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WARNING in inc_nlink

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/20 05:26
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+642f43b47421d18b19dc@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 792d, last: 8h34m
Fix commit to backport (bisect log) :
tree: upstream
commit 97f044f690bac2b094bfb7fb2d177ef946c85880
Author: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@redhat.com>
Date: Fri Oct 22 15:03:02 2021 +0000

  fuse: don't increment nlink in link()

  
Fix bisection: the issue occurs on the latest tested release (bisect log)
Crash: WARNING in inc_nlink (log)
Repro: C syz .config
  
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2023/05/14 linux-5.15.y (ToT) b0ece631f84a C [report] WARNING in inc_nlink
2023/05/13 upstream (ToT) d4d58949a6ea C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (9)
Kernel Title Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-4.19 WARNING in inc_nlink (2) C error 102 905d 1660d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2020/11/01 15:25
upstream WARNING in inc_nlink (2) fs C inconclusive done 21 1169d 1506d 20/28 fixed on 2022/03/08 16:11
upstream WARNING in inc_nlink (3) fs C error error 6824 3d02h 1159d 0/28 upstream: reported C repro on 2022/03/17 16:37
linux-6.1 WARNING in inc_nlink 81 748d 771d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/07/31 15:23
linux-4.19 WARNING in inc_nlink C done 8 1735d 1884d 1/1 fixed on 2020/09/18 07:23
linux-4.14 WARNING in inc_nlink C done 21 1742d 1885d 1/1 fixed on 2020/09/11 09:49
linux-4.14 WARNING in inc_nlink (2) C 47 820d 1656d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2020/11/06 09:55
upstream WARNING in inc_nlink C done 26 1772d 1875d 15/28 fixed on 2020/09/16 22:51
linux-6.1 WARNING in inc_nlink (2) origin:upstream missing-backport C done 311 1d11h 508d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/12/28 21:17
Fix bisection attempts (7)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2023/12/06 06:14 4h29m fix candidate upstream OK (1) job log
2023/11/30 14:32 2h14m bisect fix linux-5.15.y OK (0) job log log
2023/10/30 05:59 1h16m bisect fix linux-5.15.y OK (0) job log log
2023/09/28 07:46 49m bisect fix linux-5.15.y OK (0) job log log
2023/07/26 19:45 1h39m bisect fix linux-5.15.y OK (0) job log log
2023/06/13 07:26 31m bisect fix linux-5.15.y OK (0) job log log
2023/04/19 09:00 34m bisect fix linux-5.15.y OK (0) job log log

Sample crash report:
loop0: detected capacity change from 0 to 128
VFS: Found a Xenix FS (block size = 1024) on device loop0
attempt to access beyond end of device
loop0: rw=0, want=6491538, limit=128
Buffer I/O error on dev loop0, logical block 3245768, async page read
------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 4166 at fs/inode.c:389 inc_nlink+0x11d/0x130 fs/inode.c:389
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 PID: 4166 Comm: syz-executor239 Not tainted 5.15.182-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/19/2025
RIP: 0010:inc_nlink+0x11d/0x130 fs/inode.c:389
Code: 0d ef ff e9 3a ff ff ff 89 d9 80 e1 07 80 c1 03 38 c1 0f 8c 4c ff ff ff 48 89 df e8 3d 0d ef ff e9 3f ff ff ff e8 13 9a a9 ff <0f> 0b eb 82 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 41 57 41
RSP: 0018:ffffc90002f8fd60 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff81ce23fd RBX: ffff888072b48080 RCX: ffff8880791fbb80
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: dffffc0000000000 R09: ffffed1002d39a57
R10: ffffed1002d39a57 R11: 1ffff11002d39a56 R12: dffffc0000000000
R13: 1ffff1100e569010 R14: ffff888072b48038 R15: 0000000000000000
FS:  000055558b23a380(0000) GS:ffff8880b9100000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00005566c8826048 CR3: 000000002a3fd000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 inode_inc_link_count include/linux/fs.h:2497 [inline]
 sysv_mkdir+0x1d/0x120 fs/sysv/namei.c:119
 vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4065
 do_mkdirat+0x1d7/0x5a0 fs/namei.c:4090
 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4105 [inline]
 __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4103 [inline]
 __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4103
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7fabd65ba679
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:00007ffc0dd789d8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000102
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000200000000000 RCX: 00007fabd65ba679
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00002000000001c0 RDI: 00000000ffffff9c
RBP: 00007fabd6637610 R08: 0000000000009e87 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 00007ffc0dd788a0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: 00007ffc0dd78ba8 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000001
 </TASK>

Crashes (513):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/05/16 13:58 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 cfde8269 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2024/11/21 18:36 linux-5.15.y 0a51d2d4527b 4b25d554 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2024/05/12 02:59 linux-5.15.y 284087d4f7d5 9026e142 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2023/05/08 08:00 linux-5.15.y 8a7f2a5c5aa1 90c93c40 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/03/02 07:32 linux-5.15.y c16c81c81336 c3901742 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2024/08/11 19:06 linux-5.15.y 7e89efd3ae1c 6f4edef4 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2024/07/14 10:38 linux-5.15.y f45bea23c39c eaeb5c15 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1] [mounted in repro #2] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2023/03/20 05:50 linux-5.15.y 8020ae3c051d 7939252e .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/19 19:57 linux-5.15.y a68c15152131 b84f0537 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/18 00:26 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 f41472b0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/16 17:59 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 cfde8269 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/15 08:28 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 d6b2ee52 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/14 21:44 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 a4fa04ef .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/12 13:50 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 77908e5f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/11 19:49 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 77908e5f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/11 14:28 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 77908e5f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/10 17:56 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 77908e5f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/10 10:59 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 77908e5f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/09 20:21 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 77908e5f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/06 22:39 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b 350f4ffc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/04 18:35 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/04 10:45 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/04 10:45 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/04 09:31 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/03 10:21 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/02 23:03 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/01 05:52 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 ce7952f4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/30 06:01 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 85a5a23f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/27 07:00 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/26 03:17 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/25 15:02 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 e3715315 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/25 02:18 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 9882047a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/24 17:04 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 9882047a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/23 11:09 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 53a8b9bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/21 16:30 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 2a20f901 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/20 02:56 linux-5.15.y a68c15152131 b84f0537 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/19 23:54 linux-5.15.y a68c15152131 b84f0537 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/19 21:25 linux-5.15.y a68c15152131 b84f0537 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/17 16:29 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 f41472b0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/16 05:38 linux-5.15.y 3b8db0e4f263 cfde8269 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/08 05:55 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b dbf35fa1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/05 10:58 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/04 21:49 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/04 17:35 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/03 14:24 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/03 04:48 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/05/01 04:31 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 ce7952f4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/30 10:40 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 85a5a23f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/30 03:08 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 85a5a23f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/28 10:17 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/28 03:02 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/27 20:29 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/26 12:00 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/26 04:52 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/23 04:28 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 53a8b9bd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/21 01:20 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 2a20f901 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/20 16:36 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 2a20f901 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/19 22:05 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 2a20f901 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2025/04/19 19:11 linux-5.15.y f7347f400572 2a20f901 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 WARNING in inc_nlink
2023/03/20 05:26 linux-5.15.y 8020ae3c051d 7939252e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan WARNING in inc_nlink
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.