From: syzbot <syzbot+7df4afa14aeda476a7a1@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: jlbec@evilplan.org, joseph.qi@linux.alibaba.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mark@fasheh.com,
ocfs2-devel@lists.linux.dev, syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [syzbot] [ocfs2?] possible deadlock in ocfs2_xattr_remove
Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 03:52:19 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <69fc6ee3.050a0220.4a049.0005.GAE@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <69725516.a00a0220.3ad28e.ea7a.GAE@google.com>
syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 5862221fdded Merge tag 'parisc-for-7.1-rc3' of git://git.k..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=170d4dce580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=f2e8ebfec4636d32
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=7df4afa14aeda476a7a1
compiler: Debian clang version 21.1.8 (++20251221033036+2078da43e25a-1~exp1~20251221153213.50), Debian LLD 21.1.8
syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=10f2200e580000
C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=11ae9636580000
Downloadable assets:
disk image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/0ada769d7944/disk-5862221f.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/c1c3b35a476a/vmlinux-5862221f.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/c21f5409f0eb/bzImage-5862221f.xz
mounted in repro #1: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/7e53d3c6583b/mount_0.gz
fsck result: OK (log: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/fsck.log?x=130d4dce580000)
mounted in repro #2: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d0514ae376c6/mount_2.gz
fsck result: failed (log: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/fsck.log?x=11850950580000)
IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+7df4afa14aeda476a7a1@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.17/5891 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88805bafad00 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
ffff88805bafad00 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_xattr_free_block fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:2556 [inline]
ffff88805bafad00 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_xattr_remove+0x94e/0x1650 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:2631
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:854 [inline]
ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1157 [inline]
ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0xe97/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:
down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12e/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2728
ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2379 [inline]
ocfs2_dio_end_io+0xf9e/0x1370 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2418
dio_complete+0x25e/0x790 fs/direct-io.c:281
__blockdev_direct_IO+0x2e12/0x3470 fs/direct-io.c:1303
ocfs2_direct_IO+0x253/0x2c0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2455
generic_file_direct_write+0x1dc/0x3e0 mm/filemap.c:4259
__generic_file_write_iter+0x120/0x240 mm/filemap.c:4428
ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x1666/0x1e70 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2476
do_iter_readv_writev+0x62b/0x8d0 fs/read_write.c:-1
vfs_writev+0x345/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:1059
do_pwritev fs/read_write.c:1155 [inline]
__do_sys_pwritev2 fs/read_write.c:1213 [inline]
__se_sys_pwritev2+0x187/0x2b0 fs/read_write.c:1204
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{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+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
ocfs2_xattr_free_block fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:2556 [inline]
ocfs2_xattr_remove+0x94e/0x1650 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:2631
ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:884 [inline]
ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1157 [inline]
ocfs2_evict_inode+0x140b/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299
evict+0x61e/0xb10 fs/inode.c:841
ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24d/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:407
__dentry_kill+0x1a2/0x690 fs/dcache.c:718
finish_dput+0xc9/0x480 fs/dcache.c:927
__fput+0x6a3/0xa70 fs/file_table.c:518
task_work_run+0x1d9/0x270 kernel/task_work.c:233
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
__exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xed/0x480 kernel/entry/common.c:98
__exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:207 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:238 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:318 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x33e/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]);
lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);
lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]);
lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);
*** DEADLOCK ***
2 locks held by syz.0.17/5891:
#0: ffff88803907ce30 (&osb->nfs_sync_rwlock){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_nfs_sync_lock+0x106/0x270 fs/ocfs2/dlmglue.c:2875
#1: ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
#1: ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:854 [inline]
#1: ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1157 [inline]
#1: ffff88805bafbdc0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_evict_inode+0xe97/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5891 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 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+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
ocfs2_xattr_free_block fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:2556 [inline]
ocfs2_xattr_remove+0x94e/0x1650 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:2631
ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:884 [inline]
ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1157 [inline]
ocfs2_evict_inode+0x140b/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299
evict+0x61e/0xb10 fs/inode.c:841
ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24d/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:407
__dentry_kill+0x1a2/0x690 fs/dcache.c:718
finish_dput+0xc9/0x480 fs/dcache.c:927
__fput+0x6a3/0xa70 fs/file_table.c:518
task_work_run+0x1d9/0x270 kernel/task_work.c:233
resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
__exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xed/0x480 kernel/entry/common.c:98
__exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:207 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:238 [inline]
syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:318 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x33e/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f9bde88cdd9
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:00007ffcabe6e818 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000001b4
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007ffcabe6e900 RCX: 00007f9bde88cdd9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 000000000000001e RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 0000000000018ef8 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000001b32b20000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f9bdeb05fac R14: 00007f9bdeb05fa8 R15: 00007f9bdeb05fa0
</TASK>
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