__x64_sys_mkdir+0xf3/0x140 do_syscall_64+0xbf/0x360 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f ------------[ cut here ]------------ percpu ref (css_release) <= 0 (-1) after switching to atomic WARNING: lib/percpu-refcount.c:197 at percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu+0x3cc/0x480, CPU#1: kworker/u10:7/334 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 334 Comm: kworker/u10:7 Tainted: G W 6.17.0-rc3-next-20250829 #1 PREEMPT(voluntary) Tainted: [W]=WARN Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.12.0-1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: kvfree_rcu_reclaim kfree_rcu_work RIP: 0010:percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu+0x3cc/0x480 Code: 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 f9 48 c1 e9 03 80 3c 01 00 0f 85 9e 00 00 00 49 8b 75 e8 48 c7 c7 80 97 e2 84 e8 75 c5 e9 fe 90 <0f> 0b 90 90 e9 2b ff ff ff e8 f6 de 5f ff e9 9e fe ff ff e8 7c df RSP: 0018:ffff88806cf08e20 EFLAGS: 00010286 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: ffffffff8139de70 RDX: ffff888016399b80 RSI: ffffffff8139de7e RDI: 0000000000000001 RBP: 7fffffffffffffff R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed100d9e4801 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: ffff88803c330780 R13: ffff88803c3307a0 R14: 0000000000000002 R15: 0000000000000003 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880e56dd000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fb3e797c700 CR3: 0000000013c15000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: rcu_core+0x7c8/0x1800 handle_softirqs+0x1b1/0x770 __irq_exit_rcu+0xc4/0x100 irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x20 sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x70/0x80 asm_sysvec_apic_timer_interrupt+0x1a/0x20 RIP: 0010:rcu_is_watching+0x30/0x70 Code: ff 05 a4 3d 29 06 65 48 8b 1d 94 3d 29 06 48 8d bb 50 48 85 87 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df 48 89 fa 48 c1 ea 03 0f b6 14 02 <48> 89 f8 83 e0 07 83 c0 03 38 d0 7c 04 84 d2 75 26 8b 83 50 48 85 RSP: 0018:ffff888017b976d0 EFLAGS: 00000216 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffff8880e56dd000 RCX: 0000000000000002 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: ffff88806cf31850 RBP: ffffffff85c1c760 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 000000000003be53 R11: 0000000000004433 R12: 0000000000000002 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff888017b977c8 lock_acquire+0x18c/0x2f0 unwind_next_frame+0xcd/0x2540 arch_stack_walk+0x86/0xf0 stack_trace_save+0x8e/0xc0 kasan_save_stack+0x24/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_save_free_info+0x3a/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x3f/0x50 kmem_cache_free_bulk+0x2f8/0x610 kvfree_rcu_bulk+0x1a3/0x250 kfree_rcu_work+0xe8/0x160 process_one_work+0x8e1/0x19c0 worker_thread+0x67e/0xe90 kthread+0x3c8/0x740 ret_from_fork+0x34b/0x430 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 irq event stamp: 808588 hardirqs last enabled at (808596): [] __up_console_sem+0x78/0x80 hardirqs last disabled at (808605): [] __up_console_sem+0x5d/0x80 softirqs last enabled at (806536): [] ieee80211_ibss_work+0x2e5/0x1360 softirqs last disabled at (807623): [] __irq_exit_rcu+0xc4/0x100 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu: percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu(): percpu_ref underflow slab kmalloc-64 start ffff88803c330780 pointer offset 0 size 64 percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu: percpu_ref_switch_to_atomic_rcu(): percpu_ref underflow slab kmalloc-64 start ffff88801f7f6200 pointer offset 0 size 64 ---------------- Code disassembly (best guess): 0: ff 05 a4 3d 29 06 incl 0x6293da4(%rip) # 0x6293daa 6: 65 48 8b 1d 94 3d 29 mov %gs:0x6293d94(%rip),%rbx # 0x6293da2 d: 06 e: 48 8d bb 50 48 85 87 lea -0x787ab7b0(%rbx),%rdi 15: 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 movabs $0xdffffc0000000000,%rax 1c: fc ff df 1f: 48 89 fa mov %rdi,%rdx 22: 48 c1 ea 03 shr $0x3,%rdx 26: 0f b6 14 02 movzbl (%rdx,%rax,1),%edx * 2a: 48 89 f8 mov %rdi,%rax <-- trapping instruction 2d: 83 e0 07 and $0x7,%eax 30: 83 c0 03 add $0x3,%eax 33: 38 d0 cmp %dl,%al 35: 7c 04 jl 0x3b 37: 84 d2 test %dl,%dl 39: 75 26 jne 0x61 3b: 8b .byte 0x8b 3c: 83 50 48 85 adcl $0xffffff85,0x48(%rax)