possible deadlock in ocfs2_reflink

Status: upstream: reported on 2026/07/29 06:41
Reported-by: syzbot+9af42738b9b5aee70008@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 14h43m, last: 14h43m
Similar bugs (1)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_reflink 4 11 8h01m 6d08h 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/07/23 12:37

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.5.1584/12510 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88804f09cda0 (&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reflink+0x4cf/0x920 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4277

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88804f09ce38 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reflink+0x4c0/0x920 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4276

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #5 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       ocfs2_init_acl+0x30a/0x770 fs/ocfs2/acl.c:366
       ocfs2_mknod+0x1427/0x2310 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:410
       ocfs2_create+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:674
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3496 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3564 [inline]
       path_openat+0x1705/0x3270 fs/namei.c:3798
       do_filp_open+0x1f2/0x430 fs/namei.c:3828
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x1d0 fs/open.c:1422
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1437 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1453 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1448 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x139/0x160 fs/open.c:1448
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #4 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       ocfs2_start_trans+0x3a8/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372
       ocfs2_shutdown_local_alloc+0x1f7/0xac0 fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c:416
       ocfs2_dismount_volume+0x1e5/0x890 fs/ocfs2/super.c:1881
       generic_shutdown_super+0x134/0x2b0 fs/super.c:693
       kill_block_super+0x44/0x90 fs/super.c:1660
       deactivate_locked_super+0x97/0x100 fs/super.c:481
       cleanup_mnt+0x3d7/0x460 fs/namespace.c:1259
       task_work_run+0x1d4/0x260 kernel/task_work.c:245
       resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
       exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210
       __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:291 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1a/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:302
       do_syscall_64+0x61/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #3 (sb_internal#3){.+.+}-{0:0}:
       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+0x2a9/0x6f0 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:370
       ocfs2_mknod+0xf33/0x2310 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:361
       ocfs2_create+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:674
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3496 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3564 [inline]
       path_openat+0x1705/0x3270 fs/namei.c:3798
       do_filp_open+0x1f2/0x430 fs/namei.c:3828
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x1d0 fs/open.c:1422
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1437 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1453 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1448 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x139/0x160 fs/open.c:1448
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #2 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits+0x120/0x2620 fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c:635
       ocfs2_reserve_clusters_with_limit+0x1ba/0xc20 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1184
       ocfs2_mknod+0xed1/0x2310 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:354
       ocfs2_create+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:674
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3496 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3564 [inline]
       path_openat+0x1705/0x3270 fs/namei.c:3798
       do_filp_open+0x1f2/0x430 fs/namei.c:3828
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x1d0 fs/open.c:1422
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1437 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1453 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1448 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x139/0x160 fs/open.c:1448
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#7){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x171/0x44a0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:804
       ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata_blocks+0x416/0x9a0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:1000
       ocfs2_expand_inline_dir fs/ocfs2/dir.c:2839 [inline]
       ocfs2_extend_dir+0xd3c/0x49b0 fs/ocfs2/dir.c:3201
       ocfs2_prepare_dir_for_insert+0x30e7/0x5520 fs/ocfs2/dir.c:4322
       ocfs2_symlink+0xbad/0x2730 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:1863
       vfs_symlink+0x138/0x2b0 fs/namei.c:4485
       do_symlinkat+0x1ba/0x400 fs/namei.c:4511
       __do_sys_symlink fs/namei.c:4532 [inline]
       __se_sys_symlink fs/namei.c:4530 [inline]
       __x64_sys_symlink+0x7e/0x90 fs/namei.c:4530
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
       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+0x37ef/0x7d80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_reflink+0x4cf/0x920 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4277
       ocfs2_vfs_reflink+0x333/0x450 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4404
       ocfs2_reflink_ioctl+0x3a0/0x450 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4444
       ocfs2_ioctl+0x5b9/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:923
       vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
       __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:871 [inline]
       __se_sys_ioctl+0xfd/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:857
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key --> &journal->j_trans_barrier --> &oi->ip_xattr_sem

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&oi->ip_xattr_sem);
                               lock(&journal->j_trans_barrier);
                               lock(&oi->ip_xattr_sem);
  lock(&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

4 locks held by syz.5.1584/12510:
 #0: ffff88802c586418 (sb_writers#30){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:412
 #1: ffff888055a509d8 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#18/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:839 [inline]
 #1: ffff888055a509d8 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#18/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x20f/0x450 fs/namei.c:3894
 #2: ffff88804f09d118 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#30){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #2: ffff88804f09d118 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#30){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_vfs_reflink+0x2f3/0x450 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4401
 #3: ffff88804f09ce38 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reflink+0x4c0/0x920 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4276

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 12510 Comm: syz.5.1584 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/16/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x18c/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2fc/0x400 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+0x37ef/0x7d80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 ocfs2_reflink+0x4cf/0x920 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4277
 ocfs2_vfs_reflink+0x333/0x450 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4404
 ocfs2_reflink_ioctl+0x3a0/0x450 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:4444
 ocfs2_ioctl+0x5b9/0x7e0 fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c:923
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:871 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfd/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:857
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7fe070f9de99
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:00007fe071ee2028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007fe071225fa0 RCX: 00007fe070f9de99
RDX: 00002000000001c0 RSI: 0000000040186f04 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007fe071033eaf R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007fe071226038 R14: 00007fe071225fa0 R15: 00007ffd9d002b08
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/07/29 06:40 linux-6.6.y c5596480c50e 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_reflink
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.