[syzbot] [trace?] WARNING in trace_rb_cpu_prepare

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Aug 3, 2026, 7:32:33 AM (20 hours ago) Aug 3
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HEAD commit: 075b74841bd0 Linux 7.2-rc6
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=16368cc6580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=cb17729fb04b1e3a
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=fbe07bcf949966f3c00f
compiler: Debian clang version 22.1.8 (++20260613092233+e80beda6e255-1~exp1~20260613092250.77), Debian LLD 22.1.8

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failed to allocate ring buffer on CPU 0
WARNING: kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c:7977 at trace_rb_cpu_prepare+0x330/0x3c0 kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c:7976, CPU#0: syz.5.14324/5698
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5698 Comm: syz.5.14324 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
RIP: 0010:trace_rb_cpu_prepare+0x332/0x3c0 kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c:7976
Code: 08 f0 48 0f ab 03 31 c0 48 83 c4 30 5b 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f 5d e9 bd 2f 7e 09 cc e8 17 3b fc ff 48 8d 3d 70 05 ea 0d 89 ee <67> 48 0f b9 3a b8 f4 ff ff ff eb d2 e8 fd 3a fc ff e9 ef fe ff ff
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003ddf7e0 EFLAGS: 00010283
RAX: ffffffff81c9a0a9 RBX: dffffc0000000000 RCX: 0000000000080000
RDX: ffffc900125d3000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffffffff8fb3a620
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffffff8fafa337 R09: 1ffffffff1f5f466
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff1f5f467 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: ffff888025cfb380 R14: ffff88803896c0a0 R15: 0000000000000000
FS: 00007f467e1856c0(0000) GS:ffff888125c3e000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f582bc58658 CR3: 0000000075292000 CR4: 00000000003526f0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
cpuhp_invoke_callback+0x498/0x810 kernel/cpu.c:204
cpuhp_issue_call+0x3f0/0x750 kernel/cpu.c:-1
__cpuhp_state_add_instance_cpuslocked+0x225/0x560 kernel/cpu.c:2423
__cpuhp_state_add_instance+0x25/0x40 kernel/cpu.c:2444
cpuhp_state_add_instance include/linux/cpuhotplug.h:384 [inline]
alloc_buffer+0x18aa/0x1d50 kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c:2830
__ring_buffer_alloc+0x2c/0x40 kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c:2872
allocate_trace_buffer+0x1d2/0x950 kernel/trace/trace.c:8412
allocate_trace_buffers kernel/trace/trace.c:8445 [inline]
trace_array_create_systems+0x590/0xe60 kernel/trace/trace.c:8623
trace_array_create kernel/trace/trace.c:8666 [inline]
instance_mkdir+0xd5/0x140 kernel/trace/trace.c:8681
tracefs_syscall_mkdir+0x11a/0x190 fs/tracefs/inode.c:121
vfs_mkdir+0x402/0x620 fs/namei.c:5276
filename_mkdirat+0x289/0x520 fs/namei.c:5309
__do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5330 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdirat+0x35/0x150 fs/namei.c:5327
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f467ff4e019
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f467e185028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000102
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f46801d6090 RCX: 00007f467ff4e019
RDX: 00000000000001ff RSI: 0000200000000200 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007f467ffe500c R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f46801d6128 R14: 00007f46801d6090 R15: 00007fffce30c118
</TASK>
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Code disassembly (best guess):
0: 08 f0 or %dh,%al
2: 48 0f ab 03 bts %rax,(%rbx)
6: 31 c0 xor %eax,%eax
8: 48 83 c4 30 add $0x30,%rsp
c: 5b pop %rbx
d: 41 5c pop %r12
f: 41 5d pop %r13
11: 41 5e pop %r14
13: 41 5f pop %r15
15: 5d pop %rbp
16: e9 bd 2f 7e 09 jmp 0x97e2fd8
1b: cc int3
1c: e8 17 3b fc ff call 0xfffc3b38
21: 48 8d 3d 70 05 ea 0d lea 0xdea0570(%rip),%rdi # 0xdea0598
28: 89 ee mov %ebp,%esi
* 2a: 67 48 0f b9 3a ud1 (%edx),%rdi <-- trapping instruction
2f: b8 f4 ff ff ff mov $0xfffffff4,%eax
34: eb d2 jmp 0x8
36: e8 fd 3a fc ff call 0xfffc3b38
3b: e9 ef fe ff ff jmp 0xffffff2f


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