====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected syzkaller #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz.1.1310/8326 is trying to acquire lock: ffff0000d0b8ab98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages+0x188/0x284c fs/ext4/inode.c:2715 but task is already holding lock: ffff0000e2540ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:162 [inline] ffff0000e2540ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6020 [inline] ffff0000e2540ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x37c/0x790 fs/ext4/inode.c:6101 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}: down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573 ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:155 [inline] ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x30/0x11c fs/ext4/inline.c:1912 ext4_writepages+0x3f4/0x284c fs/ext4/inode.c:2761 do_writepages+0x2c0/0x4fc mm/page-writeback.c:2491 filemap_fdatawrite_wbc+0x124/0x174 mm/filemap.c:388 __filemap_fdatawrite_range mm/filemap.c:421 [inline] file_write_and_wait_range+0x110/0x1d8 mm/filemap.c:774 ext4_sync_file+0x210/0xc7c fs/ext4/fsync.c:151 vfs_fsync_range+0x168/0x188 fs/sync.c:188 generic_write_sync include/linux/fs.h:2962 [inline] ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x484/0x530 fs/ext4/file.c:292 ext4_file_write_iter+0x188/0x152c fs/ext4/file.c:-1 call_write_iter include/linux/fs.h:2265 [inline] new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:491 [inline] vfs_write+0x5ac/0x7c4 fs/read_write.c:584 ksys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:699 [inline] __do_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:709 [inline] __se_sys_pwrite64 fs/read_write.c:706 [inline] __arm64_sys_pwrite64+0x170/0x200 fs/read_write.c:706 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2bc arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52 el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 do_el0_svc+0x58/0x13c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204 el0_svc+0x58/0x138 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585 -> #0 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){.+.+}-{0:0}: check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x293c/0x6544 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049 lock_acquire+0x20c/0x644 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662 percpu_down_read+0x70/0x2a8 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 ext4_writepages+0x188/0x284c fs/ext4/inode.c:2715 do_writepages+0x2c0/0x4fc mm/page-writeback.c:2491 __writeback_single_inode+0x164/0x157c fs/fs-writeback.c:1622 writeback_single_inode+0x1c0/0x720 fs/fs-writeback.c:1743 write_inode_now+0x144/0x1b0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2780 iput_final fs/inode.c:1821 [inline] iput+0x5cc/0x7f4 fs/inode.c:1860 ext4_xattr_block_set+0x17a4/0x2810 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2158 ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2626 [inline] ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2701 [inline] ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0xcb8/0x15cc fs/ext4/xattr.c:2793 __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x298/0x358 fs/ext4/inode.c:5980 ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6023 [inline] __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x3e4/0x790 fs/ext4/inode.c:6101 ext4_evict_inode+0xb58/0x1270 fs/ext4/inode.c:279 evict+0x3c8/0x810 fs/inode.c:705 iput_final fs/inode.c:1834 [inline] iput+0x764/0x7f4 fs/inode.c:1860 ext4_process_orphan+0x240/0x2b4 fs/ext4/orphan.c:356 ext4_orphan_cleanup+0x908/0x104c fs/ext4/orphan.c:470 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5530 [inline] ext4_fill_super+0x6440/0x68a8 fs/ext4/super.c:5661 get_tree_bdev+0x358/0x544 fs/super.c:1366 ext4_get_tree+0x28/0x38 fs/ext4/super.c:5691 vfs_get_tree+0x90/0x274 fs/super.c:1573 do_new_mount+0x228/0x810 fs/namespace.c:3078 path_mount+0x5b4/0xe78 fs/namespace.c:3408 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3421 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3629 [inline] __se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3606 [inline] __arm64_sys_mount+0x49c/0x584 fs/namespace.c:3606 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2bc arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52 el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 do_el0_svc+0x58/0x13c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204 el0_svc+0x58/0x138 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585 other info that might help us debug this: Possible unsafe locking scenario: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- lock(&ei->xattr_sem); lock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem); lock(&ei->xattr_sem); lock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem); *** DEADLOCK *** 3 locks held by syz.1.1310/8326: #0: ffff0000d0c140e0 (&type->s_umount_key#26/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: alloc_super+0x1a4/0x804 fs/super.c:228 #1: ffff0000d0c14650 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: __sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1891 [inline] #1: ffff0000d0c14650 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:2013 [inline] #1: ffff0000d0c14650 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ext4_evict_inode+0x3dc/0x1270 fs/ext4/inode.c:240 #2: ffff0000e2540ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:162 [inline] #2: ffff0000e2540ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6020 [inline] #2: ffff0000e2540ad0 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x37c/0x790 fs/ext4/inode.c:6101 stack backtrace: CPU: 1 PID: 8326 Comm: syz.1.1310 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/03/2025 Call trace: dump_backtrace+0x1c8/0x1f4 arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:158 show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:165 __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:88 dump_stack_lvl+0xf8/0x160 lib/dump_stack.c:106 dump_stack+0x1c/0x5c lib/dump_stack.c:113 print_circular_bug+0x148/0x1b0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2048 check_noncircular+0x240/0x2d4 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3090 [inline] check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3209 [inline] validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3825 [inline] __lock_acquire+0x293c/0x6544 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5049 lock_acquire+0x20c/0x644 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5662 percpu_down_read+0x70/0x2a8 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 ext4_writepages+0x188/0x284c fs/ext4/inode.c:2715 do_writepages+0x2c0/0x4fc mm/page-writeback.c:2491 __writeback_single_inode+0x164/0x157c fs/fs-writeback.c:1622 writeback_single_inode+0x1c0/0x720 fs/fs-writeback.c:1743 write_inode_now+0x144/0x1b0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2780 iput_final fs/inode.c:1821 [inline] iput+0x5cc/0x7f4 fs/inode.c:1860 ext4_xattr_block_set+0x17a4/0x2810 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2158 ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2626 [inline] ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2701 [inline] ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0xcb8/0x15cc fs/ext4/xattr.c:2793 __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x298/0x358 fs/ext4/inode.c:5980 ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6023 [inline] __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x3e4/0x790 fs/ext4/inode.c:6101 ext4_evict_inode+0xb58/0x1270 fs/ext4/inode.c:279 evict+0x3c8/0x810 fs/inode.c:705 iput_final fs/inode.c:1834 [inline] iput+0x764/0x7f4 fs/inode.c:1860 ext4_process_orphan+0x240/0x2b4 fs/ext4/orphan.c:356 ext4_orphan_cleanup+0x908/0x104c fs/ext4/orphan.c:470 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5530 [inline] ext4_fill_super+0x6440/0x68a8 fs/ext4/super.c:5661 get_tree_bdev+0x358/0x544 fs/super.c:1366 ext4_get_tree+0x28/0x38 fs/ext4/super.c:5691 vfs_get_tree+0x90/0x274 fs/super.c:1573 do_new_mount+0x228/0x810 fs/namespace.c:3078 path_mount+0x5b4/0xe78 fs/namespace.c:3408 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3421 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3629 [inline] __se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3606 [inline] __arm64_sys_mount+0x49c/0x584 fs/namespace.c:3606 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2bc arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52 el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 do_el0_svc+0x58/0x13c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204 el0_svc+0x58/0x138 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585 ------------[ cut here ]------------ EA inode 11 i_nlink=2 WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 8326 at fs/ext4/xattr.c:1022 ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref+0x42c/0x470 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1020 Modules linked in: CPU: 1 PID: 8326 Comm: syz.1.1310 Not tainted syzkaller #0 Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/03/2025 pstate: 62400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO +TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref+0x42c/0x470 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1020 lr : ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref+0x42c/0x470 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1020 sp : ffff800021746e00 x29: ffff800021746ea0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: dfff800000000000 x26: 1fffe0001c4e4bde x25: ffff7000042e8dc4 x24: 0000000000000000 x23: ffff800017a8a000 x22: ffff0000e2725d38 x21: 0000000000000002 x20: 0000000000000001 x19: ffff0000e2725cf8 x18: ffff800011abbcc0 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: ffff800008042d90 x15: 0000000000000002 x14: 00000000ffffffff x13: 0000000000000001 x12: 0000000000080000 x11: 000000000007ba23 x10: ffff80002214b000 x9 : c37d630c669e6d00 x8 : c37d630c669e6d00 x7 : 0000000000000001 x6 : 0000000000000001 x5 : ffff800021746898 x4 : ffff8000151a4920 x3 : ffff80000852e538 x2 : 0000000000000001 x1 : 0000000100000000 x0 : 0000000000000000 Call trace: ext4_xattr_inode_update_ref+0x42c/0x470 fs/ext4/xattr.c:1020 ext4_xattr_inode_dec_ref fs/ext4/xattr.c:1045 [inline] ext4_xattr_set_entry+0x918/0x15ac fs/ext4/xattr.c:1683 ext4_xattr_ibody_set+0x204/0x600 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2230 ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2633 [inline] ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2701 [inline] ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0xd00/0x15cc fs/ext4/xattr.c:2793 __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x298/0x358 fs/ext4/inode.c:5980 ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6023 [inline] __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x3e4/0x790 fs/ext4/inode.c:6101 ext4_evict_inode+0xb58/0x1270 fs/ext4/inode.c:279 evict+0x3c8/0x810 fs/inode.c:705 iput_final fs/inode.c:1834 [inline] iput+0x764/0x7f4 fs/inode.c:1860 ext4_process_orphan+0x240/0x2b4 fs/ext4/orphan.c:356 ext4_orphan_cleanup+0x908/0x104c fs/ext4/orphan.c:470 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5530 [inline] ext4_fill_super+0x6440/0x68a8 fs/ext4/super.c:5661 get_tree_bdev+0x358/0x544 fs/super.c:1366 ext4_get_tree+0x28/0x38 fs/ext4/super.c:5691 vfs_get_tree+0x90/0x274 fs/super.c:1573 do_new_mount+0x228/0x810 fs/namespace.c:3078 path_mount+0x5b4/0xe78 fs/namespace.c:3408 do_mount fs/namespace.c:3421 [inline] __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3629 [inline] __se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3606 [inline] __arm64_sys_mount+0x49c/0x584 fs/namespace.c:3606 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2bc arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52 el0_svc_common+0x138/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140 do_el0_svc+0x58/0x13c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204 el0_svc+0x58/0x138 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:637 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x84/0xf0 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:655 el0t_64_sync+0x18c/0x190 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:585 irq event stamp: 3297 hardirqs last enabled at (3297): [] __raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:151 [inline] hardirqs last enabled at (3297): [] _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x48/0xac kernel/locking/spinlock.c:194 hardirqs last disabled at (3296): [] __raw_spin_lock_irqsave include/linux/spinlock_api_smp.h:108 [inline] hardirqs last disabled at (3296): [] _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0xa4/0xb4 kernel/locking/spinlock.c:162 softirqs last enabled at (1784): [] local_bh_enable+0x10/0x34 include/linux/bottom_half.h:32 softirqs last disabled at (1782): [] local_bh_disable+0x10/0x34 include/linux/bottom_half.h:19 ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- EXT4-fs error (device loop1): ext4_xattr_inode_iget:404: inode #18: comm syz.1.1310: iget: bad extra_isize 90 (inode size 256) EXT4-fs (loop1): Remounting filesystem read-only EXT4-fs error (device loop1): ext4_xattr_inode_iget:409: comm syz.1.1310: error while reading EA inode 18 err=-117 EXT4-fs (loop1): Remounting filesystem read-only EXT4-fs error (device loop1): ext4_xattr_inode_iget:404: inode #18: comm syz.1.1310: iget: bad extra_isize 90 (inode size 256) EXT4-fs (loop1): Remounting filesystem read-only EXT4-fs error (device loop1): ext4_xattr_inode_iget:409: comm syz.1.1310: error while reading EA inode 18 err=-117 EXT4-fs (loop1): Remounting filesystem read-only EXT4-fs (loop1): 1 orphan inode deleted EXT4-fs (loop1): mounted filesystem without journal. Quota mode: none.