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possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/09/21 08:44
Reported-by: syzbot+cd2e0cbc5b21ab15c2ca@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 132d, last: 13d
Similar bugs (5)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init 4 16 15d 202d 0/2 upstream: reported on 2025/07/13 05:28
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init (2) 4 10 20d 202d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/07/12 15:36
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init ocfs2 4 295 19h48m 484d 0/29 upstream: reported on 2024/10/04 01:35
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init 4 6 390d 424d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/15 19:53
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init 4 14 328d 504d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/17 06:29

Sample crash report:
ocfs2: Mounting device (7,4) on (node local, slot 0) with ordered data mode.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.4.285/5517 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff0000f62e1538 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_calc_xattr_init+0x1c4/0xba4 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:631

but task is already holding lock:
ffff0000f6166d88 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
ffff0000f6166d88 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x10c/0x3c80 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782

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+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [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+0x12b4/0x3f2c fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219
       evict+0x3e0/0x828 fs/inode.c:705
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1834 [inline]
       iput+0x754/0x7e4 fs/inode.c:1860
       d_delete_notify include/linux/fsnotify.h:267 [inline]
       vfs_rmdir+0x32c/0x438 fs/namei.c:4212
       do_rmdir+0x244/0x524 fs/namei.c:4260
       __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4440 [inline]
       __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4434 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_unlinkat+0xcc/0xfc fs/namei.c:4434
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b4 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

-> #2 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0xfc/0x640 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2713
       ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2333 [inline]
       ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x408/0xf48 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431
       dio_complete+0x230/0x654 fs/direct-io.c:271
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x26fc/0x3184 fs/direct-io.c:1320
       ocfs2_direct_IO+0x208/0x280 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2468
       generic_file_direct_write+0x104/0x2b8 mm/filemap.c:3787
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x144/0x250 mm/filemap.c:3945
       ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x138c/0x1c64 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2469
       do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
       do_iter_write+0x53c/0x940 fs/read_write.c:861
       vfs_iter_write+0x88/0xac fs/read_write.c:902
       iter_file_splice_write+0x520/0xa7c fs/splice.c:685
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:763 [inline]
       direct_splice_actor+0xe4/0x134 fs/splice.c:950
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x3a0/0x954 fs/splice.c:896
       do_splice_direct+0x168/0x25c fs/splice.c:1002
       do_sendfile+0x478/0xcc8 fs/read_write.c:1255
       __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1323 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1309 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_sendfile64+0x134/0x36c fs/read_write.c:1309
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b4 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

-> #1 (&oi->ip_alloc_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_try_remove_refcount_tree+0xb4/0x2e4 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:932
       ocfs2_truncate_file+0xd24/0x14f8 fs/ocfs2/file.c:517
       ocfs2_setattr+0x1288/0x1930 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1212
       notify_change+0xb0c/0xdcc fs/attr.c:499
       do_truncate+0x188/0x20c fs/open.c:65
       do_sys_ftruncate+0x284/0x31c fs/open.c:193
       __do_sys_ftruncate fs/open.c:204 [inline]
       __se_sys_ftruncate fs/open.c:202 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_ftruncate+0x60/0x74 fs/open.c:202
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b4 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

-> #0 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2880/0x6800 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
       lock_acquire+0x20c/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
       down_read+0x64/0x300 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       ocfs2_calc_xattr_init+0x1c4/0xba4 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:631
       ocfs2_mknod+0xb80/0x2110 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:330
       ocfs2_create+0x19c/0x4f8 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:674
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3490 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3558 [inline]
       path_openat+0xe18/0x26bc fs/namei.c:3788
       do_filp_open+0x194/0x384 fs/namei.c:3818
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x3f4 fs/open.c:1320
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_openat+0x118/0x14c fs/open.c:1347
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b4 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &oi->ip_xattr_sem --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4 --> &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_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]);
  lock(&oi->ip_xattr_sem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.4.285/5517:
 #0: ffff0000d351a460 (sb_writers#27){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x44/0x9c fs/namespace.c:402
 #1: ffff0000f62e1808 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#19){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 #1: ffff0000f62e1808 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#19){++++}-{3:3}, at: open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3555 [inline]
 #1: ffff0000f62e1808 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#19){++++}-{3:3}, at: path_openat+0x5f4/0x26bc fs/namei.c:3788
 #2: ffff0000f6166d88 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000f6166d88 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x10c/0x3c80 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 5517 Comm: syz.4.285 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/03/2025
Call trace:
 dump_backtrace+0x1c0/0x1ec arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:158
 show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:165
 __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:88
 dump_stack_lvl+0xf4/0x15c lib/dump_stack.c:106
 dump_stack+0x1c/0x5c lib/dump_stack.c:113
 print_circular_bug+0x148/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2048
 check_noncircular+0x264/0x2f8 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2880/0x6800 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
 lock_acquire+0x20c/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
 down_read+0x64/0x300 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
 ocfs2_calc_xattr_init+0x1c4/0xba4 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:631
 ocfs2_mknod+0xb80/0x2110 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:330
 ocfs2_create+0x19c/0x4f8 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:674
 lookup_open fs/namei.c:3490 [inline]
 open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3558 [inline]
 path_openat+0xe18/0x26bc fs/namei.c:3788
 do_filp_open+0x194/0x384 fs/namei.c:3818
 do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x3f4 fs/open.c:1320
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_openat+0x118/0x14c fs/open.c:1347
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b4 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
 el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
 do_el0_svc+0x58/0x130 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
 el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

Crashes (3):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/01/18 01:19 linux-6.1.y cd9b81672742 20d37d28 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/10/27 06:44 linux-6.1.y 8e6e2188d949 c0460fcd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/09/21 08:43 linux-6.1.y 363a599da6d9 67c37560 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.