possible deadlock in dquot_acquire

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/11/12 09:27
Reported-by: syzbot+1f19abf2adf7cc370bb5@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1d03h, last: 1d03h

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.2.661/7262 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff0000fa6f20a8 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: dquot_acquire+0x60/0x4b8 fs/quota/dquot.c:488

but task is already holding lock:
ffff0000f518c990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0xfec/0x125c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:461

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #4 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}:
       wait_transaction_locked+0x184/0x23c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:177
       add_transaction_credits+0x104/0xaf0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:-1
       start_this_handle+0x4dc/0x125c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:422
       jbd2__journal_start+0x288/0x530 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:520
       jbd2_journal_start+0x3c/0x4c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:559
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x398/0x6f4 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:376
       ocfs2_free_cached_clusters fs/ocfs2/alloc.c:6506 [inline]
       ocfs2_run_deallocs+0xf08/0x14b0 fs/ocfs2/alloc.c:6569
       ocfs2_commit_truncate+0x137c/0x1980 fs/ocfs2/alloc.c:7375
       ocfs2_truncate_file+0xc04/0x14dc fs/ocfs2/file.c:505
       ocfs2_setattr+0x12a0/0x1950 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1212
       notify_change+0xb5c/0xe20 fs/attr.c:499
       do_truncate+0x188/0x20c fs/open.c:65
       do_sys_ftruncate+0x284/0x318 fs/open.c:193
       __do_sys_ftruncate fs/open.c:204 [inline]
       __se_sys_ftruncate fs/open.c:202 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_ftruncate+0x60/0x74 fs/open.c:202
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

-> #3 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x64/0x300 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x38c/0x6f4 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374
       ocfs2_block_group_alloc fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:703 [inline]
       ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x6a8/0x3d40 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:850
       ocfs2_reserve_new_inode+0x3c0/0xb58 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1090
       ocfs2_mknod+0x7d8/0x212c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:304
       ocfs2_create+0x19c/0x51c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:676
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3533 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3601 [inline]
       path_openat+0xda8/0x27a0 fs/namei.c:3835
       do_filp_open+0x198/0x38c fs/namei.c:3865
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x3fc fs/open.c:1320
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_openat+0x11c/0x150 fs/open.c:1347
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

-> #2 (sb_internal#3){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
       __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1897 [inline]
       sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:2019 [inline]
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x20c/0x6f4 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x5d0/0xab0 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:848
       dqget+0x638/0xa98 fs/quota/dquot.c:1013
       __dquot_initialize+0x2e4/0xb30 fs/quota/dquot.c:1542
       dquot_initialize+0x24/0x34 fs/quota/dquot.c:1604
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x140/0x1b4 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x7f8/0x212c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:311
       ocfs2_create+0x19c/0x51c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:676
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3533 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3601 [inline]
       path_openat+0xda8/0x27a0 fs/namei.c:3835
       do_filp_open+0x198/0x38c fs/namei.c:3865
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x3fc fs/open.c:1320
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_openat+0x11c/0x150 fs/open.c:1347
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

-> #1 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_create_local_dquot+0x140/0x1444 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:1224
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x6dc/0xab0 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:871
       dqget+0x638/0xa98 fs/quota/dquot.c:1013
       __dquot_initialize+0x2e4/0xb30 fs/quota/dquot.c:1542
       dquot_initialize+0x24/0x34 fs/quota/dquot.c:1604
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x140/0x1b4 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x7f8/0x212c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:311
       ocfs2_create+0x19c/0x51c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:676
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3533 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3601 [inline]
       path_openat+0xda8/0x27a0 fs/namei.c:3835
       do_filp_open+0x198/0x38c fs/namei.c:3865
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x3fc fs/open.c:1320
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_openat+0x11c/0x150 fs/open.c:1347
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

-> #0 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{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+0x3504/0x7280 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
       lock_acquire+0x210/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
       __mutex_lock_common+0x1a0/0x1f88 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
       __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
       dquot_acquire+0x60/0x4b8 fs/quota/dquot.c:488
       ext4_acquire_dquot+0x270/0x420 fs/ext4/super.c:6844
       dqget+0x638/0xa98 fs/quota/dquot.c:1013
       __dquot_initialize+0x2e4/0xb30 fs/quota/dquot.c:1542
       dquot_initialize+0x24/0x34 fs/quota/dquot.c:1604
       ext4_unlink+0x150/0x714 fs/ext4/namei.c:3365
       vfs_unlink+0x2e0/0x4f4 fs/namei.c:4377
       do_unlinkat+0x318/0x504 fs/namei.c:4445
       __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4488 [inline]
       __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4481 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_unlinkat+0xe0/0xfc fs/namei.c:4481
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &dquot->dq_lock --> &journal->j_trans_barrier --> jbd2_handle

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  rlock(jbd2_handle);
                               lock(&journal->j_trans_barrier);
                               lock(jbd2_handle);
  lock(&dquot->dq_lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by syz.2.661/7262:
 #0: ffff0000dcf62460 (sb_writers#3){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x44/0x9c fs/namespace.c:402
 #1: ffff0000e1ae6850 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#3/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:799 [inline]
 #1: ffff0000e1ae6850 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#3/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_unlinkat+0x184/0x504 fs/namei.c:4428
 #2: ffff0000e1ae5440 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#10){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:764 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000e1ae5440 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#10){++++}-{3:3}, at: vfs_unlink+0xd0/0x4f4 fs/namei.c:4366
 #3: ffff0000f518c990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0xfec/0x125c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:461

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 7262 Comm: syz.2.661 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/06/2026
Call trace:
 dump_backtrace+0x1c4/0x1f0 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:158
 show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:165
 __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:88
 dump_stack_lvl+0xf4/0x15c lib/dump_stack.c:106
 dump_stack+0x1c/0x5c lib/dump_stack.c:113
 print_circular_bug+0x148/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2088
 check_noncircular+0x290/0x370 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+0x3504/0x7280 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
 lock_acquire+0x210/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
 __mutex_lock_common+0x1a0/0x1f88 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
 dquot_acquire+0x60/0x4b8 fs/quota/dquot.c:488
 ext4_acquire_dquot+0x270/0x420 fs/ext4/super.c:6844
 dqget+0x638/0xa98 fs/quota/dquot.c:1013
 __dquot_initialize+0x2e4/0xb30 fs/quota/dquot.c:1542
 dquot_initialize+0x24/0x34 fs/quota/dquot.c:1604
 ext4_unlink+0x150/0x714 fs/ext4/namei.c:3365
 vfs_unlink+0x2e0/0x4f4 fs/namei.c:4377
 do_unlinkat+0x318/0x504 fs/namei.c:4445
 __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4488 [inline]
 __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4481 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_unlinkat+0xe0/0xfc fs/namei.c:4481
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
 el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
 do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
 el0_svc+0x58/0x12c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/11/12 09:26 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 8d68b303 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in dquot_acquire
2026/11/12 09:26 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 8d68b303 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in dquot_acquire
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.