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possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/14 17:49
Bug presence: origin:upstream
Labels: missing-backport
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Reported-by: syzbot+8e2806d6bcf61ef2ef23@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 887d, last: 4d09h
Fix commit to backport (bisect log) :
tree: upstream
commit fb6f20ecb121cef4d7946f834a6ee867c4e21b4a
Author: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>
Date: Thu Oct 17 10:28:23 2024 +0000

  reiserfs: The last commit

  
Fix bisection: the issue occurs on the latest tested release (bisect log)
Crash: possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file (log)
Repro: C syz .config
  
Bug presence (3)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2024/12/22 linux-6.1.y (ToT) 29f02ec58a94 C [report] possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2023/12/31 upstream (ToT) 453f5db0619e C [report] possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2024/12/22 upstream (ToT) 48f506ad0b68 C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (4)
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 900d 1045d 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 659 3h54m 891d 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 896d 1029d 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 565d 1018d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/04/09 17:30
Fix bisection attempts (6)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/02/09 21:29 4h56m fix candidate upstream OK (1) job log
2024/12/17 22:28 1h37m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log
2024/11/05 09:02 2h06m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log
2024/10/03 14:46 4h39m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log
2024/08/22 07:57 1h14m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log
2024/06/22 07:44 1h29m bisect fix linux-6.1.y OK (0) job log log

Sample crash report:
REISERFS (device loop0): journal params: device loop0, size 512, journal first block 18, max trans len 256, max batch 225, max commit age 30, max trans age 30
REISERFS (device loop0): checking transaction log (loop0)
REISERFS (device loop0): Using tea hash to sort names
REISERFS (device loop0): Created .reiserfs_priv - reserved for xattr storage.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.1.147-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.17/4424 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888079e02460 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write_file+0x5c/0x200 fs/namespace.c:437

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888073b98090 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: reiserfs_write_lock+0x75/0xd0 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+0x120/0xaf0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       reiserfs_write_lock+0x75/0xd0 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27
       reiserfs_lookup+0x137/0x420 fs/reiserfs/namei.c:364
       __lookup_slow+0x27d/0x3a0 fs/namei.c:1690
       lookup_one_len+0x18e/0x2c0 fs/namei.c:2740
       reiserfs_lookup_privroot+0x85/0x1e0 fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:973
       reiserfs_fill_super+0x1f40/0x2340 fs/reiserfs/super.c:2174
       mount_bdev+0x287/0x3c0 fs/super.c:1443
       legacy_get_tree+0xe6/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:632
       vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1573
       do_new_mount+0x24a/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3063
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3406 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3614 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x2d6/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3591
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3547 [inline]
       path_openat+0x7c2/0x2e70 fs/namei.c:3780
       do_filp_open+0x1c1/0x3c0 fs/namei.c:3810
       do_sys_openat2+0x142/0x490 fs/open.c:1318
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1334 [inline]
       __do_sys_open fs/open.c:1342 [inline]
       __se_sys_open fs/open.c:1338 [inline]
       __x64_sys_open+0x11b/0x140 fs/open.c:1338
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 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:3090 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2cf8/0x7c50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
       lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x490 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
       __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1891 [inline]
       sb_start_write+0x4d/0x1c0 include/linux/fs.h:1966
       mnt_want_write_file+0x5c/0x200 fs/namespace.c:437
       reiserfs_ioctl+0x10a/0x330 fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c:103
       vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
       __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline]
       __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:856
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 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);
  lock(sb_writers#13);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by syz.0.17/4424:
 #0: ffff888073b98090 (&sbi->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: reiserfs_write_lock+0x75/0xd0 fs/reiserfs/lock.c:27

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 4424 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted 6.1.147-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x22e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x274/0x310 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+0x2cf8/0x7c50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049
 lock_acquire+0x1b4/0x490 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662
 percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
 __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1891 [inline]
 sb_start_write+0x4d/0x1c0 include/linux/fs.h:1966
 mnt_want_write_file+0x5c/0x200 fs/namespace.c:437
 reiserfs_ioctl+0x10a/0x330 fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c:103
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:870 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:856
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7fbb03f8ebe9
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:00007fff2acda268 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fbb041b5fa0 RCX: 00007fbb03f8ebe9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000040087602 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fbb04011e19 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fbb041b5fa0 R14: 00007fbb041b5fa0 R15: 0000000000000003
 </TASK>

Crashes (583):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/08/10 05:13 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 32a0e5ed .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2023/12/31 04:54 linux-6.1.y 4aa6747d9352 fb427a07 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2024/12/23 06:18 linux-6.1.y 29f02ec58a94 b4fbdbd4 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2024/05/01 07:19 linux-6.1.y dcbc050cb0d3 3ba885bc .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2024/01/27 04:39 linux-6.1.y 883d1a956208 cc4a4020 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2023/09/18 21:18 linux-6.1.y 09045dae0d90 0b6a67ac .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2023/05/07 01:26 linux-6.1.y ca48fc16c493 90c93c40 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2023/06/04 07:52 linux-6.1.y d2869ace6eeb a4ae4f42 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/07/31 09:09 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/07/31 09:09 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/11 01:23 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 5d7e17ca .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/10 19:45 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 5d7e17ca .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/08 14:47 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 4826c28e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/26 04:24 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f 2d4582d0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/02/24 21:02 linux-6.1.y 3a8358583626 d34966d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/08/13 16:36 linux-6.1.y 3594f306da12 22ec1469 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/29 08:51 linux-6.1.y 7e69c33e4858 fc9d8ee5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/27 06:17 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 803ce19b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/23 06:37 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f d6cdfb8a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/14 06:50 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 0e8da31f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/14 04:04 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 0e8da31f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/12 12:46 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 98683f8f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/11 23:49 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 98683f8f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/11 00:04 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 5d7e17ca .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/10 21:51 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 5d7e17ca .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/10 14:18 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 4826c28e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/09 19:41 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 4826c28e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/09 18:14 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 4826c28e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/06/09 11:30 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 4826c28e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/28 16:53 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f 3d2f584d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/27 16:44 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f 874a1386 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/27 10:47 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f 874a1386 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/27 05:41 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f 874a1386 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/25 20:21 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f 2d4582d0 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/25 17:48 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f ed351ea7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/24 22:11 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f ed351ea7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/24 20:16 linux-6.1.y da3c5173c55f ed351ea7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/13 10:07 linux-6.1.y 02b72ccb5f9d f6671af7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/05/03 21:01 linux-6.1.y b6736e03756f b0714e37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/04/29 15:31 linux-6.1.y 535ec20c5027 aeb6ec69 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/04/26 18:34 linux-6.1.y 535ec20c5027 c6b4fb39 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/04/20 02:32 linux-6.1.y 420102835862 2a20f901 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/04/16 22:18 linux-6.1.y 420102835862 a95239b1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/04/14 12:57 linux-6.1.y 420102835862 0bd6db41 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/04/08 05:47 linux-6.1.y 3dfebb87d7eb a2ada0e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/03/31 15:44 linux-6.1.y 8e60a714ba3b d3999433 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/03/18 16:17 linux-6.1.y 344a09659766 22a6c2b1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/03/18 04:42 linux-6.1.y 344a09659766 ce3352cd .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/03/08 12:00 linux-6.1.y 6ae7ac5c4251 7e3bd60d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/03/07 13:32 linux-6.1.y 3a8358583626 831e3629 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/02/17 07:38 linux-6.1.y 0cbb5f65e52f 40a34ec9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2025/02/10 13:11 linux-6.1.y 0cbb5f65e52f ef44b750 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
2023/03/14 17:48 linux-6.1.y 6449a0ba6843 0d5c4377 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in mnt_want_write_file
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.