possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/07/25 12:59
Reported-by: syzbot+35c6202df82fb8c32975@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 9d08h, last: 3h44m
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked fs prio:low 4 syz, C error 1249 10m 6d07h 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/28 13:42
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked 4 25 5h57m 9d12h 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/07/25 08:24
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked 4 36 6h24m 9d14h 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/07/25 06:55

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.872/8808 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888020148160 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff888020148160 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25){++++}-{3:3}, at: configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x157/0x430 fs/configfs/dir.c:1255

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805c411120 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usbg_make_tpg+0x148/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1333

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       tcm_set_name+0x2a/0x90 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:2188
       function_make+0x199/0x350 drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c:635
       configfs_mkdir+0x515/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x2a5/0x470 fs/namei.c:4168
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4191
       __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4211 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4209 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6e/0x80 fs/namei.c:4209
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (gadget_subsys.su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       uvcg_streaming_header_allow_link+0x71/0x4a0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c:1747
       configfs_symlink+0x5a5/0xfe0 fs/configfs/symlink.c:202
       vfs_symlink+0x138/0x2b0 fs/namei.c:4528
       do_symlinkat+0x1ba/0x400 fs/namei.c:4554
       __do_sys_symlink fs/namei.c:4575 [inline]
       __se_sys_symlink fs/namei.c:4573 [inline]
       __x64_sys_symlink+0x7e/0x90 fs/namei.c:4573
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25){++++}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x37ef/0x7d80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x157/0x430 fs/configfs/dir.c:1255
       usbg_make_tpg+0x1f7/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1341
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa4/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:939
       configfs_mkdir+0x515/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x2a5/0x470 fs/namei.c:4168
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4191
       __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4211 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4209 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6e/0x80 fs/namei.c:4209
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25 --> gadget_subsys.su_mutex --> &opts->dep_lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&opts->dep_lock);
                               lock(gadget_subsys.su_mutex);
                               lock(&opts->dep_lock);
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#25);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

5 locks held by syz.0.872/8808:
 #0: ffff888018fcc418 (sb_writers#18){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:412
 #1: ffff88804ee564d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:839 [inline]
 #1: ffff88804ee564d0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x20f/0x450 fs/namei.c:3937
 #2: ffffffff8db2b830 (&subsys->su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_mkdir+0x4b9/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1358
 #3: ffffffff8de58f08 (tpg_instances_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usbg_make_tpg+0xf8/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1324
 #4: ffff88805c411120 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usbg_make_tpg+0x148/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1333

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 8808 Comm: syz.0.872 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x18c/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2fc/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x37ef/0x7d80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x157/0x430 fs/configfs/dir.c:1255
 usbg_make_tpg+0x1f7/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1341
 target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa4/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:939
 configfs_mkdir+0x515/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
 vfs_mkdir+0x2a5/0x470 fs/namei.c:4168
 do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4191
 __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4211 [inline]
 __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4209 [inline]
 __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6e/0x80 fs/namei.c:4209
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f39d9f9e019
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f39dae53028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000053
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f39da225fa0 RCX: 00007f39d9f9e019
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000000001ff RDI: 0000200000000600
RBP: 00007f39da03500c R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f39da226038 R14: 00007f39da225fa0 R15: 00007ffd7a769d38
 </TASK>
Rounding down aligned max_sectors from 4294967295 to 4294967288

Crashes (37):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/03 17:15 linux-6.6.y aa0e49877a2e 6b7c9f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/03 17:14 linux-6.6.y aa0e49877a2e 6b7c9f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/03 17:12 linux-6.6.y aa0e49877a2e 6b7c9f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/03 17:12 linux-6.6.y aa0e49877a2e 6b7c9f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/03 17:08 linux-6.6.y aa0e49877a2e 6b7c9f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/03 16:46 linux-6.6.y aa0e49877a2e 6b7c9f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/03 16:46 linux-6.6.y aa0e49877a2e 6b7c9f71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/02 04:18 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/02 03:32 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/01 06:42 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/01 06:42 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/01 00:59 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 7664cf44 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/01 00:59 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 7664cf44 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/31 19:01 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 7664cf44 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/31 18:45 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 7664cf44 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/31 04:06 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/30 04:39 linux-6.6.y ae068b676196 6ef5c1e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/30 04:35 linux-6.6.y ae068b676196 6ef5c1e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/30 04:35 linux-6.6.y ae068b676196 6ef5c1e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/29 11:42 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/29 11:41 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/28 12:14 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/28 12:14 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/28 11:14 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/28 11:12 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/28 07:43 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/28 07:41 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/28 07:41 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/27 18:10 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/27 17:42 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/27 17:34 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/27 17:34 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/26 08:05 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/26 02:25 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/26 00:29 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/25 12:58 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/25 12:58 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.