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WARNING in do_mkdirat

Status: upstream: reported C repro on 2022/12/03 14:52
Subsystems: fs
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Reported-by: syzbot+919c5a9be8433b8bf201@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
First crash: 1260d, last: 92d
Cause bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
Fix bisection: failed (error log, bisect log)
  
Discussions (3)
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[syzbot] Monthly fs report (Feb 2024) 0 (1) 2024/02/12 21:31
Re: [syzbot] WARNING in do_mkdirat 20 (20) 2023/01/03 13:36
[syzbot] WARNING in do_mkdirat 2 (5) 2022/12/10 18:06
Similar bugs (7)
Kernel Title Rank 🛈 Repro Cause bisect Fix bisect Count Last Reported Patched Status
linux-6.1 WARNING in do_mkdirat (3) -1 16 385d 452d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/07/02 00:38
linux-6.1 WARNING in do_mkdirat -1 7 904d 1128d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2024/02/28 16:21
linux-6.1 WARNING in do_mkdirat (2) -1 60 524d 777d 0/3 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/02/12 20:24
linux-6.1 WARNING in do_mkdirat (4) -1 21 43d 261d 0/3 upstream: reported on 2025/08/24 17:03
linux-6.6 WARNING in do_mkdirat -1 1 232d 232d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2025/12/31 18:38
linux-6.6 WARNING in do_mkdirat (2) -1 6 110d 123d 0/2 auto-obsoleted due to no activity on 2026/05/02 21:47
linux-5.15 WARNING in do_mkdirat origin:lts-only -1 C inconclusive 22 68d 1042d 0/3 upstream: reported C repro on 2023/07/05 09:42
Last patch testing requests (13)
Created Duration User Patch Repo Result
2026/05/07 09:56 31m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/05/05 03:52 31m retest repro upstream OK log
2026/05/05 03:52 23m retest repro upstream error
2026/05/05 03:52 23m retest repro upstream error
2026/05/05 03:52 22m retest repro upstream error
2026/05/05 03:52 23m retest repro upstream error
2026/02/24 13:30 31m retest repro upstream report log
2026/02/23 17:22 14m retest repro upstream report log
2026/02/23 17:22 14m retest repro upstream report log
2026/02/23 17:22 14m retest repro upstream report log
2022/12/15 23:51 23m hdanton@sina.com patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master report log
2022/12/11 00:29 20m hdanton@sina.com patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 3ecc37918c80 report log
2022/12/10 01:14 24m hdanton@sina.com patch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git 0d1409e4ff08 report log

Sample crash report:
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DEBUG_RWSEMS_WARN_ON((rwsem_owner(sem) != current) && !rwsem_test_oflags(sem, RWSEM_NONSPINNABLE)): count = 0x0, magic = 0xffff888046a449b8, owner = 0x0, curr 0xffff888035fb8000, list empty
WARNING: kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1381 at __up_write kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1380 [inline], CPU#0: syz.0.25/5584
WARNING: kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1381 at up_write+0x2d6/0x410 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643, CPU#0: syz.0.25/5584
Modules linked in:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5584 Comm: syz.0.25 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) 
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-debian-1.16.3-2 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:__up_write kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1380 [inline]
RIP: 0010:up_write+0x388/0x410 kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643
Code: ac 8b 49 c7 c2 a0 e6 ac 8b 4c 0f 44 d0 48 8b 7c 24 08 48 c7 c6 00 e9 ac 8b 48 8b 14 24 4c 89 f1 4d 89 e0 4c 8b 4c 24 10 41 52 <67> 48 0f b9 3a 48 83 c4 08 e8 9a 16 ff 02 e9 67 fd ff ff 48 c7 c1
RSP: 0018:ffffc90002cd7d80 EFLAGS: 00010246
RAX: ffffffff8bace680 RBX: ffff888046a449b8 RCX: ffff888046a449b8
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff8bace900 RDI: ffffffff8ff28780
RBP: ffff888046a44a10 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffff888035fb8000
R10: ffffffff8bace680 R11: ffffed1008d48939 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: dffffc0000000000 R14: ffff888046a449b8 R15: 1ffff11008d48938
FS:  00007f62d55fe6c0(0000) GS:ffff88808cce8000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 00007f62d55fdff8 CR3: 0000000055677000 CR4: 0000000000352ef0
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 inode_unlock include/linux/fs.h:1037 [inline]
 end_dirop fs/namei.c:2897 [inline]
 end_creating include/linux/namei.h:126 [inline]
 end_creating_path fs/namei.c:4931 [inline]
 do_mkdirat+0x2fb/0x4b0 fs/namei.c:5178
 __do_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5200 [inline]
 __se_sys_mkdir fs/namei.c:5198 [inline]
 __x64_sys_mkdir+0x6c/0x80 fs/namei.c:5198
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xe2/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f62d5f9af79
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:00007f62d55fe028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000053
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f62d6216090 RCX: 00007f62d5f9af79
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000200000000040
RBP: 00007f62d60316e0 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f62d6216128 R14: 00007f62d6216090 R15: 00007fffbed45998
 </TASK>
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Code disassembly (best guess):
   0:	ac                   	lods   %ds:(%rsi),%al
   1:	8b 49 c7             	mov    -0x39(%rcx),%ecx
   4:	c2 a0 e6             	ret    $0xe6a0
   7:	ac                   	lods   %ds:(%rsi),%al
   8:	8b 4c 0f 44          	mov    0x44(%rdi,%rcx,1),%ecx
   c:	d0 48 8b             	rorb   $1,-0x75(%rax)
   f:	7c 24                	jl     0x35
  11:	08 48 c7             	or     %cl,-0x39(%rax)
  14:	c6 00 e9             	movb   $0xe9,(%rax)
  17:	ac                   	lods   %ds:(%rsi),%al
  18:	8b 48 8b             	mov    -0x75(%rax),%ecx
  1b:	14 24                	adc    $0x24,%al
  1d:	4c 89 f1             	mov    %r14,%rcx
  20:	4d 89 e0             	mov    %r12,%r8
  23:	4c 8b 4c 24 10       	mov    0x10(%rsp),%r9
  28:	41 52                	push   %r10
* 2a:	67 48 0f b9 3a       	ud1    (%edx),%rdi <-- trapping instruction
  2f:	48 83 c4 08          	add    $0x8,%rsp
  33:	e8 9a 16 ff 02       	call   0x2ff16d2
  38:	e9 67 fd ff ff       	jmp    0xfffffda4
  3d:	48                   	rex.W
  3e:	c7                   	.byte 0xc7
  3f:	c1                   	.byte 0xc1

Crashes (747):
Time Kernel Commit Syzkaller Config Log Report Syz repro C repro VM info Assets (help?) Manager Title
2026/02/09 17:21 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/09 14:52 upstream 05f7e89ab973 df949cd9 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/12/05 13:53 upstream 2061f18ad76e d1b870e1 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/11/21 03:14 upstream 8e621c9a3375 280ea308 .config console log report syz / log [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2023/01/11 13:04 upstream 7dd4b804e080 1dac8c7a .config strace log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2022/12/10 18:05 upstream 3ecc37918c80 67be1ae7 .config strace log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in do_mkdirat
2024/03/20 09:02 upstream 78c3925c048c a485f239 .config console log report syz C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in do_mkdirat
2022/12/10 22:30 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci a5541c0811a0 67be1ae7 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in do_mkdirat
2022/12/09 19:50 upstream 0d1409e4ff08 67be1ae7 .config console log report syz [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in do_mkdirat
2023/01/28 17:58 linux-next e2f86c02fdc9 9dfcf09c .config console log report syz [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/12/14 06:34 upstream 9d9c1cfec01c d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/12/10 20:02 upstream c9b47175e913 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/09/03 23:51 upstream ec299e4dc21e 96a211bc .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-badwrites-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2024/06/14 17:51 upstream 2ccbdf43d5e7 8d849073 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-smack-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2024/04/22 06:01 upstream 48cf398f15fc af24b050 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2024/01/15 03:12 upstream 052d534373b7 551587c1 .config console log report syz C [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1] [mounted in repro #2] ci-upstream-kasan-gce-selinux-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/08 13:40 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/08 08:40 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/08 02:30 upstream e7aa57247700 4c131dc4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/07 08:35 upstream 2687c848e578 f20fc9f9 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/06 19:31 upstream b7ff7151e653 97745f52 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/05 14:16 upstream f14faaf3a1fb 4936e85c .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/03 23:38 upstream de0674d9bc69 42b01fab .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/03 11:42 upstream 6bd9ed02871f 6df4c87a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/01 20:10 upstream 162b42445b58 6b8752f2 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/02/01 05:14 upstream 162b42445b58 6b8752f2 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/31 01:22 upstream 4d310797262f c75a2f6e .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/30 17:53 upstream 4d310797262f ea6dba22 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/30 10:31 upstream 4d310797262f bfa73b7b .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/30 04:43 upstream 4d310797262f bfa73b7b .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/28 02:51 upstream 1f97d9dcf536 3029c699 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/27 18:13 upstream fcb70a56f4d8 43e1df1d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/27 02:53 upstream fcb70a56f4d8 efb3e894 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/26 04:44 upstream 023777797472 02bac031 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/25 08:22 upstream 5dbeeb268b63 40acda8a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/25 01:38 upstream 5dbeeb268b63 40acda8a .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/24 08:43 upstream c133687c2eae 4f25b9b4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/24 01:42 upstream c133687c2eae 4f25b9b4 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/23 19:47 upstream c072629f05d7 319d7797 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/20 23:28 upstream c03e9c42ae8f 2494e18d .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/20 06:39 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/19 06:14 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/19 03:00 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/18 07:01 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/18 05:15 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/17 06:56 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/16 15:49 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/16 07:42 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/16 04:27 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/15 15:44 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/15 09:16 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/14 07:33 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/12 06:29 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/11 02:54 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/10 13:07 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/10 07:37 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/10 01:00 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/09 21:17 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/09 19:49 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/07 23:56 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2026/01/07 12:10 upstream 54e82e93ca93 d1b870e1 .config console log report [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/08/13 12:05 upstream 8742b2d8935f 22ec1469 .config console log report syz / log C [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] [mounted in repro #1 (corrupt fs)] [mounted in repro #2 (clean fs)] [mounted in repro #3 (corrupt fs)] ci-snapshot-upstream-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2024/02/04 18:53 upstream 3a0e92207940 a67b2c42 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream WARNING in do_mkdirat
2024/05/16 21:00 upstream 3c999d1ae3c7 ad5321c6 .config console log report info [disk image (non-bootable)] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-qemu-upstream-386 WARNING in do_mkdirat
2022/11/29 14:42 upstream ca57f02295f1 ca9683b8 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci2-upstream-fs WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/11/30 11:17 linux-next 7d31f578f323 d6526ea3 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-linux-next-kasan-gce-root WARNING in do_mkdirat
2025/06/04 15:34 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm64/linux.git for-kernelci d7fa1af5b33e fd5e6e61 .config console log report info [disk image] [vmlinux] [kernel image] ci-upstream-gce-arm64 WARNING in do_mkdirat
* Struck through repros no longer work on HEAD.