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possible deadlock in jfs_commit_inode

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/04/02 05:31
Subsystems: jfs
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Reported-by: syzbot+8f2651aaae7c1281c2a7@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 8d13h, last: 7h51m
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[syzbot] [jfs?] possible deadlock in jfs_commit_inode 0 (1) 2026/04/02 05:31

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz-executor/5841 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88806a156358 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1ca/0x530 fs/jfs/inode.c:108

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888035025918 (&(log)->loglock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: jfs_umount+0x17f/0x3d0 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:66

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&(log)->loglock){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:632 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19e/0x1420 kernel/locking/mutex.c:794
       lmLog+0x78/0xa40 fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c:234
       diLog fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c:1454 [inline]
       txLog fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c:1406 [inline]
       txCommit+0x16fb/0x5410 fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c:1266
       jfs_commit_inode+0x2ef/0x530 fs/jfs/inode.c:114
       jfs_write_inode+0x145/0x220 fs/jfs/inode.c:138
       write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1582 [inline]
       __writeback_single_inode+0x75a/0x10e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1825
       writeback_sb_inodes+0x979/0x19d0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2054
       wb_writeback+0x445/0xb00 fs/fs-writeback.c:2239
       wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2386 [inline]
       wb_workfn+0x3f8/0xf10 fs/fs-writeback.c:2426
       process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3302 [inline]
       process_scheduled_works+0xb5d/0x1860 kernel/workqueue.c:3385
       worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:3466
       kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436
       ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
       ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

-> #0 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:632 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x19e/0x1420 kernel/locking/mutex.c:794
       jfs_commit_inode+0x1ca/0x530 fs/jfs/inode.c:108
       jfs_write_inode+0x145/0x220 fs/jfs/inode.c:138
       write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1582 [inline]
       __writeback_single_inode+0x75a/0x10e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1825
       writeback_single_inode+0x4ac/0xdc0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1881
       write_inode_now+0x1c2/0x290 fs/fs-writeback.c:2972
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1950 [inline]
       iput+0x8c1/0xe80 fs/inode.c:2009
       jfs_umount+0x198/0x3d0 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:72
       jfs_put_super+0x8c/0x190 fs/jfs/super.c:194
       generic_shutdown_super+0x13d/0x2d0 fs/super.c:646
       kill_block_super+0x44/0x90 fs/super.c:1725
       deactivate_locked_super+0xbc/0x130 fs/super.c:476
       cleanup_mnt+0x437/0x4d0 fs/namespace.c:1312
       task_work_run+0x1d9/0x270 kernel/task_work.c:233
       resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
       __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xed/0x480 kernel/entry/common.c:98
       __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:238 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:269 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:328 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x33e/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&(log)->loglock);
                               lock(&jfs_ip->commit_mutex);
                               lock(&(log)->loglock);
  lock(&jfs_ip->commit_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

2 locks held by syz-executor/5841:
 #0: ffff888050f2c0d8 (&type->s_umount_key#87){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __super_lock fs/super.c:58 [inline]
 #0: ffff888050f2c0d8 (&type->s_umount_key#87){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __super_lock_excl fs/super.c:73 [inline]
 #0: ffff888050f2c0d8 (&type->s_umount_key#87){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: deactivate_super+0xa9/0xe0 fs/super.c:508
 #1: ffff888035025918 (&(log)->loglock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: jfs_umount+0x17f/0x3d0 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:66

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5841 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:632 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x19e/0x1420 kernel/locking/mutex.c:794
 jfs_commit_inode+0x1ca/0x530 fs/jfs/inode.c:108
 jfs_write_inode+0x145/0x220 fs/jfs/inode.c:138
 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1582 [inline]
 __writeback_single_inode+0x75a/0x10e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1825
 writeback_single_inode+0x4ac/0xdc0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1881
 write_inode_now+0x1c2/0x290 fs/fs-writeback.c:2972
 iput_final fs/inode.c:1950 [inline]
 iput+0x8c1/0xe80 fs/inode.c:2009
 jfs_umount+0x198/0x3d0 fs/jfs/jfs_umount.c:72
 jfs_put_super+0x8c/0x190 fs/jfs/super.c:194
 generic_shutdown_super+0x13d/0x2d0 fs/super.c:646
 kill_block_super+0x44/0x90 fs/super.c:1725
 deactivate_locked_super+0xbc/0x130 fs/super.c:476
 cleanup_mnt+0x437/0x4d0 fs/namespace.c:1312
 task_work_run+0x1d9/0x270 kernel/task_work.c:233
 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
 __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xed/0x480 kernel/entry/common.c:98
 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:238 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:269 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:328 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x33e/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f2f0179da57
Code: a2 c7 05 9c fc 24 00 00 00 00 00 eb 96 e8 e1 12 00 00 90 31 f6 e9 09 00 00 00 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 b8 a6 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 01 c3 48 c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8
RSP: 002b:00007ffd82ab3bb8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a6
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f2f01832048 RCX: 00007f2f0179da57
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000009 RDI: 00007ffd82ab3c70
RBP: 00007ffd82ab3c70 R08: 00007ffd82ab4c70 R09: 00000000ffffffff
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffd82ab4d00
R13: 00007f2f01832048 R14: 000000000002faa3 R15: 00007ffd82ab4d40
 </TASK>

Crashes (2):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/04/06 11:25 linux-next cc13002a9f98 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in jfs_commit_inode
2026/03/29 05:20 linux-next 3b058d1aeeef 356bdfc9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root possible deadlock in jfs_commit_inode
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.