Re: [syzbot] upstream boot error: BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference in gic_eoi_irq

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Fri May 12 2023 - 04:00:05 EST


On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 11:41 PM syzbot
<syzbot+afc1d968649e7e851562@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> syzbot found the following issue on:
>
> HEAD commit: ac9a78681b92 Linux 6.4-rc1
> git tree: upstream
> console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=102a3f6a280000
> kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=cc86fee67199911d
> dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=afc1d968649e7e851562
> compiler: arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc (Debian 10.2.1-6) 10.2.1 20210110, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.2
> userspace arch: arm
>
> Downloadable assets:
> disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/c35b5b2731d2/non_bootable_disk-ac9a7868.raw.xz
> vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/c04bec59d77d/vmlinux-ac9a7868.xz
> kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/070113b307f3/zImage-ac9a7868.xz
>
> IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
> Reported-by: syzbot+afc1d968649e7e851562@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> 8<--- cut here ---
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 000005f4 when read
> [000005f4] *pgd=80000080004003, *pmd=00000000
> Internal error: Oops: 207 [#1] PREEMPT SMP ARM
> Modules linked in:
> CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Not tainted 6.4.0-rc1-syzkaller #0
> Hardware name: ARM-Versatile Express
> PC is at gic_eoi_irq+0x64/0x70 drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c:228

Why is this sent to the renesas-soc maintainers?

> If you want to change bug's subsystems, reply with:
> #syz set subsystems: new-subsystem
> (See the list of subsystem names on the web dashboard)

While I see the list of subsystems there, how do I find out the (wrong?)
current bug's subsystem?

Thanks for fixing!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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