[syzbot] [nvme?] WARNING in nvme_loop_reset_ctrl_work

From: syzbot

Date: Mon Sep 07 2026 - 11:21:21 EST


Hello,

syzbot found the following issue on:

HEAD commit: 940de590b839 Merge tag 'hardening-v7.3-rc2' of git://git.k..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=150e2125580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=b454dc6b1b7acd30
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=4a1d521d19d6321f5aad
compiler: Debian clang version 22.1.8 (++20260613092233+e80beda6e255-1~exp1~20260613092250.77), Debian LLD 22.1.8

Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.

Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/465f56673f03/disk-940de590.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/b8f5904c8659/vmlinux-940de590.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/b2c5a5b98759/bzImage-940de590.xz

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WARNING: drivers/nvme/target/loop.c:455 at nvme_loop_reset_ctrl_work+0x423/0x810 drivers/nvme/target/loop.c:455, CPU#0: kworker/u8:16/1478
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1478 Comm: kworker/u8:16 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Workqueue: nvme-reset-wq nvme_loop_reset_ctrl_work
RIP: 0010:nvme_loop_reset_ctrl_work+0x423/0x810 drivers/nvme/target/loop.c:455
Code: 00 00 48 8b 44 24 18 8b 18 83 e3 fe bf 04 00 00 00 89 de e8 ef 30 d4 fb 83 fb 04 75 07 e8 d5 2b d4 fb eb 09 e8 ce 2b d4 fb 90 <0f> 0b 90 48 83 c4 28 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d e9 d7 fa 66 05
RSP: 0018:ffffc90007127a80 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff85f24df2 RBX: 0000000000000002 RCX: ffff888025970000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f63bb0 R12: ffff888024bc4c18
R13: 1ffff11004978879 R14: dffffc0000000000 R15: ffff888024bc4000
FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888125bd5000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f899ad0b840 CR3: 00000000390e0000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
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/0x470 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>


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