drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
drm/msm: Fix shrinker deadlock
With PROVE_LOCKING on an Snapdragon X1 and VM reclaim pressure, we see:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
7.0.0-debug+ #43 Tainted: G W
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kswapd0/82 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff800080ec3870 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
but task is already holding lock:
ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #2 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
fs_reclaim_acquire+0xd0/0xf0
dma_resv_lockdep+0x224/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
-> #1 (reservation_ww_class_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
dma_resv_lockdep+0x1a8/0x348
do_one_initcall+0x84/0x5d0
do_initcalls+0x194/0x1d8
kernel_init_freeable+0x128/0x180
kernel_init+0x2c/0x160
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
-> #0 (reservation_ww_class_acquire){+.+.}-{0:0}:
check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
shrink_node+0x344/0x550
balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
kswapd+0x11c/0x318
kthread+0x10c/0x128
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
reservation_ww_class_acquire --> reservation_ww_class_mutex --> fs_reclaim
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(reservation_ww_class_mutex);
lock(fs_reclaim);
lock(reservation_ww_class_acquire);
* DEADLOCK *
1 lock held by kswapd0/82:
#0: ffffc31709b263b8 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0x88/0x988
stack backtrace:
CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 82 Comm: kswapd0 Tainted: G W 7.0.0-debug+ #43 PREEMPT(full)
Tainted: [W]=WARN
Hardware name: LENOVO 21BX0016US/21BX0016US, BIOS N3HET94W (1.66 ) 09/15/2025
Call trace:
show_stack+0x20/0x40 (C)
dump_stack_lvl+0x9c/0xd0
dump_stack+0x18/0x30
print_circular_bug+0x114/0x120
check_noncircular+0x178/0x198
check_prev_add+0x114/0x790
validate_chain+0x594/0x6f0
__lock_acquire+0x4d0/0xad0
lock_acquire.part.0+0xc4/0x248
lock_acquire+0x8c/0x248
drm_gem_lru_scan+0x1ac/0x440
msm_gem_shrinker_scan+0x17c/0x400 [msm]
do_shrink_slab+0x150/0x4a0
shrink_slab+0x144/0x460
shrink_one+0x9c/0x1b0
shrink_many+0x27c/0x5c0
shrink_node+0x344/0x550
balance_pgdat+0x2c0/0x988
kswapd+0x11c/0x318
kthread+0x10c/0x128
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
kswapd0 holding fs_reclaim calls the MSM shrinker, which calls
dma_resv_lock. This in turn acquires fs_reclaim.
Fix this deadlock by using dma_resv_trylock() instead, dropping the
subsequently unused passed wait-wound lock 'ticket'.
Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/723564/
[rob: fixup compile errors, replace lockdep splat with somethin
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This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVE-2026-64100 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 19 July 2026 and last revised on 13 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)
kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | 6.19.0 | 7.0.11 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
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