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possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/06/30 07:52
Reported-by: syzbot+6392dfabb8ba3dbf7e27@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 215d, last: 2d00h
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode ocfs2 4 1697 46m 530d 0/29 upstream: reported on 2024/08/18 23:22
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode 4 1 324d 324d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/21 00:58

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.2.1604/12354 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88805a835118 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff88805a835118 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:655 [inline]
ffff88805a835118 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:818 [inline]
ffff88805a835118 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
ffff88805a835118 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1d84/0x41e0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:776 [inline]
ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0x2d24/0x41e0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12f/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2716
       ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2333 [inline]
       ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x546/0x1200 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431
       dio_complete+0x254/0x710 fs/direct-io.c:282
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2ea8/0x3500 fs/direct-io.c:1308
       ocfs2_direct_IO+0x235/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2468
       generic_file_direct_write+0x1d4/0x3e0 mm/filemap.c:3956
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x11b/0x230 mm/filemap.c:4112
       ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x167a/0x1e80 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2468
       do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
       do_iter_write+0x738/0xc30 fs/read_write.c:860
       iter_file_splice_write+0x6a3/0xcb0 fs/splice.c:736
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:933 [inline]
       direct_splice_actor+0xe8/0x130 fs/splice.c:1142
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x304/0x8c0 fs/splice.c:1088
       do_splice_direct+0x1d5/0x2f0 fs/splice.c:1194
       do_sendfile+0x5f2/0xef0 fs/read_write.c:1254
       __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1322 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendfile64+0x145/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:1308
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #2 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_create_local_dquot+0x1a9/0x18f0 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:1224
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x7f1/0xb10 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:871
       dqget+0x77c/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:990
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c7/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1518
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x148/0x1c0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x867/0x2300 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4121
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4144
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4157
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x136/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       wait_on_dquot fs/quota/dquot.c:358 [inline]
       dqget+0x6fc/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:985
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c7/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1518
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x148/0x1c0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x867/0x2300 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4121
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4144
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4157
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{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+0x2df1/0x7d40 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]
       ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:655 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:818 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1d84/0x41e0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219
       evict+0x4ca/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
       ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24e/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:418
       __dentry_kill+0x431/0x650 fs/dcache.c:611
       dentry_kill+0xb8/0x290 fs/dcache.c:-1
       dput+0xfe/0x1e0 fs/dcache.c:918
       __fput+0x5e5/0x970 fs/file_table.c:392
       task_work_run+0x1d4/0x260 kernel/task_work.c:245
       resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
       exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210
       __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:291 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1a/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:302
       do_syscall_64+0x61/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4 --> &ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]);
                               lock(&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]);
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz.2.1604/12354:
 #0: ffff888056534bd0 (&osb->nfs_sync_rwlock){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_nfs_sync_lock+0x107/0x270 fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c:2876
 #1: ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #1: ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:776 [inline]
 #1: ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
 #1: ffff88805a862658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0x2d24/0x41e0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 12354 Comm: syz.2.1604 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
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+0x2df1/0x7d40 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]
 ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:655 [inline]
 ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:818 [inline]
 ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
 ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1d84/0x41e0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219
 evict+0x4ca/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
 ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24e/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:418
 __dentry_kill+0x431/0x650 fs/dcache.c:611
 dentry_kill+0xb8/0x290 fs/dcache.c:-1
 dput+0xfe/0x1e0 fs/dcache.c:918
 __fput+0x5e5/0x970 fs/file_table.c:392
 task_work_run+0x1d4/0x260 kernel/task_work.c:245
 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210
 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:291 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1a/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:302
 do_syscall_64+0x61/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f287cb9aeb9
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:00007ffcb5929158 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b4
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007ffcb5929240 RCX: 00007f287cb9aeb9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00000000000c75bf R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000001b2c320000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffcb5929280
R13: 00007f287ce15fac R14: 00000000000c7a0e R15: 00007f287ce15fa0
 </TASK>

Crashes (13):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/01/29 21:17 linux-6.6.y cbb31f77b879 aeb6fdd5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2026/01/16 12:46 linux-6.6.y c596736dadab d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2026/01/03 10:20 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/12/29 06:18 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/12/21 09:20 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/12/12 14:29 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/11/28 03:09 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/09/19 01:26 linux-6.6.y 60a9e718726f e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/08/22 17:21 linux-6.6.y bb9c90ab9c5a bf27483f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/08/19 03:30 linux-6.6.y bb9c90ab9c5a 523f460e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/07/19 03:10 linux-6.6.y d96eb99e2f0e 7117feec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/07/03 21:28 linux-6.6.y 3f5b4c104b7d 115ceea7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
2025/06/30 07:52 linux-6.6.y 3f5b4c104b7d fc9d8ee5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.