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possible deadlock in bch2_symlink

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/09/29 07:31
Subsystems: bcachefs
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Reported-by: syzbot+7836a68852a10ec3d790@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 275d, last: 1d16h
Discussions (6)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[syzbot] Monthly bcachefs report (Apr 2025) 0 (1) 2025/04/22 12:41
[syzbot] Monthly bcachefs report (Mar 2025) 0 (1) 2025/03/19 21:29
[syzbot] Monthly bcachefs report (Feb 2025) 0 (1) 2025/02/16 21:54
[syzbot] [bcachefs?] possible deadlock in bch2_symlink 0 (2) 2025/02/08 09:14
[syzbot] Monthly bcachefs report (Jan 2025) 0 (1) 2025/01/16 10:11
[syzbot] Monthly bcachefs report (Dec 2024) 0 (1) 2024/12/16 09:45
Last patch testing requests (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/05/17 07:56 20m retest repro upstream OK log
Cause bisection attempts (1)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/06/27 07:07 bisect linux-next running

Sample crash report:
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
6.16.0-rc3-next-20250625-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
syz-executor385/5841 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88804822cd38 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline]
ffff88804822cd38 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: bch2_symlink+0xf2/0x240 fs/bcachefs/fs.c:883

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline]
ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_workdir fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:782 [inline]
ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_do_copy_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1001 [inline]
ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_one fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1202 [inline]
ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_flags+0x10bf/0x2ff0 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1257

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

       CPU0
       ----
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17);
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

 May be due to missing lock nesting notation

6 locks held by syz-executor385/5841:
 #0: ffff888034218428 (sb_writers#9){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:557
 #1: ffff888048231e50 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:914 [inline]
 #1: ffff888048231e50 (&ovl_i_mutex_dir_key[depth]/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: do_unlinkat+0x1c7/0x560 fs/namei.c:4637
 #2: ffff888048232418 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline]
 #2: ffff888048232418 (&ovl_i_mutex_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: vfs_unlink+0xf2/0x650 fs/namei.c:4575
 #3: ffff8880482327d0 (&ovl_i_lock_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ovl_inode_lock_interruptible fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:657 [inline]
 #3: ffff8880482327d0 (&ovl_i_lock_key[depth]){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_start+0x56/0x330 fs/overlayfs/util.c:737
 #4: ffff88807cdca428 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ovl_copy_up_workdir fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:781 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807cdca428 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ovl_do_copy_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1001 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807cdca428 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ovl_copy_up_one fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1202 [inline]
 #4: ffff88807cdca428 (sb_writers#8){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ovl_copy_up_flags+0x10b0/0x2ff0 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1257
 #5: ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline]
 #5: ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_workdir fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:782 [inline]
 #5: ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_do_copy_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1001 [inline]
 #5: ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_one fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1202 [inline]
 #5: ffff88804822be08 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){++++}-{4:4}, at: ovl_copy_up_flags+0x10bf/0x2ff0 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1257

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5841 Comm: syz-executor385 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc3-next-20250625-syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
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
 down_write+0x96/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1577
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:869 [inline]
 bch2_symlink+0xf2/0x240 fs/bcachefs/fs.c:883
 vfs_symlink+0x140/0x2f0 fs/namei.c:4730
 ovl_do_symlink+0x89/0xd0 fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:270
 ovl_create_real+0x228/0x3f0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:176
 ovl_copy_up_workdir fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:783 [inline]
 ovl_do_copy_up fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1001 [inline]
 ovl_copy_up_one fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1202 [inline]
 ovl_copy_up_flags+0x10d9/0x2ff0 fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c:1257
 ovl_nlink_start+0x9a/0x3e0 fs/overlayfs/util.c:1175
 ovl_do_remove+0x267/0xeb0 fs/overlayfs/dir.c:892
 vfs_unlink+0x394/0x650 fs/namei.c:4586
 do_unlinkat+0x345/0x560 fs/namei.c:4650
 __do_sys_unlink fs/namei.c:4696 [inline]
 __se_sys_unlink fs/namei.c:4694 [inline]
 __x64_sys_unlink+0x47/0x50 fs/namei.c:4694
 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: 0033:0x7f797c5fab99
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 f1 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:00007ffcbf2320b8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000057
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 00007f797c5fab99
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ff8da56b5a8836f2 RDI: 0000200000000440
RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 00007ffcbf2320f0
R10: 00007ffcbf231f70 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffcbf2320f0
R13: 00007ffcbf232378 R14: 431bde82d7b634db R15: 00007f797c64303b
 </TASK>
syz-executor385 (5841) used greatest stack depth: 17400 bytes left

Crashes (1098):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/06/25 21:43 linux-next 1b152eeca84a 26d77996 .config strace log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/03/31 18:45 upstream 4e82c87058f4 d3999433 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/05/02 20:12 upstream ebd297a2affa d7f099d1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/05/02 15:10 upstream ebd297a2affa d7f099d1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/05/02 00:10 upstream 4f79eaa2ceac 51b137cd .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/28 10:54 upstream b4432656b36e c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/28 07:22 upstream b4432656b36e c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/28 02:36 upstream b4432656b36e c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/27 17:40 upstream 5bc1018675ec c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/27 12:13 upstream 5bc1018675ec c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/27 06:42 upstream 5bc1018675ec c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/26 13:22 upstream f1a3944c860b c6b4fb39 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/24 03:11 upstream a79be02bba5c 9882047a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/23 05:52 upstream bc3372351d0c 53a8b9bd .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/22 09:05 upstream a33b5a08cbbd 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/20 11:56 upstream 119009db2674 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/20 08:50 upstream 119009db2674 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/20 04:35 upstream 119009db2674 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/20 00:37 upstream 8560697b23dc 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/18 12:43 upstream fc96b232f8e7 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/18 07:27 upstream b5c6891b2c5b 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/18 07:27 upstream b5c6891b2c5b 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/17 22:55 upstream b5c6891b2c5b 2a20f901 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/17 18:27 upstream cfb2e2c57aef 552876f8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/15 12:08 upstream 834a4a689699 85125322 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/15 06:50 upstream 834a4a689699 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/15 02:03 upstream 834a4a689699 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/14 10:55 upstream 8ffd015db85f 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/14 00:31 upstream 5aaaedb0cb54 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/13 23:02 upstream 5aaaedb0cb54 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/13 20:43 upstream 5aaaedb0cb54 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/13 14:50 upstream 7cdabafc0012 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/13 08:20 upstream 7cdabafc0012 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/12 17:03 upstream 3bde70a2c827 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/12 01:58 upstream e618ee89561b 0bd6db41 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/11 07:04 upstream 0c7cae12f67c 94486846 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/09 19:47 upstream a24588245776 47d015b1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/09 01:35 upstream bec7dcbc242c b133e63a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/09 00:13 upstream bec7dcbc242c b133e63a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/08 08:12 upstream 0af2f6be1b42 a2ada0e7 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/07 07:54 upstream 0af2f6be1b42 1c65791e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/06 20:20 upstream f4d2ef48250a 1c65791e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/06 19:17 upstream f4d2ef48250a 1c65791e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/06 19:17 upstream f4d2ef48250a 1c65791e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/05 09:49 upstream a8662bcd2ff1 1c65791e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/04/04 09:12 upstream 06a22366d6a1 1740c707 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/02/08 09:14 upstream 7ee983c850b4 ef44b750 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2024/09/28 18:11 upstream ad46e8f95e93 ba29ff75 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2024/09/25 07:23 upstream 68e5c7d4cefb 349a68c4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2025/06/25 20:08 linux-next 1b152eeca84a 26d77996 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
2024/12/31 06:20 linux-next 8155b4ef3466 d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in bch2_symlink
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.