overlayfs: upper fs does not support file handles, falling back to index=off.
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz-executor215/5972 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88801bb03960 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#5){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
ffff88801bb03960 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#5){++++}-{4:4}, at: lookup_slow+0x46/0x80 fs/namei.c:1935

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888012501960 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
ffff888012501960 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
ffff888012501960 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __d_alloc_parallel+0x39e/0x1700 fs/dcache.c:2881

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       d_wait_lookup fs/dcache.c:2838 [inline]
       __d_alloc_parallel+0xc32/0x1700 fs/dcache.c:2942
       __lookup_slow+0x82/0x2f0 fs/namei.c:1904
       lookup_slow+0x59/0x80 fs/namei.c:1936
       walk_component fs/namei.c:2282 [inline]
       link_path_walk+0xd22/0x1910 fs/namei.c:2656
       path_openat+0x1c4/0x1da0 fs/namei.c:5007
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:5040
       do_sys_openat2+0x115/0x200 fs/open.c:1442
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1448 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1464 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1459 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1459
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#5){++++}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
       lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942
       down_read+0x45/0x320 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
       inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
       lookup_slow+0x46/0x80 fs/namei.c:1935
       ovl_lookup_positive_unlocked fs/overlayfs/namei.c:216 [inline]
       ovl_lookup_single+0x323/0xe90 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:260
       ovl_lookup_layer+0x377/0x440 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:365
       ovl_lookup_layers fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1109 [inline]
       ovl_lookup+0x5e5/0x1c80 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1403
       __lookup_slow+0x1fb/0x2f0 fs/namei.c:1919
       lookup_slow+0x59/0x80 fs/namei.c:1936
       ovl_lookup_positive_unlocked fs/overlayfs/namei.c:216 [inline]
       ovl_lookup_single+0x323/0xe90 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:260
       ovl_lookup_layer+0x377/0x440 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:365
       ovl_lookup_layers fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1168 [inline]
       ovl_lookup+0x9ae/0x1c80 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1403
       lookup_open+0x94b/0x1970 fs/namei.c:4530
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4769 [inline]
       path_openat+0x673/0x1da0 fs/namei.c:5008
       do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:5040
       do_sys_openat2+0x115/0x200 fs/open.c:1442
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1448 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1464 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1459 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1459
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP);
                               lock(&type->i_mutex_dir_key#5);
                               lock(DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP);
  rlock(&type->i_mutex_dir_key#5);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

locks held by syz-executor215/5972: 4, last CPU#1:
 #0: ffff888071e7e948 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1024 [inline]
 #0: ffff888071e7e948 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: lookup_open+0x246/0x1970 fs/namei.c:4462
 #1: ffff888071d40c60 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #1: ffff888071d40c60 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #1: ffff888071d40c60 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __d_alloc_parallel+0x39e/0x1700 fs/dcache.c:2881
 #2: ffff888071e7f9b0 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]#2){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
 #2: ffff888071e7f9b0 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]#2){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: lookup_slow+0x46/0x80 fs/namei.c:1935
 #3: ffff888012501960 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:309 [inline]
 #3: ffff888012501960 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline]
 #3: ffff888012501960 (DCACHE_PAR_LOOKUP){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __d_alloc_parallel+0x39e/0x1700 fs/dcache.c:2881

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5972 Comm: syz-executor215 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 09/16/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087
 check_noncircular+0x12f/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
 lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942
 down_read+0x45/0x320 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
 inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1039 [inline]
 lookup_slow+0x46/0x80 fs/namei.c:1935
 ovl_lookup_positive_unlocked fs/overlayfs/namei.c:216 [inline]
 ovl_lookup_single+0x323/0xe90 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:260
 ovl_lookup_layer+0x377/0x440 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:365
 ovl_lookup_layers fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1109 [inline]
 ovl_lookup+0x5e5/0x1c80 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1403
 __lookup_slow+0x1fb/0x2f0 fs/namei.c:1919
 lookup_slow+0x59/0x80 fs/namei.c:1936
 ovl_lookup_positive_unlocked fs/overlayfs/namei.c:216 [inline]
 ovl_lookup_single+0x323/0xe90 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:260
 ovl_lookup_layer+0x377/0x440 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:365
 ovl_lookup_layers fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1168 [inline]
 ovl_lookup+0x9ae/0x1c80 fs/overlayfs/namei.c:1403
 lookup_open+0x94b/0x1970 fs/namei.c:4530
 open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4769 [inline]
 path_openat+0x673/0x1da0 fs/namei.c:5008
 do_file_open+0x23e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:5040
 do_sys_openat2+0x115/0x200 fs/open.c:1442
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1448 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1464 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1459 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0x138/0x170 fs/open.c:1459
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7ff1d0fa3977
Code: 48 89 fa 4c 89 df e8 98 1d 00 00 8b 93 08 03 00 00 59 5e 48 83 f8 fc 74 1a 5b c3 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 48 8b 44 24 10 0f 05 <5b> c3 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 83 e2 39 83 fa 08 75 de e8 23 ff ff ff
RSP: 002b:00007ffe4420bb80 EFLAGS: 00000202 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 000055558f4f3400 RCX: 00007ff1d0fa3977
RDX: 0000000000000042 RSI: 00007ff1d0fdc2b4 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007ffe4420bc20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 00000000000001b6 R11: 0000000000000202 R12: 00007ff1d0fdc19c
R13: 0000000000000002 R14: 00007ff1d1007cc0 R15: 0000000000000002