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possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf (2)

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/04/03 07:37
Reported-by: syzbot+77a741f4e5db447d04ec@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 11d, last: 11d
Similar bugs (5)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf 4 1 264d 264d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/11/01 13:37
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf ocfs2 4 C 4066 1d14h 558d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/10/03 18:26
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf origin:lts-only 4 C done 303 45d 562d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/09/29 22:07
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf 4 264 95d 560d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/03/20 02:14
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf (2) 4 1 51d 51d 0/2 upstream: reported on 2026/02/22 05:28

Sample crash report:
(syz.2.166,5473,0):ocfs2_block_check_validate:402 ERROR: CRC32 failed: stored: 0xb3775c19, computed 0x2dd1c265. Applying ECC.
JBD2: Ignoring recovery information on journal
ocfs2: Mounting device (7,2) on (node local, slot 0) with ordered data mode.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.2.166/5473 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88804d880660 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1fe/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:314

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88804d8809c8 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
ffff88804d8809c8 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1d7/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:313

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #4 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7
){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1d7/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:313
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x2a0/0xb20 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:816
       dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #3 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       wait_on_dquot fs/quota/dquot.c:356 [inline]
       dqget+0x6f8/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:983
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #2 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#2){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:655 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:818 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x163f/0x4630 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219
       evict+0x4c9/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
       ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24a/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:418
       __dentry_kill+0x431/0x650 fs/dcache.c:611
       dentry_kill+0xb8/0x290 fs/dcache.c:-1
       dput+0xfa/0x1d0 fs/dcache.c:918
       do_renameat2+0x8f5/0xce0 fs/namei.c:5037
       __do_sys_rename fs/namei.c:5081 [inline]
       __se_sys_rename fs/namei.c:5079 [inline]
       __x64_sys_rename+0x82/0x90 fs/namei.c:5079
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12b/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2713
       ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2333 [inline]
       ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x540/0x1200 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431
       dio_complete+0x251/0x710 fs/direct-io.c:271
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2f25/0x3570 fs/direct-io.c:1320
       ocfs2_direct_IO+0x233/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2468
       generic_file_direct_write+0x10f/0x330 mm/filemap.c:3787
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x15f/0x2a0 mm/filemap.c:3945
       ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x1660/0x1f00 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2469
       do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
       do_iter_write+0x642/0xb10 fs/read_write.c:861
       iter_file_splice_write+0x699/0xcc0 fs/splice.c:685
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:763 [inline]
       direct_splice_actor+0xe1/0x130 fs/splice.c:950
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x48b/0xb90 fs/splice.c:896
       do_splice_direct+0x1ce/0x2f0 fs/splice.c:1002
       do_sendfile+0x5f3/0xea0 fs/read_write.c:1255
       __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1323 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendfile64+0x141/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:1309
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
       lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1fe/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:314
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x2a0/0xb20 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:816
       dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key --> &dquot->dq_lock --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7);
                               lock(&dquot->dq_lock);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7);
  lock(&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

5 locks held by syz.2.166/5473:
 #0: ffff888056540460 (sb_writers#24){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x3d/0x90 fs/namespace.c:402
 #1: ffff88804d886d88 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#17/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:793 [inline]
 #1: ffff88804d886d88 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#17/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x208/0x470 fs/namei.c:3884
 #2: ffff88804d80b488 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 #2: ffff88804d80b488 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16d/0x4810 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782
 #3: ffff88804d8cc0a8 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x293/0xb20 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:811
 #4: ffff88804d8809c8 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 #4: ffff88804d8809c8 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1d7/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:313

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 5473 Comm: syz.2.166 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2d07/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
 down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1fe/0x290 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:314
 ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x2a0/0xb20 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:816
 dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988
 __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
 ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
 ocfs2_mknod+0x8c8/0x25b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
 ocfs2_mkdir+0x1b6/0x4b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
 vfs_mkdir+0x387/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
 do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
 __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
 __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x85/0x90 fs/namei.c:4152
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f917119b687
Code: 00 66 90 48 89 f2 b9 00 01 00 00 48 89 fe bf 9c ff ff ff e9 db f7 ff ff 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 b8 02 01 00 00 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:00007f9171fa0e58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000102
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f9171fa0ee0 RCX: 00007f917119b687
RDX: 00000000000001ff RSI: 0000200000000040 RDI: 00000000ffffff9c
RBP: 0000200000000000 R08: 0000200000000040 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000200000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000040
R13: 00007f9171fa0ea0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/04/03 07:36 linux-6.1.y 1989cd3d56e2 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.