possible deadlock in do_qc

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/04/28 01:25
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+bdc96b32d35cce7a6064@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 929d, last: 3d14h
▶ ▼ Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2026/09/08 linux-6.1.y (ToT) cf82dcca9634 C [report] WARNING in __folio_mark_dirty
2026/09/08 upstream (ToT) 28924df2a08f C Didn't crash
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in do_qc gfs2 4 785 822d 950d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/10/22 09:11
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in do_qc 4 1067 4d23h 929d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2024/04/27 22:18
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in do_qc 4 syz, C 274 3d11h 514d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/17 09:35

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.17/4568 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff0000e155cae0 (&sdp->sd_quota_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_qc+0xc0/0x658 fs/gfs2/quota.c:682

but task is already holding lock:
ffff0000e9b085e8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: sweep_bh_for_rgrps fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1529 [inline]
ffff0000e9b085e8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: punch_hole+0x222c/0x3018 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1854

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x64/0x300 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       __gfs2_iomap_get+0x118/0x10fc fs/gfs2/bmap.c:862
       gfs2_iomap_get+0xd4/0x144 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1413
       bh_get+0x1e8/0x608 fs/gfs2/quota.c:385
       qdsb_get+0x1c4/0x370 fs/gfs2/quota.c:522
       gfs2_quota_hold+0x16c/0x550 fs/gfs2/quota.c:608
       punch_hole+0xc20/0x3018 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1815
       gfs2_file_dealloc+0x28/0x38 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:2177
       evict_unlinked_inode+0x190/0x608 fs/gfs2/super.c:1399
       gfs2_evict_inode+0x560/0xe5c fs/gfs2/super.c:1498
       evict+0x3d8/0x81c fs/inode.c:703
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1832 [inline]
       iput+0x728/0x7e8 fs/inode.c:1858
       dentry_unlink_inode+0x360/0x438 fs/dcache.c:405
       __dentry_kill+0x318/0x590 fs/dcache.c:611
       dentry_kill+0xcc/0x24c fs/dcache.c:-1
       dput+0x228/0x444 fs/dcache.c:918
       __fput+0x480/0x7b0 fs/file_table.c:328
       ____fput+0x20/0x30 fs/file_table.c:348
       task_work_run+0x1f4/0x280 kernel/task_work.c:203
       exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:39 [inline]
       do_exit+0x54c/0x19ac kernel/exit.c:887
       do_group_exit+0x198/0x238 kernel/exit.c:1030
       get_signal+0x11f4/0x133c kernel/signal.c:2884
       do_signal arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c:1110 [inline]
       do_notify_resume+0x2a8/0x2c84 arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c:1163
       prepare_exit_to_user_mode arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:137 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:142 [inline]
       el0_da+0xbc/0x14c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:516
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x90/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:658
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

-> #0 (&sdp->sd_quota_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3162 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3281 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3897 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x3504/0x7280 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
       lock_acquire+0x210/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
       __mutex_lock_common+0x1a0/0x1f88 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
       __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
       do_qc+0xc0/0x658 fs/gfs2/quota.c:682
       gfs2_quota_change+0x238/0x718 fs/gfs2/quota.c:1295
       punch_hole+0x2ac0/0x3018 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1955
       gfs2_file_dealloc+0x28/0x38 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:2177
       evict_unlinked_inode+0x190/0x608 fs/gfs2/super.c:1399
       gfs2_evict_inode+0x560/0xe5c fs/gfs2/super.c:1498
       evict+0x3d8/0x81c fs/inode.c:703
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1832 [inline]
       iput+0x728/0x7e8 fs/inode.c:1858
       dentry_unlink_inode+0x360/0x438 fs/dcache.c:405
       __dentry_kill+0x318/0x590 fs/dcache.c:611
       dentry_kill+0xcc/0x24c fs/dcache.c:-1
       dput+0x228/0x444 fs/dcache.c:918
       __fput+0x480/0x7b0 fs/file_table.c:328
       ____fput+0x20/0x30 fs/file_table.c:348
       task_work_run+0x1f4/0x280 kernel/task_work.c:203
       exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:39 [inline]
       do_exit+0x54c/0x19ac kernel/exit.c:887
       do_group_exit+0x198/0x238 kernel/exit.c:1030
       get_signal+0x11f4/0x133c kernel/signal.c:2884
       do_signal arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c:1110 [inline]
       do_notify_resume+0x2a8/0x2c84 arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c:1163
       prepare_exit_to_user_mode arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:137 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:142 [inline]
       el0_da+0xbc/0x14c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:516
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x90/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:658
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
                               lock(&sdp->sd_quota_mutex);
                               lock(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
  lock(&sdp->sd_quota_mutex);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.0.17/4568:
 #0: ffff0000d498e650 (sb_internal#2){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: gfs2_trans_begin+0xa8/0x114 fs/gfs2/trans.c:118
 #1: ffff0000e155d058 (&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock){.+.+}-{3:3}, at: __gfs2_trans_begin+0x50c/0x884 fs/gfs2/trans.c:87
 #2: ffff0000e9b085e8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: sweep_bh_for_rgrps fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1529 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000e9b085e8 (&ip->i_rw_mutex){++++}-{3:3}, at: punch_hole+0x222c/0x3018 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1854

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 4568 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/14/2026
Call trace:
 dump_backtrace+0x1c4/0x1f0 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:158
 show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:165
 __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:88
 dump_stack_lvl+0xf4/0x15c lib/dump_stack.c:106
 dump_stack+0x1c/0x5c lib/dump_stack.c:113
 print_circular_bug+0x148/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2088
 check_noncircular+0x290/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2215
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3162 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3281 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3897 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x3504/0x7280 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5171
 lock_acquire+0x210/0x63c kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5790
 __mutex_lock_common+0x1a0/0x1f88 kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
 do_qc+0xc0/0x658 fs/gfs2/quota.c:682
 gfs2_quota_change+0x238/0x718 fs/gfs2/quota.c:1295
 punch_hole+0x2ac0/0x3018 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:1955
 gfs2_file_dealloc+0x28/0x38 fs/gfs2/bmap.c:2177
 evict_unlinked_inode+0x190/0x608 fs/gfs2/super.c:1399
 gfs2_evict_inode+0x560/0xe5c fs/gfs2/super.c:1498
 evict+0x3d8/0x81c fs/inode.c:703
 iput_final fs/inode.c:1832 [inline]
 iput+0x728/0x7e8 fs/inode.c:1858
 dentry_unlink_inode+0x360/0x438 fs/dcache.c:405
 __dentry_kill+0x318/0x590 fs/dcache.c:611
 dentry_kill+0xcc/0x24c fs/dcache.c:-1
 dput+0x228/0x444 fs/dcache.c:918
 __fput+0x480/0x7b0 fs/file_table.c:328
 ____fput+0x20/0x30 fs/file_table.c:348
 task_work_run+0x1f4/0x280 kernel/task_work.c:203
 exit_task_work include/linux/task_work.h:39 [inline]
 do_exit+0x54c/0x19ac kernel/exit.c:887
 do_group_exit+0x198/0x238 kernel/exit.c:1030
 get_signal+0x11f4/0x133c kernel/signal.c:2884
 do_signal arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c:1110 [inline]
 do_notify_resume+0x2a8/0x2c84 arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c:1163
 prepare_exit_to_user_mode arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:137 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:142 [inline]
 el0_da+0xbc/0x14c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:516
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x90/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:658
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:589

Crashes (1922):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/11/06 12:08 linux-6.1.y 08889840163e 5cecaf1f .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/07/31 08:05 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 aaffb173 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/02/22 23:57 linux-6.1.y 779f9571ac3e 6e7b5511 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (clean fs)] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/09 01:54 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/25 18:45 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 1d9ca40b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/24 03:30 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 1d9ca40b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/09 23:07 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/09 12:08 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/09 12:06 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/08 21:04 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/08 17:52 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/08 08:35 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/08 06:11 linux-6.1.y c75b0cf0982c 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/11/06 19:21 linux-6.1.y 08889840163e 5cecaf1f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/30 09:11 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 b498adee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/26 09:17 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 1d9ca40b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/25 12:50 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 1d9ca40b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/24 12:41 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 1d9ca40b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/20 18:22 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 df8746fb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/20 18:22 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 df8746fb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/19 22:36 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 72cdc28d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/19 11:07 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/19 03:15 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/18 21:51 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/18 00:31 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/17 13:51 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/17 13:41 linux-6.1.y 79807e970724 432c0077 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/15 12:09 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/15 10:24 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 8fb0ae89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/13 18:47 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 5a1eeac4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/13 06:08 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 745a967f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/12 21:51 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 745a967f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/12 05:49 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/12 04:25 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/12 01:40 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/11 09:21 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/11 03:08 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/11 01:51 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/11 00:31 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/10 20:29 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/10 14:48 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f92358f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/09 08:37 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a b2734a59 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/07 22:11 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 6520ecdb .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/10/06 11:36 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a f7710056 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/09/28 03:38 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 a3c7249d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/09/27 12:32 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 a3c7249d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2026/09/27 08:13 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 a3c7249d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
2024/04/28 01:25 linux-6.1.y f2295faba5e8 07b455f9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in do_qc
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.