vhost: linux-next: crash at vhost_dev_cleanup()

Michael S. Tsirkin mst at redhat.com
Thu Jul 24 00:47:56 PDT 2025


On Wed, Jul 23, 2025 at 08:04:42AM -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I've seen a crash in linux-next for a while on my arm64 server, and
> I decided to report.
> 
> While running stress-ng on linux-next, I see the crash below.
> 
> This is happening in a kernel configure with some debug options (KASAN,
> LOCKDEP and KMEMLEAK).
> 
> Basically running stress-ng in a loop would crash the host in 15-20
> minutes:
> 	# while (true); do stress-ng -r 10 -t 10; done
> 	
> >From the early warning "virt_to_phys used for non-linear address",
> I suppose corrupted data is at vq->nheads.
> 
> Here is the decoded stack against 9798752 ("Add linux-next specific
> files for 20250721")
> 
> 
> 	[  620.685144] [ T250731] VFIO - User Level meta-driver version: 0.3
> 	[  622.394448] [ T250254] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> 	[  622.413492] [ T250254] virt_to_phys used for non-linear address: 000000006e69fe64 (0xcfcecdcccbcac9c8)
> 	[  622.447771] [     T250254] WARNING: arch/arm64/mm/physaddr.c:15 at __virt_to_phys+0x64/0x90, CPU#57: stress-ng-dev/250254 
> 	[  622.487227] [ T250254] Modules linked in: vhost_vsock(E) vfio_iommu_type1(E) vfio(E) unix_diag(E) sch_fq(E) ghes_edac(E) tls(E) tcp_diag(E) inet_diag(E) act_gact(E) cls_bpf(E) nvidia_cspmu(E) ipmi_ssif(E) coresight_trbe(E) arm_cspmu_module(E) arm_smmuv3_pmu(E) ipmi_devintf(E) coresight_stm(E) coresight_funnel(E) coresight_etm4x(E) coresight_tmc(E) stm_core(E) ipmi_msghandler(E) coresight(E) cppc_cpufreq(E) sch_fq_codel(E) drm(E) backlight(E) drm_panel_orientation_quirks(E) sm3_ce(E) sha3_ce(E) spi_tegra210_quad(E) vhost_net(E) tap(E) tun(E) vhost(E) vhost_iotlb(E) mpls_gso(E) mpls_iptunnel(E) mpls_router(E) fou(E) acpi_power_meter(E) loop(E) efivarfs(E) autofs4(E) [last unloaded: test_bpf(E)]
> 	[  622.734524] [ T250254] Tainted: [W]=WARN, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE, [N]=TEST
> 	[  622.734525] [ T250254] Hardware name: ...
> 	[  622.734526] [ T250254] pstate: 63401009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT +SSBS BTYPE=--)
> 	[  622.734529] [     T250254] pc : __virt_to_phys (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/mm/physaddr.c:?) 
> 	[  622.734531] [     T250254] lr : __virt_to_phys (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/mm/physaddr.c:?) 
> 	[  622.734533] [ T250254] sp : ffff800158e8fc60
> 	[  622.734534] [ T250254] x29: ffff800158e8fc60 x28: ffff0034a7cc7900 x27: 0000000000000000
> 	[  622.734537] [ T250254] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff0034a7cc7900 x24: 00000000040e001f
> 	[  622.734539] [ T250254] x23: ffff0010858afb00 x22: cfcecdcccbcac9c8 x21: ffff0033526a01e0
> 	[  622.734541] [ T250254] x20: 0000000000008000 x19: ffcecdcccbcac9c8 x18: ffff80008149c8e4
> 	[  622.734543] [ T250254] x17: 0000000000000001 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000003
> 	[  622.734545] [ T250254] x14: ffff800082962e78 x13: 0000000000000003 x12: ffff003bc6231630
> 	[  622.734546] [ T250254] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ed44a220ae716b00
> 	[  622.734548] [ T250254] x8 : 0001000000000000 x7 : 0720072007200720 x6 : ffff80008018710c
> 	[  622.734550] [ T250254] x5 : 0000000000000001 x4 : 00000090ecc72ac0 x3 : 0000000000000000
> 	[  622.734552] [ T250254] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff800081a72bc6 x0 : 000000000000004f
> 	[  622.734554] [ T250254] Call trace:
> 	[  622.734555] [     T250254] __virt_to_phys (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/mm/physaddr.c:?) (P)
> 	[  622.734557] [     T250254] kfree (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/mm.h:1180 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/mm/slub.c:4871) 
> 	[  622.734562] [     T250254] vhost_dev_cleanup (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vhost.c:506 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vhost.c:542 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1214) vhost 
> 	[  622.734571] [     T250254] vhost_vsock_dev_release (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vsock.c:756) vhost_vsock 


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> 	[  622.734575] [     T250254] __fput (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/file_table.c:469) 
> 	[  622.734578] [     T250254] fput_close_sync (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/file_table.c:?) 
> 	[  622.734579] [     T250254] __arm64_sys_close (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/open.c:1589 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/open.c:1572 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/open.c:1572) 
> 	[  622.734584] [     T250254] invoke_syscall (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:50) 
> 	[  622.734589] [     T250254] el0_svc_common (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/thread_info.h:135 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140) 
> 	[  622.734591] [     T250254] do_el0_svc (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:152) 
> 	[  622.734594] [     T250254] el0_svc (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:169 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:182 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:880) 
> 	[  622.734600] [     T250254] el0t_64_sync_handler (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:958) 
> 	[  622.734603] [     T250254] el0t_64_sync (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:596) 
> 	[  622.734605] [ T250254] irq event stamp: 0
> 	[  622.734606] [     T250254] hardirqs last enabled at (0): 0x0 
> 	[  622.734610] [     T250254] hardirqs last disabled at (0): copy_process (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/kernel/fork.c:?) 
> 	[  622.734614] [     T250254] softirqs last enabled at (0): copy_process (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/kernel/fork.c:?) 
> 	[  622.734616] [     T250254] softirqs last disabled at (0): 0x0 
> 	[  622.734618] [ T250254] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
> 	[  622.734697] [ T250254] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 003ff3b33312f288
> 	[  622.734700] [ T250254] Mem abort info:
> 	[  622.734701] [ T250254]   ESR = 0x0000000096000004
> 	[  622.734702] [ T250254]   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits
> 	[  622.734704] [ T250254]   SET = 0, FnV = 0
> 	[  622.734705] [ T250254]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
> 	[  622.734706] [ T250254]   FSC = 0x04: level 0 translation fault
> 	[  622.734708] [ T250254] Data abort info:
> 	[  622.734709] [ T250254]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000004, ISS2 = 0x00000000
> 	[  622.734711] [ T250254]   CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0
> 	[  622.734712] [ T250254]   GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0
> 	[  622.734713] [ T250254] [003ff3b33312f288] address between user and kernel address ranges
> 	[  622.734715] [ T250254] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000004 [#1]  SMP
> 	[  622.734718] [ T250254] Modules linked in: vhost_vsock(E) vfio_iommu_type1(E) vfio(E) unix_diag(E) sch_fq(E) ghes_edac(E) tls(E) tcp_diag(E) inet_diag(E) act_gact(E) cls_bpf(E) nvidia_cspmu(E) ipmi_ssif(E) coresight_trbe(E) arm_cspmu_module(E) arm_smmuv3_pmu(E) ipmi_devintf(E) coresight_stm(E) coresight_funnel(E) coresight_etm4x(E) coresight_tmc(E) stm_core(E) ipmi_msghandler(E) coresight(E) cppc_cpufreq(E) sch_fq_codel(E) drm(E) backlight(E) drm_panel_orientation_quirks(E) sm3_ce(E) sha3_ce(E) spi_tegra210_quad(E) vhost_net(E) tap(E) tun(E) vhost(E) vhost_iotlb(E) mpls_gso(E) mpls_iptunnel(E) mpls_router(E) fou(E) acpi_power_meter(E) loop(E) efivarfs(E) autofs4(E) [last unloaded: test_bpf(E)]
> 	[  622.734740] [ T250254] Tainted: [W]=WARN, [E]=UNSIGNED_MODULE, [N]=TEST
> 	[  622.734740] [ T250254] Hardware name: ...
> 	[  622.734741] [ T250254] pstate: 63401009 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO +DIT +SSBS BTYPE=--)
> 	[  622.734742] [     T250254] pc : kfree (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/page-flags.h:284 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/mm.h:1182 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/mm/slub.c:4871) 
> 	[  622.734745] [     T250254] lr : kfree (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/mm.h:1180 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/mm/slub.c:4871) 
> 	[  622.734747] [ T250254] sp : ffff800158e8fc80
> 	[  622.734748] [ T250254] x29: ffff800158e8fc90 x28: ffff0034a7cc7900 x27: 0000000000000000
> 	[  622.734749] [ T250254] x26: 0000000000000000 x25: ffff0034a7cc7900 x24: 00000000040e001f
> 	[  622.734751] [ T250254] x23: ffff0010858afb00 x22: cfcecdcccbcac9c8 x21: ffff0033526a01e0
> 	[  622.734752] [ T250254] x20: 003ff3b33312f280 x19: ffff80000acd1a20 x18: ffff80008149c8e4
> 	[  622.734754] [ T250254] x17: 0000000000000001 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000003
> 	[  622.734755] [ T250254] x14: ffff800082962e78 x13: 0000000000000003 x12: ffff003bc6231630
> 	[  622.734757] [ T250254] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : ffffffdfc0000000
> 	[  622.734758] [ T250254] x8 : 003ff3d37312f280 x7 : 0720072007200720 x6 : ffff80008018710c
> 	[  622.734760] [ T250254] x5 : 0000000000000001 x4 : 00000090ecc72ac0 x3 : 0000000000000000
> 	[  622.734761] [ T250254] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : ffff800081a72bc6 x0 : ffcf4dcccbcac9c8
> 	[  622.734763] [ T250254] Call trace:
> 	[  622.734763] [     T250254] kfree (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/page-flags.h:284 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/mm.h:1182 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/mm/slub.c:4871) (P)
> 	[  622.734766] [     T250254] vhost_dev_cleanup (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vhost.c:506 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vhost.c:542 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vhost.c:1214) vhost 
> 	[  622.734769] [     T250254] vhost_vsock_dev_release (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/drivers/vhost/vsock.c:756) vhost_vsock 
> 	[  622.734771] [     T250254] __fput (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/file_table.c:469) 
> 	[  622.734772] [     T250254] fput_close_sync (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/file_table.c:?) 
> 	[  622.734773] [     T250254] __arm64_sys_close (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/open.c:1589 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/open.c:1572 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/fs/open.c:1572) 
> 	[  622.734776] [     T250254] invoke_syscall (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:50) 
> 	[  622.734778] [     T250254] el0_svc_common (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/./include/linux/thread_info.h:135 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140) 
> 	[  622.734781] [     T250254] do_el0_svc (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:152) 
> 	[  622.734783] [     T250254] el0_svc (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:169 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:182 /home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:880) 
> 	[  622.734787] [     T250254] el0t_64_sync_handler (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:958) 
> 	[  622.734790] [     T250254] el0t_64_sync (/home/user/Devel/linux-next/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:596) 
> 	[ 622.734792] [ T250254] Code: f2dffbe9 927abd08 cb141908 8b090114 (f9400688)
> 	All code
> 	========
> 	0:*	e9 fb df f2 08       	jmp    0x8f2e000		<-- trapping instruction
> 	5:	bd 7a 92 08 19       	mov    $0x1908927a,%ebp
> 	a:	14 cb                	adc    $0xcb,%al
> 	c:	14 01                	adc    $0x1,%al
> 	e:	09 8b 88 06 40 f9    	or     %ecx,-0x6bff978(%rbx)
> 
> 	Code starting with the faulting instruction
> 	===========================================
> 	0:	88 06                	mov    %al,(%rsi)
> 	2:	40 f9                	rex stc 
> 	[  622.734795] [ T250254] SMP: stopping secondary CPUs
> 	[  622.735089] [ T250254] Starting crashdump kernel...
> 	[  622.735091] [ T250254] Bye!




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