====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/u4:0/9 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88802640e990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: wait_transaction_locked+0x1a6/0x270 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:177 but task is already holding lock: ffff888056d950e8 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3a4/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #5 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}: down_read+0x42/0x2d0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520 ocfs2_start_trans+0x3a4/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374 ocfs2_update_inode_atime+0xed/0x5a0 fs/ocfs2/file.c:257 ocfs2_inode_lock_atime+0x338/0x530 fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c:2606 ocfs2_readdir+0x1a0/0x500 fs/ocfs2/dir.c:1954 iterate_dir+0x218/0x560 fs/readdir.c:-1 __do_sys_getdents64 fs/readdir.c:369 [inline] __se_sys_getdents64+0xf2/0x270 fs/readdir.c:354 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #4 (sb_internal#5){.+.+}-{0:0}: percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline] __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1891 [inline] sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:2013 [inline] ocfs2_start_trans+0x2a5/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372 ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x681/0xb20 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:848 dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988 __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517 ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202 ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310 ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657 vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114 do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #3 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}: down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573 ocfs2_create_local_dquot+0x1a5/0x18e0 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:1224 ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x7c6/0xb20 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:871 dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988 __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517 ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202 ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310 ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657 vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114 do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #2 ( &dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 dquot_commit+0x5a/0x410 fs/quota/dquot.c:507 ext4_write_dquot+0x1f0/0x360 fs/ext4/super.c:6811 mark_dquot_dirty fs/quota/dquot.c:372 [inline] mark_all_dquot_dirty+0xf9/0x400 fs/quota/dquot.c:412 __dquot_alloc_space+0x5fc/0xe60 fs/quota/dquot.c:1752 dquot_alloc_space_nodirty include/linux/quotaops.h:300 [inline] dquot_alloc_space include/linux/quotaops.h:313 [inline] dquot_alloc_block include/linux/quotaops.h:337 [inline] ext4_mb_new_blocks+0xf8d/0x4760 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:5738 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x195b/0x6810 fs/ext4/extents.c:4340 ext4_map_blocks+0x9de/0x1b70 fs/ext4/inode.c:679 _ext4_get_block+0x1e7/0x540 fs/ext4/inode.c:822 ext4_get_block_unwritten+0x2a/0x100 fs/ext4/inode.c:855 ext4_block_write_begin+0x644/0x1300 fs/ext4/inode.c:1124 ext4_write_begin+0x629/0xf80 fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h:-1 ext4_da_write_begin+0x30a/0x960 fs/ext4/inode.c:3000 pagecache_write+0x20a/0x380 fs/ext4/verity.c:85 ext4_write_verity_descriptor fs/ext4/verity.c:185 [inline] ext4_end_enable_verity+0x1cb/0x570 fs/ext4/verity.c:210 enable_verity+0x1a30/0x2040 fs/verity/enable.c:298 fsverity_ioctl_enable+0x40c/0x4b0 fs/verity/enable.c:392 __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1580 [inline] ext4_ioctl+0x1aab/0x4110 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1614 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:856 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #1 (&ei->i_data_sem){++++}-{3:3}: down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573 ext4_truncate+0x999/0x1240 fs/ext4/inode.c:4290 ext4_setattr+0x10cb/0x19f0 fs/ext4/inode.c:5649 notify_change+0xc74/0xf40 fs/attr.c:499 do_truncate+0x1ac/0x240 fs/open.c:65 do_sys_ftruncate+0x312/0x3c0 fs/open.c:193 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2 -> #0 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662 wait_transaction_locked+0x1bf/0x270 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:177 add_transaction_credits fs/jbd2/transaction.c:241 [inline] start_this_handle+0x7ec/0x2230 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:422 jbd2__journal_start+0x2b7/0x5a0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:520 jbd2_journal_start+0x26/0x30 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:559 ocfs2_start_trans+0x3b0/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:376 ocfs2_release_dquot+0x47c/0xc70 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:749 quota_release_workfn+0x35e/0x610 fs/quota/dquot.c:848 process_one_work+0x8a2/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2292 worker_thread+0xaa2/0x1270 kernel/workqueue.c:2439 kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295 other info that might help us debug this: Chain exists of: jbd2_handle --> sb_internal#5 --> &journal->j_trans_barrier Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&journal->j_trans_barrier); lock(sb_internal#5); lock(&journal->j_trans_barrier ); lock(jbd2_handle); *** DEADLOCK *** 7 locks held by kworker/u4:0/9: #0: ffff888017479138 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b0/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267 #1: ffffc900000e7d00 ((quota_release_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x7b0/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2267 #2: ffff88807247a6a8 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_release_dquot+0x260/0xc70 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:729 #3: ffff8880553242c8 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline] #3: ffff8880553242c8 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1d7/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:313 #4: ffff888055323f60 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1fe/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:314 #5: ffff88807ae30650 (sb_internal#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ocfs2_release_dquot+0x47c/0xc70 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:749 #6: ffff888056d950e8 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3a4/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 PID: 9 Comm: kworker/u4:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026 Workqueue: events_unbound quota_release_workfn Call Trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106 check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662 wait_transaction_locked+0x1bf/0x270 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:177 add_transaction_credits fs/jbd2/transaction.c:241 [inline] start_this_handle+0x7ec/0x2230 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:422 jbd2__journal_start+0x2b7/0x5a0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:520 jbd2_journal_start+0x26/0x30 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:559 ocfs2_start_trans+0x3b0/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:376 ocfs2_release_dquot+0x47c/0xc70 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:749 quota_release_workfn+0x35e/0x610 fs/quota/dquot.c:848 process_one_work+0x8a2/0x1160 kernel/workqueue.c:2292 worker_thread+0xaa2/0x1270 kernel/workqueue.c:2439 kthread+0x29d/0x330 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:295