possible deadlock in kernfs_fop_write

Kernel	Title	Rank 🛈	Count	Last	Reported	Patched	Status
upstream	possible deadlock in kernfs_fop_write_iter kernfs	4	14	555d	580d	0/29	auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/10/05 00:05
linux-6.6	possible deadlock in kernfs_fop_write_iter	4	1	158d	158d	0/2	auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/12/05 21:08
linux-5.15	possible deadlock in kernfs_fop_write_iter	4	3	360d	457d	0/3	auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/05/17 20:05
upstream	possible deadlock in kernfs_fop_write_iter (2) kernfs	4	136	16d	476d	0/29	upstream: reported on 2024/10/14 06:57

====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 5.15.184-syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.6.737/8212 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888062b69488 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1e5/0x4c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:287 but task is already holding lock: ffff888077372868 (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: iter_file_splice_write+0x195/0xc40 fs/splice.c:635 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #7 (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 iter_file_splice_write+0x195/0xc40 fs/splice.c:635 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:767 [inline] do_splice+0xe65/0x1640 fs/splice.c:1079 __do_splice fs/splice.c:1144 [inline] __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1350 [inline] __se_sys_splice+0x327/0x410 fs/splice.c:1332 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 -> #6 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline] __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1811 [inline] sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1881 [inline] file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:3042 [inline] lo_write_bvec+0x193/0x770 drivers/block/loop.c:315 lo_write_simple drivers/block/loop.c:338 [inline] do_req_filebacked drivers/block/loop.c:656 [inline] loop_handle_cmd drivers/block/loop.c:2235 [inline] loop_process_work+0x1d62/0x2480 drivers/block/loop.c:2275 process_one_work+0x863/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2310 worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287 -> #5 ((work_completion)(&worker->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}: process_one_work+0x7bf/0x1000 kernel/workqueue.c:2286 worker_thread+0xaa8/0x12a0 kernel/workqueue.c:2457 kthread+0x436/0x520 kernel/kthread.c:334 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:287 -> #4 ((wq_completion)loop5){+.+.}-{0:0}: flush_workqueue+0x142/0x1380 kernel/workqueue.c:2830 drain_workqueue+0xcf/0x380 kernel/workqueue.c:2995 destroy_workqueue+0x7b/0xb20 kernel/workqueue.c:4439 __loop_clr_fd+0x234/0xb90 drivers/block/loop.c:1384 blkdev_put_whole block/bdev.c:692 [inline] blkdev_put+0x53f/0x7d0 block/bdev.c:957 btrfs_close_bdev fs/btrfs/volumes.c:1189 [inline] btrfs_close_one_device fs/btrfs/volumes.c:1210 [inline] close_fs_devices+0x48a/0x930 fs/btrfs/volumes.c:1253 btrfs_close_devices+0xc2/0x500 fs/btrfs/volumes.c:1268 close_ctree+0x75f/0x8c0 fs/btrfs/disk-io.c:4538 generic_shutdown_super+0x130/0x300 fs/super.c:475 kill_anon_super+0x36/0x70 fs/super.c:1089 btrfs_kill_super+0x3d/0x50 fs/btrfs/super.c:2390 deactivate_locked_super+0x93/0xf0 fs/super.c:335 cleanup_mnt+0x418/0x4d0 fs/namespace.c:1143 task_work_run+0x125/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:188 tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline] exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x10f/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:181 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xb1/0x140 kernel/entry/common.c:214 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:296 [inline] syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:307 do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 -> #3 (&lo->lo_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_killable_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:758 lo_open+0x6a/0x100 drivers/block/loop.c:2056 blkdev_get_whole+0x90/0x390 block/bdev.c:669 blkdev_get_by_dev+0x2d0/0xa60 block/bdev.c:827 blkdev_open+0x12d/0x2c0 block/fops.c:466 do_dentry_open+0x7ff/0xf80 fs/open.c:826 do_open fs/namei.c:3608 [inline] path_openat+0x2682/0x2f30 fs/namei.c:3742 do_filp_open+0x1b3/0x3e0 fs/namei.c:3769 do_sys_openat2+0x142/0x4a0 fs/open.c:1253 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1269 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1285 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1280 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1280 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 -> #2 (&disk->open_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 blkdev_get_by_dev+0x157/0xa60 block/bdev.c:820 swsusp_check+0x9b/0x2a0 kernel/power/swap.c:1526 software_resume+0xc6/0x3b0 kernel/power/hibernate.c:982 resume_store+0xe4/0x130 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1184 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x379/0x4c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2172 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline] vfs_write+0x712/0xd00 fs/read_write.c:594 ksys_write+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:647 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 -> #1 (system_transition_mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 software_resume+0x7c/0x3b0 kernel/power/hibernate.c:937 resume_store+0xe4/0x130 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1184 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x379/0x4c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:296 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2172 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:507 [inline] vfs_write+0x712/0xd00 fs/read_write.c:594 ksys_write+0x14d/0x250 fs/read_write.c:647 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 -> #0 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2c33/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012 lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623 __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1e5/0x4c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:287 do_iter_readv_writev+0x497/0x600 fs/read_write.c:-1 do_iter_write+0x205/0x7b0 fs/read_write.c:855 iter_file_splice_write+0x65f/0xc40 fs/splice.c:689 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:767 [inline] do_splice+0xe65/0x1640 fs/splice.c:1079 __do_splice fs/splice.c:1144 [inline] __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1350 [inline] __se_sys_splice+0x327/0x410 fs/splice.c:1332 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: &of->mutex --> sb_writers#3 --> &pipe->mutex/1 Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&pipe->mutex/1); lock(sb_writers#3); lock(&pipe->mutex/1); lock(&of->mutex); *** DEADLOCK *** 2 locks held by syz.6.737/8212: #0: ffff88807f428460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: __do_splice fs/splice.c:1144 [inline] #0: ffff88807f428460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1350 [inline] #0: ffff88807f428460 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: __se_sys_splice+0x327/0x410 fs/splice.c:1332 #1: ffff888077372868 (&pipe->mutex/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: iter_file_splice_write+0x195/0xc40 fs/splice.c:635 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 PID: 8212 Comm: syz.6.737 Not tainted 5.15.184-syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025 Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106 check_noncircular+0x274/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2133 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2c33/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012 lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623 __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline] mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x1e5/0x4c0 fs/kernfs/file.c:287 do_iter_readv_writev+0x497/0x600 fs/read_write.c:-1 do_iter_write+0x205/0x7b0 fs/read_write.c:855 iter_file_splice_write+0x65f/0xc40 fs/splice.c:689 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:767 [inline] do_splice+0xe65/0x1640 fs/splice.c:1079 __do_splice fs/splice.c:1144 [inline] __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1350 [inline] __se_sys_splice+0x327/0x410 fs/splice.c:1332 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0 RIP: 0033:0x7f3ab9e8d969 Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 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 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48 RSP: 002b:00007f3ab7cd4038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000113 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f3aba0b5080 RCX: 00007f3ab9e8d969 RDX: 0000000000000009 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000007 RBP: 00007f3ab9f0fab1 R08: 000000000000bfd1 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 00007f3aba0b5080 R15: 00007fff63573388 </TASK> set kvm_intel.dump_invalid_vmcs=1 to dump internal KVM state. bridge0: port 2(bridge_slave_1) entered disabled state device bridge_slave_1 left promiscuous mode bridge0: port 2(bridge_slave_1) entered disabled state

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Time	Kernel	Commit	Syzkaller	Config	Log	Report	Syz repro	C repro	VM info	Assets (help?)	Manager	Title
2025/06/01 09:33	linux-5.15.y	98f47d0e9b8c	3d2f584d	.config	console log	report			info	[disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image]	ci2-linux-5-15-kasan	possible deadlock in kernfs_fop_write_iter

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