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| [syzbot] [kernfs?] possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | 0 (1) | 2025/08/06 07:22 |
BTRFS info (device loop9): using spread ssd allocation scheme
BTRFS info (device loop9): turning on async discard
BTRFS info (device loop9): enabling free space tree
BTRFS info (device loop9): force clearing of disk cache
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.9.920/13067 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888019c4f238 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:796
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88803b5f22e8 (&fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: btrfs_quota_enable+0x237/0x2850 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:1030
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #6 (&fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:533 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:552
btrfs_create_qgroup+0x55/0x520 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:1684
create_pending_snapshot+0x948/0x3af0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1750
create_pending_snapshots+0x17c/0x1c0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:1958
btrfs_commit_transaction+0xf75/0x31a0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:2455
create_snapshot fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:785 [inline]
btrfs_mksubvol+0x9bc/0x10a0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:863
btrfs_mksnapshot+0xab/0xf0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:905
__btrfs_ioctl_snap_create+0x534/0x750 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:1169
btrfs_ioctl_snap_create_v2+0x1fb/0x3b0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:1248
btrfs_ioctl+0xa65/0xd00 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:-1
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl+0xff/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583
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 (&fs_info->reloc_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:533 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:552
btrfs_commit_transaction+0xf68/0x31a0 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:2448
sync_filesystem+0x1ce/0x250 fs/sync.c:66
generic_shutdown_super+0x77/0x2d0 fs/super.c:625
kill_anon_super+0x3b/0x70 fs/super.c:1292
btrfs_kill_super+0x41/0x50 fs/btrfs/super.c:2127
deactivate_locked_super+0xbc/0x130 fs/super.c:476
cleanup_mnt+0x437/0x4d0 fs/namespace.c:1312
task_work_run+0x1d9/0x270 kernel/task_work.c:233
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
__exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xed/0x480 kernel/entry/common.c:98
__exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:325 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x32d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #4 (btrfs_trans_unblocked){++++}-{0:0}:
wait_current_trans+0x269/0x590 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:534
start_transaction+0x6a7/0x1650 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:705
btrfs_create_common+0x15c/0x310 fs/btrfs/inode.c:6967
btrfs_mkdir+0xc7/0xf0 fs/btrfs/inode.c:7112
vfs_mkdir+0x40b/0x630 fs/namei.c:5233
filename_mkdirat+0x289/0x520 fs/namei.c:5266
__do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5293 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdir+0x34/0x150 fs/namei.c:5290
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 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}:
percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
percpu_down_read_freezable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:83 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:19 [inline]
sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs/super.h:177 [inline]
start_transaction+0x56e/0x1650 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:702
btrfs_dirty_inode+0x9f/0x190 fs/btrfs/inode.c:6429
file_update_time_flags+0x2d5/0x4b0 fs/inode.c:2426
btrfs_page_mkwrite+0x5df/0x1b10 fs/btrfs/file.c:1914
do_page_mkwrite+0x150/0x310 mm/memory.c:3589
wp_page_shared mm/memory.c:3990 [inline]
do_wp_page+0x203b/0x49d0 mm/memory.c:4209
handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6333 [inline]
__handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6455 [inline]
handle_mm_fault+0x9f5/0x13c0 mm/memory.c:6624
do_user_addr_fault+0xa73/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1334
handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline]
exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527
asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618
-> #2 (sb_pagefaults#5){.+.+}-{0:0}:
percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
percpu_down_read_freezable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:83 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:19 [inline]
sb_start_pagefault include/linux/fs/super.h:159 [inline]
btrfs_page_mkwrite+0x329/0x1b10 fs/btrfs/file.c:1873
do_page_mkwrite+0x150/0x310 mm/memory.c:3589
do_shared_fault mm/memory.c:5875 [inline]
do_fault mm/memory.c:5937 [inline]
do_pte_missing+0x711/0x29e0 mm/memory.c:4477
handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6317 [inline]
__handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6455 [inline]
handle_mm_fault+0xd0a/0x13c0 mm/memory.c:6624
do_user_addr_fault+0x75b/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1385
handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline]
exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527
asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618
-> #1 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{4:4}:
down_read_killable+0xa4/0x220 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1560
mmap_read_lock_killable+0x1d/0x70 include/linux/mmap_lock.h:601
get_mmap_lock_carefully mm/mmap_lock.c:450 [inline]
lock_mm_and_find_vma+0x2d7/0x340 mm/mmap_lock.c:501
do_user_addr_fault+0x330/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1357
handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1474 [inline]
exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1527
asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:618
filldir+0x2b5/0x690 fs/readdir.c:295
dir_emit include/linux/fs.h:3566 [inline]
kernfs_fop_readdir+0x57e/0x8d0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1915
iterate_dir+0x3a5/0x580 fs/readdir.c:108
__do_sys_getdents fs/readdir.c:327 [inline]
__se_sys_getdents+0xf1/0x270 fs/readdir.c:312
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
-> #0 (&root->kernfs_rwsem){++++}-{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+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0xf0/0x2e0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:796
kernfs_create_dir_ns+0xde/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1098
sysfs_create_dir_ns+0x12f/0x2a0 fs/sysfs/dir.c:59
create_dir lib/kobject.c:73 [inline]
kobject_add_internal+0x631/0xd10 lib/kobject.c:240
kobject_add_varg lib/kobject.c:374 [inline]
kobject_init_and_add+0x12b/0x1a0 lib/kobject.c:457
btrfs_sysfs_add_qgroups+0x116/0x2e0 fs/btrfs/sysfs.c:2604
btrfs_quota_enable+0x282/0x2850 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:1034
btrfs_ioctl_quota_ctl+0x186/0x1c0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:3540
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl+0xff/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583
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:
&root->kernfs_rwsem --> &fs_info->reloc_mutex --> &fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock);
lock(&fs_info->reloc_mutex);
lock(&fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock);
lock(&root->kernfs_rwsem);
*** DEADLOCK ***
3 locks held by syz.9.920/13067:
#0: ffff888038708480 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write_file+0x63/0x210 fs/namespace.c:537
#1: ffff88803b5f11b8 (&fs_info->subvol_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: btrfs_ioctl_quota_ctl+0x17b/0x1c0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:3539
#2: ffff88803b5f22e8 (&fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: btrfs_quota_enable+0x237/0x2850 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:1030
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 13067 Comm: syz.9.920 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(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
down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
kernfs_add_one+0x41/0x5c0 fs/kernfs/dir.c:796
kernfs_create_dir_ns+0xde/0x130 fs/kernfs/dir.c:1098
sysfs_create_dir_ns+0x12f/0x2a0 fs/sysfs/dir.c:59
create_dir lib/kobject.c:73 [inline]
kobject_add_internal+0x631/0xd10 lib/kobject.c:240
kobject_add_varg lib/kobject.c:374 [inline]
kobject_init_and_add+0x12b/0x1a0 lib/kobject.c:457
btrfs_sysfs_add_qgroups+0x116/0x2e0 fs/btrfs/sysfs.c:2604
btrfs_quota_enable+0x282/0x2850 fs/btrfs/qgroup.c:1034
btrfs_ioctl_quota_ctl+0x186/0x1c0 fs/btrfs/ioctl.c:3540
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:597 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl+0xff/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:583
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: 0033:0x7fa0b965c799
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:00007fa0b78ae028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fa0b98d5fa0 RCX: 00007fa0b965c799
RDX: 00002000000000c0 RSI: 00000000c0109428 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007fa0b96f2c99 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fa0b98d6038 R14: 00007fa0b98d5fa0 R15: 00007ffc88330b28
</TASK>
BTRFS info (device loop9): setting incompat feature flag for SIMPLE_QUOTA (0x10000)
| Time | Kernel | Commit | Syzkaller | Config | Log | Report | Syz repro | C repro | VM info | Assets (help?) | Manager | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/03/21 18:10 | upstream | 42bddab0563f | 5b92003d | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2026/03/20 23:17 | upstream | 165160265e4b | ac6f1dff | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2026/03/17 10:37 | upstream | 2d1373e4246d | c01bca74 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2026/03/16 06:42 | upstream | 4f3df2e5ea69 | ee8d34d6 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/11/27 20:31 | upstream | 765e56e41a5a | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/11/22 13:01 | upstream | 2eba5e05d9bc | 4fb8ef37 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/09/18 03:03 | upstream | d4b779985a6c | e2beed91 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/08/29 05:38 | upstream | 07d9df80082b | d401b9d7 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/08/02 07:19 | upstream | 0905809b38bd | 7368264b | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-upstream-fs | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/12/14 05:45 | linux-next | d9771d0dbe18 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/10/26 10:08 | linux-next | 72fb0170ef1f | c0460fcd | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2026/01/14 22:25 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 59e4d31a0470 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/12/07 01:14 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 05c93f3395ed | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/11/21 08:26 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 3812f8fa7c83 | 280ea308 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one | ||
| 2025/09/21 15:00 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 506ba4ea4cf5 | 67c37560 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in kernfs_add_one |