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possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/07/20 05:05
Subsystems: ocfs2
Labels: prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+99ed7f9e22e83c1eaea1@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 7d09h, last: 7d09h
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[syzbot] [ocfs2?] possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode (2) 0 (1) 2026/07/20 05:05
Similar bugs (5)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode prio:high ocfs2 4 C error 2694 37d 703d 29/29 fixed on 2026/07/15 08:27
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode (2) 4 33 7h10m 50d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/06/02 17:34
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode 4 17 3d01h 137d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/03/07 15:02
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode origin:lts-only 4 C 100 3d08h 388d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/30 07:52
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode 4 1 497d 497d 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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kswapd0/70 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880444617a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
ffff8880444617a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:767 [inline]
ffff8880444617a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:930 [inline]
ffff8880444617a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1191 [inline]
ffff8880444617a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1489/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1333

but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:888 [inline]
ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1191 [inline]
ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0xe39/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1333

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:888 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1191 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0xe39/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1333
       evict+0x624/0xb50 fs/inode.c:825
       ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24d/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:407
       dentry_kill+0x1b9/0x880 fs/dcache.c:826
       shrink_kill fs/dcache.c:1275 [inline]
       shrink_dentry_list+0x209/0x310 fs/dcache.c:1292
       prune_dcache_sb+0x119/0x180 fs/dcache.c:1374
       super_cache_scan+0x35c/0x4a0 fs/super.c:223
       do_shrink_slab+0x6d0/0x10e0 mm/shrinker.c:443
       shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
       shrink_slab+0x838/0x1220 mm/shrinker.c:638
       shrink_one+0x2a2/0x730 mm/vmscan.c:5026
       shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5087 [inline]
       lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5165 [inline]
       shrink_node+0x3303/0x3b60 mm/vmscan.c:6154
       kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7008 [inline]
       balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7186 [inline]
       kswapd+0x17b6/0x31c0 mm/vmscan.c:7462
       kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #2 (&osb->nfs_sync_rwlock){.+.+}-{4:4}:
       down_read+0x4a/0x330 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
       ocfs2_nfs_sync_lock+0x106/0x270 fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c:2875
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1142 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x3a6/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1333
       evict+0x624/0xb50 fs/inode.c:825
       ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24d/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:407
       dentry_kill+0x1b9/0x880 fs/dcache.c:826
       shrink_kill fs/dcache.c:1275 [inline]
       shrink_dentry_list+0x209/0x310 fs/dcache.c:1292
       prune_dcache_sb+0x119/0x180 fs/dcache.c:1374
       super_cache_scan+0x35c/0x4a0 fs/super.c:223
       do_shrink_slab+0x6d0/0x10e0 mm/shrinker.c:443
       shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
       shrink_slab+0x838/0x1220 mm/shrinker.c:638
       shrink_one+0x2a2/0x730 mm/vmscan.c:5026
       shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5087 [inline]
       lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5165 [inline]
       shrink_node+0x3303/0x3b60 mm/vmscan.c:6154
       kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7008 [inline]
       balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7186 [inline]
       kswapd+0x17b6/0x31c0 mm/vmscan.c:7462
       kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4329 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x71/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4343
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:317 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4565 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4925 [inline]
       __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x61/0x660 mm/slub.c:5511
       _kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:969 [inline]
       _kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1290 [inline]
       ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata_blocks+0x10c/0x9a0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1084
       ocfs2_mknod+0x10e1/0x2240 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:351
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x181/0x460 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:660
       vfs_mkdir+0x406/0x620 fs/namei.c:5276
       filename_mkdirat+0x285/0x510 fs/namei.c:5309
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5330 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat+0x35/0x150 fs/namei.c:5327
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       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+0x1520/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
       ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:767 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:930 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1191 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1489/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1333
       evict+0x624/0xb50 fs/inode.c:825
       ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24d/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:407
       dentry_kill+0x1b9/0x880 fs/dcache.c:826
       shrink_kill fs/dcache.c:1275 [inline]
       shrink_dentry_list+0x209/0x310 fs/dcache.c:1292
       prune_dcache_sb+0x119/0x180 fs/dcache.c:1374
       super_cache_scan+0x35c/0x4a0 fs/super.c:223
       do_shrink_slab+0x6d0/0x10e0 mm/shrinker.c:443
       shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
       shrink_slab+0x838/0x1220 mm/shrinker.c:638
       shrink_one+0x2a2/0x730 mm/vmscan.c:5026
       shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5087 [inline]
       lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5165 [inline]
       shrink_node+0x3303/0x3b60 mm/vmscan.c:6154
       kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7008 [inline]
       balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7186 [inline]
       kswapd+0x17b6/0x31c0 mm/vmscan.c:7462
       kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 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:

Chain exists of:
  &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE] --> &osb->nfs_sync_rwlock --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]);
                               lock(&osb->nfs_sync_rwlock);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]);
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by kswapd0/70:
 #0: ffffffff8ec86cc0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7084 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8ec86cc0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: kswapd+0x9b6/0x31c0 mm/vmscan.c:7462
 #1: ffff88803236c0d8 (&type->s_umount_key#53){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: super_trylock_shared fs/super.c:566 [inline]
 #1: ffff88803236c0d8 (&type->s_umount_key#53){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: super_cache_scan+0x91/0x4a0 fs/super.c:198
 #2: ffff888012bb4bc0 (&osb->nfs_sync_rwlock){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_nfs_sync_lock+0x106/0x270 fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c:2875
 #3: ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
 #3: ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:888 [inline]
 #3: ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1191 [inline]
 #3: ffff8880444633a0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0xe39/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1333

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 70 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 04/01/2014
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+0x1520/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1631
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
 ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:767 [inline]
 ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:930 [inline]
 ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1191 [inline]
 ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1489/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1333
 evict+0x624/0xb50 fs/inode.c:825
 ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24d/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:407
 dentry_kill+0x1b9/0x880 fs/dcache.c:826
 shrink_kill fs/dcache.c:1275 [inline]
 shrink_dentry_list+0x209/0x310 fs/dcache.c:1292
 prune_dcache_sb+0x119/0x180 fs/dcache.c:1374
 super_cache_scan+0x35c/0x4a0 fs/super.c:223
 do_shrink_slab+0x6d0/0x10e0 mm/shrinker.c:443
 shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
 shrink_slab+0x838/0x1220 mm/shrinker.c:638
 shrink_one+0x2a2/0x730 mm/vmscan.c:5026
 shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5087 [inline]
 lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5165 [inline]
 shrink_node+0x3303/0x3b60 mm/vmscan.c:6154
 kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7008 [inline]
 balance_pgdat mm/vmscan.c:7186 [inline]
 kswapd+0x17b6/0x31c0 mm/vmscan.c:7462
 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/07/16 05:02 upstream 58717b2a1365 27a8bd60 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_evict_inode
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.