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WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs (2)

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2023/06/22 14:13
Subsystems: btrfs
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Reported-by: syzbot+810ea5febd3b79bdd384@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1019d, last: 5d15h
Cause bisection: introduced by (bisect log) :
commit f8f210dc84709804c9f952297f2bfafa6ea6b4bd
Author: Filipe Manana <fdmanana@suse.com>
Date: Tue Mar 21 11:13:59 2023 +0000

  btrfs: calculate the right space for delayed refs when updating global reserve

Crash: WARNING in __btrfs_free_extent (log)
Repro: C syz .config
  
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
Discussions (3)
Title Replies (including bot) Last reply
[syzbot] Monthly btrfs report (Mar 2026) 0 (1) 2026/03/03 08:06
[syzbot] Monthly btrfs report (Sep 2024) 0 (1) 2024/09/16 12:27
[syzbot] [btrfs?] WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs (2) 0 (2) 2023/09/18 08:39
Similar bugs (6)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-4.19 WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs btrfs -1 C error 9 1128d 1508d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2022/02/14 22:12
linux-6.1 WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs -1 1 454d 454d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/04/13 14:47
linux-6.1 WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs (2) -1 1 315d 315d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/08/31 03:17
upstream WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs btrfs -1 C error done 15 1150d 1264d 22/29 fixed on 2023/03/15 11:57
linux-4.14 WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs btrfs -1 C 1 1149d 1149d 0/1 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/02/08 10:50
linux-5.15 WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs origin:lts-only -1 C error 25 39d 1096d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/04/02 18:59
Last patch testing requests (10)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/08/10 17:46 1h17m retest repro upstream OK log
2025/08/03 04:35 23m retest repro upstream OK log
2025/08/03 03:42 37m retest repro upstream OK log
2025/08/03 03:42 23m retest repro upstream OK log
2025/05/16 15:38 36m retest repro upstream report log
2025/05/16 15:38 16m retest repro upstream report log
2025/03/09 10:31 0m retest repro upstream error
2025/03/06 21:04 23m retest repro upstream report log
2025/03/06 21:04 27m retest repro upstream report log
2024/12/12 13:01 16m retest repro upstream report log
Fix bisection attempts (12)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2025/06/01 17:19 7m bisect fix upstream error job log
2025/03/24 04:37 1h50m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2024/12/29 06:25 2h12m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2024/11/14 06:24 4h56m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2024/10/08 11:00 2h02m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2024/09/07 08:37 1h54m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2024/08/08 05:23 3h13m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2024/07/08 18:57 2h46m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2023/12/03 17:17 1h49m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2023/11/01 12:10 4h11m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2023/10/01 23:16 2h17m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
2023/07/27 09:39 2h14m bisect fix upstream OK (0) job log log
Cause bisection attempts (2)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2023/09/18 00:14 8h23m bisect upstream OK (1) job log log
2023/06/20 14:06 12h14m bisect upstream error job log
marked invalid by nogikh@google.com

Sample crash report:
BTRFS error (device loop3): failed to run delayed ref for logical 5373952 num_bytes 65536 type 178 action 1 ref_mod 1: -2
------------[ cut here ]------------
BTRFS: Transaction aborted (error -2)
WARNING: fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:2247 at btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0x340/0x3c0 fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:2247, CPU#1: syz-executor/5833
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5833 Comm: syz-executor Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2026
RIP: 0010:btrfs_run_delayed_refs+0x342/0x3c0 fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c:2247
Code: 31 db e8 61 40 db fd 89 d8 48 83 c4 08 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f e9 b7 aa e2 fc e8 47 40 db fd 48 8d 3d 40 28 b5 0c 89 de <67> 48 0f b9 3a 41 bc 01 00 00 00 e8 2e 40 db fd 45 89 e0 89 d9 ba
RSP: 0018:ffffc900015f7b28 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00000000fffffffe RCX: ffffffff842d9541
RDX: ffff888034a9bd00 RSI: 00000000fffffffe RDI: ffffffff90e2bea0
RBP: ffff888077b13000 R08: 0000000000000005 R09: fffffffffffffffb
R10: fffffffffffffffe R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff888054321c00
R13: ffff888055e1c000 R14: ffffed100abc386b R15: ffff888077b13060
FS:  0000555556463500(0000) GS:ffff88812443c000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 000000110c44f977 CR3: 000000005b85f000 CR4: 0000000000350ef0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 btrfs_commit_transaction+0x1f4d/0x3860 fs/btrfs/transaction.c:2254
 btrfs_sync_fs+0x129/0x7e0 fs/btrfs/super.c:1051
 sync_filesystem fs/sync.c:66 [inline]
 sync_filesystem+0x1d0/0x290 fs/sync.c:30
 generic_shutdown_super+0x86/0x360 fs/super.c:625
 kill_anon_super+0x3a/0x60 fs/super.c:1292
 btrfs_kill_super+0x3b/0x50 fs/btrfs/super.c:2127
 deactivate_locked_super+0xc1/0x1b0 fs/super.c:476
 deactivate_super fs/super.c:509 [inline]
 deactivate_super+0xe7/0x110 fs/super.c:505
 cleanup_mnt+0x21f/0x450 fs/namespace.c:1312
 task_work_run+0x150/0x240 kernel/task_work.c:233
 resume_user_mode_work include/linux/resume_user_mode.h:50 [inline]
 __exit_to_user_mode_loop kernel/entry/common.c:67 [inline]
 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x100/0x4a0 kernel/entry/common.c:98
 __exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:226 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:256 [inline]
 syscall_exit_to_user_mode include/linux/entry-common.h:325 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0x67c/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:100
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f771d99d9d7
Code: a2 c7 05 1c fd 24 00 00 00 00 00 eb 96 e8 e1 12 00 00 90 31 f6 e9 09 00 00 00 66 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 b8 a6 00 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 01 c3 48 c7 c2 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 02 b8
RSP: 002b:00007ffebb2e86d8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 00000000000000a6
RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 00007f771da32050 RCX: 00007f771d99d9d7
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000009 RDI: 00007ffebb2e8790
RBP: 00007ffebb2e8790 R08: 00007ffebb2e9790 R09: 00000000ffffffff
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00007ffebb2e9820
R13: 00007f771da32050 R14: 000000000001a839 R15: 00007ffebb2e9860
 </TASK>
----------------
Code disassembly (best guess):
   0:	31 db                	xor    %ebx,%ebx
   2:	e8 61 40 db fd       	call   0xfddb4068
   7:	89 d8                	mov    %ebx,%eax
   9:	48 83 c4 08          	add    $0x8,%rsp
   d:	5b                   	pop    %rbx
   e:	5d                   	pop    %rbp
   f:	41 5c                	pop    %r12
  11:	41 5d                	pop    %r13
  13:	41 5e                	pop    %r14
  15:	41 5f                	pop    %r15
  17:	e9 b7 aa e2 fc       	jmp    0xfce2aad3
  1c:	e8 47 40 db fd       	call   0xfddb4068
  21:	48 8d 3d 40 28 b5 0c 	lea    0xcb52840(%rip),%rdi        # 0xcb52868
  28:	89 de                	mov    %ebx,%esi
* 2a:	67 48 0f b9 3a       	ud1    (%edx),%rdi <-- trapping instruction
  2f:	41 bc 01 00 00 00    	mov    $0x1,%r12d
  35:	e8 2e 40 db fd       	call   0xfddb4068
  3a:	45 89 e0             	mov    %r12d,%r8d
  3d:	89 d9                	mov    %ebx,%ecx
  3f:	ba                   	.byte 0xba

Crashes (106):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/03/28 14:34 upstream 7df48e363130 356bdfc9 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/28 11:10 upstream 4d349ee5c778 43249bac .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/11 13:27 upstream dc855b77719f 75707236 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2024/05/12 03:26 upstream cf87f46fd34d 9026e142 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2024/05/12 03:20 upstream cf87f46fd34d 9026e142 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2024/01/07 12:33 upstream 52b1853b080a d0304e9c .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2024/01/03 18:49 upstream 610a9b8f49fb fb427a07 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2023/12/06 13:46 upstream bee0e7762ad2 858d62d1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2023/06/22 17:03 upstream dad9774deaf1 09ffe269 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2023/06/22 07:04 upstream dad9774deaf1 09ffe269 .config strace log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2023/06/18 14:04 upstream 1b29d271614a f3921d4d .config strace log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/28 01:40 upstream 7df48e363130 f9ef2ec1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/27 16:25 upstream 46b513250491 f9ef2ec1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/27 08:14 upstream 46b513250491 50cdcaa1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/27 05:55 upstream 46b513250491 50cdcaa1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/26 21:52 upstream 0138af2472df 4b3d9a38 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/26 19:07 upstream 0138af2472df 4b3d9a38 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/26 10:49 upstream d2a43e7f89da c6143aac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/25 17:10 upstream bbeb83d3182a 4367a094 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/22 15:22 upstream 113ae7b4decc 5b92003d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/22 12:24 upstream 113ae7b4decc 5b92003d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/20 10:28 upstream e9825d1c7957 2f245add .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/19 09:28 upstream 8a30aeb0d1b4 0199f9a1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/19 07:26 upstream 8a30aeb0d1b4 0199f9a1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/18 21:51 upstream a989fde763f4 0199f9a1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/16 18:36 upstream f338e7738378 64e21424 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/15 18:40 upstream 267594792a71 ee8d34d6 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/15 06:16 upstream 69237f8c1f69 ee8d34d6 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/14 07:22 upstream 1c9982b49613 ee8d34d6 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/11 22:48 upstream b29fb8829bff 2d88ab01 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/11 05:24 upstream b4f0dd314b39 86914af9 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/04 07:53 upstream 0031c06807cf 4180d919 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/02 16:28 upstream 11439c4635ed b9dd6534 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/02 06:27 upstream 39c633261414 43249bac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/02 04:51 upstream 39c633261414 43249bac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/01 17:35 upstream eb71ab2bf722 43249bac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/28 12:36 upstream 4d349ee5c778 43249bac .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/28 00:56 upstream a75cb869a8cc 2cf092b8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/27 21:18 upstream a75cb869a8cc 2cf092b8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/27 17:49 upstream a75cb869a8cc 2cf092b8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/27 01:44 upstream 3f4a08e64442 a2f13f71 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/26 03:15 upstream d9d32e5bd5a4 e0f78d93 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/24 19:32 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/24 15:31 upstream 7dff99b35460 96b1aa46 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/24 08:46 upstream 7dff99b35460 41d2fa6a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/24 01:51 upstream 7dff99b35460 41d2fa6a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/23 06:46 upstream 189f164e573e 6e7b5511 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/23 01:38 upstream 189f164e573e 6e7b5511 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/21 21:48 upstream d79526b89571 6e7b5511 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/19 10:49 upstream 956b9cbd7f15 746545b8 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/18 10:49 upstream 2961f841b025 39751c21 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/16 02:35 upstream 26a4cfaff82a 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/14 09:26 upstream 770aaedb461a 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/14 04:40 upstream cee73b1e840c 1e62d198 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/02/11 06:50 upstream dc855b77719f 441e25b7 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2024/05/12 03:19 upstream cf87f46fd34d 9026e142 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/18 16:18 linux-next 8e5a478b6d6a 0199f9a1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/16 11:39 linux-next b84a0ebe421c 64e21424 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2026/03/15 00:53 linux-next b84a0ebe421c ee8d34d6 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
2024/04/30 19:47 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci 6a71d2909427 9e0e6af1 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in btrfs_run_delayed_refs
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.