| Date | Name | Commit | Repro | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/01/13 | upstream (ToT) | 5bc55a333a2f | C | [report] possible deadlock in mi_read | 
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| 2025/01/13 | upstream (ToT) | 5bc55a333a2f | C | [report] possible deadlock in mi_read | 
| Kernel | Title | Rank 🛈 | Repro | Cause bisect | Fix bisect | Count | Last | Reported | Patched | Status | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| upstream | possible deadlock in mi_read ntfs3 | 4 | C | error | 11141 | 356d | 1129d | 28/29 | fixed on 2024/11/12 23:31 | |
| linux-6.6 | possible deadlock in mi_read | 4 | 1 | 24d | 24d | 0/2 | upstream: reported on 2025/10/10 02:42 | |||
| upstream | possible deadlock in mi_read (2) ntfs3 | 4 | C | inconclusive | 396 | 1d17h | 351d | 0/29 | upstream: reported C repro on 2024/11/17 08:21 | |
| linux-5.15 | possible deadlock in mi_read origin:upstream missing-backport | 4 | C | done | 827 | 360d | 965d | 3/3 | fixed on 2024/12/22 10:18 | |
| linux-6.1 | possible deadlock in mi_read origin:upstream missing-backport | 4 | C | done | 841 | 6d16h | 962d | 0/3 | upstream: reported C repro on 2023/03/17 09:05 | 
| Created | Duration | User | Patch | Repo | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/09/30 20:15 | 9m | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | report log | |
| 2025/09/06 15:16 | 9m | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | report log | |
| 2025/08/04 04:04 | 17m | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | OK log | |
| 2025/06/18 13:28 | 2h13m (2) | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | error | |
| 2025/06/18 13:28 | 10m | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | report log | |
| 2025/05/19 09:42 | 20m | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | report log | |
| 2025/04/07 07:16 | 13m | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | report log | |
| 2025/04/07 07:16 | 10m | retest repro | linux-5.15.y | report log | 
| Created | Duration | User | Patch | Repo | Result | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/08/21 13:26 | 3h14m | bisect fix | linux-5.15.y | OK (0) job log log | |
| 2025/07/20 09:28 | 1h43m | bisect fix | linux-5.15.y | OK (0) job log log | 
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
syz.4.21/4493 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888057c7a5e0 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1100 [inline]
ffff888057c7a5e0 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: mi_read+0x2d0/0x590 fs/ntfs3/record.c:148
but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880587ee0e0 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1100 [inline]
ffff8880587ee0e0 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ntfs_link+0xf2/0x280 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:149
other info that might help us debug this:
 Possible unsafe locking scenario:
       CPU0
       ----
  lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);
  lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);
 *** DEADLOCK ***
 May be due to missing lock nesting notation
6 locks held by syz.4.21/4493:
 #0: ffff8880782de460 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x3d/0x90 fs/namespace.c:377
 #1: ffff888057c0bea0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:822 [inline]
 #1: ffff888057c0bea0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x1f2/0x450 fs/namei.c:3835
 #2: ffff8880587ee380 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:787 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880587ee380 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: vfs_link+0x513/0x7c0 fs/namei.c:4548
 #3: ffff888057c0bc00 (&ni->ni_lock/6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ni_lock_dir fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1105 [inline]
 #3: ffff888057c0bc00 (&ni->ni_lock/6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ntfs_link+0xd7/0x280 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:147
 #4: ffff8880587ee0e0 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1100 [inline]
 #4: ffff8880587ee0e0 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ntfs_link+0xf2/0x280 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:149
 #5: ffff8880782dc120 (&wnd->rw_lock/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ntfs_look_free_mft+0x160/0xd30 fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:542
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 4493 Comm: syz.4.21 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/18/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x168/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 __lock_acquire+0x1227/0x7c60 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:-1
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x3f0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 __mutex_lock_common+0x1eb/0x2390 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
 __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
 mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
 ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1100 [inline]
 mi_read+0x2d0/0x590 fs/ntfs3/record.c:148
 mi_format_new+0x191/0x5c0 fs/ntfs3/record.c:374
 ni_add_subrecord+0xcc/0x440 fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:372
 ntfs_look_free_mft+0x6a4/0xd30 fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c:686
 ni_create_attr_list+0x8a9/0x1210 fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:850
 ni_ins_attr_ext+0x304/0x9b0 fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:951
 ni_insert_attr fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:1105 [inline]
 ni_insert_resident fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:1479 [inline]
 ni_add_name+0x32f/0x7c0 fs/ntfs3/frecord.c:2985
 ntfs_link_inode+0x315/0x3d0 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:1716
 ntfs_link+0x114/0x280 fs/ntfs3/namei.c:154
 vfs_link+0x615/0x7c0 fs/namei.c:4557
 do_linkat+0x277/0x7b0 fs/namei.c:4628
 __do_sys_linkat fs/namei.c:4656 [inline]
 __se_sys_linkat fs/namei.c:4653 [inline]
 __x64_sys_linkat+0xda/0xf0 fs/namei.c:4653
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f7f374bbba9
Code: ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 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 a8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f7f36b0a038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000109
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f7f37703090 RCX: 00007f7f374bbba9
RDX: 0000000000000005 RSI: 0000200000000300 RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 00007f7f3753ee19 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000200000000400 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f7f37703128 R14: 00007f7f37703090 R15: 00007ffe0afc3a08
 </TASK>
| Time | Kernel | Commit | Syzkaller | Config | Log | Report | Syz repro | C repro | VM info | Assets (help?) | Manager | Title | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/09/16 09:53 | linux-5.15.y | 43bb85222e53 | e2beed91 | .config | console log | report | syz / log | C | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | |
| 2025/01/13 03:51 | linux-5.15.y | 4735586da88e | 6dbc6a9b | .config | console log | report | syz / log | C | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | |
| 2025/01/13 03:12 | linux-5.15.y | 4735586da88e | 6dbc6a9b | .config | console log | report | syz / log | C | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | |
| 2025/10/27 09:43 | linux-5.15.y | ac56c046adf4 | c0460fcd | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/10/27 09:40 | linux-5.15.y | ac56c046adf4 | c0460fcd | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/10/27 09:37 | linux-5.15.y | ac56c046adf4 | c0460fcd | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/10/04 08:28 | linux-5.15.y | 29e53a5b1c4f | 49379ee0 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/10/04 08:25 | linux-5.15.y | 29e53a5b1c4f | 49379ee0 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/10/04 08:23 | linux-5.15.y | 29e53a5b1c4f | 49379ee0 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/09/16 08:47 | linux-5.15.y | 43bb85222e53 | e2beed91 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/05/04 21:21 | linux-5.15.y | 16fdf2c7111b | b0714e37 | .config | console log | report | syz / log | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/05/04 20:35 | linux-5.15.y | 16fdf2c7111b | b0714e37 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/03/16 22:43 | linux-5.15.y | 0c935c049b5c | e2826670 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/03/16 22:43 | linux-5.15.y | 0c935c049b5c | e2826670 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/02/20 11:54 | linux-5.15.y | c16c81c81336 | 50668798 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/02/20 11:54 | linux-5.15.y | c16c81c81336 | 50668798 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/01/13 02:47 | linux-5.15.y | 4735586da88e | 6dbc6a9b | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/01/13 02:47 | linux-5.15.y | 4735586da88e | 6dbc6a9b | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan | possible deadlock in mi_read | ||
| 2025/03/07 06:27 | linux-5.15.y | c16c81c81336 | 831e3629 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci2-linux-5-15-kasan-arm64 | possible deadlock in mi_read |