possible deadlock in do_qc

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/17 09:35
Reported-by: syzbot+0523e0803f6b4091fb43@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 514d, last: 3d11h
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in do_qc gfs2 4 785 822d 950d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/10/22 09:11
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in do_qc 4 1067 5d00h 929d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2024/04/27 22:18
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in do_qc origin:lts-only 4 syz, C 1922 3d14h 929d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/04/28 01:25

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.1.48/6174 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88807f2c0ae8 (&sdp->sd_quota_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_qc+0xa1/0x5f0 fs/gfs2/quota.c:690

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888060a520c8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: sweep_bh_for_rgrps fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1556 [inline]
ffff888060a520c8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: punch_hole+0x1c8e/0x2e00 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1880

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       __gfs2_iomap_get+0x168/0x1390 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:862
       gfs2_iomap_get+0xef/0x170 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1440
       bh_get+0x251/0x760 fs/gfs2/quota.c:402
       qdsb_get+0x210/0x330 fs/gfs2/quota.c:536
       gfs2_quota_hold+0x191/0x5c0 fs/gfs2/quota.c:616
       punch_hole+0xa0d/0x2e00 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1841
       gfs2_iomap_end+0x4a5/0x7b0 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1188
       iomap_iter+0x203/0xe70 fs/iomap/iter.c:79
       iomap_file_buffered_write+0xbc8/0xda0 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1007
       gfs2_file_buffered_write+0x4ea/0x850 fs/gfs2/file.c:1064
       gfs2_file_write_iter+0x43d/0xe90 fs/gfs2/file.c:1162
       call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2019 [inline]
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x474/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:584
       ksys_write+0x151/0x260 fs/read_write.c:637
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&sdp->sd_quota_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3162 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3281 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3897 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x3a07/0x7eb0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       do_qc+0xa1/0x5f0 fs/gfs2/quota.c:690
       gfs2_quota_change+0x28f/0x7a0 fs/gfs2/quota.c:1290
       punch_hole+0x282f/0x2e00 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1981
       gfs2_iomap_end+0x4a5/0x7b0 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1188
       iomap_iter+0x203/0xe70 fs/iomap/iter.c:79
       iomap_file_buffered_write+0xbc8/0xda0 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1007
       gfs2_file_buffered_write+0x4ea/0x850 fs/gfs2/file.c:1064
       gfs2_file_write_iter+0x43d/0xe90 fs/gfs2/file.c:1162
       call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2019 [inline]
       new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
       vfs_write+0x474/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:584
       ksys_write+0x151/0x260 fs/read_write.c:637
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
                               lock(&sdp->sd_quota_mutex);
                               lock(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
  lock(&sdp->sd_quota_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

6 locks held by syz.1.48/6174:
 #0: ffff8880221934c8 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __fdget_pos+0x2a3/0x330 fs/file.c:1040
 #1: ffff888027082418 (sb_writers#14){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x21e/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:580
 #2: ffff888060a51c40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #2: ffff888060a51c40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: gfs2_file_write_iter+0x364/0xe90 fs/gfs2/file.c:1119
 #3: ffff888027082608 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: gfs2_trans_begin+0x6f/0xe0 fs/gfs2/trans.c:118
 #4: ffff88807f2c1060 (&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: __gfs2_trans_begin+0x537/0x8b0 fs/gfs2/trans.c:87
 #5: ffff888060a520c8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: sweep_bh_for_rgrps fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1556 [inline]
 #5: ffff888060a520c8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: punch_hole+0x1c8e/0x2e00 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1880

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 6174 Comm: syz.1.48 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/07/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x18c/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2fc/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2215
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3162 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3281 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3897 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x3a07/0x7eb0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x135/0xc80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
 do_qc+0xa1/0x5f0 fs/gfs2/quota.c:690
 gfs2_quota_change+0x28f/0x7a0 fs/gfs2/quota.c:1290
 punch_hole+0x282f/0x2e00 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1981
 gfs2_iomap_end+0x4a5/0x7b0 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1188
 iomap_iter+0x203/0xe70 fs/iomap/iter.c:79
 iomap_file_buffered_write+0xbc8/0xda0 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:1007
 gfs2_file_buffered_write+0x4ea/0x850 fs/gfs2/file.c:1064
 gfs2_file_write_iter+0x43d/0xe90 fs/gfs2/file.c:1162
 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2019 [inline]
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x474/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:584
 ksys_write+0x151/0x260 fs/read_write.c:637
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f282bb9f559
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:00007f282ca76028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000001
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f282be25fa0 RCX: 00007f282bb9f559
RDX: 00000000fffffdab RSI: 0000200000005580 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f282bc36b20 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f282be26038 R14: 00007f282be25fa0 R15: 00007ffe07566a28
 </TASK>

Crashes (274):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/10/24 08:19 linux-6.6.y 0aebf2870d53 1d9ca40b .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/10 01:24 linux-6.6.y 5139929c698c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/09 15:26 linux-6.6.y 5139929c698c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/09 01:54 linux-6.6.y 5139929c698c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/09 01:51 linux-6.6.y 5139929c698c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/31 03:05 linux-6.6.y b5a1dc3ad482 0ec395f8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/31 00:58 linux-6.6.y b5a1dc3ad482 0ec395f8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/28 01:56 linux-6.6.y 0aebf2870d53 96923c60 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/24 02:08 linux-6.6.y 0aebf2870d53 1d9ca40b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/19 09:35 linux-6.6.y cecd39af8a1a 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/15 09:55 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/13 16:01 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 5a1eeac4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/11 19:26 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/08 13:34 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 4f6a9fcf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/09/24 10:33 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 0281b448 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/09/24 10:33 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 0281b448 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/08/31 10:51 linux-6.6.y a4a971135a2f 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/08/31 07:41 linux-6.6.y a4a971135a2f 2f52988a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/08/07 02:04 linux-6.6.y 80dfb0405055 c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/08/03 08:03 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/07/31 05:02 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/07/31 03:56 linux-6.6.y a1153c0deb44 aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/06/07 19:16 linux-6.6.y 924b4a879cbb cc095639 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/06/03 19:51 linux-6.6.y 924b4a879cbb 234057e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/06/03 08:51 linux-6.6.y 924b4a879cbb 3c0d2131 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/05/30 15:25 linux-6.6.y 0a40c6fbd105 6b4a8443 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/05/20 18:30 linux-6.6.y eac8889a3a1c 62fb93a2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/05/18 08:25 linux-6.6.y eac8889a3a1c de5aae85 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/05/17 10:21 linux-6.6.y 4d922539ad7d de5aae85 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/05/03 01:03 linux-6.6.y 258cf62a6dfd a0d91488 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/04/25 18:30 linux-6.6.y 9760bf04666d 9c2d0995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/04/19 00:50 linux-6.6.y 9760bf04666d 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/04/18 18:06 linux-6.6.y 9760bf04666d 303e2802 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/04/15 20:47 linux-6.6.y 8cee53b8eaeb c441f497 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/04/13 04:10 linux-6.6.y 8cee53b8eaeb 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/04/08 11:10 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 2c961e87 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/30 16:42 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 dcaebc52 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/30 05:28 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 b5ceaad2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/29 18:19 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 b5ceaad2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/29 07:13 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 b5ceaad2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/29 07:02 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 b5ceaad2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/19 05:41 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 0199f9a1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/12 21:25 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 4efadf07 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/12 17:12 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 4efadf07 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/03/06 18:45 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 41d8037d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2025/06/17 09:34 linux-6.6.y c2603c511feb cfebc887 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.