possible deadlock in dquot_acquire

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/11/14 17:05
Reported-by: syzbot+87048b06e106c2ed501a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1d04h, last: 1d04h
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Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in dquot_acquire 4 5 16h52m 3d11h 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/11/12 09:27

Sample crash report:
EXT4-fs (loop0): mounted filesystem with journalled data mode. Opts: dioread_nolock,stripe=0x0000000000000006,data=journal,nombcache,,errors=continue. Quota mode: journalled.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.156/4893 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880589180a8 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: dquot_acquire+0x63/0x520 fs/quota/dquot.c:485

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88807c038990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0x12d5/0x1560 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:462

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #4 (
jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}:
       wait_transaction_locked+0x1bb/0x270 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:178
       add_transaction_credits+0x104/0xcb0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:242
       start_this_handle+0x723/0x1560 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:423
       jbd2__journal_start+0x2b7/0x5a0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:521
       jbd2_journal_start+0x26/0x30 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:560
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x3b2/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:376
       ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x169/0x7b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2724
       ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2416 [inline]
       ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x10ed/0x1400 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2451
       dio_complete+0x255/0x700 fs/direct-io.c:272
       do_blockdev_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:1336 [inline]
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2eb0/0x3b20 fs/direct-io.c:1368
       ocfs2_direct_IO+0x233/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2488
       generic_file_direct_write+0x222/0x470 mm/filemap.c:3687
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x2b2/0x4e0 mm/filemap.c:3869
       ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x171a/0x1ee0 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2472
       do_iter_readv_writev+0x47d/0x5f0 fs/read_write.c:-1
       do_iter_write+0x1f8/0x7a0 fs/read_write.c:855
       iter_file_splice_write+0x6be/0xcf0 fs/splice.c:689
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:767 [inline]
       direct_splice_actor+0xe1/0x130 fs/splice.c:956
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x4e8/0xc00 fs/splice.c:902
       do_splice_direct+0x1d4/0x2f0 fs/splice.c:1008
       do_sendfile+0x524/0xe30 fs/read_write.c:1249
       __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1317 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendfile64+0x141/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:1303
       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

-> #3 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x44/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1498
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x3a6/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374
       ocfs2_modify_bh+0xe0/0x4c0 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:101
       ocfs2_local_read_info+0x1499/0x1820 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:764
       dquot_load_quota_sb+0x72f/0xa80 fs/quota/dquot.c:2485
       dquot_load_quota_inode+0x2d3/0x5c0 fs/quota/dquot.c:2522
       ocfs2_enable_quotas+0x1c0/0x4a0 fs/ocfs2/super.c:927
       ocfs2_fill_super+0x3c84/0x50a0 fs/ocfs2/super.c:1140
       mount_bdev+0x28a/0x3c0 fs/super.c:1411
       legacy_get_tree+0xe6/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:611
       vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1541
       do_new_mount+0x247/0xa50 fs/namespace.c:3060
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3431 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3639 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x2e3/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:3616
       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

-> #2 (sb_internal#3){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
       __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1817 [inline]
       sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:1934 [inline]
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x2a7/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x6c0/0xb30 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:848
       dqget+0x713/0xbb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1010
       __dquot_initialize+0x3a9/0xd00 fs/quota/dquot.c:1539
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x90e/0x2460 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:311
       ocfs2_create+0x192/0x420 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:676
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3513 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3583 [inline]
       path_openat+0x120a/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3790
       do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3820
       do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
       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

-> #1 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x38/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1551
       ocfs2_create_local_dquot+0x199/0x18d0 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:1224
       ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x822/0xb30 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:871
       dqget+0x713/0xbb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1010
       __dquot_initialize+0x3a9/0xd00 fs/quota/dquot.c:1539
       ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x144/0x1b0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
       ocfs2_mknod+0x90e/0x2460 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:311
       ocfs2_create+0x192/0x420 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:676
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3513 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3583 [inline]
       path_openat+0x120a/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3790
       do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3820
       do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
       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

-> #0 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3120 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3239 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3855 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x38f7/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5120
       lock_acquire+0x19f/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5737
       __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
       __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
       dquot_acquire+0x63/0x520 fs/quota/dquot.c:485
       ext4_acquire_dquot+0x2e3/0x4a0 fs/ext4/super.c:6232
       dqget+0x713/0xbb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1010
       __dquot_initialize+0x3a9/0xd00 fs/quota/dquot.c:1539
       ext4_file_open+0x2e4/0x700 fs/ext4/file.c:862
       do_dentry_open+0x7f7/0xf90 fs/open.c:826
       do_open fs/namei.c:3659 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2718/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3793
       do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3820
       do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
       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

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &dquot->dq_lock --> &journal->j_trans_barrier --> jbd2_handle

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  rlock(jbd2_handle);
                               lock(&journal->j_trans_barrier);
                               lock(jbd2_handle);
  lock(&dquot->dq_lock);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by syz.0.156/4893:
 #0: ffff88807c038990 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: start_this_handle+0x12d5/0x1560 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:462

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 4893 Comm: syz.0.156 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 11/06/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2f8/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2178
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3120 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3239 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3855 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x38f7/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5120
 lock_acquire+0x19f/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5737
 __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 dquot_acquire+0x63/0x520 fs/quota/dquot.c:485
 ext4_acquire_dquot+0x2e3/0x4a0 fs/ext4/super.c:6232
 dqget+0x713/0xbb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1010
 __dquot_initialize+0x3a9/0xd00 fs/quota/dquot.c:1539
 ext4_file_open+0x2e4/0x700 fs/ext4/file.c:862
 do_dentry_open+0x7f7/0xf90 fs/open.c:826
 do_open fs/namei.c:3659 [inline]
 path_openat+0x2718/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3793
 do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3820
 do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
 do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
 __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
 __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
 __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
 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: 0033:0x7f9e5ba5c4d9
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 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 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f9e59ca9028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f9e5bcd8fa0 RCX: 00007f9e5ba5c4d9
RDX: 0000000000183042 RSI: 0000200000003cc0 RDI: ffffffffffffff9c
RBP: 00007f9e5baeb04e R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000015 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f9e5bcd9038 R14: 00007f9e5bcd8fa0 R15: 00007ffe0eafc8f8
 </TASK>
kcov: kcov_task_exit: t = ffff88807d79d940, kcov->t = ffff88807d79d940

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/11/14 17:04 linux-5.15.y 29c6cdaac04a 819ebe34 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in dquot_acquire
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.