possible deadlock in vfs_rename (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2024/12/31 00:31
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+e7f6162c3a4c0b0f3133@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 650d, last: 4d00h
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
▶ ▼ Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2025/06/17 linux-6.1.y (ToT) 58485ff1a74f C [report] possible deadlock in delete_one_xattr
2025/06/17 upstream (ToT) 9afe652958c3 C Didn't crash
▶ ▼ Similar bugs (7)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in vfs_rename 4 13 574d 887d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/25 12:29
upstream possible deadlock in vfs_rename kernel 4 1 1342d 1342d 0/29 closed as invalid on 2023/02/08 16:28
upstream possible deadlock in vfs_rename (3) ocfs2 prio:high 4 2 22d 18d 0/29 upstream: reported on 2026/09/23 18:33
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in vfs_rename (2) 4 1 433d 433d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/11/13 14:59
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in vfs_rename 4 8 755d 791d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/12/25 19:29
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in vfs_rename 4 1 330d 330d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/02/24 07:36
upstream possible deadlock in vfs_rename (2) ntfs3 4 3 633d 681d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/27 15:12
▶ ▼ Fix bisection attempts (2)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/08/20 07:20 2h04m fix candidate upstream OK (0) job log
2025/07/14 16:37 14m bisect fix linux-6.1.y error job log

Sample crash report:
REISERFS (device loop0): Using tea hash to sort names
REISERFS (device loop0): Created .reiserfs_priv - reserved for xattr storage.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.17/4462 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff0000e5169020 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:764 [inline]
ffff0000e5169020 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: vfs_rename+0x6a8/0xe3c fs/namei.c:4890

but task is already holding lock:
ffff0000e516b7e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:799 [inline]
ffff0000e516b7e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: vfs_rename+0x648/0xe3c fs/namei.c:4888

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #2 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write_nested+0x64/0x94 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1689
       inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:799 [inline]
       xattr_rmdir fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:106 [inline]
       delete_one_xattr+0xe8/0x2c8 fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:338
       reiserfs_for_each_xattr+0x5d0/0x6f8 fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:311
       reiserfs_delete_xattrs+0x2c/0xa4 fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:364
       reiserfs_evict_inode+0x1f0/0x408 fs/reiserfs/inode.c:53
       evict+0x3d8/0x824 fs/inode.c:705
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1834 [inline]
       iput+0x728/0x7e8 fs/inode.c:1860
       d_delete_notify include/linux/fsnotify.h:267 [inline]
       vfs_rmdir+0x32c/0x438 fs/namei.c:4255
       do_rmdir+0x244/0x524 fs/namei.c:4303
       __do_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4483 [inline]
       __se_sys_unlinkat fs/namei.c:4477 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_unlinkat+0xcc/0xfc fs/namei.c:4477
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

-> #1 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/3){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write_nested+0x64/0x94 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1689
       inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:799 [inline]
       open_xa_root fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:127 [inline]
       open_xa_dir+0x124/0x5ec fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:152
       xattr_lookup+0x3c/0x268 fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:395
       reiserfs_xattr_set_handle+0xe8/0xdbc fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:533
       reiserfs_xattr_set+0x3a8/0x4d4 fs/reiserfs/xattr.c:633
       trusted_set+0x98/0xe8 fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c:31
       __vfs_setxattr+0x374/0x390 fs/xattr.c:182
       __vfs_setxattr_noperm+0x120/0x56c fs/xattr.c:216
       __vfs_setxattr_locked+0x1e8/0x214 fs/xattr.c:277
       vfs_setxattr+0x158/0x2a8 fs/xattr.c:309
       do_setxattr fs/xattr.c:594 [inline]
       setxattr+0x258/0x2d8 fs/xattr.c:617
       path_setxattr+0x130/0x260 fs/xattr.c:636
       __do_sys_setxattr fs/xattr.c:652 [inline]
       __se_sys_setxattr fs/xattr.c:648 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_setxattr+0xc4/0xe0 fs/xattr.c:648
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

-> #0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2808/0x6634 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
       lock_acquire+0x20c/0x638 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5678
       down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:764 [inline]
       vfs_rename+0x6a8/0xe3c fs/namei.c:4890
       do_renameat2+0x760/0xaa4 fs/namei.c:5078
       __do_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:5111 [inline]
       __se_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:5108 [inline]
       __arm64_sys_renameat2+0xe8/0x104 fs/namei.c:5108
       __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
       invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
       el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
       do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
       el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
       el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
       el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &type->i_mutex_dir_key#8 --> &type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/3 --> &type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2);
                               lock(&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/3);
                               lock(&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2);
  lock(&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

5 locks held by syz.0.17/4462:
 #0: ffff0000d153e460 (sb_writers#12){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x44/0x9c fs/namespace.c:402
 #1: ffff0000d153e748 (&type->s_vfs_rename_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: lock_rename fs/namei.c:3089 [inline]
 #1: ffff0000d153e748 (&type->s_vfs_rename_key){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_renameat2+0x314/0xaa4 fs/namei.c:5017
 #2: ffff0000e51682e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:799 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000e51682e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: lock_two_directories fs/namei.c:-1 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000e51682e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: lock_rename fs/namei.c:3090 [inline]
 #2: ffff0000e51682e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_renameat2+0x390/0xaa4 fs/namei.c:5017
 #3: ffff0000e516b140 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: lock_rename include/linux/fs.h:-1 [inline]
 #3: ffff0000e516b140 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/5){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: do_renameat2+0x3c4/0xaa4 fs/namei.c:5017
 #4: ffff0000e516b7e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:799 [inline]
 #4: ffff0000e516b7e0 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#8/2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: vfs_rename+0x648/0xe3c fs/namei.c:4888

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 4462 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:2048
 check_noncircular+0x264/0x2f8 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2808/0x6634 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
 lock_acquire+0x20c/0x638 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5678
 down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:764 [inline]
 vfs_rename+0x6a8/0xe3c fs/namei.c:4890
 do_renameat2+0x760/0xaa4 fs/namei.c:5078
 __do_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:5111 [inline]
 __se_sys_renameat2 fs/namei.c:5108 [inline]
 __arm64_sys_renameat2+0xe8/0x104 fs/namei.c:5108
 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
 invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
 el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
 do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
 el0_svc+0x58/0x128 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655
 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585

Crashes (31):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/09/26 12:01 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 a3c7249d .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/06/13 22:35 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 98683f8f .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/09/30 22:31 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 38f7f0d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/09/30 22:31 linux-6.1.y 1a8763b93150 38f7f0d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/03/15 15:28 linux-6.1.y 344a09659766 e2826670 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/01/09 03:00 linux-6.1.y 7dc732d24ff7 f3558dbf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/10/08 16:37 linux-6.1.y a500ba24937a 4f6a9fcf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/10/06 17:44 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 vfs_rename
2026/09/26 06:58 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 vfs_rename
2026/09/12 04:47 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/09/12 04:46 linux-6.1.y cf82dcca9634 70a60e12 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/21 10:27 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/18 02:39 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/18 02:37 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/17 16:29 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/17 16:29 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/14 10:24 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e b13552fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/05 21:27 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 cd5b1963 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/08/05 21:25 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 cd5b1963 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/07/31 02:03 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 aaffb173 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/07/29 06:49 linux-6.1.y dc5c83b7f5f8 19622d9d .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2026/06/14 06:38 linux-6.1.y 228da13e907e 1d2f3589 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/12/20 05:54 linux-6.1.y 50cbba13faa2 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/11/16 14:28 linux-6.1.y f6e38ae624cf f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/09/26 23:38 linux-6.1.y 7b34dc04e4ff 001c9061 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/09/24 09:46 linux-6.1.y 363a599da6d9 0abd0691 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/09/23 08:17 linux-6.1.y 363a599da6d9 0ac7291c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/09/14 06:16 linux-6.1.y 3db754f56897 e2beed91 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/06/13 19:36 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 98683f8f .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2025/06/11 09:28 linux-6.1.y 58485ff1a74f 5d7e17ca .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
2024/12/31 00:30 linux-6.1.y 563edd786f0a d3ccff63 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in vfs_rename
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.