Note that your kernel hits the: inconsistent {HARDIRQ-ON-W} -> {IN-HARDIRQ-W} usage. swapper/0/0 [HC1[1]:SC0[0]:HE0:SE1] takes: (ptrval) (fs_reclaim){?.+.}, at: fs_reclaim_acquire+0x12/0x35 {HARDIRQ-ON-W} state was registered at: fs_reclaim_acquire+0x32/0x35 kmem_cache_alloc_node_trace+0x49/0x2cf alloc_worker+0x1d/0x49 init_rescuer.part.7+0x19/0x8f workqueue_init+0xc0/0x1fe kernel_init_freeable+0xdc/0x433 kernel_init+0xa/0xf5 ret_from_fork+0x24/0x30 bug, as described here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/syzkaller-bugs/sJC3Y3hOM08/aO3z9JXoAgAJ David