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possible deadlock in kernfs_iop_setattr

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/03/25 12:43
Subsystems: kernfs
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Reported-by: syzbot+98b54002b447b9825ad0@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 5d09h, last: 5d09h
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[syzbot] [kernfs?] possible deadlock in kernfs_iop_setattr 0 (1) 2026/03/25 12:43

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.3.5991/28469 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8e883040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
ffffffff8e883040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4489 [inline]
ffffffff8e883040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4843 [inline]
ffffffff8e883040 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x40/0x650 mm/slub.c:4873

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888035aeea20 (&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_iop_setattr+0x83/0x3f0 fs/kernfs/inode.c:123

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #7 (&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}:
       down_read+0x47/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537
       kernfs_iop_permission+0x7f/0x430 fs/kernfs/inode.c:289
       do_inode_permission fs/namei.c:578 [inline]
       inode_permission+0x46f/0x5f0 fs/namei.c:648
       cgroup_may_write kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5308 [inline]
       cgroup_procs_write_permission kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5328 [inline]
       cgroup_attach_permissions+0x286/0x9e0 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5351
       __cgroup_procs_write+0x23a/0x300 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5394
       cgroup_threads_write+0x24/0x50 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:5424
       cgroup_file_write+0x36f/0x790 kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c:4310
       kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3af/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:352
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x61d/0xb90 fs/read_write.c:688
       ksys_write+0x150/0x270 fs/read_write.c:740
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #6 (cpu_hotplug_lock){++++}-{0:0}:
       percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
       cpus_read_lock+0x42/0x160 kernel/cpu.c:490
       static_key_slow_inc+0x12/0x30 kernel/jump_label.c:190
       nbd_reconnect_socket drivers/block/nbd.c:1342 [inline]
       nbd_genl_reconfigure+0x132f/0x1ea0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2431
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22a/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x61c/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x232/0x4b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x80f/0x9b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
       netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2592
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2646
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2678 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2683 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2681 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2681
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #5 (&nsock->tx_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       nbd_handle_cmd drivers/block/nbd.c:1143 [inline]
       nbd_queue_rq+0x37b/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1207
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa70 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x599/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2444
       filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2501
       do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4101
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:723
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xa5/0xa40 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x7ba/0x1550 block/partitions/core.c:694
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:764
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:973
       blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:949
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1081
       do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #4 (&cmd->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       nbd_queue_rq+0xc6/0x1100 drivers/block/nbd.c:1199
       blk_mq_dispatch_rq_list+0xa70/0x1910 block/blk-mq.c:2148
       __blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:168 [inline]
       blk_mq_do_dispatch_sched block/blk-mq-sched.c:182 [inline]
       __blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xdcc/0x1600 block/blk-mq-sched.c:307
       blk_mq_sched_dispatch_requests+0xd7/0x190 block/blk-mq-sched.c:329
       blk_mq_run_hw_queue+0x348/0x4f0 block/blk-mq.c:2386
       blk_mq_dispatch_list+0xd16/0xe10 include/linux/spinlock.h:-1
       blk_mq_flush_plug_list+0x48d/0x570 block/blk-mq.c:2997
       __blk_flush_plug+0x3ed/0x4d0 block/blk-core.c:1230
       blk_finish_plug block/blk-core.c:1257 [inline]
       __submit_bio+0x28d/0x580 block/blk-core.c:649
       __submit_bio_noacct_mq block/blk-core.c:722 [inline]
       submit_bio_noacct_nocheck+0x2f4/0xa70 block/blk-core.c:753
       submit_bh fs/buffer.c:2826 [inline]
       block_read_full_folio+0x599/0x830 fs/buffer.c:2444
       filemap_read_folio+0x137/0x3b0 mm/filemap.c:2501
       do_read_cache_folio+0x358/0x590 mm/filemap.c:4101
       read_mapping_folio include/linux/pagemap.h:1028 [inline]
       read_part_sector+0xb6/0x2b0 block/partitions/core.c:723
       adfspart_check_ICS+0xa5/0xa40 block/partitions/acorn.c:360
       check_partition block/partitions/core.c:142 [inline]
       blk_add_partitions block/partitions/core.c:590 [inline]
       bdev_disk_changed+0x7ba/0x1550 block/partitions/core.c:694
       blkdev_get_whole+0x380/0x510 block/bdev.c:764
       bdev_open+0x31e/0xd30 block/bdev.c:973
       blkdev_open+0x470/0x610 block/fops.c:697
       do_dentry_open+0x785/0x14e0 fs/open.c:949
       vfs_open+0x3b/0x340 fs/open.c:1081
       do_open fs/namei.c:4671 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2e08/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #3 (set->srcu){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       srcu_lock_sync include/linux/srcu.h:199 [inline]
       __synchronize_srcu+0xca/0x3e0 kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:1505
       elevator_switch+0x1e8/0x7a0 block/elevator.c:576
       elevator_change+0x2cc/0x450 block/elevator.c:681
       elevator_set_default+0x36c/0x430 block/elevator.c:754
       blk_register_queue+0x366/0x430 block/blk-sysfs.c:946
       __add_disk+0x677/0xd50 block/genhd.c:528
       add_disk_fwnode+0xfb/0x480 block/genhd.c:597
       add_disk include/linux/blkdev.h:785 [inline]
       nbd_dev_add+0x72c/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1984
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460
       kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582
       ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #2 (&q->elevator_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:614 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19f/0x1300 kernel/locking/mutex.c:776
       elevator_change+0x1b3/0x450 block/elevator.c:679
       elevator_set_none+0xb5/0x140 block/elevator.c:769
       blk_mq_elv_switch_none block/blk-mq.c:5110 [inline]
       __blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues block/blk-mq.c:5155 [inline]
       blk_mq_update_nr_hw_queues+0x5e7/0x1a60 block/blk-mq.c:5220
       nbd_start_device+0x17f/0xb10 drivers/block/nbd.c:1489
       nbd_genl_connect+0x165b/0x1cf0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2239
       genl_family_rcv_msg_doit+0x22a/0x330 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1114
       genl_family_rcv_msg net/netlink/genetlink.c:1194 [inline]
       genl_rcv_msg+0x61c/0x7a0 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1209
       netlink_rcv_skb+0x232/0x4b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550
       genl_rcv+0x28/0x40 net/netlink/genetlink.c:1218
       netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1318 [inline]
       netlink_unicast+0x80f/0x9b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344
       netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894
       sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline]
       __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline]
       ____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2592
       ___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2646
       __sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2678 [inline]
       __do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2683 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2681 [inline]
       __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2681
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #1 (&q->q_usage_counter(io)#50){++++}-{0:0}:
       blk_alloc_queue+0x546/0x680 block/blk-core.c:461
       blk_mq_alloc_queue block/blk-mq.c:4429 [inline]
       __blk_mq_alloc_disk+0x197/0x390 block/blk-mq.c:4476
       nbd_dev_add+0x499/0xb50 drivers/block/nbd.c:1954
       nbd_init+0x168/0x1f0 drivers/block/nbd.c:2692
       do_one_initcall+0x250/0x8d0 init/main.c:1382
       do_initcall_level+0x104/0x190 init/main.c:1444
       do_initcalls+0x59/0xa0 init/main.c:1460
       kernel_init_freeable+0x2a6/0x3e0 init/main.c:1692
       kernel_init+0x1d/0x1d0 init/main.c:1582
       ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4348 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4362
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4489 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4843 [inline]
       kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x40/0x650 mm/slub.c:4873
       __kernfs_iattrs+0xdf/0x340 fs/kernfs/inode.c:36
       kernfs_iattrs fs/kernfs/inode.c:61 [inline]
       __kernfs_setattr fs/kernfs/inode.c:74 [inline]
       kernfs_iop_setattr+0xea/0x3f0 fs/kernfs/inode.c:128
       notify_change+0xc1a/0xf40 fs/attr.c:556
       do_truncate+0x1c2/0x250 fs/open.c:68
       handle_truncate fs/namei.c:4279 [inline]
       do_open fs/namei.c:4675 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2f89/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
       do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  fs_reclaim --> cpu_hotplug_lock --> &root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem);
                               lock(cpu_hotplug_lock);
                               lock(&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem);
  lock(fs_reclaim);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.3.5991/28469:
 #0: ffff88807a7ae420 (sb_writers#10){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:493
 #1: ffff88806ddf9528 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#20){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_killable include/linux/fs.h:1033 [inline]
 #1: ffff88806ddf9528 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#20){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: do_truncate+0x18f/0x250 fs/open.c:63
 #2: ffff888035aeea20 (&root->kernfs_iattr_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_iop_setattr+0x83/0x3f0 fs/kernfs/inode.c:123

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 28469 Comm: syz.3.5991 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 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 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4348 [inline]
 fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4362
 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
 slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4489 [inline]
 slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4843 [inline]
 kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x40/0x650 mm/slub.c:4873
 __kernfs_iattrs+0xdf/0x340 fs/kernfs/inode.c:36
 kernfs_iattrs fs/kernfs/inode.c:61 [inline]
 __kernfs_setattr fs/kernfs/inode.c:74 [inline]
 kernfs_iop_setattr+0xea/0x3f0 fs/kernfs/inode.c:128
 notify_change+0xc1a/0xf40 fs/attr.c:556
 do_truncate+0x1c2/0x250 fs/open.c:68
 handle_truncate fs/namei.c:4279 [inline]
 do_open fs/namei.c:4675 [inline]
 path_openat+0x2f89/0x3860 fs/namei.c:4830
 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4859
 do_sys_openat2+0x113/0x200 fs/open.c:1366
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1372 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1388 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1383 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1383
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f9a91b9c799
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:00007f9a92b1c028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f9a91e15fa0 RCX: 00007f9a91b9c799
RDX: 000000000000275a RSI: 0000200000000000 RDI: 0000000000000006
RBP: 00007f9a91c32c99 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f9a91e16038 R14: 00007f9a91e15fa0 R15: 00007ffebab4e6b8
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/03/21 12:34 net e069034bd660 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-net-this-kasan-gce possible deadlock in kernfs_iop_setattr
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.