possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/07/25 16:49
Reported-by: syzbot+22a2e230e9367df26d4a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 107d, last: 2d00h
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir origin:upstream 4 syz, C 131 5d07h 107d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/25 09:00
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir origin:upstream 4 syz, C 113 1d00h 107d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/24 22:09
upstream possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir prio:low fs 4 syz, C error 3903 1h09m 104d 27/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/28 13:31

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.2129/12452 is trying to acquire lock:
ffffffff8eb20570 (&subsys->su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_rmdir+0x63c/0x980 fs/configfs/dir.c:1561

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88807f96b910 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff88807f96b910 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{3:3}, at: vfs_rmdir+0xee/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:4252

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{3:3}
:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x157/0x460 fs/configfs/dir.c:1260
       usbg_make_tpg+0x1e1/0x550 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1347
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa4/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:947
       configfs_mkdir+0x515/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1365
       vfs_mkdir+0x2a5/0x470 fs/namei.c:4180
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4203
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4218 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4216 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4216
       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

-> #1 (tpg_instances_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x135/0xce0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       usbg_make_tpg+0xf9/0x550 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1324
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa4/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:947
       configfs_mkdir+0x515/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1365
       vfs_mkdir+0x2a5/0x470 fs/namei.c:4180
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4203
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4218 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4216 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4216
       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 (&subsys->su_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+0x135/0xce0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       configfs_rmdir+0x63c/0x980 fs/configfs/dir.c:1561
       vfs_rmdir+0x352/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:4263
       do_rmdir+0x29f/0x590 fs/namei.c:4322
       __do_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:4341 [inline]
       __se_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:4339 [inline]
       __x64_sys_rmdir+0x49/0x50 fs/namei.c:4339
       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:

Chain exists of:
  &subsys->su_mutex --> tpg_instances_lock --> &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21);
                               lock(tpg_instances_lock);
                               lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21);
  lock(&subsys->su_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.0.2129/12452:
 #0: ffff888141a96418 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:412
 #1: ffff8880213fc160 (&default_group_class[depth - 1]#7/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:839 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880213fc160 (&default_group_class[depth - 1]#7/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_rmdir+0x1c6/0x590 fs/namei.c:4310
 #2: ffff88807f96b910 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #2: ffff88807f96b910 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){++++}-{3:3}, at: vfs_rmdir+0xee/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:4252

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 12452 Comm: syz.0.2129 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/15/2026
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+0x135/0xce0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
 configfs_rmdir+0x63c/0x980 fs/configfs/dir.c:1561
 vfs_rmdir+0x352/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:4263
 do_rmdir+0x29f/0x590 fs/namei.c:4322
 __do_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:4341 [inline]
 __se_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:4339 [inline]
 __x64_sys_rmdir+0x49/0x50 fs/namei.c:4339
 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: 0033:0x7f0d3899fb19
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:00007f0d3636e028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000054
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f0d38c26360 RCX: 00007f0d3899fb19
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000200000000280
RBP: 00007f0d38a37b70 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f0d38c263f8 R14: 00007f0d38c26360 R15: 00007ffe693f47f8
 </TASK>
config_item rd_mcp_0: cleaning up
CORE_HBA[1] - Detached Ramdisk HBA: 0 from Generic Target Core
CORE_HBA[1] - Detached HBA from Generic Target Core
kcov: kcov_task_exit: t = ffff888024cebc00, kcov->t = ffff888024cebc00

Crashes (94):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/11/07 16:52 linux-6.6.y 5139929c698c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/11/02 13:49 linux-6.6.y b5a1dc3ad482 6969b601 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/28 15:53 linux-6.6.y 0aebf2870d53 858db2ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/22 01:21 linux-6.6.y 0aebf2870d53 4ba27f85 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/21 15:53 linux-6.6.y 0aebf2870d53 61c200c7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/19 20:04 linux-6.6.y cecd39af8a1a 72cdc28d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/17 12:42 linux-6.6.y cecd39af8a1a 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/17 04:12 linux-6.6.y cecd39af8a1a 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/14 17:14 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 1a71827b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/14 01:26 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 7321cd29 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/13 13:08 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 5a1eeac4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/12 03:45 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/11 20:19 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/07 14:20 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 6520ecdb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/06 04:38 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c f7710056 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/05 21:23 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c af63e995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/03 19:45 linux-6.6.y a91a6aa9253c 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/03 05:40 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 57bbd979 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/10/02 06:26 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 6d32eb1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/27 22:10 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 a3c7249d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/26 07:35 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 a3c7249d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/26 07:26 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 a3c7249d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/24 07:15 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 0281b448 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/23 07:24 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 5207b90e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/21 19:52 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/21 01:05 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/19 20:23 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/18 20:27 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/18 14:37 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 853b104b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/15 21:48 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 2daa4bb5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/15 19:56 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 2daa4bb5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/15 01:08 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/14 18:38 linux-6.6.y 79643295eba1 81a27d1a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/14 11:49 linux-6.6.y 8b73de7da85f 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/13 02:18 linux-6.6.y 8b73de7da85f 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/12 05:51 linux-6.6.y 8b73de7da85f 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/07 02:23 linux-6.6.y 8b73de7da85f 4f7b22a0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/03 01:44 linux-6.6.y 8b73de7da85f 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/09/02 20:33 linux-6.6.y 8b73de7da85f 85995287 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/24 16:14 linux-6.6.y dc6160265ffc b55bd4c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/24 16:14 linux-6.6.y dc6160265ffc b55bd4c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/19 04:52 linux-6.6.y d27334b2888c 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/16 02:59 linux-6.6.y d27334b2888c 746171ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/11 17:31 linux-6.6.y d27334b2888c 71790083 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/10 12:52 linux-6.6.y d27334b2888c 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 14:31 linux-6.6.y 6436c12a2ced 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/09 09:19 linux-6.6.y 6436c12a2ced 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/08 12:11 linux-6.6.y 6436c12a2ced 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/08 10:17 linux-6.6.y 6436c12a2ced 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/08/08 10:17 linux-6.6.y 6436c12a2ced 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/29 11:14 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/27 22:09 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/27 22:09 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/26 05:05 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
2026/07/25 16:48 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_rmdir
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.