Re: [syzbot] [net?] INFO: task hung in genl_rcv_msg (5)
From: syzbot
Date: Wed Oct 07 2026 - 21:46:07 EST
Hello,
syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
INFO: task hung in addrconf_dad_work
INFO: task kworker/u8:11:2996 blocked for more than 151 seconds.
Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/u8:11 state:D stack:25448 pid:2996 tgid:2996 ppid:2 task_flags:0x4208060 flags:0x00080000
Workqueue: ipv6_addrconf addrconf_dad_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5533 [inline]
__schedule+0x17db/0x58f0 kernel/sched/core.c:7284
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7361 [inline]
schedule+0x164/0x2b0 kernel/sched/core.c:7376
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7433
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:726 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x7c1/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
rtnl_net_lock include/linux/rtnetlink.h:134 [inline]
addrconf_dad_work+0x116/0x15c0 net/ipv6/addrconf.c:4230
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3396 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xc3d/0x1630 kernel/workqueue.c:3479
worker_thread+0xa47/0xfb0 kernel/workqueue.c:3560
kthread+0x38b/0x480 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
</TASK>
INFO: task syz-executor:6240 blocked for more than 151 seconds.
Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor state:D stack:21680 pid:6240 tgid:6240 ppid:6237 task_flags:0x400140 flags:0x00080000
Call Trace:
<TASK>
context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5533 [inline]
__schedule+0x17db/0x58f0 kernel/sched/core.c:7284
__schedule_loop kernel/sched/core.c:7361 [inline]
schedule+0x164/0x2b0 kernel/sched/core.c:7376
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x30 kernel/sched/core.c:7433
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:726 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x7c1/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
rtnl_net_lock include/linux/rtnetlink.h:134 [inline]
inet_rtm_newaddr+0x470/0x19f0 net/ipv4/devinet.c:978
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x802/0xc00 net/core/rtnetlink.c:7137
netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2575
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1338 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x7bd/0x940 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1364
netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1919
sock_sendmsg_nosec+0x13a/0x180 net/socket.c:800
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:815 [inline]
__sys_sendto+0x408/0x5a0 net/socket.c:2281
__do_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2288 [inline]
__se_sys_sendto net/socket.c:2284 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendto+0xde/0x100 net/socket.c:2284
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f23f4f5e98e
RSP: 002b:00007fff58445c28 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002c
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055555b5bd500 RCX: 00007f23f4f5e98e
RDX: 0000000000000028 RSI: 00007f23f5d54670 RDI: 0000000000000003
Tested on:
commit: 7b63ef2d Merge tag 'for-7.3-rc6-tag' of git://git.kern..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=109df835580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=23e5acac5c98285f
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=2ad5f42cd6ca88f0107c
compiler: Debian clang version 22.1.8 (++20260613092233+e80beda6e255-1~exp1~20260613092250.77), Debian LLD 22.1.8
patch: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/patch.diff?x=1531c00d580000