loop2: detected capacity change from 0 to 512
EXT4-fs: Ignoring removed bh option
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Tainted: G             L     
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syz.2.1735/14193 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880268a2c18 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
ffff8880268a2c18 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1811 [inline]
ffff8880268a2c18 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: ext4_writepages+0x205/0x3b0 fs/ext4/inode.c:3041

but task is already holding lock:
ffff8880547e3900 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:164 [inline]
ffff8880547e3900 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6474 [inline]
ffff8880547e3900 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x3db/0x710 fs/ext4/inode.c:6555

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #1 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}:
       down_write+0x96/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1625
       ext4_write_lock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:157 [inline]
       ext4_destroy_inline_data+0x28/0xe0 fs/ext4/inline.c:1805
       ext4_do_writepages+0x51e/0x4670 fs/ext4/inode.c:2827
       ext4_writepages+0x241/0x3b0 fs/ext4/inode.c:3042
       do_writepages+0x32e/0x550 mm/page-writeback.c:2575
       filemap_writeback mm/filemap.c:388 [inline]
       filemap_fdatawrite_range mm/filemap.c:413 [inline]
       file_write_and_wait_range+0x36e/0x440 mm/filemap.c:787
       mmb_fsync_noflush+0x76/0x1c0 fs/buffer.c:645
       ext4_fsync_nojournal fs/ext4/fsync.c:92 [inline]
       ext4_sync_file+0x437/0xd50 fs/ext4/fsync.c:160
       generic_write_sync include/linux/fs.h:2654 [inline]
       ext4_buffered_write_iter+0x2ca/0x3a0 fs/ext4/file.c:322
       ext4_file_write_iter+0x298/0x1bf0 fs/ext4/file.c:-1
       iter_file_splice_write+0x9a1/0x10f0 fs/splice.c:736
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:936 [inline]
       direct_splice_actor+0x101/0x160 fs/splice.c:1159
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x53a/0xc70 fs/splice.c:1103
       do_splice_direct_actor fs/splice.c:1202 [inline]
       do_splice_direct+0x195/0x290 fs/splice.c:1228
       do_sendfile+0x535/0x7d0 fs/read_write.c:1372
       __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1433 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendfile64+0x144/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:1419
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

-> #0 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}:
       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+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
       lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
       percpu_down_read_internal+0x48/0x1c0 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53
       percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
       ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1811 [inline]
       ext4_writepages+0x205/0x3b0 fs/ext4/inode.c:3041
       do_writepages+0x32e/0x550 mm/page-writeback.c:2575
       __writeback_single_inode+0x133/0x10e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1764
       writeback_single_inode+0x4ac/0xdc0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1883
       write_inode_now+0x1c2/0x290 fs/fs-writeback.c:2974
       iput_final fs/inode.c:1950 [inline]
       iput+0x8c1/0xe80 fs/inode.c:2009
       ext4_xattr_block_set+0x1fd4/0x2ad0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2206
       ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2671 [inline]
       ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2746 [inline]
       ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x12cf/0x1ea0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2834
       __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x30d/0x400 fs/ext4/inode.c:6434
       ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6477 [inline]
       __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x45c/0x710 fs/ext4/inode.c:6555
       ext4_evict_inode+0x986/0x10e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:267
       evict+0x61e/0xb10 fs/inode.c:841
       ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xc38/0x1470 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
       __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5701 [inline]
       ext4_fill_super+0x5a19/0x6330 fs/ext4/super.c:5824
       get_tree_bdev_flags+0x431/0x4f0 fs/super.c:1694
       vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x2a0 fs/super.c:1754
       fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1193 [inline]
       do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3758 [inline]
       do_new_mount+0x341/0xd30 fs/namespace.c:3834
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:4167 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4383 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x31d/0x420 fs/namespace.c:4360
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

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);
  rlock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.2.1735/14193:
 #0: ffff8880268a60d8 (&type->s_umount_key#29/1){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: alloc_super+0x28c/0xab0 fs/super.c:345
 #1: ffff8880268a6600 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: percpu_down_read_freezable include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:83 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880268a6600 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: __sb_start_write include/linux/fs/super.h:19 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880268a6600 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs/super.h:177 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880268a6600 (sb_internal){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: ext4_evict_inode+0x426/0x10e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:228
 #2: ffff8880547e3900 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ext4_write_trylock_xattr fs/ext4/xattr.h:164 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880547e3900 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6474 [inline]
 #2: ffff8880547e3900 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}, at: __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x3db/0x710 fs/ext4/inode.c:6555

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 14193 Comm: syz.2.1735 Tainted: G             L      syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Tainted: [L]=SOFTLOCKUP
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 04/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
 print_circular_bug+0x2e1/0x300 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
 check_noncircular+0x12e/0x150 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+0x15a5/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
 lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
 percpu_down_read_internal+0x48/0x1c0 include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53
 percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
 ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1811 [inline]
 ext4_writepages+0x205/0x3b0 fs/ext4/inode.c:3041
 do_writepages+0x32e/0x550 mm/page-writeback.c:2575
 __writeback_single_inode+0x133/0x10e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1764
 writeback_single_inode+0x4ac/0xdc0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1883
 write_inode_now+0x1c2/0x290 fs/fs-writeback.c:2974
 iput_final fs/inode.c:1950 [inline]
 iput+0x8c1/0xe80 fs/inode.c:2009
 ext4_xattr_block_set+0x1fd4/0x2ad0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2206
 ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2671 [inline]
 ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2746 [inline]
 ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x12cf/0x1ea0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2834
 __ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x30d/0x400 fs/ext4/inode.c:6434
 ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6477 [inline]
 __ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x45c/0x710 fs/ext4/inode.c:6555
 ext4_evict_inode+0x986/0x10e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:267
 evict+0x61e/0xb10 fs/inode.c:841
 ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xc38/0x1470 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
 __ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5701 [inline]
 ext4_fill_super+0x5a19/0x6330 fs/ext4/super.c:5824
 get_tree_bdev_flags+0x431/0x4f0 fs/super.c:1694
 vfs_get_tree+0x92/0x2a0 fs/super.c:1754
 fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1193 [inline]
 do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3758 [inline]
 do_new_mount+0x341/0xd30 fs/namespace.c:3834
 do_mount fs/namespace.c:4167 [inline]
 __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4383 [inline]
 __se_sys_mount+0x31d/0x420 fs/namespace.c:4360
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x15f/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f2fca79e04a
Code: 48 c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8 ff ff ff ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 40 00 49 89 ca b8 a5 00 00 00 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:00007f2fcb57fe58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a5
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f2fcb57fee0 RCX: 00007f2fca79e04a
RDX: 0000200000000180 RSI: 0000200000000000 RDI: 00007f2fcb57fea0
RBP: 0000200000000180 R08: 00007f2fcb57fee0 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000000
R13: 00007f2fcb57fea0 R14: 000000000000047a R15: 000000000000002c
 </TASK>
EXT4-fs error (device loop2): ext4_xattr_inode_iget:441: inode #11: comm syz.2.1735: iget: bad extra_isize 90 (inode size 256)
loop2: lost file I/O error report for ino 11 type 5 pos 0x0 len 0x0 error -117
EXT4-fs (loop2): Remounting filesystem read-only
EXT4-fs warning (device loop2): ext4_evict_inode:270: couldn't mark inode dirty (err -30)
EXT4-fs (loop2): 1 orphan inode deleted
EXT4-fs (loop2): mounted filesystem 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 r/w without journal. Quota mode: none.