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Subject: [syzbot] [ext4?] possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data (2)
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:08:23 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <690bcad7.050a0220.baf87.0076.GAE@google.com> (raw)
Hello,
syzbot found the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 1c353dc8d962 Merge tag 'media/v6.18-2' of git://git.kernel..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=14f3a17c580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=e46b8a1c645465a9
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=bb2455d02bda0b5701e3
compiler: Debian clang version 20.1.8 (++20250708063551+0c9f909b7976-1~exp1~20250708183702.136), Debian LLD 20.1.8
Unfortunately, I don't have any reproducer for this issue yet.
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Reported-by: syzbot+bb2455d02bda0b5701e3@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/u8:8/30962 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88807e672708 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:157 [inline]
ffff88807e672708 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x28/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1787
but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880277c4b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
ffff8880277c4b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1796 [inline]
ffff8880277c4b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages+0x1cc/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:3024
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}:
lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
percpu_down_read_internal+0x48/0x1c0 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53
percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1796 [inline]
ext4_writepages+0x1cc/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:3024
do_writepages+0x32e/0x550 mm/page-writeback.c:2604
__writeback_single_inode+0x145/0xff0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1719
writeback_single_inode+0x1f9/0x6a0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1840
write_inode_now+0x160/0x1d0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2903
iput_final fs/inode.c:1901 [inline]
iput+0x830/0xc50 fs/inode.c:1966
ext4_xattr_block_set+0x1fce/0x2ac0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2199
ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2664 [inline]
ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2739 [inline]
ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x12da/0x1ea0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2827
__ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x30d/0x400 fs/ext4/inode.c:6364
ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6407 [inline]
__ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x46c/0x700 fs/ext4/inode.c:6485
ext4_evict_inode+0x80d/0xee0 fs/ext4/inode.c:254
evict+0x504/0x9c0 fs/inode.c:810
ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xc20/0x1460 fs/ext4/orphan.c:470
__ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5617 [inline]
ext4_fill_super+0x5920/0x61e0 fs/ext4/super.c:5736
get_tree_bdev_flags+0x40e/0x4d0 fs/super.c:1691
vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x2b0 fs/super.c:1751
fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1208 [inline]
do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3651 [inline]
do_new_mount+0x302/0xa10 fs/namespace.c:3727
do_mount fs/namespace.c:4050 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4238 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x313/0x410 fs/namespace.c:4215
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xfa/0xfa0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
validate_chain+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
__lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
down_write+0x96/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:157 [inline]
ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x28/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1787
ext4_do_writepages+0x526/0x4610 fs/ext4/inode.c:2810
ext4_writepages+0x205/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:3025
do_writepages+0x32e/0x550 mm/page-writeback.c:2604
__writeback_single_inode+0x145/0xff0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1719
writeback_sb_inodes+0x6c7/0x1010 fs/fs-writeback.c:2015
wb_writeback+0x43b/0xaf0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2195
wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2342 [inline]
wb_workfn+0x409/0xef0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2382
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3263 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3427
kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
rlock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);
lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
lock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);
lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
*** DEADLOCK ***
3 locks held by kworker/u8:8/30962:
#0: ffff88801c69b948 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]
#0: ffff88801c69b948 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9b4/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
#1: ffffc9000b36fba0 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3239 [inline]
#1: ffffc9000b36fba0 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x9ef/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
#2: ffff8880277c4b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
#2: ffff8880277c4b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1796 [inline]
#2: ffff8880277c4b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages+0x1cc/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:3024
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 30962 Comm: kworker/u8:8 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/02/2025
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:4)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug+0x2ee/0x310 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
check_noncircular+0x134/0x160 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+0xb9b/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908
__lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
down_write+0x96/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1590
ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:157 [inline]
ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x28/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1787
ext4_do_writepages+0x526/0x4610 fs/ext4/inode.c:2810
ext4_writepages+0x205/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:3025
do_writepages+0x32e/0x550 mm/page-writeback.c:2604
__writeback_single_inode+0x145/0xff0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1719
writeback_sb_inodes+0x6c7/0x1010 fs/fs-writeback.c:2015
wb_writeback+0x43b/0xaf0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2195
wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2342 [inline]
wb_workfn+0x409/0xef0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2382
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3263 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3346
worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3427
kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x4bc/0x870 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>
EXT4-fs error (device loop4): ext4_mb_generate_buddy:1289: group 0, block bitmap and bg descriptor inconsistent: 25 vs 4128793 free clusters
EXT4-fs (loop4): Delayed block allocation failed for inode 15 at logical offset 0 with max blocks 1 with error 28
EXT4-fs (loop4): This should not happen!! Data will be lost
EXT4-fs (loop4): Total free blocks count 0
EXT4-fs (loop4): Free/Dirty block details
EXT4-fs (loop4): free_blocks=66060288
EXT4-fs (loop4): dirty_blocks=64
EXT4-fs (loop4): Block reservation details
EXT4-fs (loop4): i_reserved_data_blocks=4
EXT4-fs (loop4): Delayed block allocation failed for inode 15 at logical offset 65537 with max blocks 44 with error 28
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-05 22:08 syzbot [this message]
2025-12-01 6:21 ` [syzbot] [ext4?] possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data (2) syzbot
2025-12-01 16:16 ` Theodore Tso
2025-12-01 23:17 ` Andreas Dilger
2025-12-01 23:25 ` Darrick J. Wong
2025-12-02 1:56 ` Theodore Tso
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