From: kernel test robot <yi1.lai@intel.com>
To: Qi Zheng <zhengqi.arch@bytedance.com>
Cc: oe-lkp@lists.linux.dev, lkp@intel.com,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@linux.alibaba.com>,
Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>,
Johannes Weiner <hannes@cmpxchg.org>,
Michal Hocko <mhocko@kernel.org>,
Muchun Song <muchun.song@linux.dev>,
Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@linux.dev>,
Shakeel Butt <shakeel.butt@linux.dev>,
Qinyun Tan <qinyuntan@linux.alibaba.com>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, yi1.lai@intel.com
Subject: [linux-next:master] [mm] b9b1861d4f: WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 14:46:51 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <202610091403.d1d8080b-lkp@intel.com> (raw)
Hello,
kernel test robot noticed "WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected" on:
commit: b9b1861d4f7ae63b15228c744d504a86ab48a5a2 ("mm: shmem: make unused huge shrinker memcg aware") https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git master
[test failed on linux-next/master f5f84daefcd92d7a630066635ecea1433ed5eac7]
in testcase: boot
config: i386-randconfig-053-20260902
compiler: clang-22
test machine: qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm -cpu SandyBridge -smp 4 -m 4G
(please refer to attached dmesg/kmsg for entire log/backtrace)
If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <yi1.lai@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202610091403.d1d8080b-lkp@intel.com
[ 64.638596][ T203] ======================================================
[ 64.643742][ T203] WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
[ 64.649127][ T203] 7.3.0-rc4+ #1 Not tainted
[ 64.652392][ T203] ------------------------------------------------------
[ 64.657842][ T203] systemd-udevd/203 is trying to acquire lock:
[ 64.663589][ T203] f5835900 (&sb->s_type->i_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: igrab+0x44/0xc0
[ 64.669221][ T203]
[ 64.669221][ T203] but task is already holding lock:
[ 64.669221][ T203]
[ 64.669221][ T203] but task is already holding lock:
[ 64.669221][ T203]
[ 64.669221][ T203] but task is already holding lock:
[ 64.674183][ T203] f5c5a61c (&l->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __list_lru_walk_one+0x55/0x180
[ 64.679737][ T203]
[ 64.679737][ T203] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[ 64.679737][ T203]
[ 64.679737][ T203] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[ 64.679737][ T203]
[ 64.679737][ T203] which lock already depends on the new lock.
[ 64.679737][ T203]
[ 64.686427][ T203]
[ 64.686427][ T203] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 64.686427][ T203]
[ 64.686427][ T203] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 64.686427][ T203]
[ 64.686427][ T203] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
[ 64.691963][ T203]
[ 64.691963][ T203] -> #2 (&l->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.691963][ T203]
[ 64.691963][ T203] -> #2 (&l->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.691963][ T203]
[ 64.691963][ T203] -> #2 (&l->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.695874][ T203] _raw_spin_lock+0x26/0x40
[ 64.699072][ T203] list_lru_add_obj+0x3c/0xc0
[ 64.702561][ T203] d_lru_add+0x40/0x80
[ 64.705640][ T203] fast_dput+0x1c7/0x200
[ 64.708794][ T203] dput+0x25/0x40
[ 64.711603][ T203] pick_link+0x1ed/0x340
[ 64.714612][ T203] step_into_slowpath+0x1af/0x200
[ 64.718143][ T203] path_lookupat+0x109/0x1c0
[ 64.721512][ T203] filename_lookup+0xc1/0x200
[ 64.725044][ T203] user_path_at+0x2f/0xc0
[ 64.728522][ T203] __ia32_sys_mount+0x134/0x1c0
[ 64.732025][ T203] ia32_sys_call+0x39/0x14c0
[ 64.735800][ T203] __do_fast_syscall_32+0x16c/0x340
[ 64.740069][ T203] do_fast_syscall_32+0x28/0x80
[ 64.743715][ T203] do_SYSENTER_32+0x12/0x40
[ 64.747337][ T203] entry_SYSENTER_32+0x98/0xfd
[ 64.750971][ T203]
[ 64.750971][ T203] -> #1 (&lockref->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.750971][ T203]
[ 64.750971][ T203] -> #1 (&lockref->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.750971][ T203]
[ 64.750971][ T203] -> #1 (&lockref->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.756528][ T203] _raw_spin_lock+0x26/0x40
[ 64.760072][ T203] d_instantiate+0x34/0x80
[ 64.763562][ T203] d_make_root+0x29/0x40
[ 64.766867][ T203] shmem_fill_super+0x292/0x340
[ 64.770617][ T203] get_tree_nodev+0x3e/0x80
[ 64.774112][ T203] shmem_get_tree+0x12/0x40
[ 64.777728][ T203] vfs_get_tree+0x1e/0xc0
[ 64.781170][ T203] vfs_kern_mount+0x6e/0xc0
[ 64.784747][ T203] kern_mount+0x16/0x40
[ 64.787998][ T203] shmem_init+0x26/0x100
[ 64.791525][ T203] mnt_init+0xfd/0x140
[ 64.794594][ T203] vfs_caches_init+0x26/0x40
[ 64.798341][ T203] start_kernel+0x2df/0x380
[ 64.801707][ T203] i386_start_kernel+0xc5/0x100
[ 64.805611][ T203] startup_32_smp+0x151/0x160
[ 64.809276][ T203]
[ 64.809276][ T203] -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.809276][ T203]
[ 64.809276][ T203] -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.809276][ T203]
[ 64.809276][ T203] -> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_lock_key){+.+.}-{3:3}:
[ 64.815036][ T203] __lock_acquire+0x1851/0x2a40
[ 64.818649][ T203] lock_acquire+0x96/0x200
[ 64.821879][ T203] _raw_spin_lock+0x26/0x40
[ 64.825139][ T203] igrab+0x44/0xc0
[ 64.828067][ T203] shmem_unused_huge_isolate+0x2e/0xc0
[ 64.832099][ T203] __list_lru_walk_one+0x98/0x180
[ 64.835960][ T203] list_lru_walk_node+0x1b/0x40
[ 64.839660][ T203] shmem_unused_huge_shrink+0x62/0x500
[ 64.843880][ T203] shmem_alloc_and_add_folio+0x1b8/0x480
[ 64.847901][ T203] shmem_get_folio_gfp+0x1af/0x880
[ 64.851755][ T203] shmem_write_begin+0x5c/0x100
[ 64.855571][ T203] generic_perform_write+0xc1/0x340
[ 64.859545][ T203] shmem_file_write_iter+0x5f/0x80
[ 64.863719][ T203] vfs_write+0x263/0x340
[ 64.867230][ T203] ksys_write+0x6a/0x100
[ 64.870798][ T203] __ia32_sys_write+0x18/0x40
[ 64.874740][ T203] ia32_sys_call+0x1365/0x14c0
[ 64.878135][ T203] __do_fast_syscall_32+0x16c/0x340
[ 64.881546][ T203] do_fast_syscall_32+0x28/0x80
[ 64.885606][ T203] do_SYSENTER_32+0x12/0x40
[ 64.889087][ T203] entry_SYSENTER_32+0x98/0xfd
[ 64.892908][ T203]
[ 64.892908][ T203] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 64.892908][ T203]
[ 64.892908][ T203] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 64.892908][ T203]
[ 64.892908][ T203] other info that might help us debug this:
[ 64.892908][ T203]
[ 64.900253][ T203] Chain exists of:
[ 64.900253][ T203] &sb->s_type->i_lock_key --> &lockref->lock --> &l->lock
[ 64.900253][ T203]
[ 64.900253][ T203] Chain exists of:
[ 64.900253][ T203] &sb->s_type->i_lock_key --> &lockref->lock --> &l->lock
[ 64.900253][ T203]
[ 64.900253][ T203] Chain exists of:
[ 64.900253][ T203] &sb->s_type->i_lock_key --> &lockref->lock --> &l->lock
[ 64.900253][ T203]
[ 64.909551][ T203] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[ 64.909551][ T203]
[ 64.909551][ T203] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[ 64.909551][ T203]
[ 64.909551][ T203] Possible unsafe locking scenario:
[ 64.909551][ T203]
[ 64.915049][ T203] CPU0 CPU1
[ 64.918939][ T203] ---- ----
[ 64.922808][ T203] lock(&l->lock);
[ 64.925634][ T203] lock(&lockref->lock);
[ 64.930586][ T203] lock(&l->lock);
[ 64.934913][ T203] lock(&sb->s_type->i_lock_key);
[ 64.938686][ T203]
[ 64.938686][ T203] *** DEADLOCK ***
[ 64.938686][ T203]
[ 64.938686][ T203] *** DEADLOCK ***
[ 64.938686][ T203]
[ 64.938686][ T203] *** DEADLOCK ***
[ 64.938686][ T203]
[ 64.944491][ T203] locks held by systemd-udevd/203: 4, last CPU#0:
[ 64.949046][ T203] #0: f5c50a6c (sb_writers#6){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0xb7/0x340
[ 64.954944][ T203] #1: f5655658 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#13){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: shmem_file_write_iter+0x28/0x80
[ 64.962274][ T203] #2: f5c5a61c (&l->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __list_lru_walk_one+0x55/0x180
[ 64.968148][ T203] #3: f5835810 (&info->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: shmem_unused_huge_isolate+0x1f/0xc0
[ 64.974409][ T203]
[ 64.974409][ T203] stack backtrace:
[ 64.974409][ T203]
[ 64.974409][ T203] stack backtrace:
[ 64.974409][ T203]
[ 64.974409][ T203] stack backtrace:
[ 64.978786][ T203] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 203 Comm: systemd-udevd Not tainted 7.3.0-rc4+ #1 PREEMPT 2f9698b0cc81084abb5f3c5754f76765d21e2bf0
[ 64.987668][ T203] Call Trace:
[ 64.990012][ T203] __dump_stack+0x18/0x40
[ 64.993281][ T203] dump_stack_lvl+0x20/0x40
[ 64.996699][ T203] dump_stack+0xd/0x12
[ 64.999644][ T203] print_circular_bug+0x2bf/0x300
[ 65.003228][ T203] check_noncircular+0xd7/0x100
[ 65.006753][ T203] __lock_acquire+0x1851/0x2a40
[ 65.009733][ T203] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x20/0x80
[ 65.013953][ T203] lock_acquire+0x96/0x200
[ 65.017236][ T203] ? igrab+0x44/0xc0
[ 65.020072][ T203] _raw_spin_lock+0x26/0x40
[ 65.023308][ T203] ? igrab+0x44/0xc0
[ 65.025972][ T203] igrab+0x44/0xc0
[ 65.028647][ T203] shmem_unused_huge_isolate+0x2e/0xc0
[ 65.032472][ T203] __list_lru_walk_one+0x98/0x180
[ 65.035619][ T203] ? shmem_unused_huge_shrink+0x500/0x500
[ 65.039875][ T203] list_lru_walk_node+0x1b/0x40
[ 65.043576][ T203] ? shmem_unused_huge_shrink+0x500/0x500
[ 65.047582][ T203] shmem_unused_huge_shrink+0x62/0x500
[ 65.051774][ T203] ? shmem_inode_acct_blocks+0x218/0x280
[ 65.055593][ T203] shmem_alloc_and_add_folio+0x1b8/0x480
[ 65.059093][ T203] shmem_get_folio_gfp+0x1af/0x880
[ 65.062996][ T203] shmem_write_begin+0x5c/0x100
[ 65.066769][ T203] generic_perform_write+0xc1/0x340
[ 65.070595][ T203] shmem_file_write_iter+0x5f/0x80
[ 65.074058][ T203] vfs_write+0x263/0x340
[ 65.077047][ T203] ? shmem_file_read_iter+0x400/0x400
[ 65.081058][ T203] ksys_write+0x6a/0x100
[ 65.084028][ T203] __ia32_sys_write+0x18/0x40
[ 65.087227][ T203] ia32_sys_call+0x1365/0x14c0
[ 65.090769][ T203] __do_fast_syscall_32+0x16c/0x340
[ 65.094701][ T203] ? do_fast_syscall_32+0x28/0x80
[ 65.098687][ T203] do_fast_syscall_32+0x28/0x80
[ 65.102284][ T203] do_SYSENTER_32+0x12/0x40
[ 65.105857][ T203] entry_SYSENTER_32+0x98/0xfd
[ 65.109406][ T203] EIP: 0xa7fbbc4c
[ 65.112302][ T203] Code: c0 74 05 c1 e9 0c 89 08 31 c0 5e 5d 31 c9 31 d2 c3 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 8d 76 00 51 52 55 89 e5 0f 34 cd 80 <5d> 5a 59 c3 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 58 b8
[ 65.127608][ T203] EAX: ffffffda EBX: 00000010 ECX: 0238cb60 EDX: 00000023
[ 65.133201][ T203] ESI: 00000023 EDI: 0238cb60 EBP: 0238a5e0 ESP: afef94f0
[ 65.138647][ T203] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 0000 GS: 0033 SS: 007b EFLAGS: 00200246
The kernel config and materials to reproduce are available at:
https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20261009/202610091403.d1d8080b-lkp@intel.com
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2026-10-09 6:46 kernel test robot [this message]
2026-10-09 7:58 ` [linux-next:master] [mm] b9b1861d4f: WARNING:possible_circular_locking_dependency_detected Qi Zheng
2026-10-10 2:07 ` kernel test rebot
2026-10-10 23:16 ` Andrew Morton
2026-10-11 4:50 ` Qi Zheng
2026-10-11 4:59 ` [PATCH] mm: shmem: assign a lock class to the unused huge shrinklist Qi Zheng
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