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possible deadlock in page_cache_ra_order
Status:
upstream: reported on 2026/05/31 02:05
Subsystems:
mm
Labels:
prio:high
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Reported-by: syzbot+8bd419f88e25ab12cb75@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 110d, last: 20m
Sample crash report:
ntfs3(loop0): failed to convert "0080" to macinuit
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.0.38/6109 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88806491e168 (mapping.invalidate_lock#3){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: filemap_invalidate_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1089 [inline]
ffff88806491e168 (mapping.invalidate_lock#3){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: do_page_cache_ra mm/readahead.c:347 [inline]
ffff88806491e168 (mapping.invalidate_lock#3){.+.+}-{4:4}, at: page_cache_ra_order+0x2b1/0x4a0 mm/readahead.c:558
but task is already holding lock:
ffff888032a7a738 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1247 [inline]
ffff888032a7a738 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ntfs_readdir+0x717/0xf70 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:541
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}:
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:561 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x5a/0x1d0 kernel/locking/rtmutex_api.c:580
ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1247 [inline]
attr_data_get_block+0x1cd/0x2c0 fs/ntfs3/attrib.c:976
ntfs_iomap_begin+0x4f0/0xf30 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:978
iomap_iter_next include/linux/iomap.h:382 [inline]
ntfs_iomap_next+0x5b6/0x880 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:2319
iomap_iter+0xe2/0xec0 fs/iomap/iter.c:122
iomap_readahead+0x3e9/0xe80 fs/iomap/buffered-io.c:751
ntfs_readahead+0x193/0x210 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:880
read_pages+0x193/0x5a0 mm/readahead.c:174
page_cache_ra_unbounded+0x679/0x8f0 mm/readahead.c:315
do_page_cache_ra mm/readahead.c:348 [inline]
page_cache_ra_order+0x2c1/0x4a0 mm/readahead.c:558
do_sync_mmap_readahead+0x4d6/0x7c0 mm/filemap.c:3443
filemap_fault+0x7e2/0x13c0 mm/filemap.c:3597
__do_fault+0x138/0x2a0 mm/memory.c:5565
do_shared_fault mm/memory.c:6064 [inline]
do_fault mm/memory.c:6138 [inline]
do_pte_missing+0x659/0x28f0 mm/memory.c:4700
handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6558 [inline]
__handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6707 [inline]
handle_mm_fault+0xf64/0x28c0 mm/memory.c:6876
do_user_addr_fault+0xa4f/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1343
handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1483 [inline]
exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1536
asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:595
-> #0 (mapping.invalidate_lock#3){.+.+}-{4:4}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942
down_read+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
filemap_invalidate_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1089 [inline]
do_page_cache_ra mm/readahead.c:347 [inline]
page_cache_ra_order+0x2b1/0x4a0 mm/readahead.c:558
do_sync_mmap_readahead+0x4d6/0x7c0 mm/filemap.c:3443
filemap_fault+0x7e2/0x13c0 mm/filemap.c:3597
__do_fault+0x138/0x2a0 mm/memory.c:5565
do_shared_fault mm/memory.c:6064 [inline]
do_fault mm/memory.c:6138 [inline]
do_pte_missing+0x659/0x28f0 mm/memory.c:4700
handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6558 [inline]
__handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6707 [inline]
handle_mm_fault+0xf64/0x28c0 mm/memory.c:6876
do_user_addr_fault+0x746/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1394
handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1483 [inline]
exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1536
asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:595
filldir64+0x2d4/0x620 fs/readdir.c:-1
dir_emit include/linux/fs.h:3607 [inline]
ntfs_dir_emit fs/ntfs3/dir.c:388 [inline]
ntfs_read_hdr+0x8a7/0xc10 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:429
ntfs_readdir+0x9ab/0xf70 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:589
iterate_dir+0x2f1/0x4e0 fs/readdir.c:110
__do_sys_getdents64 fs/readdir.c:399 [inline]
__se_sys_getdents64+0xf1/0x280 fs/readdir.c:384
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);
lock(mapping.invalidate_lock#3);
lock(&ni->ni_lock/5);
rlock(mapping.invalidate_lock#3);
*** DEADLOCK ***
locks held by syz.0.38/6109: 3, last CPU#0:
#0: ffff888031dd0528 (&f->f_pos_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: fdget_pos+0x252/0x320 fs/file.c:1259
#1: ffff888032a7aa00 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#11){++++}-{4:4}, at: iterate_dir+0x215/0x4e0 fs/readdir.c:103
#2: ffff888032a7a738 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ni_lock fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h:1247 [inline]
#2: ffff888032a7a738 (&ni->ni_lock/5){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: ntfs_readdir+0x717/0xf70 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:541
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 6109 Comm: syz.0.38 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT_{RT,(full)}
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug+0x2e2/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2087
check_noncircular+0x12f/0x150 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2219
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3328 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3952 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x164c/0x2de0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5288
lock_acquire+0x115/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5942
down_read+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1574
filemap_invalidate_lock_shared include/linux/fs.h:1089 [inline]
do_page_cache_ra mm/readahead.c:347 [inline]
page_cache_ra_order+0x2b1/0x4a0 mm/readahead.c:558
do_sync_mmap_readahead+0x4d6/0x7c0 mm/filemap.c:3443
filemap_fault+0x7e2/0x13c0 mm/filemap.c:3597
__do_fault+0x138/0x2a0 mm/memory.c:5565
do_shared_fault mm/memory.c:6064 [inline]
do_fault mm/memory.c:6138 [inline]
do_pte_missing+0x659/0x28f0 mm/memory.c:4700
handle_pte_fault mm/memory.c:6558 [inline]
__handle_mm_fault mm/memory.c:6707 [inline]
handle_mm_fault+0xf64/0x28c0 mm/memory.c:6876
do_user_addr_fault+0x746/0x1340 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1394
handle_page_fault arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1483 [inline]
exc_page_fault+0x6a/0xc0 arch/x86/mm/fault.c:1536
asm_exc_page_fault+0x26/0x30 arch/x86/include/asm/idtentry.h:595
RIP: 0010:filldir64+0x2d4/0x620 fs/readdir.c:371
Code: ff df 48 8b 44 24 58 48 89 03 8b 4c 24 04 48 8d 43 10 66 89 08 8b 4c 24 14 80 e1 0f 48 8d 43 12 88 08 4a 8d 04 2b 48 83 c0 13 <c6> 00 00 48 89 5c 24 28 4c 8d 7b 13 41 83 fe 07 76 41 4d 89 e6 49
RSP: 0018:ffffc9000622fab0 EFLAGS: 00050216
RAX: 0000200000001000 RBX: 0000200000000fe8 RCX: 0000000000000004
RDX: 0000000000000002 RSI: 0000000000000005 RDI: 0000000000000007
RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffed1004f2a001 R12: ffff888064596000
R13: 0000000000000005 R14: 0000000000000005 R15: 0000200000000fc8
dir_emit include/linux/fs.h:3607 [inline]
ntfs_dir_emit fs/ntfs3/dir.c:388 [inline]
ntfs_read_hdr+0x8a7/0xc10 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:429
ntfs_readdir+0x9ab/0xf70 fs/ntfs3/dir.c:589
iterate_dir+0x2f1/0x4e0 fs/readdir.c:110
__do_sys_getdents64 fs/readdir.c:399 [inline]
__se_sys_getdents64+0xf1/0x280 fs/readdir.c:384
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:61 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x166/0x520 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:84
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f4a630ee159
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:00007f4a61304028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000d9
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f4a63376180 RCX: 00007f4a630ee159
RDX: 0000000000001000 RSI: 0000200000000f80 RDI: 000000000000000a
RBP: 00007f4a6318503b R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f4a63376218 R14: 00007f4a63376180 R15: 00007fffe7f17c08
</TASK>
ntfs3(loop0): failed to convert name for inode 1e.
ntfs3(loop0): ino=1f, mi_enum_attr
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Code disassembly (best guess):
0: ff lcall (bad)
1: df 48 8b fisttps -0x75(%rax)
4: 44 24 58 rex.R and $0x58,%al
7: 48 89 03 mov %rax,(%rbx)
a: 8b 4c 24 04 mov 0x4(%rsp),%ecx
e: 48 8d 43 10 lea 0x10(%rbx),%rax
12: 66 89 08 mov %cx,(%rax)
15: 8b 4c 24 14 mov 0x14(%rsp),%ecx
19: 80 e1 0f and $0xf,%cl
1c: 48 8d 43 12 lea 0x12(%rbx),%rax
20: 88 08 mov %cl,(%rax)
22: 4a 8d 04 2b lea (%rbx,%r13,1),%rax
26: 48 83 c0 13 add $0x13,%rax
* 2a: c6 00 00 movb $0x0,(%rax) <-- trapping instruction
2d: 48 89 5c 24 28 mov %rbx,0x28(%rsp)
32: 4c 8d 7b 13 lea 0x13(%rbx),%r15
36: 41 83 fe 07 cmp $0x7,%r14d
3a: 76 41 jbe 0x7d
3c: 4d 89 e6 mov %r12,%r14
3f: 49 rex.WB
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.