| Date | Name | Commit | Repro | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/09/21 | linux-6.6.y (ToT) | af1544b5d072 | C | [report] possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file |
| 2025/09/21 | upstream (ToT) | fce24200cbdd | C | Didn't crash |
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| Date | Name | Commit | Repro | Result |
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| 2025/09/21 | linux-6.6.y (ToT) | af1544b5d072 | C | [report] possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file |
| 2025/09/21 | upstream (ToT) | fce24200cbdd | C | Didn't crash |
| Kernel | Title | Rank 🛈 | Repro | Cause bisect | Fix bisect | Count | Last | Reported | Patched | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-4.14 | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file reiserfs | 4 | C | 41 | 983d | 1127d | 0/1 | upstream: reported C repro on 2022/10/07 22:29 | ||
| linux-5.15 | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file missing-backport origin:upstream | 4 | C | done | 663 | 10d | 973d | 0/3 | upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/10 19:40 | |
| linux-4.19 | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file reiserfs | 4 | C | 81 | 979d | 1111d | 0/1 | upstream: reported C repro on 2022/10/23 23:32 | ||
| upstream | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file fs | 4 | C | error | done | 1675 | 647d | 1100d | 0/29 | auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/04/09 17:30 |
| linux-6.1 | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file origin:upstream missing-backport | 4 | C | done | 592 | 13d | 969d | 0/3 | upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/14 17:49 |
REISERFS (device loop0): checking transaction log (loop0)
REISERFS (device loop0): Using r5 hash to sort names
REISERFS (device loop0): Created .reiserfs_priv - reserved for xattr storage.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.17/5953 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88807cfa2418 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write_file+0x63/0x200 fs/namespace.c:447
but task is already holding lock:
ffff88814baa7090 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: reiserfs_write_lock+0x79/0xd0 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #2 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x129/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
reiserfs_write_lock+0x79/0xd0 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27
reiserfs_lookup+0x151/0x520 fs/reiserfs/namei.c:364
__lookup_slow+0x281/0x3b0 fs/namei.c:1694
lookup_one_len+0x192/0x2c0 fs/namei.c:2744
reiserfs_lookup_privroot+0x89/0x180 fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:977
reiserfs_fill_super+0x1f44/0x2340 fs/reiserfs/super.c:2174
mount_bdev+0x22b/0x2d0 fs/super.c:1643
legacy_get_tree+0xea/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:662
vfs_get_tree+0x8c/0x280 fs/super.c:1764
do_new_mount+0x24b/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3377
do_mount fs/namespace.c:3717 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3926 [inline]
__se_sys_mount+0x2da/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3903
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
-> #1 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8){+.+.}-{3:3}:
down_write+0x97/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3553 [inline]
path_openat+0x7c6/0x3190 fs/namei.c:3786
do_filp_open+0x1c5/0x3d0 fs/namei.c:3816
do_sys_openat2+0x12c/0x1c0 fs/open.c:1419
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1434 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1450 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1445 [inline]
__x64_sys_openat+0x139/0x160 fs/open.c:1445
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
-> #0 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1633 [inline]
sb_start_write+0x4d/0x1c0 include/linux/fs.h:1708
mnt_want_write_file+0x63/0x200 fs/namespace.c:447
reiserfs_ioctl+0x112/0x2d0 fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c:103
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:871 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl+0xfd/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:857
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
sb_writers#13 --> &type->i_mutex_dir_key#8 --> &sbi->lock
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&sbi->lock);
lock(&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8);
lock(&sbi->lock);
rlock(sb_writers#13);
*** DEADLOCK ***
1 lock held by syz.0.17/5953:
#0: ffff88814baa7090 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: reiserfs_write_lock+0x79/0xd0 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 5953 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
check_noncircular+0x2bd/0x3c0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1633 [inline]
sb_start_write+0x4d/0x1c0 include/linux/fs.h:1708
mnt_want_write_file+0x63/0x200 fs/namespace.c:447
reiserfs_ioctl+0x112/0x2d0 fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c:103
vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
__do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:871 [inline]
__se_sys_ioctl+0xfd/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:857
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f046798eba9
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 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 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffc758a1988 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f0467bd5fa0 RCX: 00007f046798eba9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000040087602 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f0467a11e19 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f0467bd5fa0 R14: 00007f0467bd5fa0 R15: 0000000000000003
</TASK>
| Time | Kernel | Commit | Syzkaller | Config | Log | Report | Syz repro | C repro | VM info | Assets (help?) | Manager | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/09/16 00:00 | linux-6.6.y | 60a9e718726f | e2beed91 | .config | console log | report | syz / log | C | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] | ci2-linux-6-6-kasan | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file | |
| 2025/09/15 23:34 | linux-6.6.y | 60a9e718726f | e2beed91 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-6-6-kasan | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file | ||
| 2025/09/15 23:33 | linux-6.6.y | 60a9e718726f | e2beed91 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-6-6-kasan | possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file |