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possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2025/05/06 21:29
Bug presence: origin:lts-only
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Reported-by: syzbot+3d141fd3857666bf45d8@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 417d, last: 2h30m
Bug presence (2)
Date Name Commit Repro Result
2026/02/21 linux-5.15.y (ToT) 3330a8d33e08 C [report] possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2026/02/21 upstream (ToT) d79526b89571 C Didn't crash
Similar bugs (2)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader 4 8 263d 401d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/01/15 12:57
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader (2) 4 3 44d 123d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/02/24 13:54
Last patch testing requests (6)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/05/28 14:29 14m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2026/05/28 14:29 18m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2026/02/15 20:55 10m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/12/07 18:12 11m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/09/27 16:02 11m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
2025/07/19 13:45 1h19m retest repro linux-5.15.y report log
Fix bisection attempts (7)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/05/12 00:26 13m fix candidate upstream error job log
2026/03/25 03:33 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
2026/02/21 16:23 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
2026/01/27 06:35 1m fix candidate upstream error job log
2025/12/20 16:03 12h01m fix candidate upstream error job log
2025/10/21 14:46 12h12m fix candidate upstream error job log
2025/07/18 07:46 12h01m fix candidate upstream error job log

Sample crash report:
EXT4-fs error (device loop0): ext4_ext_check_inode:501: inode #16: comm syz.0.87: pblk 0 bad header/extent: too large eh_max - magic f30a, entries 1, max 32516(4), depth 0(0)
EXT4-fs error (device loop0): ext4_orphan_get:1411: comm syz.0.87: couldn't read orphan inode 16 (err -117)
ext4 filesystem being mounted at /70/file1 supports timestamps until 2038-01-19 (0x7fffffff)
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.0.87/4471 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88805f155c30 (&ei->i_data_sem/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: swap_inode_boot_loader+0x571/0x10e0 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:176

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805f154840 (&ei->i_data_sem/2){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_double_down_write_data_sem+0x28/0x40 fs/ext4/move_extent.c:-1

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&ei->i_data_sem/2){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x44/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1498
       ext4_map_blocks+0x350/0x1a50 fs/ext4/inode.c:600
       ext4_getblk+0x176/0x670 fs/ext4/inode.c:872
       ext4_bread+0x26/0x180 fs/ext4/inode.c:925
       ext4_quota_write+0x237/0x580 fs/ext4/super.c:6623
       write_blk fs/quota/quota_tree.c:64 [inline]
       get_free_dqblk+0x38a/0x7a0 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:125
       do_insert_tree+0x21b/0x19c0 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:335
       do_insert_tree+0x5c4/0x19c0 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:366
       do_insert_tree+0x5c4/0x19c0 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:366
       do_insert_tree+0x5c4/0x19c0 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:366
       dq_insert_tree fs/quota/quota_tree.c:392 [inline]
       qtree_write_dquot+0x354/0x4a0 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:411
       v2_write_dquot+0x108/0x190 fs/quota/quota_v2.c:358
       dquot_acquire+0x2d5/0x520 fs/quota/dquot.c:497
       ext4_acquire_dquot+0x2e3/0x4a0 fs/ext4/super.c:6232
       dqget+0x713/0xbb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1010
       __dquot_initialize+0x3a9/0xd00 fs/quota/dquot.c:1539
       ext4_create+0x92/0x470 fs/ext4/namei.c:2876
       lookup_open fs/namei.c:3470 [inline]
       open_last_lookups fs/namei.c:3540 [inline]
       path_openat+0x120a/0x2fb0 fs/namei.c:3747
       do_filp_open+0x1df/0x400 fs/namei.c:3777
       do_sys_openat2+0x14b/0x500 fs/open.c:1255
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1271 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1287 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1282 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x135/0x160 fs/open.c:1282
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

-> #2 (&s->s_dquot.dqio_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_read+0x44/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1498
       v2_read_dquot+0x4a/0x110 fs/quota/quota_v2.c:332
       dquot_acquire+0x152/0x520 fs/quota/dquot.c:488
       ext4_acquire_dquot+0x2e3/0x4a0 fs/ext4/super.c:6232
       dqget+0x713/0xbb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1010
       __dquot_initialize+0x3a9/0xd00 fs/quota/dquot.c:1539
       ext4_process_orphan+0x4c/0x2e0 fs/ext4/orphan.c:327
       ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xad8/0x1320 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
       ext4_fill_super+0x8c65/0x93f0 fs/ext4/super.c:5006
       mount_bdev+0x28a/0x3c0 fs/super.c:1400
       legacy_get_tree+0xe6/0x180 fs/fs_context.c:611
       vfs_get_tree+0x88/0x270 fs/super.c:1530
       do_new_mount+0x247/0xa40 fs/namespace.c:3034
       do_mount fs/namespace.c:3377 [inline]
       __do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:3585 [inline]
       __se_sys_mount+0x2e3/0x3d0 fs/namespace.c:3562
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

-> #1 (&dquot->dq_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       __mutex_lock_common+0x1e5/0x2400 kernel/locking/mutex.c:596
       __mutex_lock kernel/locking/mutex.c:729 [inline]
       mutex_lock_nested+0x17/0x20 kernel/locking/mutex.c:743
       dquot_commit+0x5a/0x410 fs/quota/dquot.c:532
       ext4_write_dquot+0x1f0/0x360 fs/ext4/super.c:6212
       mark_dquot_dirty fs/quota/dquot.c:397 [inline]
       mark_all_dquot_dirty+0xf9/0x400 fs/quota/dquot.c:437
       __dquot_alloc_space+0x5cb/0xe10 fs/quota/dquot.c:1774
       dquot_alloc_space_nodirty include/linux/quotaops.h:290 [inline]
       dquot_alloc_space+0x1e/0x50 include/linux/quotaops.h:303
       swap_inode_boot_loader+0xe69/0x10e0 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:243
       __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1059 [inline]
       ext4_ioctl+0x1ad2/0x3860 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1285
       vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
       __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline]
       __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:860
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

-> #0 (&ei->i_data_sem/1){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2c66/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
       down_write_nested+0x3b/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1667
       swap_inode_boot_loader+0x571/0x10e0 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:176
       __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1059 [inline]
       ext4_ioctl+0x1ad2/0x3860 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1285
       vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
       __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline]
       __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:860
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &ei->i_data_sem/1 --> &s->s_dquot.dqio_sem --> &ei->i_data_sem/2

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ei->i_data_sem/2);
                               lock(&s->s_dquot.dqio_sem);
                               lock(&ei->i_data_sem/2);
  lock(&ei->i_data_sem/1);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

5 locks held by syz.0.87/4471:
 #0: ffff888023e62460 (sb_writers#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write_file+0x5c/0x200 fs/namespace.c:430
 #1: ffff88805f1549b8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:787 [inline]
 #1: ffff88805f1549b8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{3:3}, at: lock_two_nondirectories+0xf7/0x150 fs/inode.c:1147
 #2: ffff88805f155da8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9/4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: swap_inode_boot_loader+0x70/0x10e0 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:135
 #3: ffff88805f154b58 (mapping.invalidate_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: filemap_invalidate_lock include/linux/fs.h:832 [inline]
 #3: ffff88805f154b58 (mapping.invalidate_lock){++++}-{3:3}, at: swap_inode_boot_loader+0x39f/0x10e0 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:152
 #4: ffff88805f154840 (&ei->i_data_sem/2){++++}-{3:3}, at: ext4_double_down_write_data_sem+0x28/0x40 fs/ext4/move_extent.c:-1

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 4471 Comm: syz.0.87 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/09/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x188/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x296/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2133
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3053 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3172 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3788 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2c66/0x7b50 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 down_write_nested+0x3b/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1667
 swap_inode_boot_loader+0x571/0x10e0 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:176
 __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1059 [inline]
 ext4_ioctl+0x1ad2/0x3860 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1285
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:874 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfa/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:860
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:50 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x4c/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:80
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x66/0xd0
RIP: 0033:0x7f4a2a3f9e59
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:00007fffe04f07b8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f4a2a672fa0 RCX: 00007f4a2a3f9e59
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000006611 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f4a2a48fe6f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f4a2a672fac R14: 00007f4a2a672fa0 R15: 00007f4a2a672fa0
 </TASK>

Crashes (9):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/06/27 23:31 linux-5.15.y eceeec79dbc6 fb92f11c .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1 (corrupt fs)] [mounted in repro #2 (corrupt fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2026/02/21 05:04 linux-5.15.y 3330a8d33e08 6e7b5511 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1 (corrupt fs)] [mounted in repro #2 (clean fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2025/05/07 13:04 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b 350f4ffc .config console log report syz / log [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1 (corrupt fs)] [mounted in repro #2 (corrupt fs)] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2026/05/05 16:08 linux-5.15.y ef251c45f1cd 06e69a27 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2026/04/23 00:37 linux-5.15.y b9d57c40a767 b10da5ec .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2026/02/21 01:40 linux-5.15.y 3330a8d33e08 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2025/10/29 16:12 linux-5.15.y cc5ec8769306 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2025/06/03 05:05 linux-5.15.y 98f47d0e9b8c a30356b7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
2025/05/06 21:28 linux-5.15.y 16fdf2c7111b 350f4ffc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in swap_inode_boot_loader
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.