[PATCH] nbd: fix circular lock dependency between tx_lock and sk_lock

From: Yun Zhou

Date: Sun Jun 28 2026 - 22:05:57 EST


Move kernel_sock_shutdown() out of the tx_lock critical section to break
the circular lock dependency: tx_lock -> sk_lock (via inet_shutdown) vs
the reverse order in the block I/O submission path.

The lockdep splat shows:
sk_lock-AF_INET6 --> &cmd->lock --> &nsock->tx_lock

When recv_work() detects a connection failure, it calls
nbd_mark_nsock_dead() under tx_lock, which calls kernel_sock_shutdown()
-> inet_shutdown() -> lock_sock(), creating the tx_lock -> sk_lock
dependency that conflicts with the reverse order in the I/O path.

Fix this by introducing a deferred shutdown mechanism:
nbd_mark_nsock_dead() records the socket needing shutdown in
nsock->shutdown_sock (with an extra file reference to prevent
use-after-free from the reconnect path), and the actual
kernel_sock_shutdown() is performed by nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown()
after tx_lock is released at each call site. The helper uses xchg()
to guarantee the shutdown is executed exactly once even when multiple
paths race to consume it.

Fixes: f3733247ae7c ("nbd: handle single path failures gracefully")
Reported-by: syzbot+576095eed5658cbd9b63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=576095eed5658cbd9b63
Signed-off-by: Yun Zhou <yun.zhou@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/block/nbd.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 8f10762e90ef..497f3bbe5795 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct nbd_sock {
struct socket *sock;
struct mutex tx_lock;
struct request *pending;
+ struct socket *shutdown_sock;
int sent;
bool dead;
int fallback_index;
@@ -315,7 +316,14 @@ static void nbd_mark_nsock_dead(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct nbd_sock *nsock,
}
}
if (!nsock->dead) {
- kernel_sock_shutdown(nsock->sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+ /*
+ * Defer shutdown to after tx_lock is released to avoid
+ * circular lock dependency (tx_lock -> sk_lock).
+ * Hold an extra file reference so the socket remains
+ * valid until the deferred shutdown completes.
+ */
+ nsock->shutdown_sock = nsock->sock;
+ get_file(nsock->sock->file);
if (atomic_dec_return(&nbd->config->live_connections) == 0) {
if (test_and_clear_bit(NBD_RT_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED,
&nbd->config->runtime_flags)) {
@@ -331,6 +339,20 @@ static void nbd_mark_nsock_dead(struct nbd_device *nbd, struct nbd_sock *nsock,
nsock->sent = 0;
}

+/*
+ * Perform deferred socket shutdown outside of tx_lock.
+ * Uses xchg to guarantee only one caller performs the shutdown.
+ */
+static void nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown(struct nbd_sock *nsock)
+{
+ struct socket *sock = xchg(&nsock->shutdown_sock, NULL);
+
+ if (sock) {
+ kernel_sock_shutdown(sock, SHUT_RDWR);
+ sockfd_put(sock);
+ }
+}
+
static int nbd_set_size(struct nbd_device *nbd, loff_t bytesize, loff_t blksize)
{
struct queue_limits lim;
@@ -410,6 +432,7 @@ static void sock_shutdown(struct nbd_device *nbd)
mutex_lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
nbd_mark_nsock_dead(nbd, nsock, 0);
mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
+ nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown(nsock);
}
dev_warn(disk_to_dev(nbd->disk), "shutting down sockets\n");
}
@@ -502,6 +525,7 @@ static enum blk_eh_timer_return nbd_xmit_timeout(struct request *req)
if (cmd->cookie == nsock->cookie)
nbd_mark_nsock_dead(nbd, nsock, 1);
mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
+ nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown(nsock);
}
nbd_requeue_cmd(cmd);
mutex_unlock(&cmd->lock);
@@ -836,6 +860,7 @@ static void nbd_pending_cmd_work(struct work_struct *work)
wait_ms *= 2;
}
mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
+ nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown(nsock);
clear_bit(NBD_CMD_PARTIAL_SEND, &cmd->flags);
out:
mutex_unlock(&cmd->lock);
@@ -1020,6 +1045,7 @@ static void recv_work(struct work_struct *work)
mutex_lock(&nsock->tx_lock);
nbd_mark_nsock_dead(nbd, nsock, 1);
mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
+ nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown(nsock);

atomic_dec(&config->recv_threads);
wake_up(&config->recv_wq);
@@ -1177,6 +1203,7 @@ static blk_status_t nbd_handle_cmd(struct nbd_cmd *cmd, int index)
ret = nbd_send_cmd(nbd, cmd, index);
out:
mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
+ nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown(nsock);
nbd_config_put(nbd);
return ret;
}
@@ -1391,6 +1418,8 @@ static int nbd_reconnect_socket(struct nbd_device *nbd, unsigned long arg)
args->nsock = nsock;
nsock->cookie++;
mutex_unlock(&nsock->tx_lock);
+ /* Complete any pending shutdown of the old socket */
+ nbd_nsock_deferred_shutdown(nsock);
sockfd_put(old);

clear_bit(NBD_RT_DISCONNECTED, &config->runtime_flags);
--
2.43.0