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possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/06/26 20:15
Bug presence: origin:upstream
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Reported-by: syzbot+d1067b95322604c5067a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 341d, last: 17h56m
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/12/01 upstream (ToT) 7d0a66e4bb90 C [report] possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/19 upstream (ToT) 1a2ab0feaa23 C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (7)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2) ocfs2 prio:high 4 56 5h39m 8d22h 0/29 upstream: reported on 2026/05/25 15:38
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2) 4 18 9d19h 217d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/10/29 05:09
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan 4 1 513d 513d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/16 07:13
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (3) 4 5 31d 189d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/11/25 22:40
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan (2) 4 1 345d 345d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/10/01 09:47
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan 4 4 443d 538d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/25 04:24
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan ocfs2 4 C inconclusive 7741 13d 608d 29/29 fixed on 2026/05/21 07:50

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.9.3446/22035 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888046d12658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff888046d12658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12f/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2716

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805d0a2658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff88805d0a2658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16e/0x44c0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16e/0x44c0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782
       ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata_blocks+0x416/0x9a0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:978
       ocfs2_mknod+0xe8f/0x2300 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:347
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4121
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4144
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4157
       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]#5){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:655 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:818 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1d84/0x41e0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219
       evict+0x4ca/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
       d_delete_notify include/linux/fsnotify.h:269 [inline]
       vfs_rmdir+0x39b/0x4d0 fs/namei.c:4217
       do_rmdir+0x29f/0x590 fs/namei.c:4263
       __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4441 [inline]
       __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4435 [inline]
       __x64_sys_unlinkat+0xc4/0xe0 fs/namei.c:4435
       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_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{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+0x2df1/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12f/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2716
       ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2407 [inline]
       ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x1040/0x13c0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2446
       dio_complete+0x254/0x710 fs/direct-io.c:282
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2ea8/0x3500 fs/direct-io.c:1308
       ocfs2_direct_IO+0x235/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2483
       generic_file_direct_write+0x1d4/0x3e0 mm/filemap.c:3961
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x11b/0x230 mm/filemap.c:4117
       ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x167a/0x1e80 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2468
       do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
       do_iter_write+0x738/0xc30 fs/read_write.c:860
       iter_file_splice_write+0x6a3/0xcb0 fs/splice.c:736
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:933 [inline]
       direct_splice_actor+0xe8/0x130 fs/splice.c:1142
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x304/0x8c0 fs/splice.c:1088
       do_splice_direct+0x1d5/0x2f0 fs/splice.c:1194
       do_sendfile+0x5f2/0xef0 fs/read_write.c:1254
       __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1322 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendfile64+0x145/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:1308
       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_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type] --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#5 --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#5);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6);
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.9.3446/22035:
 #0: ffff8880679ca418 (sb_writers#23){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: do_sendfile+0x5cf/0xef0 fs/read_write.c:1253
 #1: ffff88805d0a5118 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#29){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #1: ffff88805d0a5118 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#29){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x440/0x1e80 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2398
 #2: ffff88805d0a2658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #2: ffff88805d0a2658 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#6){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16e/0x44c0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 22035 Comm: syz.9.3446 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
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+0x2df1/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12f/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2716
 ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2407 [inline]
 ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x1040/0x13c0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2446
 dio_complete+0x254/0x710 fs/direct-io.c:282
 __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2ea8/0x3500 fs/direct-io.c:1308
 ocfs2_direct_IO+0x235/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2483
 generic_file_direct_write+0x1d4/0x3e0 mm/filemap.c:3961
 __generic_file_write_iter+0x11b/0x230 mm/filemap.c:4117
 ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x167a/0x1e80 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2468
 do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
 do_iter_write+0x738/0xc30 fs/read_write.c:860
 iter_file_splice_write+0x6a3/0xcb0 fs/splice.c:736
 do_splice_from fs/splice.c:933 [inline]
 direct_splice_actor+0xe8/0x130 fs/splice.c:1142
 splice_direct_to_actor+0x304/0x8c0 fs/splice.c:1088
 do_splice_direct+0x1d5/0x2f0 fs/splice.c:1194
 do_sendfile+0x5f2/0xef0 fs/read_write.c:1254
 __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1322 [inline]
 __se_sys_sendfile64+0x145/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:1308
 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: 0033:0x7f43fcb9ce59
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:00007f43fd9fb028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000028
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f43fce15fa0 RCX: 00007f43fcb9ce59
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000008 RDI: 0000000000000007
RBP: 00007f43fcc32d6f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000020fffe82 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f43fce16038 R14: 00007f43fce15fa0 R15: 00007ffe065105d8
 </TASK>

Crashes (111):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/02 19:48 linux-6.6.y 924b4a879cbb 62fe1528 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/21 20:23 linux-6.6.y eac8889a3a1c e195359d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/05/20 09:18 linux-6.6.y eac8889a3a1c 0909d65f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/25 02:33 linux-6.6.y 9760bf04666d 9c2d0995 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/22 14:01 linux-6.6.y 9760bf04666d 4595e353 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/21 10:05 linux-6.6.y 9760bf04666d 3f2e655b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/17 18:20 linux-6.6.y 8cee53b8eaeb 24ecfc1e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/14 08:27 linux-6.6.y 8cee53b8eaeb 1a086e7c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/11 17:38 linux-6.6.y 8cee53b8eaeb 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/11 11:40 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/10 07:21 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 38c8e246 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/08 18:06 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 d9b7f621 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/08 08:16 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 2c961e87 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/07 15:46 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 628666c6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/02 01:57 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 0cb124d5 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/01 13:52 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 9a1f7828 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/01 01:24 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 fb8b2c26 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/04/01 00:15 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 fb8b2c26 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/28 04:39 linux-6.6.y c09fbcd31ae6 356bdfc9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/25 07:24 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 74e70d19 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/24 22:09 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 74e70d19 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/24 02:25 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 baf8bf12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/23 10:05 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/21 20:21 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/21 06:52 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 5b92003d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/20 10:28 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 2f245add .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/19 04:48 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 0199f9a1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/18 20:42 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 0199f9a1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/17 02:38 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 0737c18f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/11 19:27 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 2d88ab01 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/11 11:49 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 86914af9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/07 15:07 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/05 02:42 linux-6.6.y 682d8e2f892b a9fe5c9e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/04 13:24 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e e6b6b96b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/03/03 02:26 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 28b83e23 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/02/21 12:48 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/02/20 18:09 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 17d780d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/02/18 06:42 linux-6.6.y 56865d9b7074 39751c21 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/02/12 09:31 linux-6.6.y 1b4ef5214f17 76a109e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/02/12 05:33 linux-6.6.y 1b4ef5214f17 76a109e2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/02/11 01:28 linux-6.6.y c56aaf1a85ae 441e25b7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2026/02/10 08:38 linux-6.6.y c56aaf1a85ae 4ab09a02 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
2025/11/27 17:45 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 d6526ea3 .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_del_inode_from_orphan
2025/06/26 20:14 linux-6.6.y 6282921b6825 803ce19b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.