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possible deadlock in ocfs2_lock_global_qf (3)
Status:
upstream: reported on 2026/08/02 07:30
Reported-by: syzbot+193dbb8aeea8afc0ad13@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 32d, last: 18d
Sample crash report:
ocfs2: Mounting device (7,4) on (node local, slot 0) with ordered data mode.
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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.4.672/7938 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff0000f64214a0 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1ac/0x23c fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:314
but task is already holding lock:
ffff0000f6421808 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
ffff0000f6421808 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x190/0x23c fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:313
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #6 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}:
down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x190/0x23c fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:313
ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x260/0xab0 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:816
dqget+0x638/0xa98 fs/quota/dquot.c:1013
__dquot_initialize+0x2e4/0xb30 fs/quota/dquot.c:1542
dquot_initialize+0x24/0x34 fs/quota/dquot.c:1604
ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x140/0x1b4 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
ocfs2_mknod+0x7d4/0x218c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
ocfs2_mkdir+0x19c/0x51c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
vfs_mkdir+0x314/0x4d8 fs/namei.c:4114
do_mkdirat+0x1b8/0x3ec fs/namei.c:4139
__do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
__arm64_sys_mkdirat+0x90/0xa8 fs/namei.c:4152
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 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
-> #5 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
__mutex_lock_common+0x1a0/0x1f3c kernel/locking/mutex.c:603
__mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:747 [inline]
mutex_lock_nested+0x38/0x44 kernel/locking/mutex.c:799
dquot_commit+0x54/0x1c8 fs/quota/dquot.c:535
ext4_write_dquot+0x1b4/0x320 fs/ext4/super.c:6817
ext4_mark_dquot_dirty+0xe8/0x150 fs/ext4/super.c:6894
mark_dquot_dirty fs/quota/dquot.c:400 [inline]
mark_all_dquot_dirty+0x108/0x424 fs/quota/dquot.c:440
__dquot_free_space+0x768/0xaa4 fs/quota/dquot.c:1967
dquot_free_space_nodirty include/linux/quotaops.h:372 [inline]
dquot_free_space include/linux/quotaops.h:377 [inline]
dquot_free_block include/linux/quotaops.h:388 [inline]
ext4_mb_clear_bb fs/ext4/mballoc.c:6153 [inline]
ext4_free_blocks+0x18dc/0x2468 fs/ext4/mballoc.c:6283
ext4_remove_blocks fs/ext4/extents.c:2541 [inline]
ext4_ext_rm_leaf fs/ext4/extents.c:2707 [inline]
ext4_ext_remove_space+0x1618/0x3b98 fs/ext4/extents.c:2955
ext4_ext_truncate+0x170/0x218 fs/ext4/extents.c:4491
ext4_truncate+0xa00/0x1090 fs/ext4/inode.c:4302
ext4_setattr+0xe34/0x15e4 fs/ext4/inode.c:5668
notify_change+0xb5c/0xe20 fs/attr.c:499
do_truncate+0x188/0x20c fs/open.c:65
handle_truncate fs/namei.c:3293 [inline]
do_open fs/namei.c:3638 [inline]
path_openat+0x21c8/0x27a0 fs/namei.c:3791
do_filp_open+0x198/0x38c fs/namei.c:3818
do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x3fc fs/open.c:1320
do_sys_open fs/open.c:1336 [inline]
__do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1352 [inline]
__se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1347 [inline]
__arm64_sys_openat+0x11c/0x150 fs/open.c:1347
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 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
-> #4 (&ei->i_data_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
ext4_map_blocks+0x720/0x160c fs/ext4/inode.c:674
mpage_map_one_extent fs/ext4/inode.c:2436 [inline]
mpage_map_and_submit_extent fs/ext4/inode.c:2489 [inline]
ext4_writepages+0xdbc/0x28fc fs/ext4/inode.c:2857
do_writepages+0x2c4/0x50c mm/page-writeback.c:2491
__writeback_single_inode+0x164/0x157c fs/fs-writeback.c:1673
writeback_sb_inodes+0x870/0x1470 fs/fs-writeback.c:1964
__writeback_inodes_wb+0x104/0x370 fs/fs-writeback.c:2035
wb_writeback+0x420/0xfdc fs/fs-writeback.c:2140
wb_check_background_flush fs/fs-writeback.c:2206 [inline]
wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2294 [inline]
wb_workfn+0xb40/0xe18 fs/fs-writeback.c:2321
process_one_work+0x7e4/0x13bc kernel/workqueue.c:2292
worker_thread+0x8cc/0xfe8 kernel/workqueue.c:2439
kthread+0x254/0x2e0 kernel/kthread.c:376
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:850
-> #3 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}:
wait_transaction_locked+0x184/0x23c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:177
add_transaction_credits+0x104/0xaf0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:-1
start_this_handle+0x4dc/0x125c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:422
jbd2__journal_start+0x288/0x530 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:520
jbd2_journal_start+0x3c/0x4c fs/jbd2/transaction.c:559
ocfs2_start_trans+0x398/0x6f4 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:376
ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x13c/0x644 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2722
ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2416 [inline]
ocfs2_dio_end_io+0xd60/0x1098 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2451
dio_complete+0x218/0x640 fs/direct-io.c:271
__blockdev_direct_IO+0x27f0/0x31e0 fs/direct-io.c:1320
ocfs2_direct_IO+0x208/0x278 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2488
generic_file_direct_write+0x104/0x2b4 mm/filemap.c:3787
__generic_file_write_iter+0x144/0x250 mm/filemap.c:3945
ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x13ac/0x1cd0 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2469
do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
do_iter_write+0x520/0x93c fs/read_write.c:861
vfs_iter_write+0x88/0xac fs/read_write.c:902
iter_file_splice_write+0x528/0xa38 fs/splice.c:685
do_splice_from fs/splice.c:763 [inline]
direct_splice_actor+0xe4/0x138 fs/splice.c:950
splice_direct_to_actor+0x3ec/0x9e4 fs/splice.c:896
do_splice_direct+0x168/0x25c fs/splice.c:1002
do_sendfile+0x460/0xc8c fs/read_write.c:1255
__do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1323 [inline]
__se_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1309 [inline]
__arm64_sys_sendfile64+0x138/0x374 fs/read_write.c:1309
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 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
-> #2 (&journal->j_trans_barrier){.+.+}-{3:3}:
down_read+0x64/0x300 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
ocfs2_start_trans+0x38c/0x6f4 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:374
ocfs2_modify_bh+0xd8/0x44c fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:101
ocfs2_local_read_info+0x1054/0x13c4 fs/ocfs2/quota_local.c:764
dquot_load_quota_sb+0x68c/0x998 fs/quota/dquot.c:2495
dquot_load_quota_inode+0x274/0x4dc fs/quota/dquot.c:2532
ocfs2_enable_quotas+0x17c/0x3c4 fs/ocfs2/super.c:926
ocfs2_fill_super+0x32f8/0x417c fs/ocfs2/super.c:1139
mount_bdev+0x264/0x35c fs/super.c:1443
ocfs2_mount+0x44/0x58 fs/ocfs2/super.c:1186
legacy_get_tree+0xd8/0x174 fs/fs_context.c:632
vfs_get_tree+0x90/0x278 fs/super.c:1573
do_new_mount+0x228/0x804 fs/namespace.c:3078
path_mount+0x5ac/0xe6c 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+0x4a0/0x5a0 fs/namespace.c:3606
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 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
-> #1 (sb_internal#3){.+.+}-{0:0}:
percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:51 [inline]
__sb_start_write include/linux/fs.h:1891 [inline]
sb_start_intwrite include/linux/fs.h:2013 [inline]
ocfs2_start_trans+0x20c/0x6f4 fs/ocfs2/journal.c:372
ocfs2_write_info+0x110/0x334 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:982
dquot_set_dqinfo+0x36c/0x5b4 fs/quota/dquot.c:2936
quota_setinfo+0x304/0x3a0 fs/quota/quota.c:174
do_quotactl+0x59c/0x738 fs/quota/quota.c:796
__do_sys_quotactl fs/quota/quota.c:960 [inline]
__se_sys_quotactl fs/quota/quota.c:916 [inline]
__arm64_sys_quotactl+0x2dc/0x77c fs/quota/quota.c:916
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 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 (&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2808/0x6634 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
lock_acquire+0x20c/0x638 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1ac/0x23c fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:314
ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x260/0xab0 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:816
dqget+0x638/0xa98 fs/quota/dquot.c:1013
__dquot_initialize+0x2e4/0xb30 fs/quota/dquot.c:1542
dquot_initialize+0x24/0x34 fs/quota/dquot.c:1604
ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x140/0x1b4 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
ocfs2_mknod+0x7d4/0x218c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
ocfs2_mkdir+0x19c/0x51c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
vfs_mkdir+0x314/0x4d8 fs/namei.c:4114
do_mkdirat+0x1b8/0x3ec fs/namei.c:4139
__do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
__arm64_sys_mkdirat+0x90/0xa8 fs/namei.c:4152
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 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:
Chain exists of:
&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key --> &dquot->dq_lock --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8);
lock(&dquot->dq_lock);
lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8);
lock(&ocfs2_quota_ip_alloc_sem_key);
*** DEADLOCK ***
5 locks held by syz.4.672/7938:
#0: ffff0000ecaae460 (sb_writers#15){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x44/0x9c fs/namespace.c:402
#1: ffff0000f6425f48 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#11/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:793 [inline]
#1: ffff0000f6425f48 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#11/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x1b0/0x3a8 fs/namei.c:3884
#2: ffff0000e1be5108 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#3){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
#2: ffff0000e1be5108 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#3){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x110/0x3d40 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:804
#3: ffff0000e05f40a8 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x254/0xab0 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:811
#4: ffff0000f6421808 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:758 [inline]
#4: ffff0000f6421808 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#8){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x190/0x23c fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:313
stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 7938 Comm: syz.4.672 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/07/2026
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x1c4/0x1f0 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+0xf4/0x15c 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+0x264/0x2f8 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2170
check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3095 [inline]
check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3214 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3830 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x2808/0x6634 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5063
lock_acquire+0x20c/0x638 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5676
down_write+0x5c/0x88 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
ocfs2_lock_global_qf+0x1ac/0x23c fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:314
ocfs2_acquire_dquot+0x260/0xab0 fs/ocfs2/quota_global.c:816
dqget+0x638/0xa98 fs/quota/dquot.c:1013
__dquot_initialize+0x2e4/0xb30 fs/quota/dquot.c:1542
dquot_initialize+0x24/0x34 fs/quota/dquot.c:1604
ocfs2_get_init_inode+0x140/0x1b4 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:202
ocfs2_mknod+0x7d4/0x218c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:310
ocfs2_mkdir+0x19c/0x51c fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
vfs_mkdir+0x314/0x4d8 fs/namei.c:4114
do_mkdirat+0x1b8/0x3ec fs/namei.c:4139
__do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4154 [inline]
__se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4152 [inline]
__arm64_sys_mkdirat+0x90/0xa8 fs/namei.c:4152
__invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:38 [inline]
invoke_syscall+0x98/0x290 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:52
el0_svc_common+0x13c/0x258 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:140
do_el0_svc+0x5c/0x134 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:204
el0_svc+0x58/0x128 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
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.