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possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/05/25 15:38
Subsystems: ocfs2
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Reported-by: syzbot+0cc53e247e48f3b60f4d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 6d22h, last: 3h48m
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[syzbot] [ocfs2?] possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2) 0 (1) 2026/05/25 15:38
Similar bugs (7)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2) 4 18 3d19h 211d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/10/29 05:09
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan origin:upstream 4 C 110 6d17h 335d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/26 20:15
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan 4 1 507d 507d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/16 07:13
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (3) 4 5 25d 183d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/11/25 22:40
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2) 4 1 339d 339d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/10/01 09:47
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan 4 4 437d 532d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/25 04:24
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan ocfs2 4 C inconclusive 7741 7d06h 602d 29/29 fixed on 2026/05/21 07:50

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.6.1238/17942 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88805f841c40 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
ffff88805f841c40 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12e/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2728

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805f8d9c40 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
ffff88805f8d9c40 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4840 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:882

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
       ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4840 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:882
       ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata_blocks+0x415/0x9a0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1078
       ocfs2_mknod+0x10f3/0x2260 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:351
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x181/0x460 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:660
       vfs_mkdir+0x40b/0x630 fs/namei.c:5261
       filename_mkdirat+0x289/0x520 fs/namei.c:5294
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5315 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat+0x35/0x150 fs/namei.c:5312
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #1 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       down_write+0x3a/0x50 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
       ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:733 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:896 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1157 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1539/0x4390 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1299
       evict+0x61e/0xb10 fs/inode.c:841
       d_delete_notify include/linux/fsnotify.h:377 [inline]
       vfs_rmdir+0x42d/0x6f0 fs/namei.c:5379
       filename_rmdir+0x292/0x520 fs/namei.c:5421
       __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:5596 [inline]
       __se_sys_unlinkat+0x71/0x1a0 fs/namei.c:5589
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_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_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+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE] --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE] --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]);
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE]);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.6.1238/17942:
 #0: ffff888039acc480 (sb_writers#23){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2724 [inline]
 #0: ffff888039acc480 (sb_writers#23){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_writev+0x2b0/0x9a0 fs/read_write.c:1057
 #1: ffff88805fa2df40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#33){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
 #1: ffff88805fa2df40 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#33){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x42c/0x1e70 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2406
 #2: ffff88805f8d9c40 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:1029 [inline]
 #2: ffff88805f8d9c40 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4840 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:882

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 17942 Comm: syz.6.1238 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_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+0x174/0x580 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f1e3728ce59
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:00007f1e354e6028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000148
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f1e37505fa0 RCX: 00007f1e3728ce59
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000200000000240 RDI: 000000000000000b
RBP: 00007f1e37322d6f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000003
R10: 0000000000007a00 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f1e37506038 R14: 00007f1e37505fa0 R15: 00007ffdf9173eb8
 </TASK>

Crashes (39):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/05/28 09:55 upstream eb3f4b7426cf 4c36e7e5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 23:07 upstream d60ec36cab33 2b01f00e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 17:32 upstream e8c2f9fdadee a3e47276 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 17:30 upstream e8c2f9fdadee a3e47276 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 17:29 upstream e8c2f9fdadee a3e47276 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 17:29 upstream e8c2f9fdadee a3e47276 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 14:03 upstream e8c2f9fdadee a3e47276 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/25 17:43 upstream e7ae89a0c97c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/25 14:08 upstream e7ae89a0c97c c69befb3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 20:54 upstream eb3f4b7426cf cb4e87ff .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 20:54 upstream eb3f4b7426cf cb4e87ff .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 20:44 upstream eb3f4b7426cf cb4e87ff .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 20:43 upstream eb3f4b7426cf cb4e87ff .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 16:06 upstream eb3f4b7426cf cb4e87ff .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 16:06 upstream eb3f4b7426cf cb4e87ff .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 00:39 upstream d60ec36cab33 2b01f00e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/27 00:39 upstream d60ec36cab33 2b01f00e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 19:01 upstream d60ec36cab33 2b0043b4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 19:01 upstream d60ec36cab33 2b0043b4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 07:25 upstream e8c2f9fdadee c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/26 07:25 upstream e8c2f9fdadee c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/25 19:16 upstream e7ae89a0c97c c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/24 13:55 upstream 4cbfe4502e3d c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/24 13:55 upstream 4cbfe4502e3d c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/24 01:44 upstream 79bd2dded182 c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/24 01:44 upstream 79bd2dded182 c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/23 10:41 upstream cca95436be15 c69befb3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/22 22:11 upstream 6779b50faa56 e16cf9f3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/22 22:11 upstream 6779b50faa56 e16cf9f3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/22 19:50 upstream 6779b50faa56 e16cf9f3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/22 19:50 upstream 6779b50faa56 e16cf9f3 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/22 10:51 upstream 758c807bb943 70ae9b03 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/22 10:51 upstream 758c807bb943 70ae9b03 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/21 19:14 upstream 8bc67e4db64a 747d777d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/21 19:14 upstream 8bc67e4db64a 747d777d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/21 17:41 upstream 8bc67e4db64a 747d777d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/21 17:41 upstream 8bc67e4db64a 747d777d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/21 15:26 upstream 8bc67e4db64a 747d777d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/21 15:26 upstream 8bc67e4db64a 747d777d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.