====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/u8:7/1096 is trying to acquire lock: ffffffff8e85d3a8 (pcpu_alloc_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x218/0x19c0 mm/percpu.c:1788 but task is already holding lock: ffffffff8e5fcc48 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: apply_wqattrs_lock kernel/workqueue.c:5279 [inline] ffffffff8e5fcc48 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __alloc_workqueue+0x9ef/0x1e90 kernel/workqueue.c:5832 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #8 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 apply_wqattrs_lock kernel/workqueue.c:5279 [inline] __alloc_workqueue+0x9ef/0x1e90 kernel/workqueue.c:5832 alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xe3/0x210 kernel/workqueue.c:5884 padata_alloc+0xc1/0x370 kernel/padata.c:966 pcrypt_init_padata+0x27/0x100 crypto/pcrypt.c:328 pcrypt_init+0x60/0xc0 crypto/pcrypt.c:353 do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382 do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444 do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460 kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692 kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #7 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline] percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline] cpus_read_lock+0x42/0x160 kernel/cpu.c:490 static_key_slow_inc+0x12/0x30 kernel/jump_label.c:190 nbd_reconnect_socket drivers/block/nbd.c:1342 [inline] nbd_genl_reconfigure+0x132f/0x1ea0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2431 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22a/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x61c/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb+0x232/0x4b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x80f/0x9b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344 netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2592 ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2646 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2678 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2683 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2681 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2681 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #6 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline] nbd_queue_rq+0x37b/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148 __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline] blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline] __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329 blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386 blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1 blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997 __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230 blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline] __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649 __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa70 block/blk-core.c:753 submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline] block_read_full_folio+0x599/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2444 filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2501 do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4101 read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline] read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:723 adfspart_check_ICS+0xa5/0xa40 block/partitions/acorn.c:360 check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline] blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline] bdev_disk_changed+0x7ba/0x1550 block/partitions/core.c:694 blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:764 bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:973 blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697 do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:949 vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1081 do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline] path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859 do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #5 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 nbd_queue_rq+0xc6/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199 blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148 __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline] blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline] __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307 blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329 blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386 blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1 blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997 __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230 blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline] __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649 __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline] submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa70 block/blk-core.c:753 submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline] block_read_full_folio+0x599/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2444 filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2501 do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4101 read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline] read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:723 adfspart_check_ICS+0xa5/0xa40 block/partitions/acorn.c:360 check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline] blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline] bdev_disk_changed+0x7ba/0x1550 block/partitions/core.c:694 blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:764 bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:973 blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697 do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:949 vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1081 do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline] path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859 do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #4 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}: srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline] __synchronize_srcu+0xca/0x3e0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1505 elevator_switch+0x1e8/0x7a0 block/elevator.c:576 elevator_change+0x2cc/0x450 block/elevator.c:681 elevator_set_default+0x36c/0x430 block/elevator.c:754 blk_register_queue+0x366/0x430 block/blk-sysfs.c:946 __add_disk+0x677/0xd50 block/genhd.c:528 add_disk_fwnode+0xfb/0x480 block/genhd.c:597 add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:785 [inline] nbd_dev_add+0x72c/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1984 nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692 do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382 do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444 do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460 kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692 kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #3 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 elevator_change+0x1b3/0x450 block/elevator.c:679 elevator_set_none+0xb5/0x140 block/elevator.c:769 blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5110 [inline] __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5155 [inline] blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x5e7/0x1a60 block/blk-mq.c:5220 nbd_start_device+0x17f/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1489 nbd_genl_connect+0x165b/0x1cf0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2239 genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22a/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114 genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline] genl_rcv_msg+0x61c/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209 netlink_rcv_skb+0x232/0x4b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550 genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218 netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline] netlink_unicast+0x80f/0x9b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344 netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline] ____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2592 ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2646 __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2678 [inline] __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2683 [inline] __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2681 [inline] __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2681 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #2 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#49){++++}-{0:0}: blk_alloc_queue+0x546/0x680 block/blk-core.c:461 blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4429 [inline] __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x197/0x390 block/blk-mq.c:4476 nbd_dev_add+0x499/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1954 nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692 do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382 do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444 do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460 kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692 kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 -> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}: __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4348 [inline] fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4362 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline] prepare_alloc_pages+0x152/0x650 mm/page_alloc.c:5018 __alloc_frozen_pages_noprof+0x12f/0x380 mm/page_alloc.c:5239 __alloc_pages_noprof+0xa/0x30 mm/page_alloc.c:5284 __alloc_pages_node_noprof include/linux/gfp.h:289 [inline] alloc_pages_node_noprof include/linux/gfp.h:316 [inline] pcpu_alloc_pages mm/percpu-vm.c:95 [inline] pcpu_populate_chunk+0x182/0xb30 mm/percpu-vm.c:285 pcpu_alloc_noprof+0xc6c/0x19c0 mm/percpu.c:1876 xt_percpu_counter_alloc+0x161/0x220 net/netfilter/x_tables.c:1934 find_check_entry net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c:545 [inline] translate_table+0x1332/0x20b0 net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c:733 ip6t_register_table+0x11b/0x800 net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c:1751 ip6table_raw_table_init+0x54/0x80 net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6table_raw.c:48 xt_find_table_lock+0x30c/0x3e0 net/netfilter/x_tables.c:1260 xt_request_find_table_lock+0x26/0x100 net/netfilter/x_tables.c:1285 get_info net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c:979 [inline] do_ip6t_get_ctl+0x716/0x1230 net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c:1668 nf_getsockopt+0x26e/0x290 net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c:116 ipv6_getsockopt+0x1fd/0x2b0 net/ipv6/ipv6_sockglue.c:1473 do_sock_getsockopt+0x2d3/0x3f0 net/socket.c:2383 __sys_getsockopt net/socket.c:2412 [inline] __do_sys_getsockopt net/socket.c:2419 [inline] __se_sys_getsockopt net/socket.c:2416 [inline] __x64_sys_getsockopt+0x1a4/0x240 net/socket.c:2416 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (pcpu_alloc_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x218/0x19c0 mm/percpu.c:1788 alloc_and_link_pwqs kernel/workqueue.c:5573 [inline] __alloc_workqueue+0xa81/0x1e90 kernel/workqueue.c:5834 alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xe3/0x210 kernel/workqueue.c:5884 __rds_conn_create+0x134b/0x22d0 net/rds/connection.c:274 rds_conn_create+0x43/0x60 net/rds/connection.c:367 rds_tcp_accept_one+0x46b/0xd50 net/rds/tcp_listen.c:226 rds_tcp_accept_worker+0x1d/0x70 net/rds/tcp.c:530 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3276 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb6e/0x18c0 kernel/workqueue.c:3359 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3440 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 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: pcpu_alloc_mutex --> cpu_hotplug_lock --> wq_pool_mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(wq_pool_mutex); lock(cpu_hotplug_lock); lock(wq_pool_mutex); lock(pcpu_alloc_mutex); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by kworker/u8:7/1096: #0: ffff8880329d6948 ((wq_completion)krdsd){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3251 [inline] #0: ffff8880329d6948 ((wq_completion)krdsd){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa52/0x18c0 kernel/workqueue.c:3359 #1: ffffc90004aefc40 ((work_completion)(&rtn->rds_tcp_accept_w)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3252 [inline] #1: ffffc90004aefc40 ((work_completion)(&rtn->rds_tcp_accept_w)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0xa8d/0x18c0 kernel/workqueue.c:3359 #2: ffff88803700dc68 (&rtn->rds_tcp_accept_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rds_tcp_accept_one+0xae/0xd50 net/rds/tcp_listen.c:172 #3: ffffffff8e5fcc48 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: apply_wqattrs_lock kernel/workqueue.c:5279 [inline] #3: ffffffff8e5fcc48 (wq_pool_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __alloc_workqueue+0x9ef/0x1e90 kernel/workqueue.c:5832 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1096 Comm: kworker/u8:7 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026 Workqueue: krdsd rds_tcp_accept_worker Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776 pcpu_alloc_noprof+0x218/0x19c0 mm/percpu.c:1788 alloc_and_link_pwqs kernel/workqueue.c:5573 [inline] __alloc_workqueue+0xa81/0x1e90 kernel/workqueue.c:5834 alloc_workqueue_noprof+0xe3/0x210 kernel/workqueue.c:5884 __rds_conn_create+0x134b/0x22d0 net/rds/connection.c:274 rds_conn_create+0x43/0x60 net/rds/connection.c:367 rds_tcp_accept_one+0x46b/0xd50 net/rds/tcp_listen.c:226 rds_tcp_accept_worker+0x1d/0x70 net/rds/tcp.c:530 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3276 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xb6e/0x18c0 kernel/workqueue.c:3359 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3440 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245