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INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/09/09 14:26
Reported-by: syzbot+a2ce5e738b747ba0e3c1@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 21h16m, last: 21h16m
Similar bugs (6)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode (2) 1 1 634d 634d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/03/25 06:52
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode 1 1 786d 786d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/10/25 03:25
upstream INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode (2) jfs 1 C inconclusive done 1442 31m 742d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/08/29 19:55
upstream INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode jfs 1 3 1028d 1059d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/02/27 21:28
linux-6.1 INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode (3) origin:upstream 1 C 64 27d 506d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/04/21 18:11
linux-5.15 INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode origin:lts-only 1 C done 74 13d 542d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/03/16 23:34

Sample crash report:
INFO: task kworker/u4:1:12 blocked for more than 143 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/u4:1    state:D stack:24048 pid:12    ppid:2      flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:1)
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5380 [inline]
 __schedule+0x14d2/0x44d0 kernel/sched/core.c:6699
 schedule+0xbd/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6773
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6832
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:679 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x6b7/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
 jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
 jfs_write_inode+0x145/0x220 fs/jfs/inode.c:132
 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1473 [inline]
 __writeback_single_inode+0x705/0xee0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1690
 writeback_sb_inodes+0x77c/0xef0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1916
 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x111/0x240 fs/fs-writeback.c:1987
 wb_writeback+0x464/0xba0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2097
 wb_check_background_flush fs/fs-writeback.c:2167 [inline]
 wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2255 [inline]
 wb_workfn+0xb32/0xe20 fs/fs-writeback.c:2282
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2634 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xa45/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 worker_thread+0xa55/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2792
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>
INFO: task kworker/u4:5:1080 blocked for more than 144 seconds.
      Not tainted syzkaller #0
"echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
task:kworker/u4:5    state:D stack:22472 pid:1080  ppid:2      flags:0x00004000
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:0)
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 context_switch kernel/sched/core.c:5380 [inline]
 __schedule+0x14d2/0x44d0 kernel/sched/core.c:6699
 schedule+0xbd/0x170 kernel/sched/core.c:6773
 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x13/0x20 kernel/sched/core.c:6832
 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:679 [inline]
 __mutex_lock+0x6b7/0xcc0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
 jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
 jfs_write_inode+0x145/0x220 fs/jfs/inode.c:132
 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1473 [inline]
 __writeback_single_inode+0x705/0xee0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1690
 writeback_sb_inodes+0x77c/0xef0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1916
 __writeback_inodes_wb+0x111/0x240 fs/fs-writeback.c:1987
 wb_writeback+0x464/0xba0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2097
 wb_check_background_flush fs/fs-writeback.c:2167 [inline]
 wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2255 [inline]
 wb_workfn+0xb32/0xe20 fs/fs-writeback.c:2282
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2634 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xa45/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 worker_thread+0xa55/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2792
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>

Showing all locks held in the system:
4 locks held by kworker/u4:1/12:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc90000117d00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90000117d00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff88807ee220e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff88805ea5d508 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
1 lock held by khungtaskd/28:
 #0: ffffffff8cd2fc20 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_lock_acquire include/linux/rcupdate.h:334 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8cd2fc20 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: rcu_read_lock include/linux/rcupdate.h:786 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8cd2fc20 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: debug_show_all_locks+0x55/0x290 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:6633
4 locks held by kworker/u4:3/48:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc90000b8fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90000b8fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff88802f5ae0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff88805e83de48 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
3 locks held by kworker/u4:4/66:
 #0: ffff888017871538 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff888017871538 ((wq_completion)events_unbound){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc900015b7d00 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc900015b7d00 ((linkwatch_work).work){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffffffff8dfbc488 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: linkwatch_event+0xe/0x60 net/core/link_watch.c:286
4 locks held by kworker/u4:5/1080:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc90004affd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90004affd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff88807848e0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff88805ea59d88 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
4 locks held by kworker/u4:6/1090:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc90004b7fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90004b7fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff88807de220e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff88805e839d88 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
4 locks held by kworker/u4:8/1127:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc90004b3fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90004b3fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff88807f2ac0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff888076ef1448 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
4 locks held by kworker/u4:9/1322:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc9000549fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc9000549fd00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff88805af200e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff88805ea34bc8 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
2 locks held by getty/5543:
 #0: ffff88814dd100a0 (&tty->ldisc_sem){++++}-{0:0}, at: tty_ldisc_ref_wait+0x25/0x70 drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c:243
 #1: ffffc9000327b2f0 (&ldata->atomic_read_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: n_tty_read+0x425/0x1380 drivers/tty/n_tty.c:2217
4 locks held by syz.0.17/5946:
4 locks held by syz.1.18/5976:
6 locks held by syz.2.19/5997:
4 locks held by syz.3.20/6019:
4 locks held by syz.4.21/6055:
4 locks held by syz.5.22/6084:
4 locks held by kworker/u4:10/6085:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc90003927d00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc90003927d00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff88807b2a00e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff88805e82a6c8 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
4 locks held by kworker/u4:11/6096:
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #0: ffff88801de50d38 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #1: ffffc900039e7d00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2609 [inline]
 #1: ffffc900039e7d00 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_scheduled_works+0x957/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 #2: ffff888060d9c0e0 (&type->s_umount_key#56){++++}-{3:3}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x20/0xf0 fs/super.c:607
 #3: ffff88805e82e788 (&jfs_ip->commit_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: jfs_commit_inode+0x1cb/0x520 fs/jfs/inode.c:102
4 locks held by syz.6.23/6113:
3 locks held by kworker/u4:12/6124:
4 locks held by syz.7.24/6148:
2 locks held by syz-executor/6151:
 #0: ffffffff8dfbc488 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:78 [inline]
 #0: ffffffff8dfbc488 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x76f/0xf10 net/core/rtnetlink.c:6472
 #1: ffffffff8cd35bf8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: exp_funnel_lock kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:292 [inline]
 #1: ffffffff8cd35bf8 (rcu_state.exp_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: synchronize_rcu_expedited+0x448/0x830 kernel/rcu/tree_exp.h:1004

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NMI backtrace for cpu 0
CPU: 0 PID: 28 Comm: khungtaskd Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 nmi_cpu_backtrace+0x39b/0x3d0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:113
 nmi_trigger_cpumask_backtrace+0x17a/0x2f0 lib/nmi_backtrace.c:62
 trigger_all_cpu_backtrace include/linux/nmi.h:160 [inline]
 check_hung_uninterruptible_tasks kernel/hung_task.c:222 [inline]
 watchdog+0xf41/0xf80 kernel/hung_task.c:379
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>
Sending NMI from CPU 0 to CPUs 1:
NMI backtrace for cpu 1
CPU: 1 PID: 6161 Comm: kworker/u4:13 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Workqueue: events_unbound nsim_dev_trap_report_work
RIP: 0010:check_kcov_mode kernel/kcov.c:182 [inline]
RIP: 0010:write_comp_data kernel/kcov.c:245 [inline]
RIP: 0010:__sanitizer_cov_trace_switch+0x96/0x120 kernel/kcov.c:350
Code: 41 54 53 48 8b 54 24 20 65 4c 8b 05 24 25 7e 7e 45 31 c9 eb 08 49 ff c1 4c 39 c8 74 77 4e 8b 54 ce 10 65 44 8b 1d 12 25 7e 7e <41> 81 e3 00 01 ff 00 74 13 41 81 fb 00 01 00 00 75 d9 41 83 b8 1c
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003bb7570 EFLAGS: 00000202
RAX: 0000000000000008 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000003
RDX: ffffffff813aaa02 RSI: ffffffff8cb9e560 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: ffffc90003bb76b8 R08: ffff888029e11e00 R09: 0000000000000007
R10: 0000000000000009 R11: 0000000080000002 R12: ffffc90003bb7668
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: 0000000000000005 R15: ffffffff8ed94b54
FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880b8f00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f7370c30910 CR3: 000000000cb30000 CR4: 00000000003506e0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 unwind_next_frame+0x742/0x2970 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c:515
 arch_stack_walk+0x144/0x190 arch/x86/kernel/stacktrace.c:25
 stack_trace_save+0x9c/0xe0 kernel/stacktrace.c:122
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:45 [inline]
 kasan_set_track+0x4e/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:52
 kasan_save_free_info+0x2e/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:522
 ____kasan_slab_free+0x126/0x1e0 mm/kasan/common.c:236
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:164 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:1806 [inline]
 slab_free_freelist_hook+0x130/0x1b0 mm/slub.c:1832
 slab_free mm/slub.c:3816 [inline]
 kmem_cache_free+0xf8/0x280 mm/slub.c:3838
 nsim_dev_trap_report drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:821 [inline]
 nsim_dev_trap_report_work+0x76f/0xb00 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c:851
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:2634 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xa45/0x15b0 kernel/workqueue.c:2711
 worker_thread+0xa55/0xfc0 kernel/workqueue.c:2792
 kthread+0x2fa/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:388
 ret_from_fork+0x48/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:152
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:293
 </TASK>

Crashes (1):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/09/09 14:25 linux-6.6.y 355bd0b51d2f d291dd2d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan INFO: task hung in jfs_commit_inode
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.