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5198 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6c/0x80 fs/namei.c:5198 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> (&f_owner->lock){....}-{3:3} { INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:195 [inline] _raw_write_lock_irq+0x3d/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:326 __f_setown+0x67/0x370 fs/fcntl.c:136 generic_add_lease fs/locks.c:1898 [inline] generic_setlease+0xba2/0xed0 fs/locks.c:1974 do_fcntl_add_lease+0x35e/0x470 fs/locks.c:2077 fcntl_setlease+0x123/0x180 fs/locks.c:2102 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+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f INITIAL READ USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:169 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irq+0x45/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:244 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+0xe2/0xf80 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:160 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0x48/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236 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:567 __break_lease+0x741/0x1b80 fs/locks.c:1647 break_lease include/linux/filelock.h:477 [inline] do_dentry_open+0x73a/0x1420 fs/open.c:953 vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1094 do_open fs/namei.c:4637 [inline] path_openat+0x3486/0x3e20 fs/namei.c:4796 do_filp_open+0x22d/0x490 fs/namei.c:4823 do_sys_openat2+0x12f/0x220 fs/open.c:1430 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1436 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1452 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1447 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1447 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> (&new->fa_lock){....}-{3:3} { INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_write_lock_irq include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:195 [inline] _raw_write_lock_irq+0x3d/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:326 fasync_remove_entry+0xf1/0x1c0 fs/fcntl.c:1012 __fput+0x8a5/0xa70 fs/file_table.c:465 task_work_run+0x1d9/0x270 kernel/task_work.c:233 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline] __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:44 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xed/0x480 kernel/entry/common.c:75 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work include/linux/entry-common.h:159 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:194 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x2b7/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f INITIAL READ USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_read_lock_irqsave include/linux/rwlock_api_smp.h:160 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0x48/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236 kill_fasync_rcu fs/fcntl.c:1135 [inline] kill_fasync+0x199/0x4d0 fs/fcntl.c:1159 fuse_abort_conn+0xfda/0x1340 fs/fuse/dev.c:2508 cuse_process_init_reply+0x8ac/0xe30 fs/fuse/cuse.c:426 fuse_request_end+0xbe2/0xed0 fs/fuse/dev.c:507 fuse_dev_do_write+0x1e8f/0x4200 fs/fuse/dev.c:2267 fuse_dev_write+0x177/0x220 fs/fuse/dev.c:2289 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x61d/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 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:160 [inline] _raw_read_lock_irqsave+0x48/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:236 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+0x1dd/0x340 drivers/input/input.c:424 evdev_write+0x325/0x4c0 drivers/input/evdev.c:528 vfs_write+0x29a/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:684 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> (&client->buffer_lock){....}-{3:3} { INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irq include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:119 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irq+0x3d/0x50 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:170 spin_lock_irq include/linux/spinlock.h:376 [inline] evdev_fetch_next_event drivers/input/evdev.c:543 [inline] evdev_read+0x37d/0xcb0 drivers/input/evdev.c:584 do_loop_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:847 [inline] vfs_readv+0x587/0x840 fs/read_write.c:1020 do_readv+0x154/0x2e0 fs/read_write.c:1080 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 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:133 [inline] _raw_spin_lock+0x2e/0x40 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:154 spin_lock include/linux/spinlock.h:351 [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+0x1dd/0x340 drivers/input/input.c:424 evdev_write+0x325/0x4c0 drivers/input/evdev.c:528 vfs_write+0x29a/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:684 ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 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+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:585 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa5/0x340 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:1065 [inline] kbd_bh+0x1f3/0x300 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1244 tasklet_action_common+0x2da/0x4b0 kernel/softirq.c:925 handle_softirqs+0x22a/0x7c0 kernel/softirq.c:622 run_ksoftirqd+0x36/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:1063 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x726/0x8b0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x51b/0xa40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 INITIAL USE at: lock_acquire+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:585 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa5/0x340 drivers/input/input.c:419 kbd_led_trigger_activate+0xbc/0x100 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1021 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:994 [inline] input_register_device+0xd00/0x1160 drivers/input/input.c:2378 atkbd_connect+0x731/0xa50 drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c:1340 serio_connect_driver drivers/input/serio/serio.c:44 [inline] serio_driver_probe+0x82/0xd0 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:748 call_driver_probe drivers/base/dd.c:-1 [inline] really_probe+0x267/0xaf0 drivers/base/dd.c:661 __driver_probe_device+0x18c/0x320 drivers/base/dd.c:803 driver_probe_device+0x4f/0x240 drivers/base/dd.c:833 __driver_attach+0x349/0x640 drivers/base/dd.c:1227 bus_for_each_dev+0x23b/0x2c0 drivers/base/bus.c:383 serio_attach_driver drivers/input/serio/serio.c:777 [inline] serio_handle_event+0x232/0x10d0 drivers/input/serio/serio.c:214 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xaec/0x17a0 kernel/workqueue.c:3340 worker_thread+0xda6/0x1360 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x726/0x8b0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x51b/0xa40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 } ... 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+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:585 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa5/0x340 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:1065 [inline] kbd_bh+0x1f3/0x300 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1244 tasklet_action_common+0x2da/0x4b0 kernel/softirq.c:925 handle_softirqs+0x22a/0x7c0 kernel/softirq.c:622 run_ksoftirqd+0x36/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:1063 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x726/0x8b0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x51b/0xa40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 23 Comm: ksoftirqd/1 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 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+0x106/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:110 [inline] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x40/0x60 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 class_spinlock_irqsave_constructor include/linux/spinlock.h:585 [inline] input_inject_event+0xa5/0x340 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:1065 [inline] kbd_bh+0x1f3/0x300 drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c:1244 tasklet_action_common+0x2da/0x4b0 kernel/softirq.c:925 handle_softirqs+0x22a/0x7c0 kernel/softirq.c:622 run_ksoftirqd+0x36/0x60 kernel/softirq.c:1063 smpboot_thread_fn+0x541/0xa50 kernel/smpboot.c:160 kthread+0x726/0x8b0 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x51b/0xa40 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246