possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/12/20 23:03
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+55a4f0c293a8380cba64@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 244d, last: 19h54m
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2026/04/26 linux-5.15.y (ToT) b9d57c40a767 C [report] possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/04/26 upstream (ToT) 897d54018cc9 C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit 4 29 424d 622d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/09/29 15:37
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit 4 2 141d 158d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/07/12 02:17
upstream possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit ext4 4 syz, C done 429 1247d 1270d 22/29 fixed on 2023/06/08 14:41
Fix bisection attempts (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/04/27 18:06 13m fix candidate upstream error job log

Sample crash report:
(syz-executor,4298,0):ocfs2_replay_truncate_records:5974 ERROR: status = -30
(syz-executor,4298,0):__ocfs2_flush_truncate_log:6055 ERROR: status = -30
(syz-executor,4298,0):ocfs2_sync_fs:405 ERROR: status = -30
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
syz-executor/4298 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88807a9fe990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: jbd2_log_wait_commit+0x155/0x4e0 fs/jbd2/journal.c:697

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88807a9fe990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0x12d5/0x1560 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:462

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

       CPU0
       ----
  lock(jbd2_handle);
  lock(jbd2_handle);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

 May be due to missing lock nesting notation

4 locks held by syz-executor/4298:
 #0: ffff88807a55c0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#54){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: deactivate_super+0xa0/0xd0 fs/super.c:365
 #1: ffff88807a55c650 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ocfs2_replay_truncate_records fs/ocfs2/alloc.c:5938 [inline]
 #1: ffff88807a55c650 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log+0x49f/0x1110 fs/ocfs2/alloc.c:6052
 #2: ffff888023b24ce8 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_start_trans+0x3a6/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374
 #3: ffff88807a9fe990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0x12d5/0x1560 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:462

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 4298 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 __lock_acquire+0x1247/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 jbd2_log_wait_commit+0x171/0x4e0 fs/jbd2/journal.c:697
 ocfs2_sync_fs+0x21d/0x330 fs/ocfs2/super.c:413
 sync_filesystem+0x1be/0x220 fs/sync.c:66
 generic_shutdown_super+0x6b/0x300 fs/super.c:448
 kill_block_super+0x7c/0xe0 fs/super.c:1427
 deactivate_locked_super+0x93/0xf0 fs/super.c:335
 cleanup_mnt+0x426/0x4d0 fs/namespace.c:1148
 task_work_run+0x125/0x1a0 kernel/task_work.c:188
 tracehook_notify_resume include/linux/tracehook.h:189 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x10f/0x130 kernel/entry/common.c:181
 exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:214
 __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:296 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x16/0x40 kernel/entry/common.c:307
 do_syscall_64+0x58/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:86
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f63a6df9317
Code: a2 c7 05 dc 43 25 00 00 00 00 00 eb 96 e8 e1 12 00 00 90 31 f6 e9 09 00 00 00 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 b8 a6 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 01 c3 48 c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8
RSP: 002b:00007ffdd3390748 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a6
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f63a6e8e474 RCX: 00007f63a6df9317
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000009 RDI: 00007ffdd3390800
RBP: 00007ffdd3390800 R08: 00007ffdd3391800 R09: 00000000ffffffff
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffdd3391890
R13: 00007f63a6e8e474 R14: 0000000000014dcb R15: 00007ffdd33918d0
 </TASK>

Crashes (668):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/14 20:31 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 6f9b3e89 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/12 12:30 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db f8d35649 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/05/03 06:26 linux-5.15.y ef251c45f1cd a0d91488 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/05/02 01:45 linux-5.15.y ef251c45f1cd 753c55b9 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/04/26 17:47 linux-5.15.y b9d57c40a767 9c2d0995 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/04/25 10:07 linux-5.15.y b9d57c40a767 9c2d0995 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/22 01:03 linux-5.15.y 0eb903b5b519 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/19 18:29 linux-5.15.y 0eb903b5b519 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/19 18:24 linux-5.15.y 0eb903b5b519 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/18 01:55 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/17 13:00 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/17 12:57 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/16 21:53 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 746171ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/16 02:59 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 746171ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/15 01:56 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 746171ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/14 13:20 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/13 20:03 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db b13552fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/12 20:28 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 359b2492 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/12 20:24 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 359b2492 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/12 04:05 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db f8d35649 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/11 21:19 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 71790083 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/11 17:53 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 71790083 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/10 21:22 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 508909ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/10 21:19 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 508909ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/09 21:15 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/09 20:11 linux-5.15.y aabd761612db 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/08/01 08:13 linux-5.15.y 6e2fd6534337 e611ffe1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/30 20:21 linux-5.15.y 6e2fd6534337 aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/30 16:28 linux-5.15.y 6e2fd6534337 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/30 16:17 linux-5.15.y 6e2fd6534337 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/30 09:57 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/30 09:55 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 2377cd3d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/29 17:36 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 6ef5c1e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/29 04:53 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/28 16:01 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 edc8a875 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/28 16:00 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 edc8a875 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/28 07:05 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/28 03:36 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 45ae1df4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/27 14:34 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 aae9036b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/26 21:09 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/25 22:20 linux-5.15.y 674f684f7c61 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/24 06:09 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 544adce9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/24 06:09 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 544adce9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/23 18:16 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 71a13572 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/22 20:00 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 4a865b71 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/22 06:30 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 b561ce9c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/21 19:08 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 7c5de9c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/21 02:02 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 de6a700d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2026/07/18 02:08 linux-5.15.y c86c4726e7f0 8aaff637 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
2025/12/20 23:02 linux-5.15.y 68efe5a6c16a d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in jbd2_log_wait_commit
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.