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possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents (5)

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/10/27 19:09
Reported-by: syzbot+5cbbe39beb13abc8459b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 142d, last: 40d
Similar bugs (9)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents 4 2 959d 1048d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/11/11 09:48
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents (3) 4 20 129d 510d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/02/18 14:16
upstream possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents ext4 4 133 1059d 1230d 0/29 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/08/22 15:17
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents (2) 4 6 647d 826d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/09/18 11:30
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents 4 3 984d 1060d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2023/10/16 22:21
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents (4) 4 1 28d 28d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2026/02/18 18:30
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents (2) 4 2 787d 856d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/05/01 17:40
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents (3) 4 5 531d 659d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/01/12 16:14
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents (4) 4 9 243d 410d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/10/27 18:06

Sample crash report:
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
syz.7.2983/15183 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff88814798c840 (&ei->i_data_sem/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ext4_move_extents+0x331/0xbc0 fs/ext4/move_extent.c:607

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888074ec7020 (&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+0x33c/0x1b30 fs/ext4/inode.c:598
       ext4_getblk+0x176/0x670 fs/ext4/inode.c:870
       ext4_bread+0x26/0x180 fs/ext4/inode.c:923
       ext4_quota_read+0x1b3/0x3a0 fs/ext4/super.c:6575
       read_blk fs/quota/quota_tree.c:55 [inline]
       find_tree_dqentry+0x188/0xb30 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:617
       find_tree_dqentry+0x3eb/0xb30 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:635
       find_dqentry fs/quota/quota_tree.c:647 [inline]
       qtree_read_dquot+0x13c/0x680 fs/quota/quota_tree.c:667
       v2_read_dquot+0xc0/0x110 fs/quota/quota_v2.c:333
       dquot_acquire+0x152/0x520 fs/quota/dquot.c:463
       ext4_acquire_dquot+0x2d9/0x4a0 fs/ext4/super.c:6230
       dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
       ext4_process_orphan+0x54/0x300 fs/ext4/orphan.c:327
       ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xad2/0x1320 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
       ext4_fill_super+0x8e25/0x95a0 fs/ext4/super.c:5000
       mount_bdev+0x287/0x3c0 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+0x24a/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

-> #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:463
       ext4_acquire_dquot+0x2d9/0x4a0 fs/ext4/super.c:6230
       dqget+0x778/0xeb0 fs/quota/dquot.c:988
       __dquot_initialize+0x3c3/0xcd0 fs/quota/dquot.c:1517
       ext4_process_orphan+0x54/0x300 fs/ext4/orphan.c:327
       ext4_orphan_cleanup+0xad2/0x1320 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
       ext4_fill_super+0x8e25/0x95a0 fs/ext4/super.c:5000
       mount_bdev+0x287/0x3c0 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+0x24a/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+0x1e3/0x2400 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:507
       ext4_write_dquot+0x1f0/0x360 fs/ext4/super.c:6210
       mark_dquot_dirty fs/quota/dquot.c:372 [inline]
       mark_all_dquot_dirty+0xf9/0x400 fs/quota/dquot.c:412
       __dquot_alloc_space+0x5d0/0xe20 fs/quota/dquot.c:1752
       dquot_alloc_space_nodirty include/linux/quotaops.h:297 [inline]
       dquot_alloc_space+0x1e/0x50 include/linux/quotaops.h:310
       swap_inode_boot_loader+0xe43/0x10b0 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:243
       __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1056 [inline]
       ext4_ioctl+0x1ad2/0x3820 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1282
       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+0x2c42/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
       down_write_nested+0x3b/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1667
       ext4_move_extents+0x331/0xbc0 fs/ext4/move_extent.c:607
       __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:990 [inline]
       ext4_ioctl+0x2f49/0x3820 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1282
       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 ***

4 locks held by syz.7.2983/15183:
 #0: ffff888076f30460 (sb_writers#5){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write_file+0x5c/0x200 fs/namespace.c:430
 #1: ffff888074ec7198 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:787 [inline]
 #1: ffff888074ec7198 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9){++++}-{3:3}, at: lock_two_nondirectories+0xd5/0x150 fs/inode.c:1147
 #2: ffff88814798c9b8 (&sb->s_type->i_mutex_key#9/4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ext4_move_extents+0x316/0xbc0 fs/ext4/move_extent.c:600
 #3: ffff888074ec7020 (&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: 0 PID: 15183 Comm: syz.7.2983 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 01/24/2026
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+0x2c42/0x7d10 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5012
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5623
 down_write_nested+0x3b/0x60 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1667
 ext4_move_extents+0x331/0xbc0 fs/ext4/move_extent.c:607
 __ext4_ioctl fs/ext4/ioctl.c:990 [inline]
 ext4_ioctl+0x2f49/0x3820 fs/ext4/ioctl.c:1282
 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: 0033:0x7f9c98069eb9
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:00007f9c962a4028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f9c982e5090 RCX: 00007f9c98069eb9
RDX: 0000200000000040 RSI: 00000000c028660f RDI: 0000000000000005
RBP: 00007f9c980d7c1f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f9c982e5128 R14: 00007f9c982e5090 R15: 00007ffd32b57e08
 </TASK>

Crashes (5):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/02/06 22:43 linux-5.15.y 7b232985052f 97745f52 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents
2026/02/04 15:08 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 ea10c935 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents
2026/02/03 12:59 linux-5.15.y 9eec9a14ee10 6df4c87a .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents
2025/10/29 18:46 linux-5.15.y cc5ec8769306 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents
2025/10/27 19:08 linux-5.15.y ac56c046adf4 fd2207e7 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-5-15-kasan possible deadlock in ext4_move_extents
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.