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possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/20 22:28
Bug presence: origin:upstream
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Reported-by: syzbot+989e7b73c470ae185e89@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 27d, last: 10d
Bug presence (1)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/06/24 upstream (ToT) 78f4e737a53e C [report] possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr ocfs2 4 C done 9002 now 330d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/08/21 07:40
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr origin:lts-only 4 C done 346 1d12h 299d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/09/21 07:18
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr origin:lts-only 4 C done 319 9h46m 298d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/09/22 23:55

Sample crash report:
         option from the mount to silence this warning.
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ocfs2: Mounting device (7,0) on (node local, slot 0) with ordered data mode.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.6.94-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz-executor331/5773 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88802e9b2608 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ocfs2_setattr+0x95a/0x1b20 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1262

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888076dd4da0 (&oi->ip_alloc_sem){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_setattr+0x94b/0x1b20 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1261

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #4 (&oi->ip_alloc_sem){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_try_remove_refcount_tree+0xb7/0x320 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:932
       ocfs2_xattr_set+0x596/0x11f0 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:3669
       ocfs2_set_acl+0x4e1/0x590 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:254
       ocfs2_iop_set_acl+0x1ab/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:286
       set_posix_acl fs/posix_acl.c:956 [inline]
       vfs_remove_acl+0x4e3/0x740 fs/posix_acl.c:1243
       ovl_do_remove_acl fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:337 [inline]
       ovl_workdir_create+0x409/0x760 fs/overlayfs/super.c:340
       ovl_make_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:716 [inline]
       ovl_get_workdir+0x300/0x1740 fs/overlayfs/super.c:874
       ovl_fill_super+0x1345/0x3560 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1427
       vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1346 [inline]
       get_tree_nodev+0xb5/0x140 fs/super.c:1365
       vfs_get_tree+0x8c/0x280 fs/super.c:1764
       do_new_mount+0x24b/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3366
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3706 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3915 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x2da/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3892
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #3 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       ocfs2_init_acl+0x2fa/0x720 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:366
       ocfs2_mknod+0x12e5/0x20f0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:410
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x410 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4113
       do_mkdirat+0x1d4/0x440 fs/namei.c:4136
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4151 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4149 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4149
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #2 (jbd2_handle){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       start_this_handle+0x1e9d/0x20c0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:448
       jbd2__journal_start+0x2bb/0x5b0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:505
       jbd2_journal_start+0x2a/0x40 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:544
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x376/0x6c0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374
       ocfs2_mknod+0xe47/0x20f0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:361
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x410 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4113
       do_mkdirat+0x1d4/0x440 fs/namei.c:4136
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4151 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4149 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4149
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x36a/0x6c0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372
       ocfs2_mknod+0xe47/0x20f0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:361
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x410 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4113
       do_mkdirat+0x1d4/0x440 fs/namei.c:4136
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4151 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4149 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4149
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
       __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1633 [inline]
       sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:1755 [inline]
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x26b/0x6c0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:370
       ocfs2_setattr+0x95a/0x1b20 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1262
       notify_change+0xb0d/0xe10 fs/attr.c:499
       ovl_do_notify_change fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:188 [inline]
       ovl_workdir_create+0x5de/0x760 fs/overlayfs/super.c:350
       ovl_make_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:716 [inline]
       ovl_get_workdir+0x300/0x1740 fs/overlayfs/super.c:874
       ovl_fill_super+0x1345/0x3560 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1427
       vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1346 [inline]
       get_tree_nodev+0xb5/0x140 fs/super.c:1365
       vfs_get_tree+0x8c/0x280 fs/super.c:1764
       do_new_mount+0x24b/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3366
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3706 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3915 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x2da/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3892
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 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_internal#2 --> &oi->ip_xattr_sem --> &oi->ip_alloc_sem

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&oi->ip_alloc_sem);
                               lock(&oi->ip_xattr_sem);
                               lock(&oi->ip_alloc_sem);
  rlock(sb_internal#2);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

5 locks held by syz-executor331/5773:
 #0: ffff88802fe400e0 (&type->s_umount_key#46/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: alloc_super+0x1fa/0x920 fs/super.c:352
 #1: ffff88802e9b2418 (sb_writers#9){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:403
 #2: ffff888076dd3498 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#15/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:839 [inline]
 #2: ffff888076dd3498 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#15/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ovl_workdir_create+0x150/0x760 fs/overlayfs/super.c:290
 #3: ffff888076dd5118 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #3: ffff888076dd5118 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#17){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ovl_workdir_create+0x557/0x760 fs/overlayfs/super.c:349
 #4: ffff888076dd4da0 (&oi->ip_alloc_sem){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_setattr+0x94b/0x1b20 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1261

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 5773 Comm: syz-executor331 Not tainted 6.6.94-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2bd/0x3c0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
 __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1633 [inline]
 sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:1755 [inline]
 ocfs2_start_trans+0x26b/0x6c0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:370
 ocfs2_setattr+0x95a/0x1b20 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1262
 notify_change+0xb0d/0xe10 fs/attr.c:499
 ovl_do_notify_change fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h:188 [inline]
 ovl_workdir_create+0x5de/0x760 fs/overlayfs/super.c:350
 ovl_make_workdir fs/overlayfs/super.c:716 [inline]
 ovl_get_workdir+0x300/0x1740 fs/overlayfs/super.c:874
 ovl_fill_super+0x1345/0x3560 fs/overlayfs/super.c:1427
 vfs_get_super fs/super.c:1346 [inline]
 get_tree_nodev+0xb5/0x140 fs/super.c:1365
 vfs_get_tree+0x8c/0x280 fs/super.c:1764
 do_new_mount+0x24b/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3366
 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3706 [inline]
 __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3915 [inline]
 __se_sys_mount+0x2da/0x3c0 fs/namespace.c:3892
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f28c95367b9
Code: 28 00 00 00 75 05 48 83 c4 28 c3 e8 61 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:00007ffc5663d548 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000200000000000 RCX: 00007f28c95367b9
RDX: 0000200000000340 RSI: 00002000000000c0 RDI: 0000000000000000
RBP: 00007f28c95ad610 R08: 00002000000002c0 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000001
R13: 00007ffc5663d718 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 0000000000000001
 </TASK>

Crashes (12):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/06/23 20:26 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 d6cdfb8a .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/07/07 14:29 linux-6.6.y a5df3a702b2c 4f67c4ae .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/07/07 02:33 linux-6.6.y a5df3a702b2c 4f67c4ae .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/07/07 02:33 linux-6.6.y a5df3a702b2c 4f67c4ae .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/07/03 13:33 linux-6.6.y 3f5b4c104b7d 115ceea7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/07/03 13:32 linux-6.6.y 3f5b4c104b7d 115ceea7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/06/24 21:58 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 26d77996 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/06/24 21:56 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 26d77996 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/06/24 08:23 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 e2f27c35 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/06/23 19:21 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 d6cdfb8a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/06/23 19:18 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 d6cdfb8a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
2025/06/20 22:27 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 804b3919 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_setattr
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.