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possible deadlock in __ext4_mark_inode_dirty (3)

Status: upstream: reported on 2024/03/18 03:33
Subsystems: ext4
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Reported-by: syzbot+72c7e5a0d9f5901e864e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 53d, last: 47m
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[syzbot] [ext4?] possible deadlock in __ext4_mark_inode_dirty (3) 0 (1) 2024/03/18 03:33
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in __ext4_mark_inode_dirty (2) ext4 4 187d 266d 0/26 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/02/09 09:55
upstream possible deadlock in __ext4_mark_inode_dirty ext4 14 407d 431d 0/26 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/07/23 20:58

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz-executor.1/26537 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8d937180 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:312 [inline]
ffffffff8d937180 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: prepare_alloc_pages.constprop.0+0x155/0x560 mm/page_alloc.c:4346

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888028b56ec8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:162 [inline]
ffff888028b56ec8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:5829 [inline]
ffff888028b56ec8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x4cf/0x890 fs/ext4/inode.c:5910

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1579
       ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:155 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_set_handle+0x156/0x16d0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2358
       __ext4_set_acl+0x366/0x5d0 fs/ext4/acl.c:217
       ext4_set_acl+0x2a0/0x5a0 fs/ext4/acl.c:259
       set_posix_acl+0x25c/0x320 fs/posix_acl.c:955
       vfs_remove_acl+0x2d1/0x630 fs/posix_acl.c:1242
       ovl_do_remove_acl fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:349 [inline]
       ovl_workdir_create+0x4a5/0x820 fs/overlayfs/super.c:340
       ovl_make_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:656 [inline]
       ovl_get_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:814 [inline]
       ovl_fill_super+0xe60/0x6960 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1382
       vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1268 [inline]
       get_tree_nodev+0xda/0x190 fs/super.c:1287
       vfs_get_tree+0x8f/0x380 fs/super.c:1779
       do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:3352 [inline]
       path_mount+0x6e1/0x1f10 fs/namespace.c:3679
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3692 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3898 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3875 [inline]
       __ia32_sys_mount+0x295/0x320 fs/namespace.c:3875
       do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/common.c:165 [inline]
       __do_fast_syscall_32+0x75/0x120 arch/x86/entry/common.c:386
       do_fast_syscall_32+0x32/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:411
       entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e

-> #2 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}:
       start_this_handle+0x1101/0x15e0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:463
       jbd2__journal_start+0x394/0x6a0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:520
       __ext4_journal_start_sb+0x358/0x660 fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:112
       ext4_sample_last_mounted fs/ext4/file.c:837 [inline]
       ext4_file_open+0x636/0xc80 fs/ext4/file.c:866
       do_dentry_open+0x8da/0x18c0 fs/open.c:955
       do_open fs/namei.c:3642 [inline]
       path_openat+0x1dfb/0x2990 fs/namei.c:3799
       do_filp_open+0x1dc/0x430 fs/namei.c:3826
       do_sys_openat2+0x17a/0x1e0 fs/open.c:1406
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1421 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1437 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1432 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x175/0x210 fs/open.c:1432
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0xcf/0x260 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #1 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
       __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1664 [inline]
       sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:1847 [inline]
       ext4_evict_inode+0xd7b/0x17d0 fs/ext4/inode.c:212
       evict+0x2ed/0x6c0 fs/inode.c:667
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1741 [inline]
       iput.part.0+0x5a8/0x7f0 fs/inode.c:1767
       iput+0x5c/0x80 fs/inode.c:1757
       dentry_unlink_inode+0x295/0x440 fs/dcache.c:400
       __dentry_kill+0x1d0/0x600 fs/dcache.c:603
       shrink_kill fs/dcache.c:1048 [inline]
       shrink_dentry_list+0x140/0x5d0 fs/dcache.c:1075
       prune_dcache_sb+0xeb/0x150 fs/dcache.c:1156
       super_cache_scan+0x32a/0x550 fs/super.c:221
       do_shrink_slab+0x44f/0x11c0 mm/shrinker.c:435
       shrink_slab_memcg mm/shrinker.c:548 [inline]
       shrink_slab+0xa87/0x1310 mm/shrinker.c:626
       shrink_one+0x493/0x7c0 mm/vmscan.c:4774
       shrink_many mm/vmscan.c:4835 [inline]
       lru_gen_shrink_node+0x89f/0x1750 mm/vmscan.c:4935
       shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:5894 [inline]
       kswapd_shrink_node mm/vmscan.c:6704 [inline]
       balance_pgdat+0x10d1/0x1a10 mm/vmscan.c:6895
       kswapd+0x5ea/0xbf0 mm/vmscan.c:7164
       kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:388
       ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244

-> #0 (fs_reclaim){+.+.}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2478/0x3b30 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754 [inline]
       lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x560 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5719
       __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:3698 [inline]
       fs_reclaim_acquire+0x102/0x160 mm/page_alloc.c:3712
       might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:312 [inline]
       prepare_alloc_pages.constprop.0+0x155/0x560 mm/page_alloc.c:4346
       __alloc_pages+0x194/0x2460 mm/page_alloc.c:4564
       __alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:238 [inline]
       alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:261 [inline]
       __kmalloc_large_node+0x7f/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:3911
       __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:3954 [inline]
       __kmalloc_node.cold+0x5/0x5f mm/slub.c:3973
       kmalloc_node include/linux/slab.h:648 [inline]
       kvmalloc_node+0x6f/0x1a0 mm/util.c:634
       kvmalloc include/linux/slab.h:766 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_inode_cache_find fs/ext4/xattr.c:1535 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_inode_lookup_create fs/ext4/xattr.c:1581 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_set_entry+0xdc3/0x3b20 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1718
       ext4_xattr_block_set+0xd07/0x3080 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2037
       ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2654 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2729 [inline]
       ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0xf57/0x1990 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2821
       __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x322/0x450 fs/ext4/inode.c:5789
       ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:5832 [inline]
       __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x55a/0x890 fs/ext4/inode.c:5910
       ext4_delete_inline_entry+0x401/0x5a0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1753
       ext4_delete_entry+0x128/0x480 fs/ext4/namei.c:2719
       __ext4_unlink+0x7c7/0xcb0 fs/ext4/namei.c:3273
       ext4_unlink+0x422/0x610 fs/ext4/namei.c:3321
       vfs_unlink+0x2fb/0x910 fs/namei.c:4335
       do_unlinkat+0x5c0/0x750 fs/namei.c:4399
       __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4442 [inline]
       __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4435 [inline]
       __ia32_sys_unlinkat+0xc1/0x130 fs/namei.c:4435
       do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/common.c:165 [inline]
       __do_fast_syscall_32+0x75/0x120 arch/x86/entry/common.c:386
       do_fast_syscall_32+0x32/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:411
       entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  fs_reclaim --> jbd2_handle --> &ei->xattr_sem

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
                               lock(jbd2_handle);
                               lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
  lock(fs_reclaim);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by syz-executor.1/26537:
 #0: ffff88802a0fa420 (sb_writers#4){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: do_unlinkat+0x1d3/0x750 fs/namei.c:4382
 #1: ffff888028b57200 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#3/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:830 [inline]
 #1: ffff888028b57200 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#3/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_unlinkat+0x288/0x750 fs/namei.c:4386
 #2: ffff888028a54000 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#8){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:795 [inline]
 #2: ffff888028a54000 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#8){++++}-{3:3}, at: vfs_unlink+0xd3/0x910 fs/namei.c:4324
 #3: ffff888028b56ec8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:162 [inline]
 #3: ffff888028b56ec8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:5829 [inline]
 #3: ffff888028b56ec8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x4cf/0x890 fs/ext4/inode.c:5910

stack backtrace:
CPU: 3 PID: 26537 Comm: syz-executor.1 Not tainted 6.9.0-rc7-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:88 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:114
 check_noncircular+0x31a/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2478/0x3b30 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754 [inline]
 lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x560 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5719
 __fs_reclaim_acquire mm/page_alloc.c:3698 [inline]
 fs_reclaim_acquire+0x102/0x160 mm/page_alloc.c:3712
 might_alloc include/linux/sched/mm.h:312 [inline]
 prepare_alloc_pages.constprop.0+0x155/0x560 mm/page_alloc.c:4346
 __alloc_pages+0x194/0x2460 mm/page_alloc.c:4564
 __alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:238 [inline]
 alloc_pages_node include/linux/gfp.h:261 [inline]
 __kmalloc_large_node+0x7f/0x1a0 mm/slub.c:3911
 __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:3954 [inline]
 __kmalloc_node.cold+0x5/0x5f mm/slub.c:3973
 kmalloc_node include/linux/slab.h:648 [inline]
 kvmalloc_node+0x6f/0x1a0 mm/util.c:634
 kvmalloc include/linux/slab.h:766 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_inode_cache_find fs/ext4/xattr.c:1535 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_inode_lookup_create fs/ext4/xattr.c:1581 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_set_entry+0xdc3/0x3b20 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1718
 ext4_xattr_block_set+0xd07/0x3080 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2037
 ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2654 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2729 [inline]
 ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0xf57/0x1990 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2821
 __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x322/0x450 fs/ext4/inode.c:5789
 ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:5832 [inline]
 __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x55a/0x890 fs/ext4/inode.c:5910
 ext4_delete_inline_entry+0x401/0x5a0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1753
 ext4_delete_entry+0x128/0x480 fs/ext4/namei.c:2719
 __ext4_unlink+0x7c7/0xcb0 fs/ext4/namei.c:3273
 ext4_unlink+0x422/0x610 fs/ext4/namei.c:3321
 vfs_unlink+0x2fb/0x910 fs/namei.c:4335
 do_unlinkat+0x5c0/0x750 fs/namei.c:4399
 __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4442 [inline]
 __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4435 [inline]
 __ia32_sys_unlinkat+0xc1/0x130 fs/namei.c:4435
 do_syscall_32_irqs_on arch/x86/entry/common.c:165 [inline]
 __do_fast_syscall_32+0x75/0x120 arch/x86/entry/common.c:386
 do_fast_syscall_32+0x32/0x80 arch/x86/entry/common.c:411
 entry_SYSENTER_compat_after_hwframe+0x84/0x8e
RIP: 0023:0xf729f579
Code: b8 01 10 06 03 74 b4 01 10 07 03 74 b0 01 10 08 03 74 d8 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 51 52 55 89 e5 0f 34 cd 80 <5d> 5a 59 c3 90 90 90 90 8d b4 26 00 00 00 00 8d b4 26 00 00 00 00
RSP: 002b:00000000f5e915ac EFLAGS: 00000292 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000012d
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000007 RCX: 0000000020000000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000292 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
 </TASK>
----------------
Code disassembly (best guess), 2 bytes skipped:
   0:	10 06                	adc    %al,(%rsi)
   2:	03 74 b4 01          	add    0x1(%rsp,%rsi,4),%esi
   6:	10 07                	adc    %al,(%rdi)
   8:	03 74 b0 01          	add    0x1(%rax,%rsi,4),%esi
   c:	10 08                	adc    %cl,(%rax)
   e:	03 74 d8 01          	add    0x1(%rax,%rbx,8),%esi
  1e:	00 51 52             	add    %dl,0x52(%rcx)
  21:	55                   	push   %rbp
  22:	89 e5                	mov    %esp,%ebp
  24:	0f 34                	sysenter
  26:	cd 80                	int    $0x80
* 28:	5d                   	pop    %rbp <-- trapping instruction
  29:	5a                   	pop    %rdx
  2a:	59                   	pop    %rcx
  2b:	c3                   	ret
  2c:	90                   	nop
  2d:	90                   	nop
  2e:	90                   	nop
  2f:	90                   	nop
  30:	8d b4 26 00 00 00 00 	lea    0x0(%rsi,%riz,1),%esi
  37:	8d b4 26 00 00 00 00 	lea    0x0(%rsi,%riz,1),%esi

Crashes (3):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2024/05/06 19:36 upstream dd5a440a31fa d884b519 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in __ext4_mark_inode_dirty
2024/04/25 12:19 upstream e88c4cfcb7b8 8bdc0f22 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in __ext4_mark_inode_dirty
2024/03/14 03:31 upstream e5e038b7ae9d f919f202 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 possible deadlock in __ext4_mark_inode_dirty
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.