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possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init

Status: upstream: reported on 2025/07/13 05:28
Reported-by: syzbot+5d1d7d9196ade07c7f4e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 269d, last: 1d18h
Similar bugs (5)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init (2) 4 4 58d 198d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/09/21 08:44
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init (2) 4 13 18d 269d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/07/12 15:36
upstream possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init ocfs2 4 374 2d14h 551d 0/29 upstream: reported on 2024/10/04 01:35
linux-6.1 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init 4 6 457d 491d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/15 19:53
linux-5.15 possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init 4 14 395d 571d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/06/17 06:29

Sample crash report:
(syz.2.1274,9977,1):ocfs2_block_check_validate:402 ERROR: CRC32 failed: stored: 0xb3775c19, computed 0x2dd1c265. Applying ECC.
JBD2: Ignoring recovery information on journal
ocfs2: Mounting device (7,2) on (node local, slot 0) with ordered data mode.
======================================================
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
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syz.2.1274/9977 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880594edc78 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_calc_xattr_init+0x208/0xd90 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:627

but task is already holding lock:
ffff88805d4db498 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
ffff88805d4db498 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16e/0x44c0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782

which lock already depends on the new lock.


the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:

-> #3 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_remove_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:655 [inline]
       ocfs2_wipe_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:818 [inline]
       ocfs2_delete_inode fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1079 [inline]
       ocfs2_evict_inode+0x1d84/0x41e0 fs/ocfs2/inode.c:1219
       evict+0x4ca/0x8d0 fs/inode.c:705
       ocfs2_dentry_iput+0x24e/0x390 fs/ocfs2/dcache.c:418
       __dentry_kill+0x431/0x650 fs/dcache.c:611
       dentry_kill+0xb8/0x290 fs/dcache.c:-1
       dput+0xfe/0x1e0 fs/dcache.c:918
       __fput+0x5e5/0x970 fs/file_table.c:392
       task_work_run+0x1d4/0x260 kernel/task_work.c:245
       resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:49 [inline]
       exit_to_user_mode_loop+0xe6/0x110 kernel/entry/common.c:177
       exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0xee/0x180 kernel/entry/common.c:210
       __syscall_exit_to_user_mode_work kernel/entry/common.c:291 [inline]
       syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x1a/0x50 kernel/entry/common.c:302
       do_syscall_64+0x61/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:82
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #2 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]){+.+.}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
       ocfs2_del_inode_from_orphan+0x12f/0x7a0 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:2716
       ocfs2_dio_end_io_write fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2333 [inline]
       ocfs2_dio_end_io+0x546/0x1200 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2431
       dio_complete+0x254/0x710 fs/direct-io.c:282
       __blockdev_direct_IO+0x2ea8/0x3500 fs/direct-io.c:1308
       ocfs2_direct_IO+0x235/0x2a0 fs/ocfs2/aops.c:2468
       generic_file_direct_write+0x1d4/0x3e0 mm/filemap.c:3956
       __generic_file_write_iter+0x11b/0x230 mm/filemap.c:4112
       ocfs2_file_write_iter+0x167a/0x1e80 fs/ocfs2/file.c:2468
       do_iter_readv_writev fs/read_write.c:-1 [inline]
       do_iter_write+0x738/0xc30 fs/read_write.c:860
       iter_file_splice_write+0x6a3/0xcb0 fs/splice.c:736
       do_splice_from fs/splice.c:933 [inline]
       direct_splice_actor+0xe8/0x130 fs/splice.c:1142
       splice_direct_to_actor+0x304/0x8c0 fs/splice.c:1088
       do_splice_direct+0x1d5/0x2f0 fs/splice.c:1194
       do_sendfile+0x5f2/0xef0 fs/read_write.c:1254
       __do_sys_sendfile64 fs/read_write.c:1322 [inline]
       __se_sys_sendfile64+0x145/0x1a0 fs/read_write.c:1308
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #1 (&ocfs2_file_ip_alloc_sem_key){++++}-{3:3}:
       down_write+0x97/0x200 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1573
       ocfs2_try_remove_refcount_tree+0xb7/0x340 fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c:932
       ocfs2_truncate_file+0xde5/0x1440 fs/ocfs2/file.c:521
       ocfs2_setattr+0x158d/0x1bc0 fs/ocfs2/file.c:1211
       notify_change+0xb0d/0xe10 fs/attr.c:499
       do_truncate+0x1b0/0x240 fs/open.c:66
       handle_truncate fs/namei.c:3299 [inline]
       do_open fs/namei.c:3644 [inline]
       path_openat+0x2a32/0x3230 fs/namei.c:3797
       do_filp_open+0x1f5/0x430 fs/namei.c:3824
       do_sys_openat2+0x134/0x1d0 fs/open.c:1421
       do_sys_open fs/open.c:1436 [inline]
       __do_sys_openat fs/open.c:1452 [inline]
       __se_sys_openat fs/open.c:1447 [inline]
       __x64_sys_openat+0x139/0x160 fs/open.c:1447
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

-> #0 (&oi->ip_xattr_sem){++++}-{3:3}:
       check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
       check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
       validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
       __lock_acquire+0x2df1/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
       lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
       down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
       ocfs2_calc_xattr_init+0x208/0xd90 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:627
       ocfs2_mknod+0xcfd/0x2300 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:330
       ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
       vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4121
       do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4144
       __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
       __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
       __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4157
       do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
       do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
       entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2

other info that might help us debug this:

Chain exists of:
  &oi->ip_xattr_sem --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type] --> &ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4

 Possible unsafe locking scenario:

       CPU0                    CPU1
       ----                    ----
  lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]);
                               lock(&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4);
  rlock(&oi->ip_xattr_sem);

 *** DEADLOCK ***

3 locks held by syz.2.1274/9977:
 #0: ffff888066c0a418 (sb_writers#17){.+.+}-{0:0}, at: mnt_want_write+0x41/0x90 fs/namespace.c:412
 #1: ffff8880594edf58 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#12/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock_nested include/linux/fs.h:839 [inline]
 #1: ffff8880594edf58 (&type->i_mutex_dir_key#12/1){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: filename_create+0x20c/0x480 fs/namei.c:3890
 #2: ffff88805d4db498 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: inode_lock include/linux/fs.h:804 [inline]
 #2: ffff88805d4db498 (&ocfs2_sysfile_lock_key[args->fi_sysfile_type]#4){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits+0x16e/0x44c0 fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c:782

stack backtrace:
CPU: 1 PID: 9977 Comm: syz.2.1274 Not tainted syzkaller #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 03/18/2026
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x18c/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:106
 check_noncircular+0x2fc/0x400 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:2187
 check_prev_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3134 [inline]
 check_prevs_add kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3253 [inline]
 validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3869 [inline]
 __lock_acquire+0x2df1/0x7d40 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5137
 lock_acquire+0x19e/0x420 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5754
 down_read+0x46/0x2e0 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1520
 ocfs2_calc_xattr_init+0x208/0xd90 fs/ocfs2/xattr.c:627
 ocfs2_mknod+0xcfd/0x2300 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:330
 ocfs2_mkdir+0x196/0x430 fs/ocfs2/namei.c:657
 vfs_mkdir+0x296/0x440 fs/namei.c:4121
 do_mkdirat+0x1dc/0x450 fs/namei.c:4144
 __do_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4159 [inline]
 __se_sys_mkdirat fs/namei.c:4157 [inline]
 __x64_sys_mkdirat+0x89/0xa0 fs/namei.c:4157
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:46 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x55/0xa0 arch/x86/entry/common.c:76
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x68/0xd2
RIP: 0033:0x7ff72979b687
Code: 00 66 90 48 89 f2 b9 00 01 00 00 48 89 fe bf 9c ff ff ff e9 db f7 ff ff 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 90 b8 02 01 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:00007ff72a5c0e58 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000102
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ff72a5c0ee0 RCX: 00007ff72979b687
RDX: 00000000000001ff RSI: 0000200000000100 RDI: 00000000ffffff9c
RBP: 00002000000002c0 R08: 0000200000000080 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 00002000000002c0 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000200000000100
R13: 00007ff72a5c0ea0 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 0000000000000000
 </TASK>

Crashes (20):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/04/06 12:35 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2026/04/06 12:34 linux-6.6.y 80de0a958133 4440e7c2 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2026/02/23 21:14 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 6beca497 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2026/02/21 23:42 linux-6.6.y 7a137e9bfa0e 6e7b5511 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2026/01/16 02:10 linux-6.6.y c596736dadab d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/23 17:00 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/22 09:33 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/21 21:16 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/19 21:51 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/17 22:28 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/15 19:08 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/13 08:28 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/12/11 19:32 linux-6.6.y 5fa4793a2d2d d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/10/11 17:20 linux-6.6.y e617101e5626 ff1712fe .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/09/02 23:23 linux-6.6.y cc1a1c5b404a 96a211bc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/08/17 01:54 linux-6.6.y bb9c90ab9c5a 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/08/16 10:55 linux-6.6.y bb9c90ab9c5a 1804e95e .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/08/09 10:45 linux-6.6.y 3a8ababb8b6a 32a0e5ed .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/07/22 11:11 linux-6.6.y d96eb99e2f0e 1555463b .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
2025/07/13 05:27 linux-6.6.y 59a2de10b81a 3cda49cf .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-linux-6-6-kasan possible deadlock in ocfs2_calc_xattr_init
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.