====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Tainted: G L ------------------------------------------------------ kworker/u8:2/36 is trying to acquire lock: ffff8880504664f0 (&HFS_I(tree->inode)->extents_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hfs_extend_file+0xa6/0xcf0 fs/hfs/extent.c:397 but task is already holding lock: ffff8880512820a8 (&tree->tree_lock#2/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hfs_find_init+0x273/0x330 fs/hfs/bfind.c:36 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (&tree->tree_lock#2/1){+.+.}-{4:4}: __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:632 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:806 hfs_find_init+0x273/0x330 fs/hfs/bfind.c:36 hfs_ext_read_extent+0x19d/0x9d0 fs/hfs/extent.c:200 hfs_extend_file+0x4ff/0xcf0 fs/hfs/extent.c:401 hfs_bmap_reserve+0x2ab/0x3a0 fs/hfs/btree.c:269 hfs_cat_create+0x348/0x980 fs/hfs/catalog.c:104 hfs_mkdir+0x7d/0x100 fs/hfs/dir.c:232 vfs_mkdir+0x361/0x850 fs/namei.c:5261 filename_mkdirat+0x48b/0x5e0 fs/namei.c:5294 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5315 [inline] __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:5312 [inline] __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xc0 fs/namei.c:5312 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0x10b/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f -> #0 (&HFS_I(tree->inode)->extents_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:632 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:806 hfs_extend_file+0xa6/0xcf0 fs/hfs/extent.c:397 hfs_bmap_reserve+0x2ab/0x3a0 fs/hfs/btree.c:269 __hfs_ext_write_extent+0x3c4/0x510 fs/hfs/extent.c:121 hfs_ext_write_extent+0x1b7/0x200 fs/hfs/extent.c:144 hfs_write_inode+0xce/0xab0 fs/hfs/inode.c:459 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1582 [inline] __writeback_single_inode+0xcd4/0x1350 fs/fs-writeback.c:1825 writeback_sb_inodes+0x766/0x1c60 fs/fs-writeback.c:2054 wb_writeback+0x1bf/0xb90 fs/fs-writeback.c:2239 wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2386 [inline] wb_workfn+0x14f/0xc00 fs/fs-writeback.c:2426 process_one_work+0xa0e/0x1980 kernel/workqueue.c:3288 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3371 [inline] worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3452 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&tree->tree_lock#2/1); lock(&HFS_I(tree->inode)->extents_lock); lock(&tree->tree_lock#2/1); lock(&HFS_I(tree->inode)->extents_lock); *** DEADLOCK *** 3 locks held by kworker/u8:2/36: #0: ffff888020ad8940 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x12d6/0x1980 kernel/workqueue.c:3263 #1: ffffc90000ac7d08 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x973/0x1980 kernel/workqueue.c:3264 #2: ffff8880512820a8 (&tree->tree_lock#2/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: hfs_find_init+0x273/0x330 fs/hfs/bfind.c:36 stack backtrace: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 36 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:5) Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x100/0x190 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_circular_bug.cold+0x178/0x1c7 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043 check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2175 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3165 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3284 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3908 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x14b8/0x2630 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237 lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline] lock_acquire+0x1b1/0x370 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:632 [inline] __mutex_lock+0x1a4/0x1b10 kernel/locking/mutex.c:806 hfs_extend_file+0xa6/0xcf0 fs/hfs/extent.c:397 hfs_bmap_reserve+0x2ab/0x3a0 fs/hfs/btree.c:269 __hfs_ext_write_extent+0x3c4/0x510 fs/hfs/extent.c:121 hfs_ext_write_extent+0x1b7/0x200 fs/hfs/extent.c:144 hfs_write_inode+0xce/0xab0 fs/hfs/inode.c:459 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1582 [inline] __writeback_single_inode+0xcd4/0x1350 fs/fs-writeback.c:1825 writeback_sb_inodes+0x766/0x1c60 fs/fs-writeback.c:2054 wb_writeback+0x1bf/0xb90 fs/fs-writeback.c:2239 wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2386 [inline] wb_workfn+0x14f/0xc00 fs/fs-writeback.c:2426 process_one_work+0xa0e/0x1980 kernel/workqueue.c:3288 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3371 [inline] worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3452 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 hfs: new node 0 already hashed? ------------[ cut here ]------------ 1 WARNING: fs/hfs/bnode.c:520 at hfs_bnode_create.cold+0x41/0x49 fs/hfs/bnode.c:520, CPU#0: kworker/u8:2/36 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 36 Comm: kworker/u8:2 Tainted: G L syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026 Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-7:5) RIP: 0010:hfs_bnode_create.cold+0x41/0x49 fs/hfs/bnode.c:520 Code: 95 fd 6a 0a e9 97 27 d1 01 e8 6b 75 e1 00 4c 89 f7 e8 83 fd 6a 0a e8 5e 75 e1 00 89 ee 48 c7 c7 40 8a d1 8b e8 c0 dc fa ff 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 99 2a d1 01 e8 42 75 e1 00 e8 0d e3 4d 00 e9 f5 2c d1 RSP: 0018:ffffc90000ac7020 EFLAGS: 00010282 RAX: 000000000000001f RBX: ffff88807d74c400 RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 000000000000001f RSI: ffffffff81e79d79 RDI: fffff52000158df5 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000080000000 R11: 303178302f303178 R12: dffffc0000000000 R13: ffff888051282000 R14: ffff8880512820d8 R15: 0000000000000000 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff888124327000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fc2b2e1f000 CR3: 000000007b6b0000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0 Call Trace: hfs_bmap_alloc+0x5a7/0x6b0 fs/hfs/btree.c:326 hfs_btree_inc_height.isra.0+0xff/0x820 fs/hfs/brec.c:490 hfs_brec_insert+0x8ba/0xc20 fs/hfs/brec.c:148 __hfs_ext_write_extent+0x3ef/0x510 fs/hfs/extent.c:124 hfs_ext_write_extent+0x1b7/0x200 fs/hfs/extent.c:144 hfs_write_inode+0xce/0xab0 fs/hfs/inode.c:459 write_inode fs/fs-writeback.c:1582 [inline] __writeback_single_inode+0xcd4/0x1350 fs/fs-writeback.c:1825 writeback_sb_inodes+0x766/0x1c60 fs/fs-writeback.c:2054 wb_writeback+0x1bf/0xb90 fs/fs-writeback.c:2239 wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2386 [inline] wb_workfn+0x14f/0xc00 fs/fs-writeback.c:2426 process_one_work+0xa0e/0x1980 kernel/workqueue.c:3288 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3371 [inline] worker_thread+0x5ef/0xe50 kernel/workqueue.c:3452 kthread+0x370/0x450 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x72b/0xd50 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245