While running kselftests on arm64 db410c platform "BUG: Invalid wait context" noticed at different runs this specific platform running stable-rc 5.9.12-rc1. While running these two test cases we have noticed this BUG and not easily reproducible. # selftests: bpf: test_xdp_redirect.sh # selftests: net: ip6_gre_headroom.sh [ 245.694901] kauditd_printk_skb: 100 callbacks suppressed [ 245.694913] audit: type=1334 audit(251.699:25757): prog-id=12883 op=LOAD [ 245.735658] audit: type=1334 audit(251.743:25758): prog-id=12884 op=LOAD [ 245.801299] audit: type=1334 audit(251.807:25759): prog-id=12885 op=LOAD [ 245.832034] audit: type=1334 audit(251.839:25760): prog-id=12886 op=LOAD [ 245.888601] [ 245.888631] ============================= [ 245.889156] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] [ 245.893071] 5.9.12-rc1 #1 Tainted: G W [ 245.897056] ----------------------------- [ 245.902091] pool/1279 is trying to lock: [ 245.906083] ffff000032fc1218 (&child->perf_event_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: perf_event_exit_task+0x34/0x3a8 [ 245.910085] other info that might help us debug this: [ 245.919539] context-{4:4} [ 245.924484] 1 lock held by pool/1279: [ 245.927087] #0: ffff8000127819b8 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: dput+0x54/0x460 [ 245.930739] stack backtrace: [ 245.938203] CPU: 1 PID: 1279 Comm: pool Tainted: G W 5.9.12-rc1 #1 [ 245.941243] Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. APQ 8016 SBC (DT) [ 245.948621] Call trace: [ 245.955390] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x1f8 [ 245.957560] show_stack+0x2c/0x38 [ 245.961382] dump_stack+0xec/0x158 [ 245.964679] __lock_acquire+0x59c/0x15c8 [ 245.967978] lock_acquire+0x124/0x4d0 [ 245.972058] __mutex_lock+0xa4/0x970 [ 245.975615] mutex_lock_nested+0x54/0x70 [ 245.979261] perf_event_exit_task+0x34/0x3a8 [ 245.983168] do_exit+0x394/0xad8 [ 245.987420] do_group_exit+0x4c/0xa8 [ 245.990633] get_signal+0x16c/0xb40 [ 245.994193] do_notify_resume+0x2ec/0x678 [ 245.997404] work_pending+0x8/0x200 and BUG in an other run, [ 1012.068407] audit: type=1700 audit(1018.803:25886): dev=eth0 prom=0 old_prom=256 auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 ses=4294967295 [ 1012.250561] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): swp1: link becomes ready [ 1012.251298] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): h1: link becomes ready [ 1012.252559] [ 1012.261892] ============================= [ 1012.263453] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] [ 1012.267363] 5.9.12-rc1 #1 Tainted: G W [ 1012.271354] ----------------------------- [ 1012.276389] systemd/454 is trying to lock: [ 1012.280381] ffff00003985a918 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: __might_fault+0x60/0xa8 [ 1012.284378] other info that might help us debug this: [ 1012.292275] context-{4:4} [ 1012.297396] 1 lock held by systemd/454: [ 1012.299997] #0: ffff8000127d1f38 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: path_init+0x40/0x718 [ 1012.303649] stack backtrace: [ 1012.311638] CPU: 2 PID: 454 Comm: systemd Tainted: G W 5.9.12-rc1 #1 [ 1012.314760] Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. APQ 8016 SBC (DT) [ 1012.322139] Call trace: [ 1012.329084] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x1f8 [ 1012.331254] show_stack+0x2c/0x38 [ 1012.335075] dump_stack+0xec/0x158 [ 1012.338371] __lock_acquire+0x59c/0x15c8 [ 1012.341672] lock_acquire+0x124/0x4d0 [ 1012.345751] __might_fault+0x84/0xa8 [ 1012.349311] cp_new_stat+0x114/0x1b8 [ 1012.352956] __do_sys_newfstat+0x44/0x70 [ 1012.356513] __arm64_sys_newfstat+0x24/0x30 [ 1012.358652] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): swp3: link becomes ready [ 1012.360424] el0_svc_common.constprop.3+0x7c/0x198 [ 1012.370575] do_el0_svc+0x34/0xa0 [ 1012.375437] el0_sync_handler+0x16c/0x210 [ 1012.378824] el0_sync+0x140/0x180 Full test log links, https://qa-reports.linaro.org/lkft/linux-stable-rc-linux-5.9.y/build/v5.9.11-153-gfb49ad2107f4/testrun/3516257/suite/linux-log-parser/test/check-kernel-bug-1997042/log https://qa-reports.linaro.org/lkft/linux-stable-rc-linux-5.9.y/build/v5.9.11-153-gfb49ad2107f4/testrun/3515038/suite/linux-log-parser/test/check-kernel-bug-1996797/log metadata: git branch: linux-5.9.y git commit: fb49ad2107f4b740257c84ec2991fc6afb447f53 git describe: v5.9.11-153-gfb49ad2107f4 git repo: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git kernel-config: http://snapshots.linaro.org/openembedded/lkft/lkft/sumo/dragonboard-410c/lkft/linux-stable-rc-5.9/44/config -- Linaro LKFT https://lkft.linaro.org