====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/0:6/5819 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88802e22f4c8 ( &disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __del_gendisk+0x127/0x980 block/genhd.c:710 but task is already holding lock: ffffc90005b2fc40 ((work_completion)(&mddev->del_work)){+.+.}-{0:0} , at: process_one_work+0x8be/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3294 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #8 ( (work_completion)(&mddev->del_work) ){+.+.}-{0:0}: process_one_work+0x8d7/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3294 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3401 [inline] worker_thread+0xb49/0x1140 kernel/workqueue.c:3482 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 -> #7 ((wq_completion)md_misc){+.+.}-{0:0} : touch_wq_lockdep_map+0xcb/0x180 kernel/workqueue.c:4033 __flush_workqueue+0x14b/0x14f0 kernel/workqueue.c:4075 md_alloc+0x32/0xf30 drivers/md/md.c:6305 md_alloc_and_put+0x1a/0x1f0 drivers/md/md.c:6394 blk_probe_dev block/genhd.c:884 [inline] blk_request_module+0x27d/0x2a0 block/genhd.c:-1 blkdev_get_no_open+0x3f/0xe0 block/bdev.c:833 blkdev_open+0x1f5/0x620 block/fops.c:688 do_dentry_open+0x83d/0x13e0 fs/open.c:947 vfs_open+0x3b/0x350 fs/open.c:1052 do_open fs/namei.c:4688 [inline] path_openat+0x2eea/0x3960 fs/namei.c:4847 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4876 do_sys_openat2+0x115/0x200 fs/open.c:1344 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1350 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1366 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1361 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1361 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0x560 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #6 (major_names_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578 blk_probe_dev block/genhd.c:881 [inline] blk_request_module+0x35/0x2a0 block/genhd.c:897 blkdev_get_no_open+0x3f/0xe0 block/bdev.c:833 bdev_file_open_by_dev+0xa0/0x240 block/bdev.c:1054 swsusp_check+0x56/0x490 kernel/power/swap.c:1571 software_resume+0x51/0x4c0 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1051 resume_store+0x333/0x4f0 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1335 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3b0/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline] vfs_write+0x629/0xba0 fs/read_write.c:688 ksys_write+0x156/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0x560 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #5 (system_transition_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578 lock_system_sleep+0x49/0x70 kernel/power/main.c:71 resume_store+0x2ff/0x4f0 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1328 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3b0/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline] vfs_write+0x629/0xba0 fs/read_write.c:688 ksys_write+0x156/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x15f/0x560 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #4 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4} : __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578 kernfs_seq_start+0x5c/0x420 fs/kernfs/file.c:172 traverse+0x164/0x580 fs/seq_file.c:107 seq_read_iter+0xd09/0xe20 fs/seq_file.c:196 lo_rw_aio+0xc80/0xf00 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:-1 do_req_filebacked drivers/block/loop.c:435 [inline] loop_handle_cmd drivers/block/loop.c:1941 [inline] loop_process_work+0x92a/0x11b0 drivers/block/loop.c:1976 process_one_work+0x98b/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3318 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3401 [inline] worker_thread+0xb49/0x1140 kernel/workqueue.c:3482 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 -> #3 (&p->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578 seq_read_iter+0xb8/0xe20 fs/seq_file.c:183 lo_rw_aio+0xc80/0xf00 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:-1 do_req_filebacked drivers/block/loop.c:435 [inline] loop_handle_cmd drivers/block/loop.c:1941 [inline] loop_process_work+0x92a/0x11b0 drivers/block/loop.c:1976 process_one_work+0x98b/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3318 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3401 [inline] worker_thread+0xb49/0x1140 kernel/workqueue.c:3482 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 -> #2 ((work_completion)(&worker->work) ){+.+.}-{0:0}: process_one_work+0x8d7/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3294 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3401 [inline] worker_thread+0xb49/0x1140 kernel/workqueue.c:3482 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 -> #1 ( (wq_completion)loop2){+.+.}-{0:0}: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0xcb/0x180 kernel/workqueue.c:4033 __flush_workqueue+0x14b/0x14f0 kernel/workqueue.c:4075 drain_workqueue+0xd3/0x390 kernel/workqueue.c:4239 __loop_clr_fd drivers/block/loop.c:1130 [inline] lo_release+0x287/0x8f0 drivers/block/loop.c:1767 bdev_release+0x541/0x660 block/bdev.c:-1 blkdev_release+0x15/0x20 block/fops.c:705 __fput+0x461/0xa70 fs/file_table.c:510 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:67 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xf3/0x4d0 kernel/entry/common.c:98 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:207 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:230 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:318 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x33e/0x560 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 ( &disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3167 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3286 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3910 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5239 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5870 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578 __del_gendisk+0x127/0x980 block/genhd.c:710 md_kobj_release+0xbf/0xf0 drivers/md/md.c:6153 kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline] kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline] kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] kobject_put+0x228/0x560 lib/kobject.c:737 process_one_work+0x98b/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3318 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3401 [inline] worker_thread+0xb49/0x1140 kernel/workqueue.c:3482 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 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &disk->open_mutex --> (wq_completion)md_misc --> (work_completion)(&mddev->del_work) Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock((work_completion)(&mddev->del_work)); lock((wq_completion)md_misc); lock((work_completion)(&mddev->del_work)); lock(&disk->open_mutex); *** DEADLOCK *** 2 locks held by kworker/0:6/5819: #0: ffff888020ad8538 ((wq_completion)md_misc){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x897/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3293 #1: ffffc90005b2fc40 ((work_completion)(&mddev->del_work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x8be/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3294 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5819 Comm: kworker/0:6 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)} Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 Workqueue: md_misc mddev_delayed_delete Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2045 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2177 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3167 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3286 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3910 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5239 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5870 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:559 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:578 __del_gendisk+0x127/0x980 block/genhd.c:710 md_kobj_release+0xbf/0xf0 drivers/md/md.c:6153 kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline] kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline] kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] kobject_put+0x228/0x560 lib/kobject.c:737 process_one_work+0x98b/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3318 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3401 [inline] worker_thread+0xb49/0x1140 kernel/workqueue.c:3482 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