Message-ID: <CABzRoyYzfgVW8EVzWRGyg17C00C44X8-JoNzcB3LZmMqWDoK9Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 14:10:14 +0800
From: Lance Yang <lance.yang@...ux.dev>
To: syzbot <syzbot+2d9c96466c978346b55f@...kaller.appspotmail.com>
Cc: Liam.Howlett@...cle.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, david@...hat.com, 
	harry.yoo@...cle.com, jannh@...gle.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-mm@...ck.org, lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com, riel@...riel.com, 
	syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com, vbabka@...e.cz, 
	Lance Yang <lance.yang@...ux.dev>
Subject: Re: [syzbot] [mm?] INFO: task hung in __rmap_walk_file

On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM Lance Yang <lance.yang@...ux.dev> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Oct 11, 2025 at 4:49 AM syzbot
> <syzbot+2d9c96466c978346b55f@...kaller.appspotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > syzbot found the following issue on:
> >
> > HEAD commit:    5472d60c129f Merge tag 'trace-v6.18-2' of git://git.kernel..
> > git tree:       upstream
> > console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=16d69304580000
> > kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=5b213914b883d014
> > dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=2d9c96466c978346b55f
> > compiler:       Debian clang version 20.1.8 (++20250708063551+0c9f909b7976-1~exp1~20250708183702.136), Debian LLD 20.1.8
> > syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=133e89e2580000
> > C reproducer:   https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=17f3ba7c580000
> >
> > Downloadable assets:
> > disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d900f083ada3/non_bootable_disk-5472d60c.raw.xz
> > vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/af61e8db8b22/vmlinux-5472d60c.xz
> > kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/a2c11e401d8a/bzImage-5472d60c.xz
> >
> > IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
> > Reported-by: syzbot+2d9c96466c978346b55f@...kaller.appspotmail.com
> >
> > INFO: task syz.5.48:5749 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
> >       Not tainted syzkaller #0
> > "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
> > task:syz.5.48        state:D stack:27656 pid:5749  tgid:5747  ppid:5477   task_flags:0x400040 flags:0x00080002
> > Call Trace:
> >  <TASK>
> >  context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5325 [inline]
> >  __schedule+0x1798/0x4cc0 kernel/sched/core.c:6929
> >  __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7011 [inline]
> >  schedule+0x165/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:7026
> >  schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7083
> >  rwsem_down_read_slowpath+0x5fd/0x8f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1086
>
> It would be great if CONFIG_DETECT_HUNG_TASK_BLOCKER was set, as it could
> point directly to the blocker. However, the lockdep output at the end of
> the report already gives us the crucial clue :)
>
> ```
> 1 lock held by syz.5.48/5749:
>  #0: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at:
> i_mmap_lock_read include/linux/fs.h:568 [inline]
>  #0: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at:
> __rmap_walk_file+0x227/0x620 mm/rmap.c:2905
>
> 3 locks held by syz.5.48/5754:
> ...
>  #2: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at:
> i_mmap_lock_write include/linux/fs.h:548 [inline]
>  #2: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at:
> hugetlbfs_punch_hole fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:691 [inline]
>  #2: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at:
> hugetlbfs_fallocate+0x4b5/0x1100
> ```
>
> 1) One task (5754) holds the i_mmap_rwsem write lock for hugetlbfs_fallocate.
> 2) While holding that lock, it blocks waiting for a folio_lock (according
>    to its call trace).
> 3) This starves the other task (5749), which is waiting for the i_mmap_rwsem
>    read lock to perform migrate_pages.
>
> From the report, I cannot tell who originally held the folio_lock that
> blocked task 5754. I hope this analysis is useful ...

I believe task (5749) is the one holding that folio_lock. IIUC, that's a
A-B-B-A deadlock:

1) Task (5749): Holds folio_lock, then tries to acquire i_mmap_rwsem(read lock).
2) Task (5754): Holds i_mmap_rwsem(write lock), then tries to acquire
folio_lock.

# Task (5749)
migrate_pages()
  -> migrate_hugetlbs()
    -> unmap_and_move_huge_page()     <- Takes folio_lock!
      -> remove_migration_ptes()
        -> __rmap_walk_file()
          -> i_mmap_lock_read()       <- Waits for i_mmap_rwsem(read lock)!

# Task (5754)
hugetlbfs_fallocate()
  -> hugetlbfs_punch_hole()           <- Takes i_mmap_rwsem(write lock)!
    -> hugetlbfs_zero_partial_page()
     -> filemap_lock_hugetlb_folio()
      -> filemap_lock_folio()
        -> __filemap_get_folio        <- Waits for folio_lock!

Thanks,
Lance


>
> Thanks,
> Lance
>
> >  __down_read_common kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1261 [inline]
> >  __down_read kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1274 [inline]
> >  down_read+0x98/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1539
> >  i_mmap_lock_read include/linux/fs.h:568 [inline]
> >  __rmap_walk_file+0x227/0x620 mm/rmap.c:2905
> >  remove_migration_ptes mm/migrate.c:471 [inline]
> >  unmap_and_move_huge_page mm/migrate.c:1520 [inline]
> >  migrate_hugetlbs mm/migrate.c:1641 [inline]
> >  migrate_pages+0xc98/0x2930 mm/migrate.c:2080
> >  do_mbind mm/mempolicy.c:1539 [inline]
> >  kernel_mbind mm/mempolicy.c:1682 [inline]
> >  __do_sys_mbind mm/mempolicy.c:1756 [inline]
> >  __se_sys_mbind+0xa47/0xc40 mm/mempolicy.c:1752
> >  do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
> >  do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
> >  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
> > RIP: 0033:0x7fd36cd8eec9
> > RSP: 002b:00007fd36dccd038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000ed
> > RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fd36cfe5fa0 RCX: 00007fd36cd8eec9
> > RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000800000 RDI: 0000200000001000
> > RBP: 00007fd36ce11f91 R08: 0000000000000040 R09: 0000000000000002
> > R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
> > R13: 00007fd36cfe6038 R14: 00007fd36cfe5fa0 R15: 00007ffec3386808
> >  </TASK>
> > INFO: task syz.5.48:5754 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
> >       Not tainted syzkaller #0
> > "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
> > task:syz.5.48        state:D stack:26920 pid:5754  tgid:5747  ppid:5477   task_flags:0x400040 flags:0x00080002
> > Call Trace:
> >  <TASK>
> >  context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5325 [inline]
> >  __schedule+0x1798/0x4cc0 kernel/sched/core.c:6929
> >  __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7011 [inline]
> >  schedule+0x165/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:7026
> >  io_schedule+0x80/0xd0 kernel/sched/core.c:7871
> >  folio_wait_bit_common+0x6b0/0xb80 mm/filemap.c:1330
> >  __folio_lock mm/filemap.c:1706 [inline]
> >  folio_lock include/linux/pagemap.h:1141 [inline]
> >  __filemap_get_folio+0x139/0xaf0 mm/filemap.c:1960
> >  filemap_lock_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:820 [inline]
> >  filemap_lock_hugetlb_folio include/linux/hugetlb.h:814 [inline]
> >  hugetlbfs_zero_partial_page+0xae/0x610 fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:654
> >  hugetlbfs_punch_hole fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:708 [inline]
> >  hugetlbfs_fallocate+0xb91/0x1100 fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:741
> >  vfs_fallocate+0x666/0x7e0 fs/open.c:342
> >  madvise_remove mm/madvise.c:1049 [inline]
> >  madvise_vma_behavior+0x31b3/0x3a10 mm/madvise.c:1346
> >  madvise_walk_vmas+0x51c/0xa30 mm/madvise.c:1669
> >  madvise_do_behavior+0x38e/0x550 mm/madvise.c:1885
> >  do_madvise+0x1bc/0x270 mm/madvise.c:1978
> >  __do_sys_madvise mm/madvise.c:1987 [inline]
> >  __se_sys_madvise mm/madvise.c:1985 [inline]
> >  __x64_sys_madvise+0xa7/0xc0 mm/madvise.c:1985
> >  do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
> >  do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
> >  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
> > RIP: 0033:0x7fd36cd8eec9
> > RSP: 002b:00007fd36dcac038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000001c
> > RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fd36cfe6090 RCX: 00007fd36cd8eec9
> > RDX: 0000000000000009 RSI: 0000000000600002 RDI: 0000200000000000
> > RBP: 00007fd36ce11f91 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
> > R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
> > R13: 00007fd36cfe6128 R14: 00007fd36cfe6090 R15: 00007ffec3386808
> >  </TASK>
> >
> > Showing all locks held in the system:
> > 3 locks held by kworker/u4:0/12:
> >  #0: ffff88801a479948 ((wq_completion)events_unbound#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]
> >  #0: ffff88801a479948 ((wq_completion)events_unbound#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9b4/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
> >  #1: ffffc900001e7ba0 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3239 [inline]
> >  #1: ffffc900001e7ba0 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ef/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
> >  #2: ffffffff8f4e1ac8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: linkwatch_event+0xe/0x60 net/core/link_watch.c:303
> > 1 lock held by khungtaskd/26:
> >  #0: ffffffff8e13d320 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]
> >  #0: ffffffff8e13d320 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:867 [inline]
> >  #0: ffffffff8e13d320 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:3}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x2e/0x180 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6775
> > 5 locks held by kworker/u4:6/1041:
> >  #0: ffff88801b6f8948 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]
> >  #0: ffff88801b6f8948 ((wq_completion)netns){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9b4/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
> >  #1: ffffc900025b7ba0 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3239 [inline]
> >  #1: ffffc900025b7ba0 (net_cleanup_work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ef/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
> >  #2: ffffffff8f4d4c50 (pernet_ops_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: cleanup_net+0xf7/0x820 net/core/net_namespace.c:669
> >  #3: ffffffff8f4e1ac8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: default_device_exit_batch+0xdc/0x890 net/core/dev.c:12807
> >  #4: ffffffff8e142db8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:311 [inline]
> >  #4: ffffffff8e142db8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x2f6/0x730 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:957
> > 1 lock held by dhcpcd/5017:
> >  #0: ffffffff8f4e1ac8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_net_lock include/linux/rtnetlink.h:130 [inline]
> >  #0: ffffffff8f4e1ac8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: devinet_ioctl+0x323/0x1b50 net/ipv4/devinet.c:1120
> > 2 locks held by getty/5110:
> >  #0: ffff88803597c0a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
> >  #1: ffffc9000018e2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: n_tty_read+0x43e/0x1400 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2222
> > 1 lock held by syz.5.48/5749:
> >  #0: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at: i_mmap_lock_read include/linux/fs.h:568 [inline]
> >  #0: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at: __rmap_walk_file+0x227/0x620 mm/rmap.c:2905
> > 3 locks held by syz.5.48/5754:
> >  #0: ffff88801ebe2420 (sb_writers#12){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:3111 [inline]
> >  #0: ffff88801ebe2420 (sb_writers#12){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_fallocate+0x5f0/0x7e0 fs/open.c:341
> >  #1: ffff888011d3f348 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#20){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:980 [inline]
> >  #1: ffff888011d3f348 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#20){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hugetlbfs_punch_hole fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:683 [inline]
> >  #1: ffff888011d3f348 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#20){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hugetlbfs_fallocate+0x3cc/0x1100 fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:741
> >  #2: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at: i_mmap_lock_write include/linux/fs.h:548 [inline]
> >  #2: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at: hugetlbfs_punch_hole fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:691 [inline]
> >  #2: ffff888011d3f618 (&hugetlbfs_i_mmap_rwsem_key){++++}-{4:4}, at: hugetlbfs_fallocate+0x4b5/0x1100 fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:741
> > 2 locks held by syz-executor/20402:
> >  #0: ffffffff8ec74400 (&ops->srcu#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:331 [inline]
> >  #0: ffffffff8ec74400 (&ops->srcu#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:867 [inline]
> >  #0: ffffffff8ec74400 (&ops->srcu#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: rtnl_link_ops_get+0x23/0x250 net/core/rtnetlink.c:570
> >  #1: ffffffff8f4e1ac8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:80 [inline]
> >  #1: ffffffff8f4e1ac8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_nets_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:341 [inline]
> >  #1: ffffffff8f4e1ac8 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_newlink+0x8e9/0x1c80 net/core/rtnetlink.c:4064
> > 1 lock held by syz.4.7446/21125:
> >  #0: ffffffff8e142db8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:343 [inline]
> >  #0: ffffffff8e142db8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x3b9/0x730 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:957
> >
> > =============================================
> >
> > NMI backtrace for cpu 0
> > CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 26 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
> > Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
> > Call Trace:
> >  <TASK>
> >  dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
> >  nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x39e/0x3d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113
> >  nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x300 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
> >  trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:160 [inline]
> >  check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:332 [inline]
> >  watchdog+0xf60/0xfa0 kernel/hung_task.c:495
> >  kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
> >  ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
> >  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
> >  </TASK>
> >
> >
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