Re: [syzbot] [cgroups?] WARNING in css_rstat_exit

[JP Kobryn]

On 7/14/25 12:29 AM, syzbot wrote:
> syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
>
> HEAD commit:    5d5d62298b8b Merge tag 'x86_urgent_for_v6.16_rc6' of git:/..
> git tree:       upstream
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=11dabd82580000
> kernel config:  https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=84eae426cbd8669c
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8d052e8b99e40bc625ed
> compiler:       gcc (Debian 12.2.0-14) 12.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.40
> syz repro:      https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=162c47d4580000

#syz test

diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index a723b7dc6e4e..e6c5c998ead6 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -5669,6 +5669,12 @@ static struct cgroup_subsys_state 
*css_create(struct cgroup *cgrp,

 	init_and_link_css(css, ss, cgrp);

+	err = css_rstat_init(css);
+	if (err) {
+		ss->css_free(css);
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	err = percpu_ref_init(&css->refcnt, css_release, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_css;
@@ -5678,10 +5684,6 @@ static struct cgroup_subsys_state 
*css_create(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 		goto err_free_css;
 	css->id = err;

-	err = css_rstat_init(css);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_free_css;
-
 	/* @css is ready to be brought online now, make it visible */
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&css->sibling, &parent_css->children);
 	cgroup_idr_replace(&ss->css_idr, css, css->id);
@@ -5697,6 +5699,7 @@ static struct cgroup_subsys_state 
*css_create(struct cgroup *cgrp,
 err_free_css:
 	INIT_RCU_WORK(&css->destroy_rwork, css_free_rwork_fn);
 	queue_rcu_work(cgroup_destroy_wq, &css->destroy_rwork);
+err_out:
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
 }

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