possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/08/07 00:00
Subsystems: jffs2
Labels: prio:low
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Reported-by: syzbot+743079a09058321247d8@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 42d, last: 2h55m
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49dd1d12 assessment-security DenialOfService: ❌ Exploitable: ❌ FilesystemTrigger: ❌ NetworkTrigger: ❌ PeripheralTrigger: ❌ RemoteTrigger: ❌ Unprivileged: ❌ UserNamespace: ❌ VMGuestTrigger: ❌ VMHostTrigger: ❌ possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode (2) 2026/08/09 06:49 2026/08/09 06:49 2026/08/09 07:19 5d63f80b
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[syzbot] [jffs2?] possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode (2) 4 (11) 2026/09/11 12:18
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode jffs2 4 3 885d 889d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/07/22 21:36
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode 4 1 10d 10d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/09/06 08:21
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode 4 2 29d 42d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/08/05 01:02
Last patch testing requests (4)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/09/11 11:41 22m eadavis@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 50d05c7c76c9 OK job log log
2026/09/11 08:28 15m eadavis@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 50d05c7c76c9 report job log log
2026/09/11 07:56 22m eadavis@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 50d05c7c76c9 report job log log
2026/09/11 03:03 21m eadavis@sina.com patch git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 50d05c7c76c9 report job log log

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
kswapd0/113 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888013732c60 (&f->sem){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: jffs2_do_clear_inode+0x5a/0x470 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1419

but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff8efc9a20 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0xbce/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7292

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:4375 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0xc4/0x100 mm/page_alloc.c:4389
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:316 [inline]
       slab_pre_alloc_hook mm/slub.c:4636 [inline]
       slab_alloc_node mm/slub.c:4974 [inline]
       kmem_cache_alloc_noprof+0x63/0x6a0 mm/slub.c:5010
       jffs2_do_read_inode+0x307/0x520 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1372
       jffs2_iget+0x32b/0xe30 fs/jffs2/fs.c:277
       jffs2_do_fill_super+0x44b/0xa50 fs/jffs2/fs.c:578
       jffs2_fill_super+0x283/0x370 fs/jffs2/super.c:290
       mtd_get_sb+0x2f0/0x4c0 drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c:57
       mtd_get_sb_by_nr drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c:88 [inline]
       get_tree_mtd+0x6f9/0x8a0 drivers/mtd/mtdsuper.c:141
       vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x320 fs/super.c:1947
       fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1198 [inline]
       do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3772 [inline]
       do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:3848 [inline]
       path_mount+0x7d0/0x24c0 fs/namespace.c:4168
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:4181 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4397 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4374 [inline]
       __ia32_sys_mount+0x292/0x310 fs/namespace.c:4374
       do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:79 [inline]
       __do_fast_syscall_32+0x13a/0x8b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:291
       do_fast_syscall_32+0x32/0x70 arch/x86/entry/syscall_32.c:316
       entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e

-> #0 (&f->sem){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
       jffs2_do_clear_inode+0x5a/0x470 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1419
       evict+0x3c2/0xad0 fs/inode.c:822
       dispose_list+0x117/0x1e0 fs/inode.c:864
       prune_icache_sb+0xea/0x150 fs/inode.c:1011
       super_cache_scan+0x3ac/0x5c0 fs/super.c:240
       do_shrink_slab+0x416/0x1200 mm/shrinker.c:443
       shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
       shrink_slab+0xa82/0x12e0 mm/shrinker.c:638
       shrink_one+0x398/0x850 mm/vmscan.c:5119
       shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5180 [inline]
       lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5258 [inline]
       shrink_node+0x2b20/0x4320 mm/vmscan.c:6247
       kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7101 [inline]
       balance_pgdat+0xb20/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7279
       kswapd+0x556/0xb50 mm/vmscan.c:7555
       kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 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(&f->sem);
                               lock(fs_reclaim);
  lock(&f->sem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

locks held by kswapd0/113: 2, last CPU#0:
 #0: ffffffff8efc9a20 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: balance_pgdat+0xbce/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7292
 #1: ffff88802553c0e8 (&type->s_umount_key#58){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_trylock_shared fs/super.c:688 [inline]
 #1: ffff88802553c0e8 (&type->s_umount_key#58){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_cache_scan+0x9b/0x5c0 fs/super.c:213

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 113 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 lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1be kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087
 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219
 check_prev_add+0xeb/0xe60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x1528/0x1f40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1d1/0x380 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5899
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1bd0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821
 jffs2_do_clear_inode+0x5a/0x470 fs/jffs2/readinode.c:1419
 evict+0x3c2/0xad0 fs/inode.c:822
 dispose_list+0x117/0x1e0 fs/inode.c:864
 prune_icache_sb+0xea/0x150 fs/inode.c:1011
 super_cache_scan+0x3ac/0x5c0 fs/super.c:240
 do_shrink_slab+0x416/0x1200 mm/shrinker.c:443
 shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:560 [inline]
 shrink_slab+0xa82/0x12e0 mm/shrinker.c:638
 shrink_one+0x398/0x850 mm/vmscan.c:5119
 shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:5180 [inline]
 lru_gen_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5258 [inline]
 shrink_node+0x2b20/0x4320 mm/vmscan.c:6247
 kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:7101 [inline]
 balance_pgdat+0xb20/0x1f00 mm/vmscan.c:7279
 kswapd+0x556/0xb50 mm/vmscan.c:7555
 kthread+0x373/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436
 ret_from_fork+0x730/0xd60 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
 </TASK>

Crashes (2119):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/11 00:56 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 1fe56c0a .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/07 20:13 upstream df2908090cda 5e4626f5 .config console log report syz / log [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/08/04 18:09 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/08/04 16:10 upstream 848acc8ffe1b d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/16 07:03 upstream f6e7b42bf05b 12a0a44a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/16 05:31 upstream f6e7b42bf05b 12a0a44a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/16 03:22 upstream f6e7b42bf05b 12a0a44a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/16 00:17 upstream f6e7b42bf05b 12a0a44a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 21:34 upstream f6e7b42bf05b f41e228a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 19:09 upstream f6e7b42bf05b f41e228a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 17:02 upstream 587858367581 f41e228a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 15:44 upstream 587858367581 f41e228a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 13:49 upstream 587858367581 f41e228a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 10:29 upstream 587858367581 81a27d1a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 09:12 upstream 587858367581 81a27d1a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 03:18 upstream 587858367581 81a27d1a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 19:08 upstream 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 17:31 upstream 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 14:13 upstream 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 13:21 upstream 704340f1cd0d 924033e8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 09:52 upstream 704340f1cd0d 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 06:41 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 05:25 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 04:22 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 02:45 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 01:19 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 23:49 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 23:26 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 21:49 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 20:38 upstream d681d7ef617e 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 15:55 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 15:43 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 14:33 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 12:29 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 10:57 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 07:56 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 06:54 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 05:01 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 03:58 upstream 2f0c1cf72f46 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 00:28 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/12 22:55 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/12 21:08 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/12 18:57 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/12 17:46 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/12 16:41 upstream 5225b8eec4c9 70a60e12 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/11 23:35 upstream 3026c6e4f223 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/08/04 13:05 upstream 848acc8ffe1b 3c5eaa21 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/16 09:38 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 12a0a44a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/15 06:47 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/14 20:47 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 924033e8 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 19:36 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 08:58 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/09/13 08:58 upstream 50d05c7c76c9 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
2026/08/06 00:20 linux-next cc2b5f627e8c cd5b1963 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-rust-kasan-gce possible deadlock in jffs2_do_clear_inode
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.