Re: [syzbot] [net?] INFO: task hung in tls_sw_sendpage (3)

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Tue, 28 Feb 2023 12:23:46 +0100 Eric Dumazet wrote:
> This report mentions sendpage, but sendmsg() would have the same issue.
> 
> A thread might be blocked in sk_stream_wait_memory() with the mutex
> held, for an arbitrary amount of time,
> say if the remote peer stays in RWIN 0 for hours.
> 
> This prevents tx_work from making progress, and
> tls_sw_cancel_work_tx() would be stuck forever.
> 
> The consensus is that the kernel shouts a warning if a thread has been
> waiting on a mutex
> more than 120 seconds (check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks())

Thanks for explaining, let's see if I can hack a fix together..