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To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-raid@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: [syzbot] [raid?] WARNING in ppl_init_log
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:30:33 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6aac3fd9.b398a7c9.1f86be.0022.GAE@google.com> (raw)
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 238650ef6c7c Merge tag 'powerpc-7.3-4' of git://git.kernel..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=107c7925580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=5e4e3a0e188a497e
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=2ef75c54d0b2ac5d00ba
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.
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Reported-by: syzbot+2ef75c54d0b2ac5d00ba@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
md/raid:md0: raid level 5 active with 2 out of 2 devices, algorithm 2
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kmem_cache of name 'ppl_io_unit' already exists
WARNING: mm/slab_common.c:112 at kmem_cache_sanity_check mm/slab_common.c:111 [inline], CPU#1: syz.0.52/6045
WARNING: mm/slab_common.c:112 at __kmem_cache_create_args+0xae/0x460 mm/slab_common.c:352, CPU#1: syz.0.52/6045
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 6045 Comm: syz.0.52 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/05/2026
RIP: 0010:kmem_cache_sanity_check mm/slab_common.c:111 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__kmem_cache_create_args+0xb1/0x460 mm/slab_common.c:352
Code: e7 8e 4d 8b 24 24 49 81 fc 68 2e e7 8e 74 20 49 8b 7c 24 f8 48 89 de e8 ad fe c8 09 85 c0 75 e2 48 8d 3d 52 cc 66 0e 48 89 de <67> 48 0f b9 3a 48 89 df be 20 00 00 00 e8 4d 00 c9 09 48 85 c0 0f
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000555f9a0 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffffffff8cf7a820 RCX: 0000000000000004
RDX: 000000008cf7a803 RSI: ffffffff8cf7a820 RDI: ffffffff907ec6e0
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: ffffffff907a3e7f R09: 1ffffffff20f47cf
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffffbfff20f47d0 R12: ffff88801d79d2e0
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 00000000000002d8 R15: ffffc9000555fa80
FS: 00007faf490c56c0(0000) GS:ffff888124dd1000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007fab21a7a010 CR3: 000000007a880000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ppl_init_log+0x285/0x1310 drivers/md/raid5-ppl.c:1363
log_init drivers/md/raid5-log.h:138 [inline]
raid5_change_consistency_policy+0x255/0x740 drivers/md/raid5.c:9141
consistency_policy_store+0x7f/0x230 drivers/md/md.c:5883
md_attr_store+0x3b7/0x640 drivers/md/md.c:6158
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a4/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:345
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x612/0xba0 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:739
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: 0033:0x7faf4819e159
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:00007faf490c5028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007faf48425fa0 RCX: 00007faf4819e159
RDX: 0000000000000004 RSI: 0000200000000500 RDI: 0000000000000009
RBP: 00007faf4823506b R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007faf48426038 R14: 00007faf48425fa0 R15: 00007ffc85c60718
</TASK>
----------------
Code disassembly (best guess):
0: e7 8e out %eax,$0x8e
2: 4d 8b 24 24 mov (%r12),%r12
6: 49 81 fc 68 2e e7 8e cmp $0xffffffff8ee72e68,%r12
d: 74 20 je 0x2f
f: 49 8b 7c 24 f8 mov -0x8(%r12),%rdi
14: 48 89 de mov %rbx,%rsi
17: e8 ad fe c8 09 call 0x9c8fec9
1c: 85 c0 test %eax,%eax
1e: 75 e2 jne 0x2
20: 48 8d 3d 52 cc 66 0e lea 0xe66cc52(%rip),%rdi # 0xe66cc79
27: 48 89 de mov %rbx,%rsi
* 2a: 67 48 0f b9 3a ud1 (%edx),%rdi <-- trapping instruction
2f: 48 89 df mov %rbx,%rdi
32: be 20 00 00 00 mov $0x20,%esi
37: e8 4d 00 c9 09 call 0x9c90089
3c: 48 85 c0 test %rax,%rax
3f: 0f .byte 0xf
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