From: syzbot <syzbot+4c9318af45f0bf2af153@syzkaller.appspotmail.com>
To: a.hindborg@kernel.org, leitao@debian.org,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
syzkaller-bugs@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [syzbot] [fs?] possible deadlock in path_openat (5)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:26:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6a6980f2.d9e86bb5.297b12.0050.GAE@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <6a697545.6bd615f2.c0aa.0008.GAE@google.com>
syzbot has found a reproducer for the following issue on:
HEAD commit: 3b5f4b83c4ab Merge tag 'for-7.2-rc5-tag' of git://git.kern..
git tree: upstream
console output: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=14a659b9580000
kernel config: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/.config?x=145fa60d73086782
dashboard link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=4c9318af45f0bf2af153
compiler: gcc (Debian 14.2.0-19) 14.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.44
syz repro: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.syz?x=14bca49e580000
C reproducer: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/repro.c?x=117d51b9580000
Downloadable assets:
disk image (non-bootable): https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d900f083ada3/non_bootable_disk-3b5f4b83.raw.xz
vmlinux: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/ed6d6b480fd7/vmlinux-3b5f4b83.xz
kernel image: https://storage.googleapis.com/syzbot-assets/d5a591a74024/bzImage-3b5f4b83.xz
IMPORTANT: if you fix the issue, please add the following tag to the commit:
Reported-by: syzbot+4c9318af45f0bf2af153@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Mass Storage Function, version: 2009/09/11
LUN: removable file: (no medium)
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
syz.0.17/5931 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888022ef8450 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4597 [inline]
ffff888022ef8450 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: path_openat+0xad9/0x4280 fs/namei.c:4860
but task is already holding lock:
ffff888022ef8450 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0
----
lock(sb_writers#13);
lock(sb_writers#13);
*** DEADLOCK ***
May be due to missing lock nesting notation
4 locks held by syz.0.17/5931:
#0: ffff888022ef8450 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
#1: ffff88803c6e8480 (&buffer->mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x76/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:226
#2: ffff888022ac4670 (&p->frag_sem){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:205 [inline]
#2: ffff888022ac4670 (&p->frag_sem){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: configfs_write_iter+0x218/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
#3: ffff888026567120 (&common->filesem){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fsg_store_file+0x193/0x450 drivers/usb/gadget/function/storage_common.c:452
stack backtrace:
CPU: 2 UID: 0 PID: 5931 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_deadlock_bug.cold+0xbd/0xca kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3041
check_deadlock kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3093 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3895 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x1256/0x1a40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x1b9/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
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/0x410 fs/namespace.c:494
open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:4597 [inline]
path_openat+0xad9/0x4280 fs/namei.c:4860
do_file_open+0x20e/0x430 fs/namei.c:4892
file_open_name+0x1c3/0x3e0 fs/open.c:1326
filp_open+0x2e/0x50 fs/open.c:1343
fsg_lun_open+0x6b/0x7b0 drivers/usb/gadget/function/storage_common.c:194
fsg_store_file+0x1e7/0x450 drivers/usb/gadget/function/storage_common.c:455
flush_write_buffer fs/configfs/file.c:207 [inline]
configfs_write_iter+0x302/0x4e0 fs/configfs/file.c:229
new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:595 [inline]
vfs_write+0x6ac/0x1050 fs/read_write.c:687
ksys_write+0x12a/0x250 fs/read_write.c:739
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x115/0x870 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f4dab39de99
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:00007ffcc2fe5d18 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f4dab625fa0 RCX: 00007f4dab39de99
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000200000000f00 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f4dab433eaf R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f4dab625fac R14: 00007f4dab625fa0 R15: 00007f4dab625fa0
</TASK>
mass_storage.usb0/lun.0: unable to open backing file: fi
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