Re: [syzbot] [net?] INFO: task hung in new_device_store (5)

From: Tetsuo Handa
Date: Mon Dec 29 2025 - 01:37:52 EST


#syz test

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index 58d22e2b85fc..b6b79972b50b 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -982,6 +982,15 @@ static bool __fdb_mark_active(struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *fdb)
test_and_clear_bit(BR_FDB_NOTIFY_INACTIVE, &fdb->flags));
}

+static bool ratelimit_1hz(unsigned long *stamp)
+{
+ const unsigned long now = data_race(READ_ONCE(jiffies));
+ const unsigned long prev = data_race(READ_ONCE(*stamp));
+
+ return !time_in_range_open(now, prev, prev + HZ) &&
+ cmpxchg(stamp, prev, now) == prev;
+}
+
void br_fdb_update(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *source,
const unsigned char *addr, u16 vid, unsigned long flags)
{
@@ -995,7 +1004,9 @@ void br_fdb_update(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *source,
if (likely(fdb)) {
/* attempt to update an entry for a local interface */
if (unlikely(test_bit(BR_FDB_LOCAL, &fdb->flags))) {
- if (net_ratelimit())
+ static unsigned long stamp;
+
+ if (ratelimit_1hz(&stamp))
br_warn(br, "received packet on %s with own address as source address (addr:%pM, vlan:%u)\n",
source->dev->name, addr, vid);
} else {