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possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/11/01 09:40
Reported-by: syzbot+6cbb2a7651e9b7c7dea6@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 126d, last: 1d04h
Similar bugs (4)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data 4 110 1d10h 121d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/11/07 02:20
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data 4 89 3d02h 119d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/11/09 09:23
upstream possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data (2) ext4 4 C error 1746 3h55m 122d 0/29 upstream: reported C repro on 2025/11/05 22:08
upstream possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data ext4 4 1 447d 443d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/03/25 12:07

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.2.4118/24056 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88807888bcc8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:158 [inline]
ffff88807888bcc8 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x28/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1894

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888065fd0bd8 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1767 [inline]
ffff888065fd0bd8 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages+0x1a4/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:2806

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}:
       percpu_down_read+0x44/0x1a0 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51
       ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1767 [inline]
       ext4_writepages+0x1a4/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:2806
       do_writepages+0x3b3/0x630 mm/page-writeback.c:2575
       __writeback_single_inode+0x153/0xec0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1635
       writeback_single_inode+0x21f/0x760 fs/fs-writeback.c:1756
       write_inode_now+0x183/0x210 fs/fs-writeback.c:2808
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1807 [inline]
       iput+0x5ae/0x920 fs/inode.c:1846
       ext4_xattr_block_set+0x273f/0x32b0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2199
       ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2664 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2739 [inline]
       ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x12c5/0x1e80 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2827
       __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x306/0x400 fs/ext4/inode.c:5971
       ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6014 [inline]
       __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x45d/0x6e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:6092
       ext4_evict_inode+0x7f3/0xea0 fs/ext4/inode.c:252
       evict+0x4ca/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
       ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xbec/0x1420 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
       __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5617 [inline]
       ext4_fill_super+0x5ed0/0x6790 fs/ext4/super.c:5740
       get_tree_bdev+0x3f3/0x520 fs/super.c:1591
       vfs_get_tree+0x8c/0x280 fs/super.c:1764
       do_new_mount+0x24b/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3386
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3726 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3935 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x2e7/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:3912
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{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
       ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:158 [inline]
       ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x28/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1894
       ext4_do_writepages+0x4f0/0x3990 fs/ext4/inode.c:2604
       ext4_writepages+0x1dd/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:2807
       do_writepages+0x3b3/0x630 mm/page-writeback.c:2575
       filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x122/0x180 mm/filemap.c:390
       __filemap_fdatawrite_range mm/filemap.c:423 [inline]
       __filemap_fdatawrite mm/filemap.c:429 [inline]
       filemap_flush+0xe4/0x150 mm/filemap.c:456
       ext4_convert_inline_data+0x18f/0x5f0 fs/ext4/inline.c:2061
       ext4_fallocate+0xfb/0x1d80 fs/ext4/extents.c:4757
       vfs_fallocate+0x58e/0x700 fs/open.c:324
       ksys_fallocate fs/open.c:347 [inline]
       __do_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:355 [inline]
       __se_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:353 [inline]
       __x64_sys_fallocate+0xc1/0x110 fs/open.c:353
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  rlock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);
                               lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
                               lock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);
  lock(&ei->xattr_sem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.2.4118/24056:
 #0: ffff88806a756418 (sb_writers#4){++++}-{0:0}, at: file_start_write include/linux/fs.h:2711 [inline]
 #0: ffff88806a756418 (sb_writers#4){++++}-{0:0}, at: vfs_fallocate+0x4fb/0x700 fs/open.c:323
 #1: ffff88807888c010 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #1: ffff88807888c010 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_fallocate+0xf3/0x1d80 fs/ext4/extents.c:4756
 #2: ffff888065fd0bd8 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1767 [inline]
 #2: ffff888065fd0bd8 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages+0x1a4/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:2806

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 24056 Comm: syz.2.4118 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
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
 ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:158 [inline]
 ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x28/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1894
 ext4_do_writepages+0x4f0/0x3990 fs/ext4/inode.c:2604
 ext4_writepages+0x1dd/0x350 fs/ext4/inode.c:2807
 do_writepages+0x3b3/0x630 mm/page-writeback.c:2575
 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x122/0x180 mm/filemap.c:390
 __filemap_fdatawrite_range mm/filemap.c:423 [inline]
 __filemap_fdatawrite mm/filemap.c:429 [inline]
 filemap_flush+0xe4/0x150 mm/filemap.c:456
 ext4_convert_inline_data+0x18f/0x5f0 fs/ext4/inline.c:2061
 ext4_fallocate+0xfb/0x1d80 fs/ext4/extents.c:4757
 vfs_fallocate+0x58e/0x700 fs/open.c:324
 ksys_fallocate fs/open.c:347 [inline]
 __do_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:355 [inline]
 __se_sys_fallocate fs/open.c:353 [inline]
 __x64_sys_fallocate+0xc1/0x110 fs/open.c:353
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7faf4e79c799
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:00007faf4f59c028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000011d
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007faf4ea16090 RCX: 00007faf4e79c799
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000011 RDI: 0000000000000006
RBP: 00007faf4e832bd9 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000008000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007faf4ea16128 R14: 00007faf4ea16090 R15: 00007ffccd66d528
 </TASK>
EXT4-fs error (device loop2): ext4_mb_generate_buddy:1229: group 0, block bitmap and bg descriptor inconsistent: 25 vs 150994969 free clusters
EXT4-fs (loop2): Delayed block allocation failed for inode 15 at logical offset 0 with max blocks 192 with error 28
EXT4-fs (loop2): This should not happen!! Data will be lost

EXT4-fs (loop2): Total free blocks count 0
EXT4-fs (loop2): Free/Dirty block details
EXT4-fs (loop2): free_blocks=2415919104
EXT4-fs (loop2): dirty_blocks=192
EXT4-fs (loop2): Block reservation details
EXT4-fs (loop2): i_reserved_data_blocks=12

Crashes (64):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/03/07 05:22 linux-6.6.y 4fc00fe35d46 5cb44a80 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/03/04 23:04 linux-6.6.y 682d8e2f892b e6b6b96b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/03/04 22:54 linux-6.6.y 682d8e2f892b e6b6b96b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/03/01 12:53 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 43249bac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/02/28 11:24 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 43249bac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/02/24 16:42 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 96b1aa46 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/02/24 06:59 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 41d2fa6a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/02/22 11:12 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/02/10 17:52 linux-6.6.y c56aaf1a85ae 91d776d3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/25 13:56 linux-6.6.y cbb31f77b879 40acda8a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/16 18:44 linux-6.6.y c596736dadab d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/10 17:21 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/09 22:59 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/08 14:36 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/08 12:57 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/08 09:48 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/08 01:10 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/03 19:12 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/02 16:42 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2026/01/01 05:28 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/29 12:16 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/29 10:22 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/24 08:01 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/23 05:37 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/22 20:53 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/22 11:14 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/20 13:22 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/16 05:22 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/14 13:30 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/14 01:49 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/13 11:08 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/13 09:01 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/12 00:43 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/05 23:08 linux-6.6.y 4791134e4aeb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/04 05:12 linux-6.6.y 4791134e4aeb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/03 04:29 linux-6.6.y 4791134e4aeb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/12/02 14:50 linux-6.6.y 4791134e4aeb d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/30 20:53 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/30 12:55 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/29 20:16 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/29 15:55 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/26 09:41 linux-6.6.y 1e89a1be4fe9 64219f15 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/23 08:08 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4fb8ef37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/23 05:16 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4fb8ef37 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/17 14:37 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd ef766cd7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/17 01:42 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/17 01:42 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/14 21:24 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd f7988ea4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/12 15:51 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 07e030de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/12 15:51 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 07e030de .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/12 05:32 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/12 05:26 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/11 10:04 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/11 10:04 linux-6.6.y 0a805b6ea8cd 4e1406b4 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/01 09:41 linux-6.6.y e5bbb12db2c7 2c50b6a9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
2025/11/01 09:39 linux-6.6.y e5bbb12db2c7 2c50b6a9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_destroy_inline_data
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.