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possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/11/11 11:50
Subsystems: hfs
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Reported-by: syzbot+4cba2fd444e9a16ae758@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 488d, last: 1d18h
Cause bisection: the issue happens on the oldest tested release (bisect log)
Crash: possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (log)
Repro: C syz .config
  
Discussions (4)
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[syzbot] Monthly hfs report (Mar 2026) 0 (1) 2026/03/03 08:06
[syzbot] Monthly hfs report (Jan 2026) 0 (1) 2026/01/29 10:20
[syzbot] Monthly hfs report (Dec 2025) 0 (1) 2025/12/29 10:22
[syzbot] [hfs?] possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (2) 3 (7) 2024/11/12 05:59
Similar bugs (12)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (3) 4 4 139d 142d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/01/30 04:03
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend origin:upstream missing-backport 4 C done 2760 584d 1093d 3/3 fixed on 2024/09/08 06:54
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (3) 4 10 118d 140d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/01/21 08:03
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (2) 4 7 462d 513d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/03/13 03:31
linux-4.14 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend hfsplus 4 C 3 1101d 1167d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2022/12/29 06:07
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend origin:upstream 4 C error 4 27d 145d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/10/16 15:40
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend missing-backport origin:lts-only 4 C done 3439 568d 1095d 3/3 fixed on 2024/09/23 09:27
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (4) 4 C 11 20d 27d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/02/11 15:48
linux-4.19 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend hfsplus 4 C 258 1100d 1200d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2022/11/26 10:00
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (4) 4 3 27d 27d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/02/11 01:52
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend (2) 4 2 422d 422d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/22 11:08
upstream possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend hfs 4 C error done 31659 512d 1200d 28/29 fixed on 2024/10/21 12:45
Last patch testing requests (4)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2024/11/21 15:35 13m retest repro upstream report log
2024/11/12 05:39 19m eadavis@qq.com patch upstream OK log
2024/11/11 13:11 13m eadavis@qq.com patch upstream report log
2024/11/11 12:35 14m eadavis@qq.com patch upstream report log

Sample crash report:
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
6.16.0-rc7-syzkaller-00034-g25fae0b93d1d #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
syz-executor245/5839 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888024c60108 (&HFSPLUS_I(inode)->extents_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hfsplus_file_extend+0x1fc/0x1990 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:458

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88807a138108 (&HFSPLUS_I(inode)->extents_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hfsplus_file_extend+0x1fc/0x1990 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:458

other info that might help us debug this:
 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0
       ----
  lock(&HFSPLUS_I(inode)->extents_lock);
  lock(&HFSPLUS_I(inode)->extents_lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

 May be due to missing lock nesting notation

4 locks held by syz-executor245/5839:
 #0: ffff888033aa4428 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:3096 [inline]
 #0: ffff888033aa4428 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: vfs_write+0x211/0xa90 fs/read_write.c:682
 #1: ffff88807a1382f8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#14){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline]
 #1: ffff88807a1382f8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#14){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: generic_file_write_iter+0xe3/0x540 mm/filemap.c:4252
 #2: ffff88807a138108 (&HFSPLUS_I(inode)->extents_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hfsplus_file_extend+0x1fc/0x1990 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:458
 #3: ffff888033aa60b0 (&tree->tree_lock/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hfsplus_find_init+0x15a/0x1d0 fs/hfsplus/bfind.c:28

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5839 Comm: syz-executor245 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc7-syzkaller-00034-g25fae0b93d1d #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_deadlock_bug+0x28b/0x2a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3044
 check_deadlock kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3096 [inline]
 validate_chain+0x1a3f/0x2140 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3898
 __lock_acquire+0xab9/0xd20 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5240
 lock_acquire+0x120/0x360 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5871
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:602 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x182/0xe80 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
 hfsplus_file_extend+0x1fc/0x1990 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:458
 hfsplus_bmap_reserve+0x122/0x500 fs/hfsplus/btree.c:358
 __hfsplus_ext_write_extent+0x28d/0x5b0 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:104
 __hfsplus_ext_cache_extent+0x89/0xe30 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:186
 hfsplus_ext_read_extent fs/hfsplus/extents.c:218 [inline]
 hfsplus_file_extend+0x444/0x1990 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:462
 hfsplus_get_block+0x411/0x1530 fs/hfsplus/extents.c:245
 __block_write_begin_int+0x6b2/0x1900 fs/buffer.c:2151
 block_write_begin fs/buffer.c:2262 [inline]
 cont_write_begin+0x789/0xb50 fs/buffer.c:2601
 hfsplus_write_begin+0x66/0xb0 fs/hfsplus/inode.c:46
 cont_expand_zero fs/buffer.c:2528 [inline]
 cont_write_begin+0x2fa/0xb50 fs/buffer.c:2591
 hfsplus_write_begin+0x66/0xb0 fs/hfsplus/inode.c:46
 generic_perform_write+0x2c7/0x910 mm/filemap.c:4112
 generic_file_write_iter+0x10f/0x540 mm/filemap.c:4255
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline]
 vfs_write+0x548/0xa90 fs/read_write.c:686
 ksys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:793 [inline]
 __do_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:801 [inline]
 __se_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:798 [inline]
 __x64_sys_pwrite64+0x193/0x220 fs/read_write.c:798
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f97619666f9
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 61 17 00 00 90 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 b8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007fffe323afa8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000012
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000200000000000 RCX: 00007f97619666f9
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 00002000000005c0 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 0031656c69662f2e R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00000000000b15f8
R10: 000000000004fed0 R11: 

Crashes (852):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/07/24 16:29 upstream 25fae0b93d1d 65d60d73 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2025/06/22 14:51 upstream 739a6c93cc75 d6cdfb8a .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2025/06/15 15:14 upstream 8c6bc74c7f89 5f4b362d .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2025/01/15 11:33 upstream 619f0b6fad52 7315a7cf .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2025/11/01 18:20 upstream ba36dd5ee6fd 2c50b6a9 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2025/07/09 08:58 upstream 733923397fd9 f4e5e155 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2025/04/26 14:40 upstream f1a3944c860b c6b4fb39 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2024/11/26 12:39 upstream 7eef7e306d3c e9a9a9f2 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2024/11/07 15:33 upstream ff7afaeca1a1 867e44df .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/01/31 22:50 linux-next 4c87cdd03284 35764559 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2025/12/25 16:44 linux-next cc3aa43b44bd d6526ea3 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/01/23 08:18 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 59e4d31a0470 82c9c083 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/28 23:45 upstream 2f9339c052bd 43249bac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/24 17:11 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/13 19:48 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/11 03:00 upstream dc855b77719f 441e25b7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/10 16:33 upstream 72c395024dac 91d776d3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/09 02:01 upstream 014441d1e4b2 5cb44a80 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/08 10:18 upstream c23719abc330 5cb44a80 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/08 00:33 upstream 4ae12d8bd9a8 5cb44a80 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/07 02:36 upstream 651690480a96 5cb44a80 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/06 08:18 upstream 5ee8dbf54602 31e9c887 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/06 05:39 upstream 5ee8dbf54602 31e9c887 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/05 15:44 upstream c107785c7e8d d20b04c8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/05 15:44 upstream c107785c7e8d d20b04c8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/04 15:43 upstream 0031c06807cf e6b6b96b .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/03 17:39 upstream af4e9ef3d784 4180d919 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/03 06:45 upstream af4e9ef3d784 28b83e23 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/02 07:18 upstream 39c633261414 43249bac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/02 02:54 upstream 39c633261414 43249bac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/03/01 16:54 upstream eb71ab2bf722 43249bac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/28 01:37 upstream a75cb869a8cc 2cf092b8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/27 05:56 upstream 3f4a08e64442 a2f13f71 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/24 19:59 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/24 13:22 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/23 01:22 upstream 189f164e573e 6e7b5511 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/22 09:03 upstream 32a92f8c8932 6e7b5511 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/20 19:59 upstream 8bf22c33e7a1 741f5161 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/20 01:21 upstream 2b7a25df823d 73a252ac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/19 12:37 upstream 956b9cbd7f15 746545b8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/19 10:57 upstream 956b9cbd7f15 746545b8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/18 07:25 upstream 2961f841b025 39751c21 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/18 06:13 upstream 2961f841b025 39751c21 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/17 14:44 upstream 970296997869 e439b951 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/17 01:48 upstream 0f2acd3148e0 5d52cba5 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/14 22:44 upstream 3e48a11675c5 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/14 15:35 upstream 770aaedb461a 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/14 15:35 upstream 770aaedb461a 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/14 09:15 upstream 770aaedb461a 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/14 04:17 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/14 00:52 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/13 23:19 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/13 00:04 upstream 37a93dd5c49b 504cb1bf .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/12 19:06 upstream 37a93dd5c49b 504cb1bf .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/10 05:54 upstream 8a5203c630c6 4ab09a02 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/10 05:54 upstream 8a5203c630c6 4ab09a02 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/09 18:59 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/08 15:48 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/08 14:00 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/07 03:48 upstream 2687c848e578 f20fc9f9 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/06 13:53 upstream b7ff7151e653 97745f52 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/06 09:07 upstream 8fdb05de0e2d f03c4191 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
2026/02/06 02:54 upstream 8fdb05de0e2d f03c4191 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in hfsplus_file_extend
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.