====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ syz.0.4173/4330 is trying to acquire lock: ffff888056d43de0 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1044 [inline] ffff888056d43de0 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}-{4:4}, at: lookup_slow+0x42/0x70 fs/namei.c:1931 but task is already holding lock: ffff888056bddc80 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c2/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:343 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #3 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c2/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:343 iter_file_splice_write+0x830/0x10a0 fs/splice.c:736 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline] do_splice+0x109c/0x1fd0 fs/splice.c:1349 __do_splice+0x33b/0x370 fs/splice.c:1431 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1634 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1616 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1616 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #2 (&pipe->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820 pipe_lock fs/pipe.c:91 [inline] pipe_lock+0x69/0x80 fs/pipe.c:88 iter_file_splice_write+0x1fd/0x10a0 fs/splice.c:682 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline] do_splice+0x109c/0x1fd0 fs/splice.c:1349 __do_splice+0x237/0x370 fs/splice.c:1431 __do_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1634 [inline] __se_sys_splice fs/splice.c:1616 [inline] __x64_sys_splice+0x187/0x250 fs/splice.c:1616 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #1 (sb_writers#6){.+.+}-{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_write include/linux/fs/super.h:125 [inline] mnt_want_write+0x6f/0x450 fs/namespace.c:493 ovl_create_object+0x12b/0x3b0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:706 lookup_open.isra.0+0xc47/0x11b0 fs/namei.c:4511 open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4611 [inline] path_openat+0x2291/0x31a0 fs/namei.c:4855 do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:4887 do_sys_openat2+0x10d/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1364 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1370 [inline] __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1386 [inline] __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1381 [inline] __x64_sys_openat+0x12d/0x210 fs/open.c:1381 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]){++++}-{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+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 down_read+0x99/0x450 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1568 inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1044 [inline] lookup_slow+0x42/0x70 fs/namei.c:1931 walk_component fs/namei.c:2278 [inline] lookup_last fs/namei.c:2785 [inline] path_lookupat+0x5e8/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2809 filename_lookup+0x202/0x590 fs/namei.c:2838 kern_path+0x37/0x50 fs/namei.c:3044 lookup_bdev+0xd8/0x280 block/bdev.c:1213 resume_store+0x1d6/0x460 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1306 kobj_attr_store+0x58/0x80 lib/kobject.c:840 sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:142 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline] vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1070 fs/read_write.c:688 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/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: &ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth] --> &pipe->mutex --> &of->mutex Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&of->mutex); lock(&pipe->mutex); lock(&of->mutex); rlock(&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]); *** DEADLOCK *** 4 locks held by syz.0.4173/4330: #0: ffff8880a369f0b0 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x2aa/0x380 fs/file.c:1261 #1: ffff888038828410 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:740 #2: ffff888056bddc80 (&of->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x2c2/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:343 #3: ffff88801eaba698 (kn->active#77){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_get_active_of fs/kernfs/file.c:80 [inline] #3: ffff88801eaba698 (kn->active#77){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x332/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:344 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 4330 Comm: syz.0.4173 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026 Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1c7 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 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+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 down_read+0x99/0x450 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1568 inode_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1044 [inline] lookup_slow+0x42/0x70 fs/namei.c:1931 walk_component fs/namei.c:2278 [inline] lookup_last fs/namei.c:2785 [inline] path_lookupat+0x5e8/0xc40 fs/namei.c:2809 filename_lookup+0x202/0x590 fs/namei.c:2838 kern_path+0x37/0x50 fs/namei.c:3044 lookup_bdev+0xd8/0x280 block/bdev.c:1213 resume_store+0x1d6/0x460 kernel/power/hibernate.c:1306 kobj_attr_store+0x58/0x80 lib/kobject.c:840 sysfs_kf_write+0xf2/0x150 fs/sysfs/file.c:142 kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3e0/0x5f0 fs/kernfs/file.c:352 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline] vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1070 fs/read_write.c:688 ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:740 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f RIP: 0033:0x7fe76d39cdd9 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:00007fe76e1ed028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fe76d615fa0 RCX: 00007fe76d39cdd9 RDX: 0000000000000012 RSI: 0000200000000180 RDI: 000000000000000e RBP: 00007fe76d432d69 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 00007fe76d616038 R14: 00007fe76d615fa0 R15: 00007ffe0a5be258 md: async del_gendisk mode will be removed in future, please upgrade to mdadm-4.5+ PM: Image not found (code -6)