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

From: syzbot

Date: Thu Oct 08 2026 - 11:55:20 EST


Hello,

syzbot has tested the proposed patch but the reproducer is still triggering an issue:
INFO: task hung in ieee80211_register_hw

INFO: task syz-executor:6254 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor state:D stack:22440 pid:6254 tgid:6254 ppid:6247 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
ieee80211_register_hw+0x38ff/0x4b00 net/mac80211/main.c:1564
mac80211_hwsim_new_radio+0x3258/0x56b0 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim_main.c:6143
hwsim_new_radio_nl+0xd8b/0xf90 drivers/net/wireless/virtual/mac80211_hwsim_main.c:6966
genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x233/0x340 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
genl_rcv_msg+0x614/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
netlink_rcv_skb+0x226/0x4a0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2575
genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
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: 0033:0x7fc260d5e98e
RSP: 002b:00007ffe56dbab58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002c
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000555589e0b500 RCX: 00007fc260d5e98e
RDX: 0000000000000024 RSI: 00007fc261b54670 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 0000000000000001 R08: 00007ffe56dbabd4 R09: 000000000000000c
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000003
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00007fc261b54670 R15: 0000000000000000
</TASK>
INFO: task syz-executor:6258 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:syz-executor state:D stack:22376 pid:6258 tgid:6258 ppid:6256 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


Tested on:

commit: 47324d3a Merge tag 'pwrseq-fixes-for-v7.3-rc7' of git:..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=153cdf61580000
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=10536ed1580000