possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/25 08:24
Reported-by: syzbot+b352a6b36d7559581922@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 32d, last: 17h27m
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
upstream possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked prio:low fs 4 syz, C error 3483 35m 28d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/28 13:42
linux-6.6 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked 4 syz, C 101 5d16h 31d 0/2 upstream: reported C repro on 2026/07/25 12:59
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked 4 93 18h20m 32d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/07/25 06:55

Sample crash report:
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.17/4423 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888148cb4b70 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
ffff888148cb4b70 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x14f/0x430 fs/configfs/dir.c:1255

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888143784d20 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usbg_make_tpg+0x144/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1357

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       usbg_make_tpg+0x144/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1357
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa0/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:905
       configfs_mkdir+0x511/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x386/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6a/0x80 fs/namei.c:4157
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #2 (tpg_instances_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       usbg_make_tpg+0xf4/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1348
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa0/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:905
       configfs_mkdir+0x511/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x386/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6a/0x80 fs/namei.c:4157
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&subsys->su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:603 [inline]
       __mutex_lock+0x12d/0xae0 kernel/locking/mutex.c:747
       configfs_rmdir+0x638/0x980 fs/configfs/dir.c:1556
       vfs_rmdir+0x34e/0x4a0 fs/namei.c:4199
       do_rmdir+0x29a/0x5c0 fs/namei.c:4260
       __do_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:4279 [inline]
       __se_sys_rmdir fs/namei.c:4277 [inline]
       __x64_sys_rmdir+0x45/0x50 fs/namei.c:4277
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21){+.+.}-{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+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
       lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
       down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
       configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x14f/0x430 fs/configfs/dir.c:1255
       usbg_make_tpg+0x1f3/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1365
       target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa0/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:905
       configfs_mkdir+0x511/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
       vfs_mkdir+0x386/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
       do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
       __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6a/0x80 fs/namei.c:4157
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21 --> tpg_instances_lock --> &opts->dep_lock

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&opts->dep_lock);
                               lock(tpg_instances_lock);
                               lock(&opts->dep_lock);
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#21);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

5 locks held by syz.0.17/4423:
 #0: ffff888019be2460 (sb_writers#13){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x3d/0x90 fs/namespace.c:402
 #1: ffff88805b92c660 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:793 [inline]
 #1: ffff88805b92c660 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#7/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x20b/0x450 fs/namei.c:3884
 #2: ffffffff8d4e96b0 (&subsys->su_mutex){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: configfs_mkdir+0x4b5/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1358
 #3: ffffffff8d8089e8 (tpg_instances_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usbg_make_tpg+0xf4/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1348
 #4: ffff888143784d20 (&opts->dep_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: usbg_make_tpg+0x144/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1357

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 4423 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/24/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x24e lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 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+0x2d18/0x7c40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
 lock_acquire+0x1bb/0x4a0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
 down_write+0x36/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
 configfs_depend_item_unlocked+0x14f/0x430 fs/configfs/dir.c:1255
 usbg_make_tpg+0x1f3/0x580 drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_tcm.c:1365
 target_fabric_make_tpg+0xa0/0x6d0 drivers/target/target_core_fabric_configfs.c:905
 configfs_mkdir+0x511/0x9e0 fs/configfs/dir.c:1360
 vfs_mkdir+0x386/0x570 fs/namei.c:4114
 do_mkdirat+0x1d8/0x440 fs/namei.c:4139
 __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
 __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
 __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6a/0x80 fs/namei.c:4157
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7f67fcf9e0d9
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:00007fff3ab0bc78 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000053
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f67fd225fa0 RCX: 00007f67fcf9e0d9
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000000001ff RDI: 0000200000000600
RBP: 00007f67fd035024 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f67fd225fac R14: 00007f67fd225fa0 R15: 00007f67fd225fa0
 </TASK>

Crashes (122):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/08/17 02:14 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 746171ee .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/25 18:03 linux-6.1.y 05208478041c a9a1fc32 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/24 15:39 linux-6.1.y 05208478041c b55bd4c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/24 15:37 linux-6.1.y 05208478041c b55bd4c3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/23 19:40 linux-6.1.y 05208478041c 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/23 04:06 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/21 17:51 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/21 07:11 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/20 02:06 linux-6.1.y 7e6e67054721 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/19 06:57 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/18 06:39 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/18 05:17 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/18 03:49 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 1e72964b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/17 20:06 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/17 18:30 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/17 14:38 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 905244d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/16 23:04 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 746171ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/14 18:21 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/14 17:14 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/14 15:28 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 6f9b3e89 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/13 23:25 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e b13552fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/11 18:59 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 71790083 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/11 04:39 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 508909ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/09 21:31 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/08 15:31 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/08 11:50 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/08 09:25 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/08 08:07 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 5d63f80b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/07 22:19 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e e4ef95d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/07 15:56 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e e4ef95d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/07 00:30 linux-6.1.y 03f3a99e8e93 c38879ea .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/06 03:39 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 cd5b1963 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/05 12:56 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 52aa2820 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/05 11:11 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 52aa2820 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/05 07:05 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 52aa2820 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/05 02:01 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/05 02:00 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/21 11:22 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 configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/17 08:25 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e 746171ee .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/07 18:17 linux-6.1.y e4f7d8be268e e4ef95d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/06 00:31 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 configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/05 09:36 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 52aa2820 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/05 08:32 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 52aa2820 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/04 21:27 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/08/04 21:25 linux-6.1.y fb28aa725e05 d4abbeac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
2026/07/25 08:23 linux-6.1.y dc5c83b7f5f8 492bab15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-1-kasan-arm64 possible deadlock in configfs_depend_item_unlocked
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.