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possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/07/04 01:12
Reported-by: syzbot+b58b96cb5ac8d4ad1cbc@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 52d, last: 10d
Similar bugs (3)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap origin:upstream 4 C error 382 9d22h 386d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/08/03 10:10
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap origin:lts-only 4 C error 495 1d07h 371d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/08/19 06:49
upstream possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap ntfs3 4 C done 3659 15d 436d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2024/06/15 07:17

Sample crash report:
ntfs3: loop3: Failed to load $Extend (-22).
ntfs3: loop3: Failed to initialize $Extend.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
6.6.101-syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.3.794/8615 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888059a7a890 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff888059a7a890 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ntfs_file_mmap+0x54c/0x730 fs/ntfs3/file.c:302

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888079534420 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:124 [inline]
ffff888079534420 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: vm_mmap_pgoff+0x168/0x400 mm/util.c:554

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}:
       internal_get_user_pages_fast+0x21d/0x2730 mm/gup.c:3195
       iov_iter_extract_user_pages lib/iov_iter.c:1785 [inline]
       iov_iter_extract_pages+0x393/0x790 lib/iov_iter.c:1848
       dio_refill_pages fs/direct-io.c:173 [inline]
       dio_get_page fs/direct-io.c:214 [inline]
       do_direct_IO fs/direct-io.c:914 [inline]
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x10d6/0x3420 fs/direct-io.c:1248
       blockdev_direct_IO include/linux/fs.h:3047 [inline]
       ntfs_direct_IO+0x196/0x3a0 fs/ntfs3/inode.c:801
       generic_file_direct_write+0x1d4/0x3e0 mm/filemap.c:3941
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x11b/0x230 mm/filemap.c:4097
       ntfs_file_write_iter+0x61c/0x700 fs/ntfs3/file.c:1120
       do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
       do_iter_write+0x79a/0xc70 fs/read_write.c:860
       vfs_writev fs/read_write.c:933 [inline]
       do_writev+0x252/0x410 fs/read_write.c:976
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24){+.+.}-{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+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
       down_write+0x97/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ntfs_file_mmap+0x54c/0x730 fs/ntfs3/file.c:302
       call_mmap include/linux/fs.h:2023 [inline]
       mmap_file mm/internal.h:98 [inline]
       __mmap_region mm/mmap.c:2786 [inline]
       mmap_region+0xe57/0x1f80 mm/mmap.c:2937
       do_mmap+0x8d1/0xfd0 mm/mmap.c:1381
       vm_mmap_pgoff+0x1c0/0x400 mm/util.c:556
       ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x520/0x700 mm/mmap.c:1427
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
                               lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24);
                               lock(&mm->mmap_lock);
  lock(&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#24);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

1 lock held by syz.3.794/8615:
 #0: ffff888079534420 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: mmap_write_lock_killable include/linux/mmap_lock.h:124 [inline]
 #0: ffff888079534420 (&mm->mmap_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: vm_mmap_pgoff+0x168/0x400 mm/util.c:554

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 8615 Comm: syz.3.794 Not tainted 6.6.101-syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 07/12/2025
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x16c/0x230 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2bd/0x3c0 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+0x2ddb/0x7c80 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x197/0x410 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 down_write+0x97/0x1f0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
 inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 ntfs_file_mmap+0x54c/0x730 fs/ntfs3/file.c:302
 call_mmap include/linux/fs.h:2023 [inline]
 mmap_file mm/internal.h:98 [inline]
 __mmap_region mm/mmap.c:2786 [inline]
 mmap_region+0xe57/0x1f80 mm/mmap.c:2937
 do_mmap+0x8d1/0xfd0 mm/mmap.c:1381
 vm_mmap_pgoff+0x1c0/0x400 mm/util.c:556
 ksys_mmap_pgoff+0x520/0x700 mm/mmap.c:1427
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:51 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xb0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:81
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7efe1e58ebe9
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:00007efe1f4d3038 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000009
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007efe1e7b5fa0 RCX: 00007efe1e58ebe9
RDX: 00000000007ffffe RSI: 0000000000604100 RDI: 0000200000000000
RBP: 00007efe1e611e19 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000004002011 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007efe1e7b6038 R14: 00007efe1e7b5fa0 R15: 00007ffcbde96028
 </TASK>

Crashes (21):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2025/08/14 20:58 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a 5d8c2ac2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/08/14 17:07 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a 5d8c2ac2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/08/12 21:30 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a 22ec1469 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/08/12 21:27 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a 22ec1469 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/08/11 18:15 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a 32a0e5ed .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/08/05 00:43 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a f5bcc8dc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/30 02:31 linux-6.6.y dbcb8d8e4163 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/29 22:24 linux-6.6.y dbcb8d8e4163 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/29 22:24 linux-6.6.y dbcb8d8e4163 f8f2b4da .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/29 07:51 linux-6.6.y dbcb8d8e4163 c4a95487 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/24 05:36 linux-6.6.y d96eb99e2f0e 0c1d6ded .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/24 05:34 linux-6.6.y d96eb99e2f0e 0c1d6ded .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/15 05:21 linux-6.6.y 9247f4e6573a 03fcfc4b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/15 05:21 linux-6.6.y 9247f4e6573a 03fcfc4b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/10 19:06 linux-6.6.y 59a2de10b81a 3cda49cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/10 19:05 linux-6.6.y 59a2de10b81a 3cda49cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/10 03:56 linux-6.6.y a5df3a702b2c 956bd956 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/10 03:55 linux-6.6.y a5df3a702b2c 956bd956 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/09 16:01 linux-6.6.y a5df3a702b2c f4e5e155 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/04 01:12 linux-6.6.y 3f5b4c104b7d 76ad128c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
2025/07/04 01:11 linux-6.6.y 3f5b4c104b7d 76ad128c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ntfs_file_mmap
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.