linux-kernel - Re: [syzbot] [net?] INFO: task can't die in vlan_ioctl

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Message-ID: <695c4594.050a0220.318c5c.0133.GAE@google.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:13:24 -0800
From: syzbot <syzbot+6db61674290152a463a0@...kaller.appspotmail.com>
To: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, horms@...nel.org, 
	keescook@...omium.org, kuba@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com, 
	william.xuanziyang@...wei.com, zhudi21@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [syzbot] [net?] INFO: task can't die in vlan_ioctl_handler

syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:

HEAD commit:    c303e8b86d9d dt-bindings: net: mscc-miim: add microchip,la..
git tree:       net-next
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=13a4ae9a580000
kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=a94030c847137a18
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=6db61674290152a463a0
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=13795efc580000

Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/fab8b6d30f06/disk-c303e8b8.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/362169306abb/vmlinux-c303e8b8.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/fd793d32e1aa/bzImage-c303e8b8.xz

IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+6db61674290152a463a0@...kaller.appspotmail.com

INFO: task dhcpcd:5493 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:dhcpcd          state:D stack:25208 pid:5493  tgid:5493  ppid:1      task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080000
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5256 [inline]
 __schedule+0x149b/0x4fd0 kernel/sched/core.c:6863
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6945 [inline]
 schedule+0x165/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:6960
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7017
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:692 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x7e6/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
 vlan_ioctl_handler+0xd0/0x650 net/8021q/vlan.c:579
 sock_ioctl+0x610/0x790 net/socket.c:1339
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xec/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7fcf8811e378
RSP: 002b:00007ffdc6aa60d8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00005605e1c82ba0 RCX: 00007fcf8811e378
RDX: 00007ffdc6aa60e0 RSI: 0000000000008982 RDI: 000000000000000f
RBP: 00007ffdc6aa60e0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00005605e1ddbd40 R14: 00007ffdc6aa6b30 R15: 00005605e1c82ba0
 </TASK>
INFO: task kworker/u8:16:6446 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/u8:16   state:D stack:25336 pid:6446  tgid:6446  ppid:2      task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000
Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5256 [inline]
 __schedule+0x149b/0x4fd0 kernel/sched/core.c:6863
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6945 [inline]
 schedule+0x165/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:6960
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7017
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:692 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x7e6/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
 rtnl_net_lock include/linux/rtnetlink.h:130 [inline]
 addrconf_dad_work+0x112/0x14b0 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:4194
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3257 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xad1/0x1770 kernel/workqueue.c:3340
 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x510/0xa50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
 </TASK>
INFO: task syz-executor:6457 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor    state:D stack:22392 pid:6457  tgid:6457  ppid:1      task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080002
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5256 [inline]
 __schedule+0x149b/0x4fd0 kernel/sched/core.c:6863
 __schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:6945 [inline]
 schedule+0x165/0x360 kernel/sched/core.c:6960
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7017
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:692 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x7e6/0x1350 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
 new_device_store+0x12c/0x6f0 drivers/net/netdevsim/bus.c:184


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