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WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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kworker/u8:9/3438 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888033f66950 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{0:0}, at: wait_transaction_locked+0x17c/0x230 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:151
but task is already holding lock:
ffff888033f64b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: do_writepages+0x27a/0x600 mm/page-writeback.c:2598
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #2 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}:
percpu_down_read_internal include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:53 [inline]
percpu_down_read include/linux/percpu-rwsem.h:77 [inline]
ext4_writepages_down_read fs/ext4/ext4.h:1820 [inline]
ext4_writepages+0x224/0x7d0 fs/ext4/inode.c:3025
do_writepages+0x27a/0x600 mm/page-writeback.c:2598
__writeback_single_inode+0x168/0x14a0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1737
writeback_single_inode+0x425/0x10f0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1858
write_inode_now+0x170/0x1e0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2924
iput_final fs/inode.c:1941 [inline]
iput.part.0+0x815/0x1190 fs/inode.c:2003
iput+0x35/0x40 fs/inode.c:1966
ext4_xattr_block_set+0x67c/0x3640 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2203
ext4_xattr_move_to_block fs/ext4/xattr.c:2668 [inline]
ext4_xattr_make_inode_space fs/ext4/xattr.c:2743 [inline]
ext4_expand_extra_isize_ea+0x1442/0x1ab0 fs/ext4/xattr.c:2831
__ext4_expand_extra_isize+0x346/0x480 fs/ext4/inode.c:6349
ext4_try_to_expand_extra_isize fs/ext4/inode.c:6392 [inline]
__ext4_mark_inode_dirty+0x544/0x840 fs/ext4/inode.c:6470
ext4_evict_inode+0x713/0x1730 fs/ext4/inode.c:253
evict+0x3c2/0xad0 fs/inode.c:837
iput_final fs/inode.c:1951 [inline]
iput.part.0+0x621/0x1190 fs/inode.c:2003
iput+0x35/0x40 fs/inode.c:1966
ext4_orphan_cleanup+0x731/0x11e0 fs/ext4/orphan.c:472
__ext4_fill_super fs/ext4/super.c:5658 [inline]
ext4_fill_super+0x7ec1/0xb570 fs/ext4/super.c:5777
get_tree_bdev_flags+0x38c/0x620 fs/super.c:1691
vfs_get_tree+0x8e/0x330 fs/super.c:1751
fc_mount fs/namespace.c:1199 [inline]
do_new_mount_fc fs/namespace.c:3636 [inline]
do_new_mount fs/namespace.c:3712 [inline]
path_mount+0x7bf/0x23a0 fs/namespace.c:4022
do_mount fs/namespace.c:4035 [inline]
__do_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4224 [inline]
__se_sys_mount fs/namespace.c:4201 [inline]
__x64_sys_mount+0x293/0x310 fs/namespace.c:4201
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #1 (&ei->xattr_sem){++++}-{4:4}:
down_read+0x9b/0x460 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1537
ext4_setattr+0x869/0x28e0 fs/ext4/inode.c:5865
notify_change+0x6d2/0x1290 fs/attr.c:546
chown_common+0x549/0x680 fs/open.c:788
do_fchownat+0x1a7/0x200 fs/open.c:819
__do_sys_chown fs/open.c:839 [inline]
__se_sys_chown fs/open.c:837 [inline]
__x64_sys_chown+0x7b/0xc0 fs/open.c:837
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xcd/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
-> #0 (jbd2_handle){++++}-{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+0x1669/0x2890 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x179/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
wait_transaction_locked+0x191/0x230 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:151
add_transaction_credits+0x110/0xe60 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:222
start_this_handle+0x3e7/0x1410 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:403
jbd2__journal_start+0x394/0x6a0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:501
__ext4_journal_start_sb+0x195/0x640 fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:114
__ext4_journal_start fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h:242 [inline]
ext4_do_writepages+0xc23/0x3c80 fs/ext4/inode.c:2914
ext4_writepages+0x37a/0x7d0 fs/ext4/inode.c:3026
do_writepages+0x27a/0x600 mm/page-writeback.c:2598
__writeback_single_inode+0x168/0x14a0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1737
writeback_sb_inodes+0x72e/0x1ce0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2030
__writeback_inodes_wb+0xf8/0x2d0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2107
wb_writeback+0x799/0xae0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2218
wb_check_old_data_flush fs/fs-writeback.c:2322 [inline]
wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2375 [inline]
wb_workfn+0x8a0/0xbb0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2403
process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline]
worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
other info that might help us debug this:
Chain exists of:
jbd2_handle --> &ei->xattr_sem --> &sbi->s_writepages_rwsem
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
rlock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);
lock(&ei->xattr_sem);
lock(&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem);
lock(jbd2_handle);
*** DEADLOCK ***
4 locks held by kworker/u8:9/3438:
#0: ffff8881412d4148 ((wq_completion)writeback){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x128d/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3232
#1: ffffc9000be97c90 ((work_completion)(&(&wb->dwork)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: process_one_work+0x914/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3233
#2: ffff888033f620e0 (&type->s_umount_key#31){++++}-{4:4}, at: super_trylock_shared+0x1e/0xf0 fs/super.c:563
#3: ffff888033f64b98 (&sbi->s_writepages_rwsem){++++}-{0:0}, at: do_writepages+0x27a/0x600 mm/page-writeback.c:2598
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 3438 Comm: kworker/u8:9 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
Workqueue: writeback wb_workfn (flush-8:0)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_circular_bug+0x275/0x340 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2043
check_noncircular+0x146/0x160 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+0x1669/0x2890 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868 [inline]
lock_acquire+0x179/0x330 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825
wait_transaction_locked+0x191/0x230 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:151
add_transaction_credits+0x110/0xe60 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:222
start_this_handle+0x3e7/0x1410 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:403
jbd2__journal_start+0x394/0x6a0 fs/jbd2/transaction.c:501
__ext4_journal_start_sb+0x195/0x640 fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c:114
__ext4_journal_start fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.h:242 [inline]
ext4_do_writepages+0xc23/0x3c80 fs/ext4/inode.c:2914
ext4_writepages+0x37a/0x7d0 fs/ext4/inode.c:3026
do_writepages+0x27a/0x600 mm/page-writeback.c:2598
__writeback_single_inode+0x168/0x14a0 fs/fs-writeback.c:1737
writeback_sb_inodes+0x72e/0x1ce0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2030
__writeback_inodes_wb+0xf8/0x2d0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2107
wb_writeback+0x799/0xae0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2218
wb_check_old_data_flush fs/fs-writeback.c:2322 [inline]
wb_do_writeback fs/fs-writeback.c:2375 [inline]
wb_workfn+0x8a0/0xbb0 fs/fs-writeback.c:2403
process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline]
worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
</TASK>
| Time | Kernel | Commit | Syzkaller | Config | Log | Report | Syz repro | C repro | VM info | Assets (help?) | Manager | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/01/04 17:47 | upstream | 54e82e93ca93 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2026/01/04 16:59 | upstream | 54e82e93ca93 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2026/01/03 10:35 | upstream | 805f9a061372 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2026/01/02 21:12 | upstream | 9b0436804460 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2025/12/30 01:22 | upstream | 8640b74557fc | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2026/01/06 03:46 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 9ace4753a520 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2026/01/05 16:57 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 9ace4753a520 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2026/01/01 23:46 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 8f0b4cce4481 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2025/12/30 06:42 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 8f0b4cce4481 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked | ||
| 2025/12/26 11:41 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci | 8f0b4cce4481 | d6526ea3 | .config | console log | report | info | [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] | ci-upstream-gce-arm64 | possible deadlock in wait_transaction_locked |