Hello, I've finally got the tty deadlock report with lockdep stack collection bug fixed. This is on commit 388f7b1d6e8ca06762e2454d28d6c3c55ad0fe95 (4.5-rc3).
====================================================== [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] 4.5.0-rc3+ #326 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------- syz-executor/337 is trying to acquire lock: (&port->buf.lock/1){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff82f9f1bf>] tty_buffer_flush+0xbf/0x3c0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:244 but task is already holding lock: (writelock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff82fb7703>] n_tracesink_open+0x23/0xf0 drivers/tty/n_tracesink.c:78 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #4 (writelock){+.+...}: [<ffffffff8145d1bc>] lock_acquire+0x1dc/0x430 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3589 [< inline >] __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:518 [<ffffffff86657751>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0xa50 kernel/locking/mutex.c:618 [<ffffffff82fb75c4>] n_tracesink_datadrain+0x24/0xc0 drivers/tty/n_tracesink.c:173 [<ffffffff82fb716b>] n_tracerouter_receivebuf+0x2b/0x40 drivers/tty/n_tracerouter.c:176 [< inline >] receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:454 [<ffffffff82f9eb34>] flush_to_ldisc+0x584/0x7f0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:517 [<ffffffff813a3eb6>] process_one_work+0x796/0x1440 kernel/workqueue.c:2037 [<ffffffff813a4c3b>] worker_thread+0xdb/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2171 [<ffffffff813b7edf>] kthread+0x23f/0x2d0 drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c:1303 [<ffffffff866617af>] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:468 -> #3 (routelock){+.+...}: [<ffffffff8145d1bc>] lock_acquire+0x1dc/0x430 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3589 [< inline >] __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:518 [<ffffffff86657751>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0xa50 kernel/locking/mutex.c:618 [<ffffffff82fb7160>] n_tracerouter_receivebuf+0x20/0x40 drivers/tty/n_tracerouter.c:175 [< inline >] receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:454 [<ffffffff82f9eb34>] flush_to_ldisc+0x584/0x7f0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:517 [<ffffffff813a3eb6>] process_one_work+0x796/0x1440 kernel/workqueue.c:2037 [<ffffffff813a4c3b>] worker_thread+0xdb/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2171 [<ffffffff813b7edf>] kthread+0x23f/0x2d0 drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c:1303 [<ffffffff866617af>] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:468 -> #2 (&buf->lock){+.+...}: [<ffffffff8145d1bc>] lock_acquire+0x1dc/0x430 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3589 [< inline >] __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:518 [<ffffffff86657751>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0xa50 kernel/locking/mutex.c:618 [<ffffffff82f9f1bf>] tty_buffer_flush+0xbf/0x3c0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:244 [<ffffffff82fa345c>] pty_flush_buffer+0x5c/0x180 drivers/tty/pty.c:225 [<ffffffff82f97b35>] tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x65/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c:94 [<ffffffff82f8d292>] isig+0x172/0x2c0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1148 [<ffffffff82f8ff82>] n_tty_receive_signal_char+0x22/0xf0 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1249 [<ffffffff82f93b9d>] n_tty_receive_char_special+0x128d/0x2b30 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1298 [< inline >] n_tty_receive_buf_fast drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1618 [< inline >] __receive_buf drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1652 [<ffffffff82f96de3>] n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x19a3/0x2400 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1750 [<ffffffff82f97873>] n_tty_receive_buf2+0x33/0x40 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1785 [< inline >] receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:450 [<ffffffff82f9e96f>] flush_to_ldisc+0x3bf/0x7f0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:517 [<ffffffff813a3eb6>] process_one_work+0x796/0x1440 kernel/workqueue.c:2037 [<ffffffff813a4c3b>] worker_thread+0xdb/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2171 [<ffffffff813b7edf>] kthread+0x23f/0x2d0 drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c:1303 [<ffffffff866617af>] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:468 -> #1 (&o_tty->termios_rwsem/1){++++..}: [<ffffffff8145d1bc>] lock_acquire+0x1dc/0x430 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3589 [<ffffffff8665cb97>] down_read+0x47/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:22 [<ffffffff82f954cd>] n_tty_receive_buf_common+0x8d/0x2400 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1713 [<ffffffff82f97873>] n_tty_receive_buf2+0x33/0x40 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:1785 [< inline >] receive_buf drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:450 [<ffffffff82f9e96f>] flush_to_ldisc+0x3bf/0x7f0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:517 [<ffffffff813a3eb6>] process_one_work+0x796/0x1440 kernel/workqueue.c:2037 [<ffffffff813a4c3b>] worker_thread+0xdb/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2171 [<ffffffff813b7edf>] kthread+0x23f/0x2d0 drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c:1303 [<ffffffff866617af>] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:468 -> #0 (&port->buf.lock/1){+.+...}: [< inline >] check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1853 [< inline >] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1963 [< inline >] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2148 [<ffffffff81459859>] __lock_acquire+0x31e9/0x4700 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3210 [<ffffffff8145d1bc>] lock_acquire+0x1dc/0x430 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3589 [< inline >] __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:518 [<ffffffff86657751>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0xa50 kernel/locking/mutex.c:618 [<ffffffff82f9f1bf>] tty_buffer_flush+0xbf/0x3c0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:244 [<ffffffff82fa345c>] pty_flush_buffer+0x5c/0x180 drivers/tty/pty.c:225 [<ffffffff82f97b35>] tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x65/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c:94 [<ffffffff82fb7775>] n_tracesink_open+0x95/0xf0 drivers/tty/n_tracesink.c:85 [<ffffffff82f9c028>] tty_ldisc_open.isra.2+0x78/0xd0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:454 [<ffffffff82f9c612>] tty_set_ldisc+0x292/0x8a0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:561 [< inline >] tiocsetd drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2655 [<ffffffff82f852ee>] tty_ioctl+0xb2e/0x2160 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2910 [< inline >] vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:43 [<ffffffff817fc26c>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x18c/0xfb0 fs/ioctl.c:674 [< inline >] SYSC_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:689 [<ffffffff817fd11f>] SyS_ioctl+0x8f/0xc0 fs/ioctl.c:680 [<ffffffff866613f6>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x7a arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:185 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &port->buf.lock/1 --> routelock --> writelock Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(writelock); lock(routelock); lock(writelock); lock(&port->buf.lock/1); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by syz-executor/337: #0: (&tty->legacy_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<ffffffff8666123a>] tty_lock+0x6a/0xe0 drivers/tty/tty_mutex.c:18 #1: (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff866602d7>] ldsem_down_write+0x37/0x3c drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c:393 #2: (writelock){+.+...}, at: [<ffffffff82fb7703>] n_tracesink_open+0x23/0xf0 drivers/tty/n_tracesink.c:78 #3: (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++++}, at: [<ffffffff82f9ba4b>] tty_ldisc_ref+0x1b/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:283 stack backtrace: CPU: 3 PID: 337 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted 4.5.0-rc3+ #326 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Bochs 01/01/2011 ffffffff87b05080 ffff88005e4e76e0 ffffffff82be461f ffffffff00000000 fffffbfff0f60a10 ffffffff895f0280 ffffffff895ac720 ffffffff895f4e70 ffff88006997a028 ffff8800699797c0 ffff88005e4e7730 ffffffff81452a88 Call Trace: [< inline >] __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:15 [<ffffffff82be461f>] dump_stack+0x12e/0x18f lib/dump_stack.c:51 [<ffffffff81452a88>] print_circular_bug+0x288/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1226 [< inline >] check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1853 [< inline >] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:1963 [< inline >] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2148 [<ffffffff81459859>] __lock_acquire+0x31e9/0x4700 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3210 [<ffffffff8145d1bc>] lock_acquire+0x1dc/0x430 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3589 [< inline >] __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:518 [<ffffffff86657751>] mutex_lock_nested+0xb1/0xa50 kernel/locking/mutex.c:618 [<ffffffff82f9f1bf>] tty_buffer_flush+0xbf/0x3c0 drivers/tty/tty_buffer.c:244 [<ffffffff82fa345c>] pty_flush_buffer+0x5c/0x180 drivers/tty/pty.c:225 [<ffffffff82f97b35>] tty_driver_flush_buffer+0x65/0x80 drivers/tty/tty_ioctl.c:94 [<ffffffff82fb7775>] n_tracesink_open+0x95/0xf0 drivers/tty/n_tracesink.c:85 [<ffffffff82f9c028>] tty_ldisc_open.isra.2+0x78/0xd0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:454 [<ffffffff82f9c612>] tty_set_ldisc+0x292/0x8a0 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:561 [< inline >] tiocsetd drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2655 [<ffffffff82f852ee>] tty_ioctl+0xb2e/0x2160 drivers/tty/tty_io.c:2910 [< inline >] vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:43 [<ffffffff817fc26c>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x18c/0xfb0 fs/ioctl.c:674 [< inline >] SYSC_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:689 [<ffffffff817fd11f>] SyS_ioctl+0x8f/0xc0 fs/ioctl.c:680 [<ffffffff866613f6>] entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath+0x16/0x7a arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:185 Found with syzkaller fuzzer.