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possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag (3)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/08/11 15:30
Subsystems: xfs
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Reported-by: syzbot+789028412a4af61a2b61@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 176d, last: 10d
Discussions (3)
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[syzbot] Monthly xfs report (Jan 2026) 0 (1) 2026/01/30 10:09
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[syzbot] [xfs?] possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag (3) 2 (5) 2025/12/02 07:40
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag xfs 4 14 661d 678d 0/29 closed as dup on 2024/03/23 08:37
upstream possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag (2) xfs 4 C 1066 309d 654d 28/29 fixed on 2025/05/06 15:33

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
kswapd0/78 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888040daae18 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}, at: xfs_reclaim_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1040 [inline]
ffff888040daae18 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}, at: xfs_icwalk_process_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1732 [inline]
ffff888040daae18 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}, at: xfs_icwalk_ag+0x12c5/0x1ab0 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1814

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8e047ae0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7015 [inline]
ffffffff8e047ae0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: kswapd+0x951/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4264 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x72/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4278
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:318 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4929 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:5264 [inline]
       __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x40/0x6f0 mm/slub.c:5766
       kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline]
       iomap_fill_dirty_folios+0xf4/0x260 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1557
       xfs_buffered_write_iomap_begin+0xa23/0x1a70 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:1857
       iomap_iter+0x5f2/0xf10 fs/iomap/iter.c:110
       iomap_zero_range+0x1cc/0xa50 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1590
       xfs_zero_range+0x9a/0x100 fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c:2289
       xfs_setattr_size+0x4b4/0xee0 fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c:993
       __xfs_file_fallocate+0x10e1/0x1610 include/linux/fs.h:-1
       xfs_file_fallocate+0x27b/0x340 fs/xfs/xfs_file.c:1462
       vfs_fallocate+0x669/0x7e0 fs/open.c:342
       ksys_fallocate fs/open.c:366 [inline]
       __do_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:371 [inline]
       __se_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:369 [inline]
       __x64_sys_fallocate+0xc0/0x110 fs/open.c:369
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&xfs_nondir_ilock_class){++++}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
       __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       down_write_nested+0x9d/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1706
       xfs_reclaim_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1040 [inline]
       xfs_icwalk_process_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1732 [inline]
       xfs_icwalk_ag+0x12c5/0x1ab0 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1814
       xfs_icwalk fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1862 [inline]
       xfs_reclaim_inodes_nr+0x1e3/0x260 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1106
       super_cache_scan+0x41b/0x4b0 fs/super.c:228
       do_shrink_slab+0x6ef/0x1110 mm/shrinker.c:437
       shrink_slab+0xd74/0x10d0 mm/shrinker.c:664
       shrink_one+0x28a/0x7c0 mm/vmscan.c:4955
       shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5016 [inline]
       lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5094 [inline]
       shrink_node+0x315d/0x3780 mm/vmscan.c:6081
       kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:6941 [inline]
       balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7124 [inline]
       kswapd+0x147c/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389
       kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
       ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(fs_reclaim);
                               lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class);
                               lock(fs_reclaim);
  lock(&xfs_nondir_ilock_class);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by kswapd0/78:
 #0: ffffffff8e047ae0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7015 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8e047ae0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: kswapd+0x951/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389
 #1: ffff8880117220e0 (&type->s_umount_key#54){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_trylock_shared fs/super.c:563 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880117220e0 (&type->s_umount_key#54){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_cache_scan+0x91/0x4b0 fs/super.c:197

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 78 Comm: kswapd0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2~bpo12+1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2ee/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x134/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
 __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 down_write_nested+0x9d/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1706
 xfs_reclaim_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1040 [inline]
 xfs_icwalk_process_inode fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1732 [inline]
 xfs_icwalk_ag+0x12c5/0x1ab0 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1814
 xfs_icwalk fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1862 [inline]
 xfs_reclaim_inodes_nr+0x1e3/0x260 fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c:1106
 super_cache_scan+0x41b/0x4b0 fs/super.c:228
 do_shrink_slab+0x6ef/0x1110 mm/shrinker.c:437
 shrink_slab+0xd74/0x10d0 mm/shrinker.c:664
 shrink_one+0x28a/0x7c0 mm/vmscan.c:4955
 shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5016 [inline]
 lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5094 [inline]
 shrink_node+0x315d/0x3780 mm/vmscan.c:6081
 kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:6941 [inline]
 balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7124 [inline]
 kswapd+0x147c/0x2800 mm/vmscan.c:7389
 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
 ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (853):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/12/02 07:48 upstream 1d18101a644e d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/12/02 03:37 upstream 1d18101a644e d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/12/02 03:34 upstream 1d18101a644e d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/12/28 13:51 upstream d26143bb38e2 d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1 (corrupt fs)] [mounted in repro #2 (clean fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/12/04 14:50 upstream cc25df3e2e22 d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/12/02 10:08 upstream 1d18101a644e d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/12/02 05:48 upstream 1d18101a644e d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/12/02 02:05 upstream 1d18101a644e d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/20 07:16 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/20 03:54 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/20 01:14 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 23:20 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 22:14 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 21:12 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 19:55 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 18:39 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 16:05 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 15:05 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 12:43 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 07:20 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 06:14 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/19 03:47 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 23:33 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 21:42 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 16:59 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 15:19 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 12:34 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 09:22 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 06:34 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 04:47 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 03:14 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/18 00:47 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 23:17 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 22:01 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 19:28 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 18:03 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 16:26 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 15:27 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 12:58 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 11:21 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 09:40 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 06:40 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 05:33 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/17 04:17 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/16 18:43 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/16 17:37 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/16 16:02 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/16 13:41 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/16 04:12 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/16 02:48 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2026/01/16 02:47 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
2025/08/07 15:23 upstream 6e64f4580381 04cffc22 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in xfs_icwalk_ag
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.